ACT Prep Videos - Reading & Essay

ACT Dual Passage
Sample dual passages with practice questions for the new ACT Reading format.

ACT Overview
Topics covered in this app: - Why This Course Will Help You - Preview of Test Sections: English, Math, Reading, Science, Essay - How to Do Your Best on the ACT

ACT Practice Test A
A complete practice test for students to work through with their own paper and pencil. Includes a full-length practice test, including a writing test, as well as information about the optional writing test, strategies to prepare for the tests, and what to expect on test day.

ACT Reading Sample
A sample reading passage, with practice questions.

Answers Explained - Reading
Audio explanation of the Reading answers in the practice test, to provide reinforcement and clarification for students who have worked through the practice test.

Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most common questions about the ACT, including how to sign up and what to do on test day.

Get Ready for the New Double Passage Section
Topics covered in this app: - Read passage A, write a tweet, do all the questions for A - Read passage B, write a tweet, do all the questions for B - Do all the questions that ask you about A and B

How to Do Your Best on the Reading Section
Topics covered in this app: - Know what you are up against: Choose your order - Get ready for certain types of questions - Passages: Short Story - History/Government/People Helping People - The Arts “Hybrid” - Popular Science - How to do your best on the ACT Reading: Secret Sauce for reading and answering questions - Circles, Stars, and Underlines - Read fast then slow - Each paragraph is there for a reason - Answer the easiest questions first/how to spot them - Watch the way the questions start - PRACTICE TIMING!

Practice Session with Our New Methods
Review a sample reading passage and see exactly what to take note of using our methods.

The New Essay
Topics covered in this app: - Figure Out What the Three Perspectives Really Mean - How to Think of Arguments and Examples - Cover the “Negatives” First, then the “Positives” - Write a Five Paragraph Essay, Use First Person - Refer to Perspective One, Perspective Two, and Perspective Three - Proofread Your Essay!