What’s Included in ACT Test All You Need to Know?

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The next ACT is scheduled on 12th, June 2021.  The ACT is a standardized test that assesses a student’s skills in five core areas: English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing (optional). Students of all 4 years from 9th -12th grade take the ACT so that they can submit their scores to colleges as part of the college application process. Usually, 11th and 12th grade students take the ACT.

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ACT English Includes: ACT English section is divided into two parts Usage and Mechanics The second is Rhetorical Skills. Usage and Mechanics require fine-tuned punctuation and grammar knowledge. Rhetorical Skills focus on your comprehension of the passage as a whole and your ability to maximize the passage’s organization and style.

Subsection 1: Distribution of questions in Usage/Mechanics

  • Punctuation (10-15%)
  • Grammar and usage (15-20%)
  • Sentence structure (20-25%)

Subsection 2: Distribution of questions in Rhetorical Skills

  • Organization (10-15%)
  • Strategy (15-20%)
  • Style (15-20%)

ACT Math Includes: ACT Math section is categorized into several topics. The distribution of questions topic-wise are as follows:

  • Trigonometry (5-10%)
  • Coordinate Geometry (15-20%)
  • Elementary Algebra (15-20%)
  • Intermediate Algebra (15-20%)
  • Plane Geometry (20-25%)
  • Pre-Algebra (20-25%)

ACT Reading Includes: ACT Reading section divides the content into three major content buckets: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, and Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.

Distribution of questions in Rhetorical Skills

  • Integration of Knowledge (13-18%)
  • Craft and Structure (25-30%)
  • Key Ideas and Details (55-60%)

Skills Tested on ACT Reading

  • Know main ideas
  • Find details within a passage and interpret them
  • Understand the sequence of events and flow of ideas
  • Interpret cause-effect relationships
  • Determine the synonyms, phrases, and statements in context
  • Draw generalizations
  • Make judgments
  • Study the author’s or narrator’s tone and purpose

ACT Science Includes: A wide range of science content, it tests your scientific skills more than your knowledge. As the ACT puts it, “the Science Test … measures the interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in the natural sciences.

The distribution of questions in the Science section:

  • Data Representation (30-40% of Questions)
  • Research Summaries (45-55% of Questions)
  • Conflicting Viewpoints (15-20% of Questions)

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