ACT Jeopardy

Study Strategies

100

Is guessing a good or bad idea on the ACT?

Good idea! There is no penalty for wrong answers

200

What does POE stand for?

Process of Elemination

300

As you go along in a section do the questions get harder or easier?

Harder

400

Do you use your Letter of the Day on Now, Later or Never questions?

Never

500

What does POOD stand for?

Personal Order of Difficulty

English Section

100

Is the English test a writing test or an Editing test?

Editing

200

How many questions are there about each passage?

15

300

How long is the English section? (Time and Questions)

45 minutes, 75 questions

400

How do you find what the question is asking for?

Look at all the answer choices

500

What are the 4 "C's" of the English section?

Complete: we are looking to make complete thoughts and sentences

Consistent: we are looking for things to match

Clear: we are looking for things to make sense

Concise: we are looking to talk about ideas with as few words as possible

ACT

100

What two ACT sections are twins?

Reading and Science sections

200

Do you need to take the writing section?

yes

300

How do they calculate the composite score?

Take the average of all the sections, minus the writing

400

Is the ACT more important to large schools or small schools?

Large schools

500

Name all five sections of the ACT in order!

English, Math, Reading, Science, Writing