Practice Work – Boot Camp – Session 3

Practice Work

Boot Camp – Session 3

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A few simple reminders as you engage the practice work and practice test this week:

  1. Remember that Deception is Lurking
  2. FINISH the test by using the 10 minutes per passage strategy
  3. Keep fighting for your Destination Score
  4. Stay up with your Practice Work commitment

Below you’ll find the assignments for this week.

Session 3

1. (Reading) Finish Reading practice test that you may have started during the Reading session on pg 30 of Boot Camp Manual

  • This is an older version of the ACT, so timing and # of questions is different from what you have learned. But, it is still GREAT practice! 
  • REMEMBER, 10 minutes per passage!!!
  • Grade it with answers on pg 59 (explanations start on pg 66)
  • Re-work the problems you missed or found difficult using the Annotated Test explanations on pg 66 in Boot Camp Manual

2. (Reading) Re-work/review mistakes on practice tests for Reading

  • RE-WORKING missed questions and THEN reviewing explanations is the single most valuable activity you can do to improve your scores!!!
  • Re-work problems you missed
  • Only AFTER you’ve re-worked the problems on your own, review the explanations
  • Every question in the Red Book has an explanatory answer in the back of the book. Be sure to review the explanatory answer for each question you missed. 

3. (Math) Re-work/review mistakes practice tests for Science & Math

  • RE-WORKING missed problems and THEN reviewing explanations is the single most valuable activity you can do to improve your scores!!!
  • Re-work problems you missed, then read the explanatory answers for each of those questions
  • Review the Explanatory Answer in the Red Book for each question you missed. 

Suggested timeline for Week #3

  • Day 1 –  Finish Reading practice test and re-work questions with Annotated form (30 min)
  • Day 2 –  Complete the Practice Reading Passage on the ACT® website and check your answers (10 min)
  • Days 3-6 – Re-work missed questions and review explanations (60 min)10

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