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General ACT Info
Math
English
Reading
Science
100
What does LOTD stand for?
letter of the day
100
What does PITA stand for?
plug in the answer
100
List the FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
100
What are the four types of passages on the reading test?
prose, social science, humanities, natural science
100
How many passages are in the science section?
6 or 7
200
What does POOD stand for?
personal order of difficulty
200
What is the order of difficulty on the math section?
easiest to hardest
200
What is the most important "C" to remember?
concise
200
What is a dual passage?
2 passages in the same set with the same 10 questions
200
What are the three types of passages?
charts and graphs/data representation Experiments/research summaries fighting scientists/conflicting viewpoints
300
What are the four sections/tests in the ACT?
English, math, reading, science
300
What does it mean to ballpark?
estimate
300
List 2 subordinating conjunctions
SWABIS
300
How many questions are there per passage?
10
300
What would a flat line on a graph mean?
no change to the dependent variable
400
When will we take the "free" school wide ACT?
March
400
What is 8% of 20?
1.6
400
List 3 conjunctive adverbs
THAMOS
400
What kind of passages/information might be found in a humanities passage?
arts, travel, cultural stuff
400
What would a steep line mean?
large amount of change with only a small effort
500
What are the number of questions and time limits for each section of the ACT?
English 75 Qs, 45 minutes Math 60 qs 60 mins Reading and Science-40qs, 35 minutes
500
List the factors of 15 and the first three multiples of 20.
1,3,5, 15 20,40,60
500
List 4 of the 8 comma rules we discussed in class
lists/series, dates, city/state/country, separating two independent clauses with FANBOYS, appositives (extra info), quotes, introductory elements, DC,IC
500
What information can be found in the natural science passages?
Anything related to science!
500
What are the three steps to working through the science passages?
work the passage/figures work the questions work the answers