What's on the English section?

grammar, punctuation, mechanics

Why should you take an ACT prep course?

To improve your score, To learn tools and strategies

What's on the science section?

Graphs, charts, tables, and scientific arguments

To apply to college, Students with LD may do better than on the SAT

How is the ACT scored?

Raw score is converted to scaled score, from 1-36

What's on the math section?

Algebra, pre-algebra, geometry, statistics.

Do questions get harder through the test?

In the science section, the passages do.

Do you need to take the ACT for college?

Some schools are test-optional.

What's on the Reading section?

comprehension, inferences, vocabulary

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1
Is there a writing section?
Yes
No
Yes, but it's optional.
2
What's on the English section?
data analysis
reading comprehension
vocabulary definitions
grammar, punctuation, mechanics
3
What subject is NOT on the ACT?
Math
Science Reasoning
English
Social Studies
4
Why should you take an ACT prep course?
To learn how to cheat
To improve your score
To learn tools and strategies
To get out of the summer math packet
5
What's on the science section?
Statistics and formulas
Graphs, charts, tables, and scientific arguments
Famous scientists and their theories
Anatomy, ionic bonding, and relativity
6
Why take the ACT?
To apply to college
Because everyone else is doing it
Students with LD may do better than on the SAT
Because it's fun
7
How is the ACT scored?
Raw score is converted to scaled score, from 1-36
It's an average of each section.
Percentage correct is converted to a number.
Raw score is converted to a scaled score from 200-800
8
What's on the math section?
Pain. Page after page of pain.
Data analysis
Algebra, pre-algebra, geometry, statistics.
Calculus, theorems, and proofs
9
Will you have homework in this class?
Every night.
Never.
Yes, occasionally.
Only on weekends.
10
What types of passages are NOT in the Reading section?
social science
prose fiction
popular culture
Natural science
11
Do you get points taken off for a wrong answer?
No
Only on the math section
Yes
Only on hard questions
12
How many times a year is ACT offered?
5
4
7
8
13
Do questions get harder through the test?
In the English section, yes.
Not in the math section.
In the science section, the passages do.
No; they're all random
14
How many sections are on the ACT?
5
4
3
2
15
Do you need to take the ACT for college?
Yes for all schools
Never.
Some schools are test-optional.
Yes, the ACT or the SAT are required
16
Which student would test at a "special" center?
A blind student needing Braille
A student on crutches
A student needing 50% extended time.
A student with a reader
17
What is the ACT?
A standardized test
A form of torture
A fun way to spend a Saturday
A test
18
What's on the Reading section?
comprehension, inferences, vocabulary
Reading fluency
Writing
Punctuation, grammar, spelling.

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