ACT PREPARATION – FALL 2019 Every book is a “children’s book”

Course: ACT PREPARATION Delivered: Monday, September 9, 2019 if the kid can read.
Instructor: Mr. Carlos Ortiz TBCB: ASAP
Student: ADRIAN CAPOTE ETC: 30 min Mitch Hedberg

# of Questions: 21
Topics: MATH, ENGLISH
Time: Will vary: Anywhere from 25-30 minutes
TBCB: NEXT SESSION
Notes/Instructions:
MATH – Solving Equations
Check these off as we
complete them. ENGLISH – Expressions of Ideas – Words in Context

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ACT PREPARATION:
Question Topics: Solving Equations | # of Questions: 18 | Level of Difficulty: Easy|Medium|Difficult

S SOLVED EQUATION 4
If 6m+ 4 = 30, then 6m= What number decreased by 10 equals 6 times the
number?
A. 22 Notice that all we need to do is (Hint: See #2 in the Essential Algebra Skills: Solving
isolate the term “6m” and we’ll have Equations packet, Adrian)
B. 24 our answer. Here’s the solution:
6m + 4 = 30 A. -1
C. 26
subtract "4" from both sides
D. 30 6m + 4 = 30 B. 2
−4 −4 C. 4
E. 34
6m = 26
D. -2
1 E. -5
If 8m−10 =15, then 8m=
A. 5
5
B. 25
To check if a coordinate pair belongs to a graph,
C. 15 you can SUBSTITUTE the x coordinate of the
D. 30 pair into the equation and check if the y coordinate
E. -20
that is generated matches that of the pair – this
means that the coordinate pair SATISFIES the
function. For example: is (2,5) a point on the
2 graph of f (x) = 2x?
Translate the following into an equation (use x
for your unknown): Check: substitute “2” for x and see if “5” is
"twice a number decreased generated:
by 5 is the number" f (x) = 2x → f (2) = 2(2) = 4 (no good)

A. x −5 = 2x So we conclude that (2,5) is NOT a point on the

graph of f (x) = 2x and therefore DOES NOT
B. 2x +5 = x SATISFY the function f.
2x
C. =x Which of the following satisfies the function given
5
2x−5 = 5 by: g ( x ) = x − x 2 ?
D.
(Hint: there are two choices that you can
E. 2x −5 = x IMMEDIATELY eliminate – think about your final g
values after you simplify and find the absolute value
for each x coordinate you check)
3
1 3 A. (-2,-6)
If k + 3 = 7 , what is the value of k ?
4 4 B. (-2,6)

A. 12 C. (3,-6)

B. 15 D. (4,8)

C. 30 E. (5,15)

D. 63
E. 4/3

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S SOLVED EQUATION 8

If
3p 2
4
= p 2 − , then the largest value of (w+5)2 =36
7 7 What is the product of the values of w that satisfy
p + 3 would be the equation above?
(Hint: Square root both sides to begin your solution –
A. 2 We can “half cross multiply” the “7” to don’t forget to put “” on the right side before you
the right side (distribute). Then we’ll solve for w)
B. 3 combine like terms and solve for p.
C. 4 Finally, we can then find “p + 3”: A. -10
3 p2 4
D. 6 = p2 − B. -11
7 7
E. 9
4
half cross multiply 7 to "p 2 − " C. 11
7
3 p2 = 7 p2 − 4 D. 10
now combine "p 2" terms on the left side E. -30

3 p2 = 7 p2 − 4
− 7 p2 − 7 p2 9
−4 p 2 = −4 ( p +5)2 = (2p +3)2
p = 1 → p = 1 → So, p + 3 = 1 + 3 = 4
2
The equation above is true for which of the
6 following values of p?
9h 2 (Hint: Square root both sides to begin your solution –
If = h 2 + 5, then the largest value of don’t forget to put “” on the right side before you
4 solve for p → you’ll basically end up solving for p twice
10 − 3h would be because you’ll have TWO equations)

A. 2 and -8/3
B. 2 only
C. 8/3 only
D. -2 and 8/3
E. -8/3 only

10
Translate the following into an equation (use x
for your unknown):
"the difference of the square of
a number and the number itself
is the same as the sum of the
7
number and 10"
If 3x3 −11x =12, then 12x3 −44x =
A. 48
A. x − x2 = x +10
B. 3 B. x2 − x =10x
C. 12 C. x2 − x = x +10
D. 16
D. x2 + x = x +10
E. 36
E. x + x2 = x +10

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11 15
If 7b −4 =11, then 7b + 4 = The product of a and b is 24. If a < b and they are
both integers, what is one possible value of a?
A. 8
A. 6
B. 19
B. 5
C. 15
C. -3
D. 18
D. -8
E. 3
E. 12
12
What number decreased by 5 equals 7 times the 16
number? Which of the following satisfies the function given
−6 by: f ( x ) = 9 − x ?
A.
5
−5 I. (-7,4)
B. II. (-7,16)
8 III. (5,2)
−5
C. A. I only
6
B. I and III
−8
D. C. II only
5
5 D. II and III
E.
6 E. I, II, and III

13 17
2 1 k + 22 p
If 5 − p = 7, what is the value of p ? If = 3k , what is k in terms of p ?
3 3 4

A. 1 A. 2p

B. -1 B. 4p

C. 2 C. 2p + 1

D. 5 D. 0.5p

E. -2 E. 0.25p

14 18
Which of the following satisfies the function given ( p + 2)2 = ( p −5)2
x
by: h ( x ) = x − ? The equation above is true for which of the
4 following values of p?

A. (2,1/2) A. -2 and 5
B. (1/2,2) B. 2 and -5
C. (6,4) C. 0 and 1
D. (8,6) D. 1.5 only

E. (6,8) E. 3.5 only

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ACT PREPARATION:
Question Topics: Expressions of Ideas | # of Questions: 18 | Level of Difficulty: Easy|Medium
N NOTES
THE THREE MOST COMMON MULTIPLE-
CHOICE EDITING QUESTIONS
Adrian, the Writing and Language Test contains
three primary categories of multiple-choice
questions:
1. Expression of Ideas Questions
More than half of the questions fall into this
category and there are many subcategories
that we’ll cover.
2. Standard English Conventions Questions
About 45 percent of the questions fall into
this category of grammar, usage, and
punctuation rules. It includes questions that
require you to demonstrate your knowledge
of the following:
◼ Consistent (or inconsistent) verb tenses
◼ Punctuation
◼ Sentence structure
◼ Correct (or incorrect) word usage
(“diction”)
3. Graphic Organizer Question
This is the smallest percentage of the three
primary categories. There may be only a few
questions that deal with graphic organizers
on the Writing and Language Test. This type
of question asks you to make revising and
editing decisions about passages in light of
information and ideas conveyed through
graphic organizers such as tables, charts,
and graphs. However, you will not need to
do any mathematical computation in order to
answer the questions in this category.
Let’s go back to the Expression of Ideas
category.
19
As far as Maria and Jennifer are
.19. worried, Betty is no longer their friend
because of what she said about them.
As you read the above example again, Adrian,
keep in mind the meaning of the word “worried”
and whether it makes sense in the example.
Sometimes the word “worried” CAN BE
REPLACED by other synonyms, but sometimes
what appears to be a synonym of “worried”
functions a bit differently in the sentence.
Choose the correct choice from below:
A. NO CHANGE
B. nervous
C. concerned
D. upset
20
Some works are more satisfying than others. In
many pieces of fiction, the reader is left out
completely, but in others, the reader becomes a
part of the work and can identify with it on some
personal level. .20. Novels such as “Cinderella”
are satisfying because, in them, it is clearly the
nastiness of the villains and villainesses that
causes the heroes and heroines to be excluded
from pleasurable activities.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Fairy tales
C. Stories
D. Articles

Expression of Ideas Questions 21

Words-in-Context Technical .21. communicators, better known as
Words-in-Context questions are perhaps the “technical writers,” plan, write, and edit
easiest type of question on the Writing and instruction manuals, print and online articles,
Language Test. Most of the questions on the and other documents.
test, including words in context, do not have a
question right before the answer choices. A. NO CHANGE
Instead, you should choose the response that
B. engineers
corrects the sentence or paragraph and makes
the writing stronger. Review the example in #19 C. manuals
at the top right of this page.
D. workers

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