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100
How many questions are in the English section?
Total 75 questions for 5 English passage. Each passage has 15 questions. All in multiple choices.
100
How many minutes do you have for Math section?
60 minutes, average 1 minute per math problem.
100
How many passages are in the reading section?
There are 4 and each passage has a type/theme.
- Literary Narrative or Prose Fiction: this passage will consist of an excerpt from a novel, short story, personal essay, or memoir.
- Social Studies: this passage will discuss a topic related to the social sciences, such as history, anthropology, economics, geography, politics, or sociology.
- Humanities: this passage will likely concern music, art, film, or another artistic field, and may be excerpted from a personal essay
- Natural Science: this passage will be about a scientific topic such as biology, geology, physics, or chemistry.
100
True or False
You need to know advance science to do well in science section.
False
ACT Science passages present information in one of three formats:
1. Data Representation- establish an understanding of the experiment based on the graphs, charts, or tables
3. Research Summaries- understand the experiments based on a written description
4. Conflicting Viewpoints- understand the similarities and differences between the arguments presented by each scientist. -tests your comprehension and attention to detail
100
When does Osseo Senior High take the ACT Test in year 2022?
Tuesday, April 19
200
How many minutes do you have to complete the 75 questions?
-Total of 45 minutes
-9 minutes for passage
-36 second per question
200
How many questions are in the Math section?
60 questions
200
True or False
55-60% of the reading section is to determine the meaning of words and phrases.
False
- Key Ideas and Details (55-60%) – Students must identify central themes, pick out specific details, and draw conclusions about the nature of relationships between presented ideas.
- Craft and Structure (25-30%) – Students must determine the meaning of words and phrases and analyze the author’s rhetorical and structural choices.
- Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (13-18%) – Students must evaluate the author’s claim and, in some cases, find connections between two different texts.
200
Which on of the three format is this...
Conflicting View
200
True or False
When the 5 minute warning is announced, I should pencil in all the bubbles whether I know the answer or not.
True
You do not get penalize for wrong answers in ACT Test. By filling in the bubbles with your favorite letter of the day (A, B, C, D, E) can potentially increase your score because you can potentially mark a RIGHT answer.
300
What contents/skills are covered under the English section?
Grammar (officially, “Conventions of Standard English”) and Rhetoric (officially, “Production of Writing” and “Knowledge of Language”)
Focused on grammar & usage, punctuation, sentence structure, strategy, organization, and style.
300
True or False
You need to have taken calculus to do take the Math section.
False- you will take the math section regardless of level of math.
These are content that will be covered in the meth section: pre-algebra, elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, coordinate geometry, plane geometry, and trigonometry.
Knowing calculus is great but is not necessary.
300
True or False - The following are type of questions from hardest to easiest.
1. Specific Detail Questions
2. Structure and Function Questions
3. Inference Questions
4. Main Idea Questions
5. Vocabulary in Context Questions
False - Most common type of questions from easiest to hardest.
1. Specific Detail Questions - pick specific details out of the text—no guesswork is involved. In fact, these questions will often reference a specific line or paragraph, telling you exactly where to look
2. Structure and Function Questions - how the passage is organized or how specific sentences or paragraphs function as part of the whole. These kinds of questions might, for instance, ask why the author uses a certain example or what kind of evidence would strengthen (or weaken) the author’s argument.
3. Inference Questions - “read between the lines” or draw conclusions based on the evidence provided in the passage
4. Main Idea Questions - author of a passage will reference the main idea in (nearly) every paragraph—if there’s a topic that recurs frequently, it’s a good bet that it’s the main idea.
5. Vocabulary in Context Questions - define a word based on the way it is used in the passage
300
How many minutes do you have for the science section?
35 minutes; 52 second per question (total 40 questions)
300
What is the highest score you earn on the ACT Test
36
400
What partnership is black and orange and has an oriole as a mascot?
Osseo Senior High
400
True or False
Questions 1-10 will generally be easier than questions 11-20 (and 11-20 easier than 21-30).
True
But this does NOT mean that question 1 is easier than question 2.
400
How many minutes and questions do you have for the reading section?
35 minutes and 40 questions, averaging 52 seconds per questions.
400
How many passage do you have in the science section?
6-7 passage and 40 questions.
400
Is the writing test score count towards the overall ACT Test score?
Daily Double: What is the maximum points earned on the writing test?
No, 12
Good to take the writing test especially if you plan to attend a four year college.
500
Which one is more important in the English section?
1.Look for Guideposts
2. Let the Answers Help You
3. Short & Sweet
4. No Change is not a Trick
1.Look for Guideposts - underline words
2. Let the Answers Help You - you have the answer
3. Short & Sweet - Standard English, no IFs, ANDs, UMs, and BUTs
4. No Change is not a Trick- focus on what the question is asking for.
500
To find the correct answer, we must find the relationship between the number of eggs and the number of servings, which is 3:6. Then we must find the answer which maintains an equivalent ratio when the number of eggs is increased to 5. The number of servings is double the number of eggs, so the correct answer is 10, choice C.
500
What can you do in the reading section to make sure you complete the test and potentially score higher?
- Start with your strengths
- Read the questions first
- Take notes, circle, underline
500
What is the x-axis and y-axis
The x-axis and y-axis are two lines that create the coordinate plane. The x-axis is a horizontal line and the y-axis is a vertical line.
500
Name 3 things you should do on the night before or morning of the test?
- Review study notes
- Pack your #2 lead pencil, FAMILIAR calculator, snack, and water bottle
- Get a good sleep
- Eat normal/light breakfast
- Give yourself time by being early/on time
- Whatever rituals that will make you feel empowered