PDF The Official ACT Prep Guide 20192020 Book + 5 Practice Tests + Bonus Online Content ACT Books

Product details Paperback 1008 pages Publisher Wiley; 1 edition (May 7, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 1119580501

The Official ACT Prep Guide 20192020 Book + 5 Practice Tests + Bonus Online Content ACT Books Reviews

• I'm a Harvard grad, ACT perfect scorer and professional tutor/coach since 2002.
  
  The Official ACT Prep Guide 2019-20 Edition is the essentially the exact same book as previous editions, such as the Official ACT Prep Guide 2018-19, the Official ACT Prep Guide 2018, and the Official ACT Prep Guide 2016-2017, other than the fact that it now includes a 5th paper test (the December 2017 ACT Form A10) and some minor updates/revisions. Yet this book continues to be the most essential preparation guide for the ACT, because it is the only source of official test questions—the practice ACTs in all other books are nothing more than subpar imitations of the real thing.
  
  Don’t bother downloading the edition, however. First of all, the proprietary e-reader file format is so highly “DRM”ed that it’s very difficult to transfer your file to a format that is easy for printing like PDF—and even if you are somehow able to do so, you will notice that the print quality is poor and the text is too blurry.
  
  Thus, you should only buy the edition if you plan to do all of your reading off a screen, such as an iPad or an actual —but even then I wouldn’t recommend it. The SAT is a still paper test—at least for now—and as such should be studied for/practiced on paper. At best, the version of the book should be an add-on to the paper version—something portable and practical to supplement your studies on paper while you are away on vacation and don't want to lug this book around, for example.
  
  Of course, these 5 official ACTs are just scratching the surface of what’s out there in terms of official ACT practice material as of this writing I’ve counted 75 official ACTs that are publicly available online—including some of the tests in this book. Although additional learning and strategy guides are also helpful, as are classes, videos and tutoring, the best place to start your ACT studies is with official practice questions.
  
  Overall, this book is a must-have for nearly any ACT prep student who appreciates the convenience of having 5 tests already printed out and ready to go with (somewhat helpful) answer explanations. However, the College Board's SAT book includes 8 practice tests, which I feel is a more reasonable number, so the main reason why I'm taking away one star is that there should be more practice exams.
  
  For more information, you can google "ACT Action Plan - McElroy Tutoring" for my full, updated list of ACT Prep recommendations.
  
  Best of luck on the ACT and beyond,
  
  -Brian