Google Sheets Error Log Google Docs Error Log
After you complete practice questions, review your incorrect answers by going to the “practice” tab and setting the question pool to “incorrect” and the number of questions to “no limit.” Start keeping an error log with notes on the questions you struggled with. List each question you got wrong along with the following information:
The correct answer
Why you got the question wrong
What you would do next time to avoid making the same mistake
Official Practice
In the “Improving Your _____ Score Chapters” in The Official ACT Prep Guide, complete the English and Math Sections. Build your stamina by practicing these sections back-to-back. Make sure you check your answers and continue to update your error log!
LESSONS
English
Math
Magoosh Practice
2 English Passages (30 questions)
30 Math Questions (custom practice set for: Percents and Ratios, Arithmetic and Fractions, Integer Properties, Word Problems, and Algebra)
Update your error log as you go through your answers
Optional Blog Reading
Full Practice Test
Make sure to review your error log before you begin so that the mistakes you want to avoid are fresh in your mind.
Magoosh Practice
2 Reading passages (20 questions)
2 Science Data Representation passages, 2 Science Research Summaries passages (go to the “practice” tab and set the “Section” to Data Representation and Research Summaries, respectively, under “custom practice”)
Update your error log as you review text and/or video explanations for incorrect answers.
Optional Blog Reading
LESSONS
English
Adjectives and Adverbs (Grammar and Usage)
Idioms (Grammar and Usage)
Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices (Sentence Structure)
Misplaced Modifiers (Sentence Structure)
Conjunctions (Sentence Structure)
Parallelism (Sentence Structure)
Math
Working with Percents (Percents and Ratios)
Percent Decreases (Percents and Ratios)
Intro to Ratios (Percents and Ratios) OR Combining Ratios (Percents and Ratios)
Ratios and Rates (Percents and Ratios)
Prime Numbers (Integer Properties)
Prime Factorization (Integer Properties)
Even and Odd Integers (Integer Properties) OR Testing Cases (Integer Properties)
Magoosh Practice
2 English Passages (30 questions)
30 Math Questions (custom practice set for: Percents and Ratios, Arithmetic and Fractions, Integer Properties, Word Problems, and Algebra)
Update your error log as you go through your answers
Optional Blog Reading
Full Practice Test
Make sure to review your error log before you begin so that the mistakes you want to avoid are fresh in your mind.
Take Test 1 in The Official ACT Prep Guide.
Make sure you have 3.5 hours of COMPLETE SOLITUDE. Your goal is to mimic the conditions of the test as closely as possible, so that means no phone, no music, no internet, and no TV!
Find a quiet place and complete the practice test in the allotted time limits. We’ll talk about the essay later in this study schedule, but for right now, don’t worry about it.
Review your answers and update your error log accordingly.
Who needs PEACE??? Anybody stressed???
Philippians 4 speaks of Christ's strength in times of suffering, including prayers, encouragement, and a focus on God's provision: As we discuss stress reduction, let's also meditate on Phil 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
LESSONS
Stress Reduction Techniques (Getting Started)
Pacing & Guessing Strategies: Watch two lessons of your choice from this section
Reading
Science
Magoosh Practice
20 Reading Questions
2 Science Data Representation passages, 2 Science Research Summaries passages (set the “section” to “Data Representation” and “Research Summaries”, respectively, on the “custom practice” tab)
Review text and video explanations for questions you got wrong. Update your error log!
Optional Blog Reading
Half Practice Test
Take half of The Official ACT Prep Guide (the Reading and Science sections). Remember to find a quiet space, time yourself, and update your error log when you are done!
What did God really mean?
In the Western tradition, many phrases and terms from the Bible are utilized as allegory, metaphors, idioms, or simply to describe the characteristics of a known person or event. They have become an essential element of literature and descriptions of everyday life situations.
Some examples of biblical idioms are: The Fall, Land of milk & honey, eye for an eye/tooth for a tooth, the extra mile, wolves in sheeps clothing, blind leading the blind, and bite the dust.
LESSONS
Magoosh Lessons: English
Parenthetical Information (Sentence Structure)
Writer’s/Essay Goal (Rhetorical Strategy)
Adding or Deleting Sentences (Rhetorical Strategy)
Best Illustration Questions OR Least Acceptable Questions (Rhetorical Strategy)
Introducing and Concluding Paragraphs (Organization)
Ordering Sentences and Paragraphs (Organization)
Magoosh Lessons: Math
Triangles – Part I (Geometry)
Triangles – Part II (Geometry) OR Similar Triangles (Geometry)
Right Triangles (Geometry)
Quadrilaterals (Geometry) OR Rectangular Solids
Circles (Geometry) OR Circles, Arcs, and Sectors
Cylinders, Cones, Spheres (Geometry)
Types of Graphics (Data Interpretation)
Tables of Values (Data Interpretation)
Magoosh Practice
2 English Passages (30 Questions)
30 Math Problems set for: Geometry, Word Problems, Algebra, Percents & Ratios
Optional Blog Reading
Half Practice Test
Take half of Test 2 from The Official ACT Prep Guide: English and Math. Remember to find a quiet space, time yourself, and update your error log when you are done!
Do you love them enough to tell them the TRUTH?
Revisiting 1/24 Chapel Message Accountability: “I love you enough to tell you the truth.” + Tough Conversations. Ephesians 4:15 can help us to hold our peers accountable, with God’s love.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ
LESSONS
Magoosh Lessons: Reading
Using Key Words (Basic Reading Strategies)
Comparison Passages (Basic Reading Strategies)
Line Reference (Question Type Strategies)
Magoosh Lessons: Science
Science Knowledge on the ACT Science Test (Content on the Science Test)
Pacing on the ACT Science Test (Basic Science Strategies)
The Conflicting Viewpoints Passage (Basic Science Strategies)
Magoosh Lessons: Writing
If you are taking the essay, or if you are not sure, make sure to complete all the lessons and essay practice below!
Magoosh Practice
2 Reading passages (20 questions)
2 Conflicting Viewpoints passages (set the Section to “Conflicting Viewpoints”), 1 Research Summaries Passage, 1 Data Representation Passage
Review all incorrect answers. (If you forgot how to do this, go to the “practice” tab, set the question pool to “incorrect” and the number of questions to “no limit.”)
Continue to update your error log.
Optional Blog Reading
Half Practice Test
Take Test 3 from The Official ACT Prep Guide: Reading and Science. Remember to find a quiet space, time yourself, and update your error log when you are done!
Who needs PEACE??? Anybody stressed???
Philippians 4 speaks of Christ's strength in times of suffering, including prayers, encouragement, and a focus on God's provision: As we discuss stress reduction, let's also meditate on Phil 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
LESSONS
Magoosh Lessons: English
Pronoun Agreement (Sentence Structure)
Redundant Meanings (Style)
Concision and Wordiness (Style)
Clarity in Phrasing (Style)
Tone (Style)
Magoosh Lessons: Math
FOIL Method (Algebra)
Two Equations, Two Unknowns – I(Algebra)
Inequalities – I (Algebra) OR Inequalities – II (Algebra)
Law of Exponents – I (Powers and Roots) OR Law of Exponents – II (Powers and Roots)
Negative Exponents (Power and Roots) OR Square Roots (Powers and Roots)
Work Questions (Word Problems)
Intro to Motion Questions (Word Problems) OR Average Speed (Word Problems)
Arithmetic Sequences (Word Problems)
Geometric Sequences (Word Problems)
Magoosh Lessons: Writing
Magoosh Practice
30 Math Problems set for: Arithmetic & Fractions, Powers & Roots, Word Problems, Algebra, Percents & Ratios, Geometry, Coordinate Geometry and Integer Properties
2 English Passages (30 Questions)
Review all incorrect answers. Go to the “practice” tab, set the question pool to “incorrect” and the number of questions to “no limit.” Remember to update your error log.
Optional Blog Reading
Half Practice Test + Essay Practice
Find a quiet space to take Test 3 from The Official ACT Prep Guide: English and Math. Don’t forget to time yourself and update your error log as you check answers!
If you are taking the essay, practice outlining an essay from the ACT here or use one of Magoosh’s practice essays (go to the “practice” tab, select “practice test” and skip to the end of a practice test to find a prompt). Spend 15-20 minutes on your outline.
Let’s talk about the need for rest--physical AND spiritual.
Many of us find ourselves tired…all the time. A lack of physical rest can result in health issues, a racing mind, relationship problems, cloudy judgment, and poor decisions. Also, believers may fall into the trap of working to earn Jesus’ or some human’s approval and never gain spiritual rest.. “If I make a mistake, I feel unworthy of his/their love. When I do well, I’m tempted to pat myself on the back and enjoy a moment of spiritual pride.”
But God’s Word teaches us that works never earn God’s approval. We are saved by grace alone through faith alone. Jesus rested. He got away from people. We will find instances in the bible and in our lives in which taking a break was exactly what was needed.
LESSONS
Magoosh Lessons: Reading
Magoosh Lessons: Science
Magoosh Practice
2 Reading Passages (20 Questions)
4 Science Passages (of any type)
Review all incorrect answers. Go to the “practice” tab, set the question pool to “incorrect” and the number of questions to “no limit.” Remember to update your error log.
Optional Blog Reading
You might come to the point where studying and life might be getting to you a little bit. These blog posts will help you get refreshed!
Taking a Break (equally applicable to ACT or SAT!)
Official Practice
Find a partner, and complete the practice questions in every section available on the ACT website. Compare scores along the way to complete a mini-test for each subject.
If you are taking the Writing test, make sure to write a complete essay.
Schedule
Monday
First half: English (45 mins)
Break: 5 mins
Second half: Science (35 mins)
Wednesday: Math (60 mins) + Writing (40 mins)
Friday: Reading (35 mins)
When prompted, please click here and proceed to the correct practice test.
A continuation from last week... Let’s talk about the need for rest--physical AND spiritual.
Many of us find ourselves tired…all the time. A lack of physical rest can result in health issues, a racing mind, relationship problems, cloudy judgment, and poor decisions. Also, believers may fall into the trap of working to earn Jesus’ or some human’s approval and never gain spiritual rest.. “If I make a mistake, I feel unworthy of his/their love. When I do well, I’m tempted to pat myself on the back and enjoy a moment of spiritual pride.”
But God’s Word teaches us that works never earn God’s approval. We are saved by grace alone through faith alone. Jesus rested. He got away from people. We will find instances in the bible and in our lives in which taking a break was exactly what was needed.
LESSONS
Magoosh Lessons: English
Comparatives and Superlatives (Grammar and Usage)
Neither/Nor (Grammar and Usage)
Who vs. Whom (Grammar and Usage)
Word Choice (Grammar and Usage)
Sentence Fragments (Sentence Structure)
Magoosh Lessons: Math
The Coordinate Plane (Coordinate Geometry)
Graphing Lines (Coordinate Geometry)
Slope (Coordinate Geometry) or Distance Between Two Points (Coordinate Geometry)
Reflections in the x-y plane (Coordinate Geometry)
Rotations in the x-y plane (Coordinate Geometry)
Regions of Inequalities (Coordinate Geometry)
Intro to SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry) OR SOHCAHTOA and Special Triangles (Trigonometry)
Fundamental Trig Identities (Trigonometry)
Matrices I (Trigonometry)
Matrices II (Trigonometry)
Intro to Complex Numbers (Extra Topics)
Magoosh Practice
30 Math Problems set for all fields
2 English Passages (30 Questions)
Optional Blog Reading
Half Practice Test
Complete two sections of whichever subjects you feel you need the most work on at this point. You can either complete these on Magoosh (go to the “practice” tab and select “practice test”) or use the questions on the ACT website under Sample Test Questions.
Magoosh Lessons: Math
Absolute Value Equations (Algebra) OR Absolute Value Inequalities (Algebra)
Mean, Median, Mode (Statistics)
Weighted Averages (Statistics)
Introduction to Counting (Counting)
Fundamental Counting Principle (Counting)
Intro to Probability (Probability)
Logarithms I, Logarithms II, Logarithms III (Extra Topics)
Magoosh Lessons: Writing
Magoosh Practice
20 English Questions
20 Math Questions set for all categories
20 Reading Questions
3 Science Passages (of any type)
Review all incorrect answers. Go to the “practice” tab, set the question pool to “incorrect” and the number of questions to “no limit.” Update your error log!
Optional Blog Reading
Full Practice Test
Use the practice test at the back of the Preparing for the ACT pdf, which is the most recently released ACT test available! Print it out and complete the entire test in one sitting. To fully simulate test-day conditions, you may want to take this at the library or another quiet place where you are surrounded by other people.
Review your error log before you begin so you are on the lookout for anything that normally trips you up. When you finish the test, continue to update your error log.
Taking the essay? Ask a trusted friend, parent, or teacher to grade it using the ACT rubric.
LESSONS
Magoosh Lessons: Tips & Strategies
Watch two lessons of your choice from Section: What Students Need to Know
Magoosh Lessons: Math
Circles in the x-y Plane (Coordinate Geometry)
Trigonometric Functions (Trigonometry)
Inverse Trig Functions (Trigonometry)
Arithmetic with Complex Numbers (Extra Topics)
Transformation of Functions (Extra Topics)
Formal Logic (Extra Topics)
Magoosh Practice
20 English Questions
20 Math Questions set for all categories
20 Reading Questions
3 Science Passages (of any type)
Review all incorrect answers. Go to the “practice” tab, set the question pool to “incorrect” and the number of questions to “no limit.” Update your error log!
Rest or Practice Test
Option 1: Take a break! I generally recommend that students take it easy the weekend before the test so they are not burned out for the real deal. If you really need to do some more prep, this is a good time to brush up on grammar or math concepts you are still struggling with and/or do extra practice on your weakest sections.
Option 2: If you slacked on previous practice test weekends, you can do whichever test you missed this weekend.
LESSONS
Start going to bed early for at least several days before the test.
Magoosh Lessons: Tips & Strategies
Rewatch How to Focus and Master Distractions OR Stress Reduction Techniques
Test Day and the Week Before (What Students Should Know About the ACT)
Magoosh Lessons: Math
Review your error log and re-watch any lessons on topics you have continued to struggle with.
Watch any additional math videos on topics you are uncertain about (or want to view the more advanced videos on).
Magoosh Practice
Review all remaining incorrect responses in Magoosh. (Set the custom practice tab settings to “incorrect” and “no limit.”)
Answer as many of the remaining questions in each subject on Magoosh as possible. (Set “unanswered” and “no limit.”)
Blog Reading
Official Practice
Complete the practice questions in every section available on the ACT website.
If you are taking the Writing test, make sure to write a complete essay.
The day before your test
Review your entire error log and pay attention to which errors have come up consistently. Make yourself a “cheat sheet” of final reminders to review the morning of the exam (for example, “Watch out for run-on sentences!” and “The area of a trapezoid is (base 1 + base 2)/2 * height”).
Review last-minute test day tips once more and pack your bag.
Do something you enjoy and go to bed early.
Test day!!!
It’s test day! No last-minute prep! Eat a full breakfast and do some light exercise if you’re up for it. Definitely give yourself plenty of time to get to the test center.
Don’t forget:
#2 pencils (not mechanical)
calculator
watch
drink
snack
admissions ticket
photo ID
jacket or sweatshirt
Review your cheat sheet before you go into the testing center so you can walk into the test confident that you have put in three months of hard work and are ready to show it!
If you’re looking for more practice, try…
There are several ACT video lessons on Magoosh that we don’t have time for in this 3-month plan. For example, there are many Math video lessons that cover more foundational topics than what is covered in this schedule—or take a more advanced look at them. If you find yourself skipping over a lot of topics that are featured in this schedule or if you have extra time on your hands, feel free to substitute or add in more advanced or more basic Math lessons depending on your comfort level. You can also reinforce these lessons with practice from additional questions in Magoosh or the practice questions on the ACT website.
That’s all for our three-month ACT study plan! It’s a lot of prep, isn’t it? But remember: since all this prep is spread over three months before the ACT, it is super manageable as long as you stay on track. The worst thing you can do is lull yourself into a false sense of security due to the longevity of your prep time—only to find yourself scrambling the days before test day because you didn’t see it coming.