SW in IL Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 A friend's son will be taking the ACT test next month. He's been going through the ACT test prep book he bought but he's at the point where he's going over stuff he's already done. Does anyone know of any good web sites with samples? Especially for the writing test? Thanks, Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 This is good: http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/act/chapter7section2.rhtml It's a whole book, covering the whole ACT. I've linked you in to the writing section. The ACT/COMPASS website has it's own sample selection. http://www.act.org/compass/sample/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Couple of place we found helpful: http://www.number2.com Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 No personal experience with the ACT as my teen took the SAT; however, here are some free resources. Note that these are pdfs. ACT ESSAY PRACTICE and 501 Writing Prompts Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 These are great tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigid in NC Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 (edited) We also used the youtube videos that OLG posted the link for above (for the ACT science section). However, you will need the 2007-2008 test prep booklet, which is a little hard to find now. Here is a link for it: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED499163&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED499163 Virtually all the links for the free test prep booklets now take you to the 2009-2010 version. You will need 2007-2008 to track with the excellent youtube videos. I'd save the PDF of the test on your computer if you plan to use it in the future. It was hard to track down when I tried to find it on the web recently. Hope you find it as helpful as my ds did. :) ~Brigid Edited November 22, 2009 by Brigid in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Just an FYI on the ACT essay: When dd#1 took it, the questions were about "social" issues like dress codes or vending machines in hs, not a literary comparison or the like. I'd guess they just want to see that the student can string together a decent essay under a time constraint. Remember the essay isn't reflected in the English score for them, just the multiple choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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