Peterson's ACT (R) Prep Guide 36 is an advanced test prep resource for competitive students who want to maximize their already good ACT test scores. This guide also preps first-time test takers who know the basic concepts, consider standard practice questions in other guides too easy, and plan to score high on their initial ACT test. For all high-achieving students, Peterson's ACT Prep Guide 36 covers the most difficult concepts and problems and includes strategies and tips to perform well on the test. This guide addresses the latest changes to the ACT test and offers:. Extensive coverage and analysis of the entire structure and format of the ACT, including everything you need to know to get ready for test day, including scoring and Thorough and comprehensive review of each section of the test, along with proven tips, strategies, and advice for achieving your highest scores possible. Rigorous and challenging practice tests that represent the toughest questions you may encounter on test day, so you are prepared. Peterson's ACT Prep Guide 36 was carefully designed by our experts to help you achieve perfect test results. Here's some of what you'll find: ACT English: Usage/Mechanics Review includes: Punctuation, Grammar and Usage Sentence Structure ACT English: Rhetorical Skills Review includes: Style and Strategy Attacking Rhetorical Skills Passages and Questions for a Perfect Score Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry includes: Deceptive Percentages and Sneaky Averages Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences Matrices Midpoint formula & Distance formula Graphing: Quadratics, Circles, Ellipses, and Interpreting Inequalities Plane Geometry and Trigonometry includes: Properties of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Polygons, and Circles Transformations Circle Trigonometry, Radian Measure, and Polar Coordinates Working with Trigonometric Identities Laws of Sines and Cosines ACT Reading: Social Studies/Natural Sciences Passages include: Main Idea/Central Theme Questions Detail Questions and Vocabulary-in-context Questions ACT Reading: Literary Narrative/Prose Fiction and Humanities Passages include: Paired Passages Inference Questions and Relationship Questions The ACT Writing Test includes: Writing a Perfect-Scoring Essay 2 Practice Essay Prompts The guide also includes: Data Representation: Interpreting and Applying Experimental Results Research Summaries: Assessing Experimental Design and Analyzing Results Conflicting Viewpoints: Interpreting and Relating Arguments