Test Day Tips and Reminders
Focus only on the test section/question you’re on – don’t think about other subjects.
Write in the test booklet
Bubbling in Answers 1 page at a time
Use the Keys You Learned to Unlock the Test
Pace Yourself – don’t sit too long on any one question
If you lose concentration, take a 30 second break to relax and refocus
Don’t Rush – Accuracy is Better than Speed
Use your breaks effectively – get up, walk around, drink some water, eat a good snack – something with protein that will give you brain food – not a sugary snack that will cause you to crash
Stop, Breathe, Focus
- Module 1 – Welcome and Introduction
- Module 2 – Understanding the Value of the Practice Test
- Checking Out Your Ship Before You Make the Trip
- Creating Your Individual ACTPrepXcel Study Plan Copy
- Why Practice Tests Matter
- Using Practice Tests as a Tool to Solve the Mystery
- Practice Test Analysis
- Practice Test Analysis Examples
- Module 3 – Preparing for the Journey
- Check Your Compass – What Are You Thinking?
- Choosing Your Destination – Setting SMART Goals
- Anticipating Necessary Course Corrections – Things That Could Take You Off Course
- Charting the Course for your Voyage – Choosing Your Target ACT Score
- Module 4 – Seaman’s Tool Chest – General ACT Test Taking Tips to Level Up Your Test Score
- Keep Your Ship in Good Shape – Why Wellness Matters Copy
- Identify the Level of Difficulty
- Write in the Test Book
- Bubbling
- Lucky Letter
- Pace Yourself
- Using the Process of Elimination
- Working Through Process of Elimination Examples
- Module 5 – Setting Sail
- Drill Drill Drill
- Drill, Drill, Drill
- Demystifying the Math Test
- Demystifying the Reading Test
- Demystifying the Science Test
- Demystifying the Optional Writing Test
- Breaking Down the English Test
- Module 6 – Unlock the Mystery of English Test
- Overview of the Not So Scary ACT Test
- Breaking Down the English Test
- Shining a Light on the Subject
- Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the English Test – Key 1
- More Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the English Test
- Navigating Around Things That Can Take You Off Course
- Staying on Course
- Drill, Drill, Drill
- Module 7 – Unlock the Mystery of the Math Test
- Breaking Down the Math Test
- Shining a Light on the Subject
- Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the Math Test – Key 1
- More Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the Math Test
- Navigating Around Things That Can Take You Off Course
- Staying on Course
- Drill, Drill, Drill
- Module 8 – Unlock the Mystery of the Reading Test
- Breaking Down the Reading Test
- Shining a Light on the Subject
- Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the Reading Test – Key 1
- More Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the Reading Test
- Navigating Around Things That Can Take You Off Course
- Staying on Course
- Drill, Drill, Drill
- Module 9 – Unlock the Mystery of the Science Test
- Breaking Down the Science Test
- Shining a Light on the Subject
- Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the Science Test – Key 1
- More Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the Science Test
- Navigating Around Things That Can Take You Off Course
- Staying on Course
- Drill, Drill, Drill
- Module 10 – Unlock the Mystery of the Writing Test
- Breaking Down the Writing Test
- Shining a Light on the Subject
- Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the Writing Test – Key 1
- More Keys to Unlock the Mystery of the Writing Test
- Navigating Around Things That Can Take You Off Course
- Staying on Course
- Drill, Drill, Drill
- Module 11 – Pulling Into Port
- Keeping the Ship Shape – the week of the test
- Last Minute Preparations for Test Day
- Morning of Test Day Tips and Reminders
- Test Day Tips and Reminders
- Take Time to Rest Up and Celebrate That You Made It!
- Module 12 – (BONUS) – After the Test