{"id":196,"date":"2017-12-20T16:20:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T23:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/high-act-scores-need-to-know-tips-and-strategies\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T09:43:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:43:08","slug":"high-act-scores-need-to-know-tips-and-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/high-act-scores-need-to-know-tips-and-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"High ACT Scores: Need-to-Know Tips and Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

General tips for the ACT<\/h2>\n

Relax the night before the test<\/h3>\n

Don’t cram. You are being tested on knowledge that you have accumulated over the course of the year. And over the past few months especially, you’ve been taking ACT prep<\/a>. Studying at the last minute will only stress you out for very limited gain. Go to a movie or hang out with a friend — anything to get your mind off of the test!<\/p>\n

Rely on the strategies you’ve learned through ACT test prep<\/h3>\n

The ACT help you’ve gotten over the past few months has included a number of specific strategies<\/a> that are guaranteed to increase your score during ACT testing. Don’t let them slip your mind. Follow the advice and strategies that you’ve picked up during preparation. If you need a quick refresher, try running through the\u00a0free ACT practice test<\/a> available here at Peterson’s, keeping those strategies in mind as you go — but be sure not to stress yourself out by doing this (see the above tip)!<\/p>\n

Test Specific tips for high ACT scores<\/h2>\n

English<\/h3>\n

When searching for sentence errors, start by reading the sentence or paragraph carefully, listening in your head; usually the word or phrase that contains an error will sound wrong. If no errors pop up, look for the four most common types of errors:<\/p>\n