1. Academic Excellence 2020 vision Continuing the Legacy!
Everyone deserves Respect
Accept Responsibility
Good times are celebrated
Leaders
Expect Excellence
Students do the heavy lifting!
Academic Excellence
Continuing the Legacy!
2020 vision

2. Preparing for the ACT Explore Test
Part of the “American College Testing” experience!

3. ACT EXPLORE Test
What?
8th grade EAGLES will take the EXPLORE the week of March 10th.
The test includes four academic, multiple choice tests.
The test also includes an interest inventory, which helps students explore a possible career path.

4. The Explore test includes four multiple-choice tests:
Subject
Number of Questions
How Long It Takes
English 40
30 minutes
Math 30
Reading
Science 28

5. Why? ACT EXPLORE Test 2020 vision
Most Colleges and Universities require students take the ACT Test (usually taken in 11th grade).
The ACT Test includes four academic, multiple choice tests.
The ACT Explore Test is to help students navigate their way to ACT success.
2020 vision

6. EXPLORE >> PLAN >> ACT
11th Grade
Out of 36
PLAN
10th Grade
Out of 32
Ave. 1-5 points growth
EXPLORE
8th Grade
Out of 25
Ave. 1-5 points growth
Each test helps you predict the next and can help you make post-high school plans.

7. What does it take (on average) to get admitted to:
3.3 GPA 22
ACT
3.3 GPA 23
ACT
GPA
22-26 ACT
GPA
22-27 ACT
GPA
28-32 ACT
GPA: A = B = C =

8. What Your Score Report Tells You?
The EXPLORE Student Score Report gives information about your knowledge, skills, interests, and plans. You can use this information as you plan your high school coursework and begin thinking about college and work.
Your report tells you how you did on the EXPLORE tests and how your scores compare to those of other students across the nation.
It contains information about your educational and career plans, interests, high school coursework plans, and the amount of help you think you need in seven areas.

9. How have EAGLES
done in the past?

10. PLAN
10th Grade
Out of 32
2011
8th Grade
17.2
One of Excel’s School Goals: Excel’s 8th graders will graduate being prepared for college.

11. Sample Score Sheet

12. Sample Educational/Career Plan Sheet

13. Why is EXPLORE important?
The EXPLORE test will help predict your score on future standardized tests – the PLAN and the ACT.
The interest inventory can assist you as you start to plan you future education and career path.
The interest inventory can help identify strengths and weaknesses in multiple academic areas.
Your scores can be used as a factor for high school course level selection.

14. How can you prepare for EXPLORE?
You can use practice tests to study for EXPLORE. These practice tests will help be better prepared!
Get plenty of rest the night before the test.
Eat a healthy lunch and breakfast.
Bring necessary materials (pencils, erasers, calculator).
Focus on doing your best on the test!
It is a timed test- make sure to answer every question!
“If you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

15. For More Information… http://www.act.org/explorestudent/
rGuideEXPLORE.pdf
loreSample.pdf