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ACT Overview

ACT Overview . LA 5. 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.

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ACT Overview

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  1. ACT Overview LA 5

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Sample English Question:

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Sample Reading Questions

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