{"id":6615,"date":"2016-04-19t11:30:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-19t18:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/act\/?p=6615"},"modified":"2018-04-11t10:07:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11t17:07:21","slug":"four-act-test-hacks-you-cant-live-without","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/act\/four-act-test-hacks-you-cant-live-without\/","title":{"rendered":"four act test hacks you can&#8217;t live without"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"4 act test hacks you can&#039;t live without\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-junkojw4y4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2> act test hacks that will immediately improve your score<\/h2>\n<p>this episode of tuesdact is a good one if i do say so myself. i go over some of my favorite hacks for the act test, one for each of the the four multiple choice sections of the act:<\/p>\n<p><strong>english<\/strong>: let&#8217;s talk about the fanboys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>math<\/strong>: using your answer sheet as a ruler and protractor (it&#8217;s true!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>reading<\/strong>: paying attention to the first and last sentences of paragraphs. (that&#8217;s where the most important information is 90% of the time). <\/p>\n<p><strong>science<\/strong>: a special strategy for answering those impossible &#8220;yes\/no, because&#8230;&#8221; questions. you might be able to get the answer without even reading the question!<\/p>\n<p>seriously, guys, check it out!<\/p>\n<h2>bonus hacks!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"tuesday act: test prep lifehacks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vzfrakoczgg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>one of my favorite resources that we have at magoosh is our <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/exam-lifehacks-infographic\/\">exam lifehacks infographic<\/a> that is chock-full of helpful tips that will enhance your performance on the act (or any 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