ACT test taking strategies

Question 1

How many questions are on the reading test?

Accepted Answer

40

Question 2

Backsolving is a strategy for which section?

Accepted Answer

Math

Question 3

What is meant by "average" on the math section?

Accepted Answer

mean

Question 4

You should be suspicious about which word in an answer choice?

Accepted Answer

Always

Question 5

Is there a point penalty for guessing an answer?

Accepted Answer

No, Only on Science

Question 6

How many questions do you have to answer correctly to get the national mean?

Accepted Answer

125

Question 7

How many passages are in the science section?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 8

Which is not a type of passage on the reading exam?

Accepted Answer

Poetry

Question 9

What should you NOT bring with you to the exam?

Accepted Answer

Phone

Question 10

What are the steps of the Three-Pass System?

Accepted Answer

Now-later-never

Question 11

Which is NOT a section on the ACT

Accepted Answer

History

Question 12

The question is "solve for X: 2x=8"? Which of the following is a distractor?

Accepted Answer

16

Question 13

Are the math figures drawn to scale?

Accepted Answer

no

Question 14

Which calculator is not allowed?

Accepted Answer

TI-89

Question 15

Which questions should you save for last on the Science section?

Accepted Answer

Calculations

Questions 15