Increase Your Score in 3 Minutes a Day: ACT Reading

Accessible, concise guides for quicker, more effective studying These new additions to the Increase Your Score series present key principles and practical strategies for the ACT Writing Test (new for 2005) and the ACT Reading Test, explained in manageable, bite-size sections ideal for the panicked student. Combining humor with academic authority, these succinct guides: Feature essential strategies for effective essay writing or tackling reading comprehension passages under the pressure of timeProvide sample essays or reading passages and questions, accompanied by helpful annotated comments and examiner marksAre ideal for students who procrastinate or who can study only in short dosesInclude cartoons (Zits, Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes) to reinforce the light, student-friendly tone McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide Introduction Making This Book Work for You Principles of Reading 1. Rev That Engine, Parnelli! 2. Know When and What to Skip 3. Crystal Bell Grazing 4. Writing Between the Lines 5. X-Ray Vision 6. Something Worth Arguing About 7. Summarily Dismissed 8. Be Chalant 9. The power of Pivot 10. Wordlubbers, Beware 11. Get a Clue, Holmes 12. Coming to Terms 13. The Harder It Comes 14. Reading Fiction 15. Come to Your Senses Test Strategies 1. Be the Test Maker 2. Ah, the Humanity (etc) 3. Mo, Hairy and Curly Context 4. The questions are the Answers 5. Context Messaging 6. The Night Before the Night Before 7. Translate Questions into English 8. Understand Overstaments 9. Read as a writer 10. Be a Med-Tater Tot Etc.