Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

MATH Course Concept Outline

I. TEST MECHANICS ................................................................................................335 A. Overview ............................................................................................................................... 336 B. Anatomy (Items #1–4) .................................................................................................337–338 C. Pacing .................................................................................................................................... 339 D. Time Trial (Items #1–5) ............................................................................................... 340–342 E. Game Plan............................................................................................................................. 342 1. Quickly Preview the Test Section, but Skip the Directions........... 342 2. Answer the Question That Is Being Asked....................................... 342 a) Read the Question Carefully...............................................342–343 b) Pay Attention to Units .....................................................................343 c) Pay Attention to Thought-Reversers ................................343–344 3. Use the Answer Choices ........................................................................344 a) Eliminate Answer Choices That Cannot Be Correct.....344–345 b) Use the Answer Choices to Check Your Math........................ 345 4. Don’t Go Calculator Crazy..................................................................... 345 F. Calculator Exercise (Items #1–10) ............................................................................. 346–350 G. Calculator Race (Items #1–10) .................................................................................... 351–353 II. UNIT | PRELIMINARIES AND STRATEGIES ......................................................355 A. Item Profiles..........................................................................................................................356 B. Item-Types ............................................................................................................................358

1. Number and Quantity (Item #1) ............................................................. 358 2. Algebra and Functions (Items #2–6) ......................................... 359–360 3. Coordinate Geometry (Item #7) ............................................................ 360 4. Geometry (Items #8–9) ............................................................................ 361 5. Trigonometry (Item #10) .......................................................................... 362 6. Statistics, Probability, and Data Representation (Items #11-12) 362–363