Mrs. Witzel's

PSAE/ACT help

Tips for:

  • the PSAE and ACT

  • Writing Component on the ACT

  • Test-Taking Strategies

  • www.act.org

Woodlawn High School
Woodlawn, Illinois

English Portion

ACT

ACT English Test Description:

http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/descriptions/engdescript.html 

Test Taking Tips for English Portion of ACT

http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/tips/index.html

http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/tips/subtests.html

http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/act/chapter4section3.rhtml

http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/act/chapter5.rhtml

 

 
Reading Portion

ACT/PSAE

Sites for Reading for Information for PSAE

http://www.act.org/workkeys/assess/reading/levels.html 

http://www.mindtools.com/rdstratg.html

 

Writing Portion

ACT

The Writing Portion of the ACT

http://www.act.org/aap/writing/highschool/index.html 

http://www.act.org/aap/writing/index.html

Writing Test Tips

http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/tips/writing.html

   

 

Test-Taking

Strategies

Tips for Specific Kinds of Questions Covered on ACT/PSAE

Multiple-Choice:  http://www.studygs.net/tsttak3.htm 

Essay writing:  http://www.studygs.net/tsttak4.htm 

Expository Essay:  http://www.studygs.net/wrtstr3.htm 

Persuasive Essay:  http://www.studygs.net/wrtstr4.htm

Specific Test Sections: http://www.petersons.com/testprep/tips.asp?id=447&sponsor=1&path=ug.pft.act

http://www.powerprep.com/aprepstr.htm

 

Sample Tests

Sample Tests for all areas on the ACT:

http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/index.html

Grammar and Punctuation Help Good Online Sources for Grammar and Punctuation Rules

http://www.grammarbook.com/

http://englishplus.com/grammar/

http://www.kidinfo.com/Language_Arts/Grammar_Helper.html

yahoo grammar directory

     
More Helpful Sites  

http://www.cssd11.k12.co.us/bijou/Counseling/FreeACTPrep.htm

http://www.number2.com/

http://bhs.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/Student%20Info/Strategies%20for%20ACT.pdf

Reading Strategies Helpful Tips for Reading Passages on the PSAE/ACT

yahoo education

http://www.act-sat-prep.com/strredx.html

http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/act/chapter12section5.rhtml

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