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General Test Questions
Grammar Counts!
The Numbers Have it
Reading is FUNdamental!
MAD Scientist
100
This section tests your understanding of standard, formal English.
What is the English Section.
100

This punctuation mark ends a complete thought when not in a direct quote or an interjection.

What is a period?

100

True of False: The ACT Math section requires detailed knowledge of Trigonometry and pre-Calc.

What is False

100
The four types of stories you will be tested on
What are prose fiction, humanities, natural science and social sciences.
100

True or False: The ACT Science section tests reasoning over specific content knowledge

What is "true"

200

You should never do this with a question on the ACT, even when running out of time.

What is leave the question blank.

200

"FANBOYS" is a mnemonic device that is used to memorize...

DOUBLE POINTS:

"FANBOYS" stands for...

What is conjunctions?


What is  For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, SO

200

The three types of Math commonly seen on the ACT...

What are pre-algebra, algebra, and Geometry/Trigonometry

200
True or False a workable strategy is: You should start to answer questions before you have read the entire passage
What is "True".
200
The four science areas tested are:
What are earth/space, physics, biology and chemistry.
300

This section is weighted a little more heavily on the Math and contains how many questions.

What is Pre-Algebra and Algebra I with 24 questions.

300

The proper punctuation mark in the following example should be: "To cut through root vegetables like potatoes and parsnips, you should use a chef's knife( ) not a paring knife."

What is a comma.

300

Number of questions on the Math portion of the ACT...


DOUBLE POINTS:

How many of the Math questions are based on arithmetic and pre-algebra

What is 60 questions.

DP:

What are the first 35 out of 60.

300

What two "drier and more factual" passages on the ACT Reading section allowing you to use the "SQ3R" (survey, question, read, recite, and review) approach

What are the Social Science (history and sociology) and Natural Science passages (biology and geology).

300

The three types of ACT science passages are....

What are data representation, research summaries, and conflicting viewpoints.

400

You should read the question, predict the answer and apply your choice to the answer options on these test sections.

DOUBLE POINTS:

Why should you use this skill for these portions?

What are the English, Reading and Science sections.


DP: What is this test taking strategy allows students to save time by not reading the entire passage.

400
This punctuation mark should only be used after a complete sentence to introduce a list, quote or detailed explanation.
What is a colon?
400

From left to right the order of operations to approach a problem known as PEMDAS?

What are: parenthesis, Exponents, multiply, divide, add and subtract.

400

Reading two lines above to two lines below a specific underlined portion can help to answer...

What are the Vocabulary in Context questions

400

Diagrams are usually used for the Science category of:

What is Biology.

500

The items you should have on test day are:


DOUBLE POINTS:

What is your testing location for Tuesday?

What are a charged computer, calculator, your ID, and pencil.


DOUBLE POINTS: 

*Each group member needs to answer for the points to count

500
This punctuation mark should be used to separate two independent clauses and must also be used with a comma.
What is a semi-colon?
500

The term for the perimeter of a circle is?

DOUBLE POINTS:

The formula for the perimeter of a circle is...

What is circumference


What is C=2πr

500

8.5 minutes is...

What is the amount of time you have for each passage and its questions.

500

Which science passage is generally the easiest?


DOUBLE POINTS:

Why do students find the science portion of the ACT to be challenging?

What is data representation?


DP: What is the science ACT portion requires reading and reasoning of presented information to answer questions.