Article Directory :: Reference & Education Articles What to Expect on the Four Sections of the ACT By Jon Harwokey Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 03Nov2010 Word count: 432 Viewed: 340 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site While the ACT test, or what was once known as the American College Testing test, isn't quite as popular within academic circles as the SAT test is, it is still widely used as a way to determine if a student is of the caliber wanted by the school. That's why if the college or university you want to attend requires the ACT test, or has it as an option to go with the SAT test, having the tools to do well on it is essential. As with the SAT test, the ACT test is in sections. There are four main sections and an optional Writing section which is an original essay. The main sections are English, Reading, Math and Science and breaks down as follows: English: 5 passages of 75 total questions over a 45 minute period. 40 usage metrics and 35 rhetorical skills are tested for. This is a multiple choice section and has a maximum score of 36 Math: 60 questions in 60 minutes. They test for 24 elementary and pre-algebra questions and 18 intermediate algebra. This is also a multiple choice section with a maximum score of 36 Reading: 40 questions over 35 minutes. Testing covers Prose, the Humanities, Social Studies and Natural Science. This section has a maximum score of 36 and is multiple choice as well. Science: 7 Data sets with a total of 40 questions to be answered in 35 minutes. Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning and other problem solving skills that are required for the natural sciences are tested for. This is also a multiple choice section with an overall maximum score of 36 The optional Writing test is one prompted essay to be completed in 30 minutes. The main point of this is to present one point of view in an original essay response and can net an additional 12 points While that doesn't seem like a lot to have to cope with, you can't bounce between sections without running the risk of being asked to leave the test. Also, these test sections are all given on one day, so there is no splitting up of the test. That means test takers will be testing for a minimum of just under three hours, to a maximum of almost three and a half hours. That is quite a difficult process. While the ACT test isn't as popular as SAT testing is, having the tools and skills to take the ACT can also help with SAT testing as well. And by having both sets of tests under your belt, that means whichever school you're looking at will take a second look at you because you have persevered and taken both tests. Getting into a good college isn't easy, but having a good ACT test prep can play a big part in getting that good grade you need. Jon Harwokey, a computer programmer, graduated with a degree in computer science. Without the ACT and SAT online practice tests, Jon would have not so prepared. EasyPublish™ this article - publishers click here More articles by Jon Harwokey

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