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How many questions are on the English portion of the ACT?
What is 75?
How many questions are on the math portion of the ACT?
What is 60 questions?
How many questions are on the reading portion of the ACT?
What is 40 questions?
How many questions are on the science portion of the ACT?
What is 40 questions?
Which test(s) do you get a calculator for?
What is the math test?
How much time do you get on the English portion of the ACT?
What is 45 minutes?
How many minutes do you get on the math portion of the ACT?
What is 60 minutes?
How many minutes do you get on the reading portion of the ACT?
What is 35 minutes?
How many minutes do you get on the science portion of the ACT?
What is 35 minutes?
What does the ACT test?
Academic Achievement
How often are "No Change" answers correct?
About 20% of the time
What is the strategy of Do Now, Do Later, Do Never?
If you understand the question, do it now. If you kind of understand the question, answer it to the best of your ability and check it later. Do Never, guess and move on!
What strategies should be used on this test?
POE, Do Now Later Never, Skimming, Mapping
Bonus points: Describe how to map a passage.
Name three of the five commonly used Science Terms
Independent variable, Dependent varible, constants, direction relationships, indirect relationships.
When you are given the five minute warning...what strategy should you use?
Strategically Guess (pick one answer for each remaining question like C)
When answering a wordiness question, which answer is most likely the correct answer?
What is the shortest/most concise one?
How do you use the strategy Backsolving?
Pick one of the multiple choices, plug it into the equation and see if it works. Ideally begin with B or C first.
How much time do you spend per passage AND how is that time broken down?
What is 8 minutes total - 3 minutes to read, 5 minutes to answer questions?
You should always save this science passage for last.
What is the conflicting viewpoint passage?
How many total minutes are spent testing on the ACT?
What are 175 minutes?
What are two of the three main categories?
Production of Writing, Knowledge of Language, Conventions of Standard English
What are two of the three main categories?
Higher Math, Integrating Essential Skills, and Modeling.
Bonus Point: Name two subcategories in Higher Math.
What are the four types of reading passages?
What are prose fiction, social studies, humanities, and natural science?
What are the three types of science passages?
What are data representation, research summary, and conflicting viewpoints?
What should you NEVER do on the ACT test?
Leave a question blank. Answer ALL questions even if you're unsure of the answer.