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956 East Michigan AvenueSaline, MI 48176

www.GreatLakesEducationalGroup.com

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Great Lakes Educational Group is a tutoring center that specializes in individualized

academic tutoring and ACT/SAT test preparation.

*ACT/SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which wasnot involved in the production of, and does not endorse this product.

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Our mission is to create a positive learning experience for all students that allows them to excel socially, emotionally, and academically

within all aspects of their education. Students’ social, emotional, and academic needs are assessed and then used to design learning goals that the academic tutor uses to guide instruction. It is our goal that all students

become independent learners and are successful in the academic world.

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ACT vs. SATSAT ACT

Scoring Highest Score: 2400 Highest Score: 36

Essay Required? Yes Optional

Science section? No Yes

Trigonometry? No Yes

Penalty for wrong answers? Yes No

Vocabulary emphasis More important Less important

Question types: Multiple choice, grid-ins, written essay

Multiple choice only, optional written essay

Test length: 3 hours, 45 minutes 2 hours, 55 minutes; 3 hours 25 minutes w/ essay

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Average ACT ScoresState % of

Graduates Tested

Average Composite

Score

Average English Score

Average Math Score

Average Reading

Score

Average Science Score

Michigan 100% 20.1 19.3 20.1 20.0 20.4

Ohio 71% 21.8 21.1 21.5 22.1 21.8

Illinois 100% 20.9 20.5 21.0 20.7 20.8

National 52% 21.1 20.5 21.1 21.3 20.9

Universities ACT Average Composite Average GPA

University of Michigan 28-32 3.8

Michigan State University 23-28 3.4-3.8

Eastern Michigan University 18-24 3.0

University of Notre Dame 32-34Top 5% of graduating

class

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Purpose of the ACT Test

The ACT is America’s most widely accepted college entrance exam. It assesses high

school students’ general educational development and their ability to complete

college-level work.

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a superior learning opportunity a superior learning opportunity a superior learning opportunity What is the ACT?

ACT results are accepted by all 4-year colleges and universities in the U.S.

The ACT is administered on six national test dates within the 50 United States and District of

Columbia—in September, October, December, February, April, and June.

Michigan will administer the ACT as part of the MME on March 4th , 2014.

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Description of the ACT

The ACT Plus Writing includes the four multiple-choice tests and a Writing Test.

Test Contents

English 75 questions 45 minutes Measures standard written English and rhetorical skills.

Mathematics 60 questions 60 minutes Measures mathematical skills students have typically acquired in courses taken up to the beginning of grade 12.

Reading 40 questions 35 minutes Measures reading comprehension

Science 40 questions 35 minutes Measures the interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in the natural sciences.

OptionalWriting Test

1 prompt 30 minutes Measures writing skills emphasized in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses

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ScoringRaw Score versus Scaled Score• Your RAW SCORE is the number of questions you

answered correctly.• On the ACT, you receive one point for each correct

answer, and there is no penalty for an incorrect answer.• Your raw scores are converted to scaled scores using a

conversion table.• Your 4 scaled scores are averaged to find your

composite score, which is on a scale of 1-36.• Your score report will also give you scaled sub-scores

for every test except Science.

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Scoring, continuedHere is a typical conversion table:

Scale Score Raw Scores Scale Score

English Math Reading Science

36 75 60 39-40 40 36

35 - 59 38 39 35

34 74 58 37 - 34

33 73 57 36 38 33

32 72 54-56 35 37 32

31 70-71 52-53 34 36 31

30 68-69 50-51 33 - 30

29 66-67 48-49 32 35 29

28 64-65 46-47 31 33-34 28

27 61-63 44-45 30 32 27

26 58-60 42-43 29 31 26

25 56-57 40-41 27-28 29-30 25

24 53-55 37-39 26 28 24

23 51-52 35-36 25 26-27 23

22 49-50 33-34 23-24 24-25 22

21 46-48 31-32 22 23 21

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ACT 9957 C Scale Excerpt

Note: The ACT scales 1 - 36

A PARADIGM SHIFT:

50% = 18

60% = 22

66% = 24

90% = 32

Standards for College Readiness: What does it all mean?

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ResultsOption 1: Send scores directly to up to 4 colleges and/or

universities.

Option 2: The student will find a form on the website

www.actstudent.org where it says "Send my

Scores".  There are several choices of method and most

will send them using the electronic choice and a credit card

payment. 

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English Test Description

This English test is a 75-question, 45 minute test, covering:

Usage/Mechanics Rhetorical Skill

punctuation strategy grammar and usage organization sentence structure style

The test consists of five passages, each one accompanied by multiple-choice test questions.

Some questions refer to underlined portions of the passage and offer several alternatives to the underlined portion. You must decide which choice is most appropriate in the context of the passage.

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Punctuation

Grammar and Usage

Sentence Structure

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Strategy

Organization

Style

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Be aware of the writing style used in each passage.

Consider the elements of writing that are included in each underlined portion of the passage. Some questions will ask you to base your decision on some specific element of writing, such as the tone or emphasis the text should convey.

Be aware of questions with no underlined portions—that means you will be asked about a section of the passage or about the passage as a whole.

Reread the sentence, using your selected answer.

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Mathematics Test DescriptionThe ACT Mathematics Test is a

60-question, 60-minute test designed to measure the mathematical skills students have typically acquired in course taken by the end of 11th grade.

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Pre-Algebra / Elementary Algebra

Intermediate Algebra / Coordinate Geometry

Plane Geometry/Trigonometry

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Read each question carefully to make sure you understand the type of answer required.

If you choose to use a calculator, be sure it is permitted, is working on test day, and has reliable batteries. Use your calculator wisely.

Make sure your answer is reasonable.

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Use the answer choices– On a multiple choice test, the answers provide you with further

ammunition to solve the problem. Throughout the math chapters, you’ll learn how to take advantage of this ammunition. Notice how easy the following question becomes when you plug in the answer choices.

EXAMPLE: If x2 = 2x – 1, then x equalsA. -2B. -1C. 0D. 1E. 2

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a superior learning opportunity a superior learning opportunity a superior learning opportunityReading Test Description

This Reading Test is a 40-question, 35-minute test that measures your reading comprehension. You’re asked to read four passages and answer

questions that show your understanding of:

• what is directly stated• statements with implied meanings

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Specifically, questions will ask you to use referring and reasoning skills to:

• determine main ideas• locate and interpret significant details• understand sequences of events• make comparisons• comprehend cause-effect relationships• determine the meaning of content-dependent words, phrases, and statements• draw generalizations• analyze the author’s or narrator’s voice and method

The test is comprised of four passages that are representative of the level and kind of reading required in first-year college courses; passages on topics in prose fiction, social science, humanities, and natural science are included.

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Prose Fiction

Social Science

Humanities

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Read the passage carefully

Read and consider all of the answer choices before you choose the one that best responds to the question.

Refer to the passage when answering the questions.

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Science Test Description

The Science Test is a 40-question, 35-minute test that measures the skills required in the natural sciences: interpretation, analysis,

evaluation, reasoning, and problem solving.

You are not permitted to use a calculator on the Science Test.

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The test presents seven sets of scientific information, each followed by a number of

multiple-choice test questions. The scientific information is presented in one of three

different formats:

• data representation (graphs, tables, and other schematic forms)

• research summaries (descriptions of one or more related experiments)

• conflicting viewpoints (expressions of several related hypotheses or views that are inconsistent with one another)

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The questions require you to:

• recognize and understand the basic features of, and concepts related to, the provided information

• examine critically the relationship between the information provided and the conclusions drawn or hypotheses developed

• generalize from given information and draw conclusions, gain new information, or make predictions.

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Data Representation

Research Summaries

Conflicting Viewpoints

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Read the passage carefully

Refer to the scientific information in the passage when answering the questions.

Read and consider all of the answer choices before you choose the one that best responds to the question.

Note conflicting viewpoints in passages.

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How Questions are Organized

Wouldn’t it be great if all the questions on the ACT were arranged in order of

difficulty?

Unfortunately the ACT is not organized that way.

According to the ACT writers, the English section of the test is not in any order of difficulty. In the Math test, according to ACT literature, “most people find the first questions on the test easier……than the

ones that come later,” but these are only very rough guidelines. Many students find that some questions towards the end of the test are easier

than many of the questions that preceded them.

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Step-by-Step Approach to Maximizing your Score

1. Get the easy points first by attacking the easy and medium problems first.

2. Don’t get bogged down.

3. Make a second pass, focus on the ones you think you have the best chance on.

4. Guess on remaining questions.

5. IMPORTANT! There is no penalty for a wrong answer, so NEVER leave a question blank.

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• Eliminate answer choices and guess– Since there are no penalties for wrong answers, guess aggressively

throughout the test. But before you guess randomly from the answer choices, try to eliminate answer choices.

– Look at the following table and notice how your chances of picking the correct answer increase as you eliminate answer choices.

• Once you have eliminated an answer choice, cross it out in the test booklet.

– Crossing out answers prevents you from wasting time looking at eliminated answers over and over.

Process of Elimination

# of answer choices Eliminated

# of answer choices Remaining

Chances of Guessing Correctly

0 5 20%

1 4 25%

2 3 33%

3 2 50%

4 1 100%

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Value of Preparing

What does the ACT really measure?

Only a portion of what you have learned in school and in a very different manner.

The ACT measures skills in an entirely different way than you learned them in school and that is why it is so important to BE PREPARED to take this test.

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How to PrepareThree Areas of Focus

ACT SKILLS

Review and practice skills in one or more topics that appear on the test.

TEST TAKING STRATEGIES

Emphasize both general test-taking and problem-specific strategies.

PRACTICE with ACT-TYPE PROBLEMS

Practice on actual ACT-Type problems is the best way to be ready for the real exam.

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Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required)

October 26, 2013 September 27, 2013September 28 -

October 11, 2013

December 14, 2013 November 8, 2013 November 9 – 22, 2013

February 8, 2014 January 10, 2014 January 11 - 24, 2014

April 12, 2014 March 7, 2014 March 8 – 21, 2014

June 14, 2014 May 9, 2014 May 10 - 23, 2014

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TAKE NOTE

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Final Thought

The ACT does not measure your ability to succeed nor

your intelligence. No matter how much you prepare and

how well you score this is NOT a judgment of your true

abilities.

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Questions and Answers

For further information please contact us at:

(734) 944-5658 OR

LGilbert@GreatLakesEducationalGroup.com

Also check out our website….www.GreatLakesEducationalGroup.com

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956 East Michigan AvenueSaline, MI 48176

www.GreatLakesEducationalGroup.com