ACT Overview LA 5

Test   Content English 75 questions 45 min Measures standard written English and rhetorical skills. Math 60 questions 60 min Measures mathematical skills students have typically acquired in courses taken up to the beginning of grade 12. Reading 40 questions 35 min Measures reading comprehension. Science Measures the interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in the natural sciences. Optional Writing Test 1 prompt 30 min Measures writing skills emphasized in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses.

Overview, continued ACT test is about 3½ hours long There is a short break between the Math and Reading tests There is a total of 215 multiple choice questions and one essay The ACT does not penalize you for a wrong answer: ANSWER EVERY QUESTION, even if it is a guess

English Test The English test is a 75-question, 45-minute test, covering: Usage/Mechanics punctuation grammar and usage sentence structure Rhetorical Skills strategy organization style

Sample English Question:

Reading Test 35 minutes, 40 questions 4 reading passages  10 questions per passage Factoring out time you’ll initially take to read the passages, you’ll have approximately 30 seconds per question (more for some, less for others) 4 categories for reading passages: Social Studies about 1,000 Natural Sciences words: Humanities college level text Prose Fiction

Social Studies, Natural Sciences, and Humanities Passages Well-organized essays with a recognizable theme You will have one reading from each of these categories You will be asked questions about: The theme and what its meaning is Specific facts in the essay The structure/organization of the essay

Prose Fiction Passage Only fiction passage on the ACT Reading Questions will ask you to: Understand thoughts, feelings, motivations of fictional characters even when not explicitly stated in passage Make lots of inferences

Sample Reading Questions