ACT Printable Skill-Building Resources
One of the most important ways Cambridge is different than other test prep programs is that we teach not only test mechanics, strategies and practice, but we review content skills as well. In addition to your curriculum, use these resources to help students review the content they will see on test day.
Math Express Skills Review
This math review is a key tool for last-minute review right before the test. It includes must-know math terms, frequently tested concepts with examples, and formulas students should memorize.
Diagramming Sentences
Diagramming Sentences can help grammar come alive. If your students need help understanding sentence structure, use this tool to teach them to diagram and give them sentences to practice.
PDFDIAGRAMMING SENTENCES SKILLS REVIEW
PDFDIAGRAMMING SENTENCES SKILLS REVIEW ANSWER KEY
Vocabulary Skills Review
The Vocabulary Skills Review includes a word list and practice working with words in context.
Bell Ringer Slides
Use these slides at the beginning of class to quickly review a tested concept. Slides are organized by topic and score range and include a test question and an explanation.
Bell Ringers
English
Please click on a link below to view a bell ringer presentation:
PDFHow To Use Essential Skills Bell Ringers: English
Bell Ringers:
PPTDay 1 Subject-Verb Agreement (CU Basic)
PPTDay 2 Use the Right Adjective (CU Basic)
PPTDay 3 Subject-Verb Agreement (CU Basic)
PPTDay 4 Use the Right Verb (CU Basic)
PPTDay 5 Use the Right Pronoun (CU Basic)
PPTDay 6 Subject-Verb Agreement (CU Intermediate)
PPTDay 7 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (CU Intermediate)
PPTDay 8 Use the Right Preposition (CU Intermediate)
PPTDay 9 Subject-Verb Agreement (CU Advanced)
PPTDay 10 Subject-Verb Agreement (CU Advanced)
PPTDay 11 Use Pronouns Correctly (CU Advanced)
PPTDay 12 Use Pronouns Correctly (CU Advanced)
PPTDay 13 Conjunctive Adverbs (ORG Basic)
PPTDay 14 Conjunctive Adverbs (ORG Basic)
PPTDay 15 Adding Sentences (ORG Basic)
PPTDay 16 Conjunctive Adverbs (ORG Intermediate)
PPTDay 17 Conjunctive Adverbs (ORG Intermediate)
PPTDay 18 Conjunctive Adverbs (ORG Advanced)
PPTDay 19 Conjunctive Adverbs (ORG Advanced)
PPTDay 20 Conjunctive Adverbs (ORG Advanced)
PPTDay 21 Use Correct Wording (WC Basic)
PPTDay 22 Use Correct Wording (WC Basic)
PPTDay 23 Use Clear Nouns and Pronouns (WC Basic)
PPTDay 24 Simplify Redundant Phrasings (WC Intermediate)
PPTDay 25 Simplify Redundant Phrasings (WC Intermediate)
PPTDay 26 Simplify Redundant Phrasings (WC Intermediate)
PPTDay 27 Eliminate Unnecessary Words (WC Advanced)
PPTDay 28 Eliminate Unnecessary Words (WC Advanced)
PPTDay 29 Eliminate Unnecessary Words (WC Advanced)
PPTDay 30 Eliminate Unnecessary Words (WC Advanced)
PPTDay 31 Eliminate Fragments (SSF Basic)
PPTDay 32 Eliminate Fragments (SSF Basic)
PPTDay 33 Eliminate Fragments and Run-Ons (SSF Basic)
PPTDay 34 Correct Dangling Modifiers (SSF Intermediate)
PPTDay 35 Eliminate Fragments and Correct Misplaced Modifiers (SSF Intermediate)
PPTDay 36 Eliminate Fragments and Correct Sentence Flow (SSF Intermediate)
PPTDay 37 Eliminate Fragments and Correct Misplaced Modifiers (SSF Intermediate)
PPTDay 38 Eliminate Fragments (SSF Advanced)
PPTDay 39 Eliminate Fragments (SSF Advanced)
PPTDay 40 Eliminate Fragments and Run-Ons (SSF Advanced)
PPTDay 41 Use Correct Verb Tense and Pronoun Person (SSF Advanced)
PPTDay 42 Use Correct Verb Tense and Pronoun Person (SSF Advanced)
PPTDay 43 Maintain Logical Flow (SSF Advanced)
PPTDay 44 Delete Unnecessary Commas (COP Basic)
PPTDay 45 Delete Unnecessary Commas (COP Basic)
PPTDay 46 Use Commas Correctly (COP Basic)
PPTDay 47 Delete Unnecessary Commas (COP Intermediate)
PPTDay 48 Delete Unnecessary Commas (COP Intermediate)
PPTDay 49 Commas and Parenthetical Phrases (COP Intermediate)
PPTDay 50 Commas and Parenthetical Phrases (COP Intermediate)
PPTDay 51 Comma Usage (COP Advanced)
PPTDay 52 Correctly Use Apostrophes (COP Advanced)
PPTDay 53 Correctly Use Apostrophes (COP Advanced)
PPTDay 54 Correctly Use Semicolons (COP Advanced)
PPTDay 55 Correctly Use Colons (COP Advanced)
PPTDay 56 Using Conjunctive Adverbs (ORG Advanced)
PPTDay 57 Correct Awkward, Wordy Sentences (WC Advanced)
PPTDay 58 Use Proper Sentence Structure (SSF Advanced)
Math
PDFHOW TO USE Essential Skills Bell Ringers - Math
Bell Ringers:
PPTDay 1 Fractions and Place Value (NQ Basic)
PPTDay 2 Simple Conversions (GE Basic)
PPTDay 3 Rounding, Ordering, and Absolute Value (NQ Intermediate)
PPTDay 4 Prime Numbers, GCF, LCM and Factors (NQ Intermediate)
PPTDay 5 Factors, Prime and Odds-Evens (NQ Advanced)
PPTDay 6 Story Problems with Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Percents (AF Basic)
PPTDay 8 Percents (AF Intermediate)
PPTDay 9 Proportions and Rates (AF Intermediate)
PPTDay 10 Fractions, Proportions, and Rates (AF Advanced)
PPTDay 13 Averages (SP Intermediate)
PPTDay 14 Averages (SP Advanced)
PPTDay 15 Median and Mode (SP Advanced)
PPTDay 16 Number Line and First Quadrant (NQ Basic)
PPTDay 17 Algebra (AL Intermediate)
PPTDay 18 Algebra (AL Intermediate)
PPTDay 19 Algebra (AL Intermediate)
PPTDay 20 Quadrants, Coordinate Plane, and Length on Number Line (GE Intermediate)
PPTDay 21 Inequalities and The Number Line (AL Intermediate; Advanced)
PPTDay 22 Midpoint Formula and Distance Formula (GE Intermediate; Advanced)
PPTDay 23 Slope and Linear Functions (GE, AL Intermediate)
PPTDay 24 Linear Functions (AL Intermediate)
PPTDay 25 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines (GE Advanced)
PPTDay 26 Tables and Graphs (SP Basic)
PPTDay 27 Counting and Venn Diagrams (SP Intermediate)
PPTDay 28 Tables and Graphs (SP Intermediate)
PPTDay 29 Permutations and Combinations (SP Advanced)
PPTDay 30 Absolute Value Equations and Simultaneous Linear Equations (AL Advanced)
PPTDay 31 Probability (SP Basic and Intermediate)
PPTDay 32 Exponents and Radicals (AL Intermediate)
PPTDay 33 Exponents (AL Intermediate)
PPTDay 34 Tables and Graphs (SP Advanced)
PPTDay 35 Complex Numbers (NQ Advanced)
PPTDay 36 Scientific Notation (AL Intermediate)
PPTDay 37 Exponents (NQ Advanced)
PPTDay 38 Radical Equations (AL Advanced)
PPTDay 39 Domain and Rational Equations (AL Intermediate; Advanced)
PPTDay 40 Solving Equations with Exponents, and Interest (AL Advanced)
PPTDay 41 Perimeter and Area of Rectangles (GE Basic)
PPTDay 42 Factoring (AL Intermediate)
PPTDay 43 Perimeter and Area of Triangles and Rectangles (GE Intermediate)
PPTDay 44 Circumference and Area (GE Intermediate)
PPTDay 45 Quadratic Formula and Factoring (AL Advanced)
PPTDay 48 Pythagorean Theorem (GE Intermediate; Advanced)
PPTDay 49 30-60-90, 45-45-90 Triangles, and Similar Triangles (GE Advanced)
PPTDay 50 Composition of Functions (FN Advanced)
PPTDay 51 Area and Perimeter of Triangles, and Rectangles (GE Intermediate)
PPTDay 52 Arcs, Angles, Radius, Diameter, and Multi-step Geometric Problems (GE Advanced)
PPTDay 53 Perimeter, Area, Volume (GE Advanced)
PPTDay 55 Parabolas and Circles (GE Advanced)
PPTDay 56 Geometric Sequences (FN Advanced)
PPTDay 57 Properties of Graphs (GE, FN, AL Advanced)
PPTDay 58 Graphing Geometric Figures and Transformations (AL FN Advanced)
PPTDay 59 Sine, Cosine, and Tangent (GE Intermediate; Advanced)
Reading
PDFHOW TO USE Essential Skills Bell Ringers - Reading
Bell Ringers:
PPTDay 1 Main Idea (MID Basic)
PDFDay 1-5 Basic Reading Passage I
PPTDay 2 Identify Details (SUP Basic)
PPTDay 3 Cause and Effect (REL Basic)
PPTDay 4 Vocabulary (MOW Basic)
PPTDay 5 Draw Conclusions (GEN Basic)
PPTDay 6 Draw Conclusions (GEN Basic)
PDFDay 6-10 Basic Reading Passage II
PPTDay 7 Identify Details (SUP Basic)
PPTDay 8 Cause and Effect (REL Basic)
PPTDay 9 Vocabulary (MOW Basic)
PPTDay 10 Draw Conclusions (GEN Basic)
PPTDay 11 Main Idea (MID Basic)
PDFDay 11-15 Basic Reading Passage IV
PPTDay 12 Identify Details (SUP Basic)
PPTDay 13 Vocabulary (MOW Basic)
PPTDay 14 Identify Details (SUP Basic)
PPTDay 15 Draw Conclusions (GEN Basic)
PPTDay 16 Main Idea (MID Basic)
PDFDay 16-20 Basic Reading Passage V
PPTDay 17 Vocabulary (MOW Basic)
PPTDay 18 Identify Details (SUP Basic)
PPTDay 19 Draw Conclusions (GEN Basic)
PPTDay 20 Main Idea (MID Basic)
PPTDay 21 Main Idea (MID Intermediate)
PDFDay 21-25 Intermediate Reading Passage I
PPTDay 22 Events and Relationships (REL Intermediate)
PPTDay 23 Identify Details (SUP Intermediate)
PPTDay 24 Vocabulary (MOW Intermediate)
PPTDay 25 Draw Conclusions (GEN Intermediate)
PPTDay 26 Main Idea (MID Intermediate)
PDFDay 26-30 Intermediate Reading Passage II
PPTDay 27 Identify Details (SUP Intermediate)
PPTDay 28 Order Events (REL Intermediate)
PPTDay 29 Vocabuarly (MOW Intermediate)
PPTDay 30 Draw Conclusions (GEN Intermediate)
PPTDay 31 Events and Ideas (MID Intermediate)
PDFDay 31-35 Intermediate Reading Passage III
PPTDay 32 Identify Details (SUP Intermediate)
PPTDay 33 Main Idea (MID Intermediate)
PPTDay 34 Draw Conclusions (GEN Intermediate)
PPTDay 35 Vocabulary (MOW Intermediate)
PPTDay 36 Events and Ideas (MID Intermediate)
PDFDay 36-40 Intermediate Reading Passage V
PPTDay 37 Identify Details (SUP Intermediate)
PPTDay 38 Development (REL Intermediate)
PPTDay 39 Main Idea (MID Intermediate)
PPTDay 40 Draw Conclusions (GEN Intermediate)
PPTDay 41 Main Idea (MID Advanced)
PDFDay 41-45 Advanced Reading Passage II
PPTDay 42 Main Idea (MID Advanced)
PPTDay 43 Draw Conclusions (GEN Advanced)
PPTDay 44 Understand Relationships (REL Advanced)
PPTDay 45 Use Details (SUP Advanced)
PPTDay 46 Draw Conclusions (GEN Advanced)
PDFDay 46-50 Advanced Reading Passage V
PPTDay 48 Use Details (SUP Advanced)
PPTDay 49 Understand Relationships (REL Advanced)
PPTDay 50 Main Idea (MID Advanced)
PPTDay 51 Use Context Clues (MOW Advanced)
PDFDay 51-55 Advanced Reading Passage VI
PPTDay 52 Draw Conclusions (GEN Advanced)
PPTDay 53 Main Idea (MID Advanced)
PPTDay 54 Interpret Details (SUP Advanced)
PPTDay 55 Understand Relationships (REL Advanced)
PPTDay 56 Main Idea (MID Advanced)
PDFDay 56-60 Advanced Reading Passage VIII
PPTDay 57 Draw Conclusions (GEN Advanced)
PPTDay 58 Cause and Effect (REL Advanced)
PPTDay 59 Use Details (SUP Advanced)
PPTDay 60 Draw Conclusions (GEN Advanced)
-PDFs of Passages-
PDFReading Passages Advanced
Science
PDFHOW TO USE Essential Skills Bell Ringers - Science
Bell Ringers:
PPTDay 1 Working with Bar Graphs (ID Basic)
PPTDay 2 Interpreting Bar Graphs (ID Basic)
PPTDay 3 Working with Tables (ID Basic)
PPTDay 4 Interpreting Bar Graphs (ID Basic)
PPTDay 5 Interpreting Pie Graphs (ID Basic)
PPTDay 6 Experimental Conclusions (ID Basic)
PPTDay 7 Special Bar Graphs (ID Basic)
PPTDay 8 Experimental Design (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 9 Interpreting An Experiment (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 10 Interpretation of Graphs (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 11 Interpretation of Graphs (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 12 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 13 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 14 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 15 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Intermediate)
PPTDay 16 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 17 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 18 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 19 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Intermediate)
PPTDay 20 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 21 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Intermediate)
PPTDay 22 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Intermediate)
PPTDay 23 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 24 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 25 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 26 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 27 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 28 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 29 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 30 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Intermediate)
PPTDay 31 Interpreting Tables (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 32 Interpreting Tables (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 33 Interpreting Tables (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 34 Evaluating Conclusions (EM Intermediate)
PPTDay 35 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 36 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 37 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Intermediate)
PPTDay 38 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Intermediate)
PPTDay 39 Evaluating Conclusions (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 40 Evaluating Conclusions (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 41 Evaluating Conclusions (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 42 Evaluating Conclusions (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 43 Evaluating Conclusions (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 44 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 45 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 46 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 47 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Advanced)
PPTDay 48 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Advanced)
PPTDay 49 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Advanced)
PPTDay 50 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 51 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 52 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Advanced)
PPTDay 53 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Advanced)
PPTDay 54 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Advanced)
PPTDay 55 Interpreting Complex Data (ID Advanced)
PPTDay 56 Interpreting Complex Data (SI Advanced)
PPTDay 57 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Advanced)
PPTDay 58 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Advanced)
PPTDay 59 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Advanced)
PPTDay 60 Interpreting Complex Data (EM Advanced)
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