Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

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5. Pay Attention to Differences 6. Watch for Assumptions 7. Look for Trends 8. Transcribe Answers in Groups 9. Answer the Question That Is Being Asked 10. Work Out the Answer First 11. Make Notes to Clarify Viewpoints III. LESSON 1 | DATA REPRESENTATION................................................................294 A. Graphs ...................................................................................................................................294 1. Straight Lines 2. Parabolic Curves 3. Graph Reading Strategy (Items #1–3) ........................................ 294–295 B. Tables.....................................................................................................................................294

1. Understanding the Nature of Data (Items #4–5) ............................. 295 2. Recognizing Trends (Items #6–8) ........................................................ 296 3. Drawing Conclusions (Item #9) ............................................................ 296

C. Typical Data Representation Items (Items #10–22) ..............................................296–299 D. Data Representation Strategies (Items #23–40) ..................................................300–305

IV. LESSON 2 | RESEARCH SUMMARY ..................................................................306

A. Understanding Experimental Design B. Predicting Results C. Evaluating Data

D. Typical Research Summary Items (Items #1–11) ......................................................306–310 E. Research Summary Strategies (Items #12–34) ........................................................310–319

V. LESSON 3 | CONFLICTING VIEWPOINTS ........................................................320

A. Predicting Results B. Spotting the Assumptions C. Picking the Best Argument

D. Typical Conflicting Viewpoints Items (Items #1–11) ............................................... 320–323 E. Conflicting Viewpoints Strategies (Items #12–29) ............................................... 323–327

VI. QUIZZES .................................................................................................................329 A. Directed Study Quiz (Items #1–16) ........................................................................... 330–336 B. Timed Quiz (Items #1–16) ........................................................................................... 337–340 VII. REVIEW.......................................................................................................... 341–358

VIII. STRATEGY SUMMARY.........................................................................................359