ACT Test Taking Strategies

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ACT 2022 will take place on April 2, 2022. Relax and stay calm during the test. Many colleges use ACT scores for admissions. Colleges look at the ACT for two reasons. The ACT score shows that you are academically prepared for college. Secondly, if you are admitted, your ACT score will be added to the college’s annual ACT statistics. Secondly, if you are admitted, your ACT score will be added to the college’s annual ACT statistics.

Is it worth improving your ACT score? Without a doubt. Are you able to improve your ACT score? Without a doubt. The ACT is made up of four sections. These include science, reading comprehension, math, and English.

There are some helpful tips and strategies

  • Plan your study time instead of cramming: The ACT tests the knowledge you’ve acquired over the course of your high school career, so cramming is pointless. Tests are designed to measure students’ ability and knowledge during academic sessions.
  • Get to know the test: Before your test date, familiarize yourself with the structure of the ACT. Learn and review the directions for each of the sections on the test during your test preparation.
  • Attempt easy questions first: First, answer the questions for which you are certain you have the correct answer. Make a mark next to each question you skip in your exam booklet so you can quickly find it later.
  • Each question on the ACT has only one correct response: Even if it appears that two correct answers exist, you can only choose one, so choose the best answer for each question.
  • Read each question carefully: Never assume you understand a question until you’ve read it from beginning to end. Students will occasionally give an answer they remember from a similar question on a practice test.
  • Practice, practice, practice: Let us say it one more time. Practice, practice, practice! There is no substitute for practice.
  • Make a timetable: Because there is a time limit for completing the test, do not spend too much time on any one question. Limit yourself to 1–2 minutes for the more difficult questions and no more than 10–20 seconds for the easier ones.

How to fill the Bubble sheet

  1. Mark the circles in the ID section. One circle per row.
  2. Mark the circles in the Name section (First, Middle, and last name)
  3. No points will be earned if the circle is marked half or some line.
  4. No point will be earned if multiple circles are marked in a row.
  5. Mark the circles with a #2HB pencil.

It is Important to Know

  • On test day, focus on the test rather than the section directions.
  • Get a sense of how long each section will take and how many questions will be asked.
  • Bring a watch or a timer, and set it for 5 minutes before the end time to go over all of the answers.
  •  Go over all of the questions in each section first, then circle the easy ones.
  •  If you’re not sure which answer is correct, consult the answer booklet.
  • Fill in the bubble sheet with the final answers.
  • When the machine scores the bubble sheets, make sure there are no marks on them.
  • Machines, in most cases, are unable to distinguish between stray marks and correct answers.

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