AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

70 • S URGE TO S UCCESS ! M ATH T EST P REP

DEMYSTIFYING THE MATH TEST

The ACT Mathematics Test consists of 60 multiple-choice items generally ƒ””ƒ‰‡† ‹ ‘”†‡” ‘ˆ ‹…”‡ƒ•‹‰ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–›Ǥ Š‡ –‹‡ Ž‹‹– ‹• ͸Ͳ ‹—–‡• ƒ† …ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‘”• ƒ”‡ ƒŽŽ‘™‡†Ǥ The math test measures your knowledge of math skills typically learned in courses taken up to the beginning of 12 th grade (pre-algebra, algebra, ‹–‡”‡†‹ƒ–‡ ƒŽ‰‡„”ƒǡ…‘‘”†‹ƒ–‡ ‰‡‘‡–”›ǡ ‰‡‘‡–”›ǡ ƒ† –”‹‰‘‘‡–”›ȌǤ The items on the test are pretty much the same kind of questions you’d see on a regular test—except they are multiple-choice questions, each with ϐ‹˜‡ ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡•Ǥ ‘—…ƒ †‘ “—‹–‡ ™‡ŽŽ ‘ –Š‡ ƒ–Š ’‘”–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‡•– ‡˜‡ ‹ˆ ›‘—ǯ”‡ ‘– ‡šƒ…–Ž› ƒ ƒ–Š ™Š‹œǤ ‘” ‡šƒ’Ž‡ǡ ˆ‘” ƒ ˜‡”› ”‡•’‡…–ƒ„Ž‡ •…‘”‡ ‘ˆ ʹͳ ȋƒ„‘˜‡ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ƒ˜‡”ƒ‰‡Ȍǡ ›‘— ‡‡† ƒ ”ƒ™ •…‘”‡ ‘ˆ ƒ„‘—– ͵͵Ǥ Šƒ–ǯ• Œ—•– ‘˜‡” ŠƒŽˆ –Š‡ “—‡•–‹‘• ‘ –Š‡ –‡•–Ǥ ‘ ›‘—…‘—Ž† ‰‡– ƒŽ‘•– ŠƒŽˆ –Š‡ “—‡•–‹‘• ™”‘‰ ƒ† •–‹ŽŽ „‡ ƒ„‘˜‡ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ƒ˜‡”ƒ‰‡Ǥ You must bring your own calculator to the test; make sure you are familiar ™‹–Š ‹–• ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘• ƒ† ˆ—…–‹‘•Ǥ Š‹Ž‡ –Š‡ ƒ‡”• ‘ˆ –Š‡ •–ƒ–‡ –Šƒ– ‡˜‡”› ’”‘„Ž‡…ƒ „‡ •‘Ž˜‡† ™‹–Š‘—– ƒ…ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‘”ǡ ›‘— ƒ› ϐ‹† ‘‡ Š‡Ž’ˆ—Ž ˆ‘” ƒ”‹–Š‡–‹……ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‹‘•Ǥ —”–Š‡”‘”‡ǡ •‹…‡ ‰”ƒ’Š‹‰…ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‘”• ƒ”‡ ƒŽŽ‘™‡†ǡ ›‘—…ƒ —•‡ ›‘—”…ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‘” ˆ‘” ‰”ƒ’Š‹‰ ‡“—ƒ–‹‘• ƒ† •‘Ž˜‹‰ “—ƒ†”ƒ–‹…•Ǥ

STRATEGY ALERT You should always guess on questions you don’t know Š‘™ –‘ •‘Ž˜‡ǡ ‡•’‡…‹ƒŽŽ› because you won’t lose points ˆ‘” ™”‘‰ ƒ•™‡”•Ǥ „Ž‹† guess has a 20% chance of being correct, whereas a blank answer has zero …Šƒ…‡Ǥ TEST SPECS You must bring your own calculator (four-function, •…‹‡–‹ϐ‹…ǡ ‘” ‰”ƒ’Š‹‰Ȍ –‘ –Š‡ –‡•–Ǥ Šƒ– –›’‡ ‘ˆ…ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‘” ‹• „‡•–ǫ ‡ŽŽǡ –Š‡ ‘•– important thing about your calculator is that you know Š‘™ –‘ —•‡ ‹–Ǥ There are certain restrictions on the types of calculators allowed during the test, –Š‘—‰ŠǤ Š‡… –Šƒ– ›‘—” calculator is permitted ƒ– ™™™Ǥƒ…–•–—†‡–Ǥ‘”‰Ȁ …ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‘”Ǧ’‘Ž‹…›ǤŠ–ŽǤ