Barron's ACT English, Reading and Writing Workbook, 2nd Edition

This updated workbook gives college-bound students extensive practice and review in all three verbal sections and all four reading genres of the ACT. An introductory overview explains the formats for the ACT's English Test, Reading Test, and Writing Test. A full-length self-assessment test follows with an answer key and explanations to help students assess their strengths and weaknesses. Additional features include:

ACT FAQs

Timing tips and time savers

Coaching, study tips, and plenty of practice and review

Quick drills and sensible test-taking strategies

A full-length practice test with answers and thorough explanations

Students can use this workbook to review English grammar, punctuation, and style, as well as to sharpen their reading comprehension with practice passages in the Humanities, Natural Science, Prose Fiction, and Social Science. They can also hone their essay-writing skills, guided by the author's instruction in organizing ideas, writing a well-developed draft, and editing the finished essay.