Demystifying the ACT
The number of subtests in an ACT.
What is four?
The number of questions on the English section.
What is 75?
The number of questions on the Math section.
What is 60?
The number of questions on the Reading section.
What is 40?
The number of questions on the Science section.
What is 40?
One of several things required to bring with you on the day of the ACT test.
What are ID, pencils, eraser, calculator, water bottle, or snack?
The amount of time allowed to complete the English section?
What is 45?
The amount time allowed to complete the Math section.
What is 60 minutes?
The amount of time allowed to complete the Reading section.
What is 35 minutes?
The amount of time allowed to complete the Science section.
What is 35 minutes?
The one thing you never want to do to your answers on the ACT test.
What is leave them blank?
The answer that is often correct 25% of the time.
What is NO CHANGE?
This increases from problems 1-60.
What is difficulty?
The number of minutes in which you should complete each passage.
What is 8.5?
One of the six types of visuals found within the passages on the Science ACT?
What are Tables, Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Region Graphs, Scatterplots or Illustrations?
The one thing you never want to do as you go through any test on the ACT?
What is rush?
The number of minutes per passage you should complete each passage on the English section of the ACT.
What is nine?
What you should do with a math question you have no clue about.
What is blind guess and move on?
The passage you should do last as it is often the longest and most time consuming.
What are Compare/Contrast passages?
One of the three types of passages on the Science ACT.
What are Data Representation, Research Summaries or Conflicting Viewpoints?
One of the three question areas covered on the English ACT.
What are Conventions of Standard English, Production of Writing or Knowledge of Language?
One of the five question areas covered by the Math ACT test.
What are Number & Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, or Statistics & Probability?
One of three question areas covered by the Reading ACT section.
What are Key Ideas & Details, Craft & Structure, or Integration of Knowledge & Ideas?
One of the three question areas covered by the ACT science test.
What are Interpretation of Data, Scientific Investigation, Evaluation of Models, Inferences & Experimental Results?