Unlock Your ACT Potential: Master the Most Effective Strategies with the ACT Prep Black Book

Muhanad Al Murjan: Thank you

United States on Oct 01, 2023

TRock13: My son studied from this book and used it in conjunction with the red 2019 ACT prep test book, also 2020. He had a few tutoring sessions on the math. His math score increased 6 points. He didn’t increase, and actually did worse in the reading section, but honestly he only used it to focus on the math.

United States on Jul 31, 2023

Vicki Gracie: I don’t know why this product doesn’t have higher reviews. My son scored poorly on his first ACT thinking all of his AB classes throughout high school negated the need to prep. Well his ACT scored proved that theory wrong. He takes the prep tests with the big white and red book and then looks up why he got the question wrong in this book. The price is incredibly reasonable. Taking a repeat ACT with adding this book and practice tests increased his score without having to shell out hundreds of dollars for tutors.

United States on Jun 25, 2023

Jenn : I am an ACT and SAT tutor. I bought thousands of dollars of books at one point to figure out which ones are the most effective. This is one of my favorite books.

Someone online told me they were told you should not buy this book without the Official Red Book. The test in this book are 16MC1, 16MC2, 16MC3. If you google those tests with the phrase PDF they are easily accessible. If you do not have a computer then this probably is not the best book for you unless you can print the tests. Also, the newer editions of the official red book have those tests, just not in the same order.

Who is this book great for? I would say if you're below a 20 (skip to the next paragraph if you're above a 20), the book may be overwhelming but even reading through the fundamentals could significantly change your score. For math, I would stick to the early questions (1-30) but also browse questions 31-60 to see if there are any questions that are familiar. if you're below a 20. If you are scoring a 20 or below, the reading/writing/science sections are going to REALLY help you understand what the ACT is asking. You'll learn how to take the test from this book and I find my students at 20 or...

United States on Aug 01, 2021

B. GAN: It's a very good book

United Kingdom on Dec 30, 2020

ela.phant: I'm a rising junior taking the ACT in July (hopefully!). (Sorry if this review is a bit long, it has just taken me a bit to find the right combo of materials)

Materials I'm already using (used) :

Princeton Review Premium Prep 19-20: 3 of 5 stars
Literally a waste. The practice tests are FAR too easy. The strategies are standard. But its content teaching is bare minimum; it's good as a refresher on basic concepts. It does have a formula page which is really nice, but only if you know how to use the formulas efficiently (which the book doesn't cover). I only picked it over Barron's because it advertised 8 tests over the 5? that Barron's offered for half the price at my local B&N. Half those tests are online so not realistic at all. However, it was a nice introduction to the ACT and a real confidence booster. Its attempts to be colloquial and "hip" fall flat, but at least it's not intimidating to the average high schooler?

Magoosh Online Prep: 4.5 of 5 stars
Magoosh is great for learning content. It offers videos (which are really narrated PowerPoints) and practice questions. I like the videos, which let you take notes alongside them. Not a fan of the...

United States on Jun 13, 2020

Sayuri: The book does NOT contain any practice tests. Instead it walks you through each question and tells you how to solve it (WITHOUT showing the question). It also describes a method of increasing your test score by understanding the way the test is put together. It suggests that by understanding how each version of the test is similarly constructed you can anticipate which questions will be asked and which answers will be correct. In other words, it teaches you how to do better on the test without being any smarter. In other words, it appears to teach you how to cheat.

For the record, it's a 500+ page book. I hope you like reading a lot of words that don't seem to much matter at all. It's really wordy...and for no particularly good reason. I recommend this book to no one.

Japan on Sep 21, 2019

charles: My son told me it was very helpful for his preparation.

Canada on May 05, 2019

Hema: Very useful preparatory tool for ACT

India on Sep 19, 2018