

THE OFFICIAL ACT® PREP GUIDE 2025–2026
The comprehensive guide to the 2025–2026 ACT test―including 4 genuine, full-length practice tests.
The Official ACT® Prep Guide 2025–2026 book includes four authentic ACT tests―all of which contain the optional writing test―so you get maximum practice before your test date.
This guide provides clear explanations for every answer straight from the makers of the ACT to help you improve your understanding of each subject. You’ll also get:
Practical tips and strategies for boosting your score on the English, math, reading, science, and (optional) writing testsFour new practice tests that reflect the Enhanced ACT experienceExpert advice on how to mentally and physically prepare for your test
This edition has been updated with four new practice tests, writing samples, and prompts, so you can be sure your materials will set you up for success on your ACT test.
Through the Official Guide, you’ll learn what to expect on test day, understand the types of questions you will encounter when taking the ACT, and adopt test-taking strategies that are right for you.
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Publisher : Wiley
Publication date : May 6, 2025
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 752 pages
ISBN-10 : 1394335881
ISBN-13 : 978-1394335886
Item Weight : 2.86 pounds
Dimensions : 8.4 x 1.8 x 10.8 inches
Grade level : 10 – 12
Best Sellers Rank: #2,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Test Prep & Study Guides #1 in ACT Test Guides
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8 reviews for The Official ACT Prep Guide 2025 – 2026: Book + Online Course
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Vanessa –
Great Resource
Great resource for the new test! I grabbed this to help tutor students who began taking the old test, but are now a bit nervous about the new one. It helps to see lots of examples and be able to talk about them with this book in front of us.
Kk –
Good resource
Seems to be very helpful. It’s much bigger than I expected
K. D. –
Great prep book
My son used this book to prep for the ACT and it helped him SO much. He spent 40min a day for two weeks going through this and he felt like it prepared him a lot. He was able to brush up on things he had forgotten (especially in Math, he said) and was better able to anticipate what the real test would be like. It also taught him several strategies to help him manage his time during the test. He just took the real ACT this week and left feeling really confident, and said he for sure would not have done as well if he hadn’t prepared with this book. Now we just have to wait “2-8 weeks” to find out how he did!
Timothy D Walker –
It’s helpful
This book has been helpful, the advertised 8 tests is misleading. There are four practice tests in the book and the same four tests are available online, there ARE NOT 8 different practice tests. All in all, my sons scores are improving with each practice test, with the help of the suggestions in the book.
Jan Hurst –
New Exam Format!
I am an award winning test prep tutor with over ten years of experience. I have used a lot of books over the years. I had a favorite for the previous exam format. This book is an amazing resource for preparing for the newly redesigned exam. My students are enjoying the layout of the strategies and rules. My only suggestion would be to add a quick set of answers for every exam like the first exam in the book. The others only have the long explanations.
Jim –
Well worth the money
As advertised. The book arrived in pristine condition.Actually, this book is way thicker than it appeared to be in the advertisement. I just hope my daughter can get through it in time.
Alyce –
Highly disappointing
The ACT should have editors who ensure the published materials have at least a modicum of accuracy. Why make the answer sheets confusing? The number of questions on the answer sheets corresponds to the number of questions on the old version of the ACT, not the current one. Surely these could and should have been updated. Far worse, students have no way to gauge what their scores would be –the scales are wildly off.Unfortunately, the new volume contains only 4 practice tests; previous editions have included 6 tests.The ACT needs to make these corrections ASAP and make them available to those of us who have purchased this marginally useful book.
Sally G –
Sufficient for my purposes.
As a long time test tutor (20+ years) I did read the other reviews by tutors and acknowledge their concerns. I will say, however, that I have a plethora of practice tests from over the last 10 years and there are many repeated questions or questions that are almost identical with a few minor changes. So the main thing that one should be looking for in this book is the new format that students will be using. It is substantially different from the former test and it is absolutely something students need to get use to. Because I happen to focus primarily or strategy and technique and much less on content when I use this particular resource, it is sufficient for my needs at this time. Hopefully as we go forward we will get some newer content but for the first book by this company with the new tests in it, I think this book does the job.