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Four one-page cheat sheets: English grammar rules, Math formulas, Reading pacing, and Science strategy.
A pacing table with checkpoint times built on the real 2025 numbers: English 50 questions in 35 minutes, Math 45 in 50, Reading 36 in 40, Science optional at 40 in 40.
A raw-to-scale score snapshot, so you can see roughly how many questions you can miss and still hit your target.
A test-day checklist, so nothing gets decided at 6 am on test morning.
Everything built to the Enhanced ACT 2025 format: composite is English, Math, and Reading averaged, Science is reported separately, and there is no penalty for wrong answers.
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English: 12 Highest-Yield Grammar and Usage Rules
1. Subject-verb agreement: ignore the prepositional phrase between subject and verb. Example: The box of old photos was, not were, in the attic.
2. No comma splices: two complete sentences cannot be joined by only a comma. Example: Wrong: I studied all week, I felt ready. Right: I studied all week, so I felt ready.
3. A semicolon works like a period: both sides must stand alone as complete sentences. Example: The rain stopped; the game resumed.
4. A colon needs a complete sentence before it, then a list or explanation after it. Example: She packed one thing that mattered: snacks.
5. Its vs. it's: its shows possession, it's always means it is or it has. Example: The team lost its focus, and it's hard to win that way.
6. Apostrophe placement: singular possessive is 's, plural possessive is s'. Example: The student's score (one student) vs. the students' scores (many students).
7. Nonessential information takes a pair of commas; essential information takes none. Example: My brother, who lives in Ohio, called. But: The brother who lives in Ohio called.
8. Every pronoun needs one clear antecedent that matches in number. Example: Each player brought his or her cleats, not their cleats.
9. Keep verb tense consistent with the surrounding sentences unless the timeline actually changes. Example: She opened the door and saw the cake, not sees the cake.
10. Shorter is usually better: cut redundancy when two choices mean the same thing. Example: He returned, not he returned back again.
11. A modifier must sit next to the thing it describes. Example: Running to class, Maria dropped her phone, not Running to class, the phone dropped.
12. On writer's-goal questions, pick the choice that does exactly what the question asks, even if another choice sounds nicer. Example: If asked for a detail that shows speed, choose the sprinting image, not the prettiest sentence.
Math: The 15 Formulas Most Worth Memorizing
1. Slope of a line: m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).
2. Slope-intercept form: y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
3. Distance between two points: d = sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2).
4. Midpoint of a segment: ((x1 + x2) / 2, (y1 + y2) / 2).
5. Quadratic formula: x = (-b plus or minus sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)) / (2a).
6. Pythagorean theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2 for right triangles.
7. Area of a triangle: (1/2) * base * height.
8. Circle: area = pi * r^2, circumference = 2 * pi * r.
9. Area of a trapezoid: (1/2) * (base1 + base2) * height.
10. Special right triangles: 45-45-90 sides are x, x, x * sqrt(2). 30-60-90 sides are x, x * sqrt(3), 2x.
11. Right-triangle trig (SOHCAHTOA): sin = opposite / hypotenuse, cos = adjacent / hypotenuse, tan = opposite / adjacent.
12. Average: mean = sum of values / number of values. Flip it when needed: sum = mean * count.
13. Percent change: (new - old) / old, then multiply by 100.
14. Probability: wanted outcomes / total possible outcomes.
15. Distance, rate, time: distance = rate * time. Solve for any one when you have the other two.
Reading: Pacing Plan for 36 Questions in 40 Minutes, Plus 4 Passage-Attack Rules
The clock math: 36 questions in 40 minutes is just over a minute per question, about 67 seconds each.
Checkpoint plan: at the 10-minute mark you should be finishing question 9. At 20 minutes, question 18. At 30 minutes, question 27. That leaves the final stretch to finish and confirm every bubble is filled.
If you fall behind a checkpoint, do not speed-read to catch up. Skip the single hardest question in front of you, bubble a guess, mark it, and move on. There is no penalty for wrong answers.
Attack rule 1: read for structure, not for memory. Note the main idea of each paragraph as you go, and return to the text for details only when a question asks for them.
Attack rule 2: every correct answer is defensible with words on the page. Answer from the passage's evidence, never from outside knowledge or your own opinion.
Attack rule 3: the passage order is yours. If one passage type consistently drags for you, save it for last so it can never eat the time you need for your strong passages.
Attack rule 4: when two choices feel close, reread the exact lines they point to. The wrong one is usually too extreme, too broad, or half right. Pick the choice the text fully supports.
Science (Optional Section): 5 Strategy Rules for Graphs and Tables
Heads up: Science is optional on the Enhanced ACT. It runs 40 questions in 40 minutes and is reported separately. Your composite is the average of English, Math, and Reading. If you take Science, these rules are the section.
Rule 1: questions first, figures second. Most answers live in a graph or table, so read the question, find the exact variable it names, then hunt for it in the figures.
Rule 2: read the axes and units before you read any values. Wrong answers love to swap axes or units, so confirm what each axis measures first.
Rule 3: track trends, not numbers. As one variable increases, does the other increase, decrease, or stay flat? That single relationship answers a large share of questions.
Rule 4: when two experiments or trials differ, find the one variable that changed between them. That difference is almost always what the question is really about.
Rule 5: do not panic at jargon. Unfamiliar terms are usually defined in the passage or do not matter to the answer. The data on the page carries you; deep outside science knowledge is rarely required.
Pacing Table: Time Per Question on the Enhanced ACT
English: 50 questions in 35 minutes. That is 42 seconds per question.
Math: 45 questions in 50 minutes. That is about 1 minute 7 seconds per question.
Reading: 36 questions in 40 minutes. That is about 1 minute 7 seconds per question.
Science (optional): 40 questions in 40 minutes. That is 60 seconds per question, and the score is reported separately.
Remember: your composite is the average of English, Math, and Reading. There is no penalty for wrong answers on any section, so a bubble in every row is the baseline.
Raw-to-Scale Snapshot: How Scoring Really Works
Your raw score is simply the number of questions you answered correctly. There is no penalty for wrong answers, so a guess can only help you.
Each test form has its own conversion from raw score to the 1-36 scale, set to keep different test dates comparable. That is why no single conversion chart is accurate for every form, and why this kit does not print one.
What holds across forms: near-perfect raw performance lands at or near the top of the scale, and on many forms a top section score does not require a perfect raw score. A handful of misses can still leave a great score in reach.
The practical move: stop chasing perfection and start protecting your raw score. Answer every question, bank the easy points first, and let the guessing rule cover the rest.
Want to play with target scores? The free score calculator at prep36.com lets you explore how section performance builds toward your goal composite.
Prep36 is not affiliated with ACT, Inc. All Prep36 practice questions are original questions built to the Enhanced ACT 2025 format.
Test-Day Checklist: 10 Items
1. Photo ID and your admission ticket, packed the night before.
2. Number 2 pencils and an eraser if you are testing on paper.
3. An approved calculator with fresh batteries, checked against the current ACT calculator policy.
4. Water and a simple snack for the break.
5. A timing plan: confirm your test center's watch rules the night before, and know where the room clock is.
6. Layers of clothing, because you cannot control the room temperature.
7. Your route and arrival time confirmed, with extra time built in.
8. Two alarms set, and a real night of sleep. Sleep beats one more hour of review.
9. Morning review: the one-page sheets in this kit only. No practice tests on test day.
10. The guessing rule in your head: no penalty for wrong answers, so never leave a blank.
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