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 20% of the time.
What is NO CHANGE or A/F?
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?
What should you do with regards to timing on the ACT? (multiple answers)
Pace yourself
Don't rush
Watch your time
English 9 minutes per passage
Math 1 minute per question
Reading 8.5 minutes per passage
Science: Data Representation 3-4 minutes; Research Summary 4-5 minutes; Conflicting Viewpoints no more than 6 minutes.
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?
Where you can register to take an ACT, find practice tests and study tips for the test.
What is act.org?
One of the question types asked on the English test. (multiple answers)
What are Grammar, Number Agreement, Punctuation, Possession, Tense, Parallelism, Transitions, Run-on Sentences, Word Order, Misplaced Modifiers, and Comma Splices?
One of the five question areas covered by the Math ACT test.
What are Number & Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, or Statistics & Probability?
What are one of the five types of questions asked on the Reading ACT?
What are Meaning of words, supporting details, Sequential, comparative and cause-effect relationships, Generalizations and conclusions, and Main Ides and Author's Approach?
What happens to the questions in a passage as you go through them sequentially?
What is they get more difficult?