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ACT English - Transition Questions
There is a category of ACT English question that is seriously increasing in significance between what is quickly becoming the "old" ACT...

Philip Martin
Apr 142 min read


The "New" ACT English Test
Does the "Enhanced" ACT test the same content as the classic, previous ACT? Not quite.

Philip Martin
Feb 194 min read


Preparing for the ACT 2024 - Math Part III
Every few years, the ACT makes available to the public a previously administered test so that students, for free, can see and work...

Philip Martin
Feb 62 min read


Verbose Questions
ACT English - Verbose Questions

Philip Martin
Jan 232 min read


Changes Coming to the ACT
In recent weeks, I have had a couple of parents reach out to me concerning the new ACT test. These parents are forward thinking: they...

Philip Martin
Jan 22 min read


Redundancy Questions in ACT English
Questions of redundancy are a high-occurring question on every ACT English test.

Philip Martin
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Preparing for the ACT 2024 - Math Part II
Preparing for the ACT is a free practice test from the ACT. Mr. Martin explains numbers 21-40 on the math test on video.

Philip Martin
Dec 11, 20242 min read


ACT Reading Question "Categories"...Helpful?
How should ACT Reading questions be "categorized" in a way that is actually helpful for students?

Philip Martin
Dec 5, 20244 min read


Preparing for the ACT 2024 - Math Part I
Preparing for the ACT is a free practice test from the ACT. Mr. Martin explains numbers 1-20 on the math test on video.

Philip Martin
Nov 20, 20241 min read


The Fundamental Counting Principle
ACT Math: How to use The Fundamental Counting Principle

Philip Martin
Nov 6, 20242 min read


The Most Asked ACT English Question
The most asked ACT English question requires students to properly place sentences and phrases based on context.

Philip Martin
Oct 23, 20242 min read


One Major (Yet Ironic) Reason ACT Scores are Down
Maybe traditional ways of doing things are better?

Philip Martin
Oct 16, 20243 min read


Save Which ACT Reading Passage for Last???
In this post, Mr. Martin explains one simple ACT Reading strategy to help students who find themselves often running out of time.

Philip Martin
Oct 7, 20242 min read


What is an em dash, and how do you use it for ACT English?
The ACT English test expects you to know the two uses for the em dash

Philip Martin
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Mean, Median, Mode, Range
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range for ACT Math

Philip Martin
Sep 24, 20242 min read


15 or Less in ACT Math...What to Do?
The ACT Math test is, obviously, difficult. Unfortunately, as the ACT makes changes to the test by making it shorter (15 less questions),...

Philip Martin
Sep 10, 20243 min read


The Semicolon (how one rule is almost a waste of time on the ACT English test)
There are technically two uses for the semicolon in the English language, but when it comes to the ACT English test, only 1 is always needed

Philip Martin
Sep 5, 20242 min read


Slope-Intercept Form and the ACT
All the ways the ACT can ask you about slope-intercept form

Philip Martin
Sep 3, 20241 min read


The "Easiest" ACT Test?
Is there an "easiest" ACT test?

Philip Martin
Aug 27, 20242 min read


The ACT Test is Changing
The ACT is changing...what is changing, when is it happening, and what does it mean?

Philip Martin
Aug 3, 20243 min read
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