Like the SAT, the ACT is a nationally administered, standardized paper-and-pencil test that helps colleges evaluate and assess the candidates. Colleges now accept your ACT or SAT scores interchangeably. This means that you have the opportunity to decide on which test you'll perform better. And in many cases, students prepare for and take both exams. Is the SAT or ACT better for you?
Generally, you'll take the ACT for the first time in the spring of your junior year. This allows you to reserve the summer months for college applications or enough time to re-take the test during the fall of your senior year if you're not satisfied with your score.
The ACT English Test
On the ACT English Test, you'll have 45 minutes to answer 75 questions—that's about 30 seconds per question! The test is divided into 5 passages, each with about 15 questions.
You're not being tested on spelling or vocabulary. Rather, the ACT English Test is designed to assess your understanding of the conventions of English—punctuation, grammar, sentence structure—and of rhetorical skills. Rhetorical skills are more strategic including things like organizing the text and making sure it's styled clearly.
The ACT Math Section
On the ACT Math Test, you'll have 60 minutes to answer 60 questions—that's 1 minute per question! Questions include Pre-Algebra, Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, Coordinate and Plane Geometry, and Trigonometry.
The ACT reading section
On the ACT Reading section, you’ll be tested on Social Studies, Natural Sciences, Literary Narrative or Prose Fiction and Humanities. You'll have 35 minutes to answer 40 questions—that's about 50 seconds per question! The section contains four passages, each followed by 10 questions.
The ACT science section
On the ACT Science Test, you’ll be given passages containing various kinds of scientific information—drawn from the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy, and meteorology—which you'll have to understand and use as a basis for inferences. You'll have 35 minutes to answer 40 questions—that's about 50 seconds per question! The section contains seven passages, each followed by 5-7 questions.
The ACT Writing section
The optional ACT Writing Test is 40 minutes long, includes one essay, and is always the last section of the test. You'll be given a topic or an issue and expected to take a position on it, supporting your point of view with examples and evidence
Your ACT score
Some of the most common questions we get from students and parents are: "What does this ACT score mean?" and "What is a good ACT score?"
Each of the four multiple-choice ACT test sections (English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science) is scored on a scale of 1-36. You will also receive a composite score, which is the average of your four test scores (1-36).
Your score report also includes national rankings where you can compare your performance against students across the country. For instance, if you ranked in the 90th percentile on the Mathematics Test, you did better than 89 percent of other students, while 10 percent fared better than you.
Verbal classes for ACT –
English section
(Grammar rules along with Practice sessions and doubt clearing sessions) – 9 classes
Reading section
(Reading strategies along with Practice sessions and doubt clearing sessions) 7– 10 classes
Writing section
(Writing strategy along with Practice sessions and Doubt clearing Sessions) – 8 classes
Science Section
(Strategy sharing along with Practice sessions and doubt clearing sessions) – 6 classes
Mathematics Section
25 classes of Maths are held, all the concepts are practiced from various books like Kaplan, Tata Mc Graw Hill, Barrons, College Board.