Practice Work – Boot Camp – Session 3

Don’t Forget: 

• Taking the Writing Test? Click Here 
• Taking the Online Version of the ACT? Click here to learn how our Reading Strategies apply!

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 8 min 45 sec 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

• REMEMBER, 8 min 45 seconds 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) Complete the Practice Reading Passage with multiple texts that is on the ACT® website

• Link for Access to Practice Reading Passage
  • • http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation/reading-practice-test-questions.html?page=0&chapter=4

• Tip: Print the entire test and complete it on paper first
• TIME YOURSELF . . . 8 min 45 sec
• When finished, scroll down and click “Answer”
• Scroll up to see the correct answers and explanations

3. (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. 

4. (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 watch the explanatory video for each of those questions
•  Click here for video explanations for questions from your third Red Book Math Test.
• 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)