samuelmwase Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Can someone explain the ACT tests in detail because i might take them. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaby Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Maybe try using google and your own initiative a little bit, don't just expect people here to give you ready-made, lengthy answers? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevG Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 act is like sat, but it tests you on stuff you did at school Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink97 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Can someone explain the ACT tests in detail because i might take them. I took the ACT. The different sections (in order): English (45 minutes) - 75 questions , maths (60 minutes) - 60 questions, reading (35 minutes) - 40 minutes, science (35 minutes) - 40 minutes [optional section: essay - 30 minutes/ the format of the essay has changed for the upcoming tests, see: http://www.act.org/actnext/faq.html#Enhancements) 1) Reading: This section comprises of two components - usage/mechanics and rhetorical skills. It's basically tests your English grammar - you'll do well if you know the grammar rules the ACT tests you on (you can find them in the real ACT prep book). If you've studied the British curriculum (like I have), I recommend you study extensively for this section as the curriculum doesn't cover grammar to such an extent. This section is honestly the easiest IMO and this is coming from someone who's more maths and science oriented! If you practice a lot, you should be able to finish within the time limits. 2) Maths: This section comprises of Pre-Algebra/Elem. Algebra, Algebra/Coord. Geometry and Plane Geometry/Trig.. Again depending on what curriculum you've studied, you may or may not know most of the concepts you'll be tested on. It's definitely simpler than IB standard level maths I definitely recommend doing a ton of practice problems to get acclimated with the time constraint - trust me, it's not easy to finish in time without making silly mistakes. 3) Reading: There are four passage (each are accompanied with 10 questions) - prose fiction, social science, humanities and natural science. This is definitely the section along with the science section which requires a ton of practice to get used to the timing. Try to do as many practice reading section tests as possible to get acclimated with the timing. 4) Science: There tends to be 3 sections with 5 questions, 3 with 6 questions and one with 7 questions (opinion based passage). To make things simpler, do the passages with 5 questions first and the 7 question based passage last as the 5 and 6 question based passage are easier than the passage with the 7 question, that way if you run out of time, you'll have done more questions (since you started with the easier ones) *Warning* The ACT has increased the difficulty of the reading and science sections - the practice tests are much simpler than the sections on the real tests - I learned this the hard way (google it, many ACT test takers have noted the increase in difficulty of these sections) Word of advice: The key to doing well on the ACT (assuming you know the concepts) is PRACTICE, I repeat PRACTICE. Timing is a major issue with the ACT. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevG Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 more insight on how fast you need to beenglish- 75 q- 45 minaverage time per question: 36 sec math- 60 q- 60 minaverage time per question: 1 min reading- 40 q- 35 minaverage time per question: 46-ish sec science- 40 q- 35 minaverage time per question: 46-ish sec its easy to lose track of the time, even more so when you're reading and trying to understand a passage Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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