| Barron's ACT 36: Aiming for the Perfect Score |  | Authors: Anne Summers M.A., Krista L. McDaniel M.A., Alexander Spare, Jonathan Pazol
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0764140221
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662
EAN: 9780764140228
Publication Date: April 3, 2009
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Even the most gifted college-bound students who take the ACT college entrance test aren’t expected to achieve the perfect composite score of 36--but those who come close are virtually guaranteed acceptance to the nation’s finest, most academically challenging colleges. This brand-new test prep manual picks up where ordinary manuals leave off. The expert team of authors presents special advice and suggests innovative strategies directed at academic achievers, showing students how to tackle the ACT’s most difficult questions, come up with winning answers, and get an exceptionally high test score. In addition to detailed advice on test-taking strategies, this book presents hundreds of difficult and tricky practice questions with tips on interpreting them correctly and finding the correct answers. The practice questions are similar in format to those found on the actual test, and all ACT test topics are covered: English, mathematics, reading, science, and the optional Writing Test, which requires a brief essay.
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 Doesn't Really "Teach"... July 19, 2010
Standardized Test Tester
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was...OK.
The practice sections are the highlights of this book. The practices they offer are a lot harder than most others, and if you do well with the practices in this book, the other prep books will seem really easy. However, there is something about this book that should be noticed: this book does NOT actually teach anything. For example, in the Math-Geometry section, it says: "...you will use properties of isosceles triangles to find area and perimeter of regular polygons...triangle sum and the reflexive property are key to keep in mind when solving these problems." But nowhere do they tell you what the properties of isosceles triangles are, or what the triangle sums are, or what the reflexive property is...
In general, buy this book to only practice the hard ACT questions. You will not gain very much if you do not already know the material tested.
It'll take more than just reading this book if you want a 36... May 20, 2010
M. Chaitman (FL)
I'll certainly say that this is the most detailed ACT strategy book I've read. Being someone who scores in the 30s, I needed a book that was going to help me answer the more difficult questions. I had no use for the books that simply taught you how to use a comma, verb tenses, possession, etc; I knew that stuff already. Basically, this is the book for those who want help scoring above a 30.
The strategies in this book aren't great, and I found myself using it more for the information it gives in the English and Math sections. The English section goes through a huge chapter-worth of all the complex grammar or punctuation rules you may just happen to find one question on on the test. However, having taken the real ACT three times already, I have to say that they don't really test you on that kind of stuff. The math section does the same type of thing, teaching you the basics but also complex sequencing, trigonometry, etc. to help you on those two or three harder questions that make the difference between a 30 and a 33 or even a 33 and a 36. The only really good thing from the Science section is the '5-6-7 strategy' and I haven't found anything too helpful from the reading section. Those are just sections no one can really tell you what to do; you have to find what works for you.
Overall, I'd say that this book really over-prepares you, showing you how to answer the questions you'll probably find once a 'testing-season' on one of the tests. However, if you're truly aiming for that perfect score, then you're going to have to be prepared to answer those types of questions.
It does include a practice test for each category, but they're pretty difficult, as the book strategy covers more difficult questions as I said.
If you want practice tests, go with McGraw-Hill's 10 ACT Practice Tests, Third Edition (McGraw-Hill's 10 Practice Acts) or The Real ACT Prep Guide: The Only Guide to Include 3Real ACT Tests.
 ACT book March 12, 2010
R. Baghaie (USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book arrived on time and in good shape. I recommend the seller for future purchases.
Great review, but beware of science December 30, 2009
Vanessa On (CA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found the Barron's 2400 book to be most helpful in my reviewing for the SAT, and so purchased the ACT 36 as my only practice book for taking the ACT. One book was not enough practice for scoring well on the ACT, but if I had to choose one, it would be Barron's because the review for each section is concise and sufficient.
My only problem:
BEWARE OF THE SCIENCE SECTION. If you buy this book, DO NOT USE the "5-6-7" method UNLESS you have practiced with the trick enough to comfortably apply it. The book mentions that it is most difficult to purposely take a test out of order, and this is every bit true. I did not have time to practice with the 5-6-7 method, and when I tried to go out of order on the actual science test, my mode of thinking fell apart and I started to panic for skipping so many questions in a row. I literally feared answering only a quarter of the questions. I only pulled myself together after going back to do them in order.
Long story short: following this method without practice was a disaster, so I want to caution others who might study the night before.
The Missing Link September 5, 2009
C. Hill (Saint Louis, MO 63112)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have yet to finish the book but from the sections I have been through, english and math, are well written and include worthy advice. I have not taken the ACT yet but I do recommend reading the book before you take the test because it has a fair amount of content. It is a new book, published in early 2009, so much of the content is up-to-date. This is a good book to study for the ACT with no matter what others have written about it.
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