ACT Preparation Books

A Note on ACT Books

We strongly advise all prospective college applicants who will be taking the ACT to purchase at least 2 books on ACT preparation.

First, we recommend the official guide from ACT, Inc., the organization that administers the test. There is a significant difference between the official questions you will be asked on the exam and the practice questions contained in any other test prep book. The ACT, Inc. guide uses questions that actually appeared on previous versions of the test to show readers what to expect on test day. There is no better way to familiarize yourself with the kind of questions you will see, and the way they be presented, than to buy and study this book.

Second, we recommend studying at least one "unofficial" guide to the ACT. There is indeed a way to study for this test and to materially improve your score. The better unofficial guides contain many time-proven test-taking strategies as well as excellent explanations for the reasoning behind the choice of correct answers to the practice problems. You will greatly increase your chances of receiving a higher test score if you go to the test armed with knowledge of ACT test-taking strategies and familiarity with actual questions from previous exams.

The Real ACT Prep Guide: The Only Official Prep Guide From The Makers Of The ACT by ACT Staff

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As the title not-so-humbly states, this is the only official prep guide available from the ACT test writers. This book replaces a previous ACT, Inc. guide, "Get Into the ACT." It has been updated to prepare test-takers for the new ACT test format that debuted on February 12, 2005. We strongly advise all prospective college applicants planning to sit for the ACT to purchase this book. This is, by far, the most informative book available on the new ACT test. Included in this book are 3 real ACT exams.

Cracking the ACT 2008 by Geoff Martz, Kim Magliore, and Theodore Silver

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This book comes from a series of test prep guides that has been fairly popular with our clients. It is certainly our hope that this new book continues this trend. The CD-ROM and 544 pages are fairly comprehensive.