What is included in the English portion of the ACT?
100
Comprehension of several passages.
What is tested on the reading test?
100
The interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in the natural sciences.
What is tested on the ACT science test?
100
60
What is the number of questions asked and/or the number of minutes allowed on the ACT math test?
200
One way you can register for the ACT.
What is online? (Or what is in the counselors' office?)
200
75.
How many questions are on the ACT English test?
200
40
How many questions are on the reading test?
200
40
How many questions are on the ACT science test?
200
An approved calculator
What is allowed to be used on only the math portion of the ACT?
300
Your admission ticket and acceptable identification.
What do you need to bring with you on test day?
300
45
How many minutes are you given to take the ACT English test?
300
35
How many minutes do you have to complete the reading test?
300
35
How many minutes do you have to take the ACT science reasoning test?
300
The number of content areas tested on the math section of the ACT.
What is 6? (They are pre-algebra, elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, coordinate geometry, plane geometry, and trigonometry.)
400
The highest possible score you can make on the ACT.
What is 36.
400
Questions in this category test your understanding of the conventions of English, such as pronoun-antecedent agreement, modifiers, verb formation, pronoun case, and idiomatic phrasing.
What is grammar and/or usage?
400
4
How many passages are on the reading test?
400
A calculator.
What are you not permitted to use on the ACT science reasoning test?
400
The number of answer choices you are given on the math portion of the ACT.
What is 5? (The other sections have 4 answer choices.)
500
Your cell phone.
What is something you should not bring?
500
Questions in this category test your understanding of relationships between and among clauses, placement of modifiers, and shifts in construction.
What is sentence structure?
500
Questions in this category are based on passages in the content areas of anthropology, archaeology, biography, business, economics, education, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
What is social studies?
500
7
How many grpahs, charts, or tables are presented on the ACT science reasoning test?
500
Questions in this content area are based on basic operations using whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and integers; palce value, square roots, and approximations; the concept of exponents; scientific notation; factors; ration, proportion, and percent; linear equations in one variable; elementary counting techniques; and simple variability.