ACT Getting Harder In General...

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<p>I disagree</p>

<p>@‌ leftwichqb7 The “dual passage” was announced on June 6th. Some of the reading comprehension questions – to date based on single passages – will be based on comparing or drawing information from two separate passages.</p>

<p>ACT also announced a change in math
Probability and statistics may see a very slight increase in the mathematics section (from 3 questions to 4 out of 60).</p>

<p>This is website you can use to stay on top of changes in the ACT test.
<a href=“National Research Leader in College and Workforce Readiness | ACT”>http://www.act.org/actnext/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Will the “dual passage” now be seen on every Reading test, replacing one of the other four content areas on a rotating basis? </p>

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<p>^^^
No. But it is a possibility. </p>

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<p>Here is an example of the Dual passage</p>

<p><a href=“ACT Test Preparation | Test Prep Resources | ACT”>http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/reading/read_05.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The dual passage was on the June and October test. So yeah, it looks like they’re settling in with this change. Incidentally, it was the humanities one on both…</p>

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<p>That dual passage freaked me out man. Maybe I’m too sensitive about changes to the ACT, but I finished with a 23 on the reading when I usually get a 31. That passage about the dust threw me off even further. Also if someone hasn’t mentioned it, the science test has changed. No more 5 question passages. All 6’s and 7’s. I guess this is permanent then, right?</p>

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<p>Phillyy15 - when taking a Feb test where you a HS senior? Thanks</p>

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<p>can anyone provide some prep books link like mcg. barron’s
please pdf version</p>

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<p>For some reason the dual passage seems easier as there is less to focus on for each section.</p>

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<p>@gminor‌ where are you getting this information about the science section only having 6 and 7 questions per passage?</p>

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<p>@cofbrien from the October test. I’ve seen it mentioned in threads here too.</p>

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<p>I don’t think it’s getting harder granted that my experience is two successive tests, June and September 2014. I got a 31 on the first and 34 on the second one. I thought the whole test in general was really easy and only did two practice tests in between each one and read the Princeton Review section on essay writing (which really helped I went from 8 to 11). </p>

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<p>It’s definitely harder and gonna get harder. </p>

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<p>Yeah it will only get harder</p>

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<p>Yup, it’s true. I’m jealous of my brother who took it almost ten years ago and easily got a high composite. My current score is below his, but he doesn’t understand that the ACT currently is like, 2-3x harder than the one he took when he was a junior. ><</p>

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To be perfectly honest, I didn’t find my December 2014 national administration significantly different than tests 4 and 5 in the Red Book, which I understand are from several years ago. Then again, I feel like my test happened to be a particularly easy one compared to other months.

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After taking the April 2015 ACT, I think we can all agree the ACT has definitely gotten harder.

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Indeed… On my last practice test (I think the 3rd one in the red book) before taking the april ACT, I got a 34 or something. However, I think I’ll get like a 0 on the science. I don’t think it’s very fair…

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The Dual Passages have been around longer than you think. Before it appeared on the June 2014 Released test, it was being given to the Sunday testers as far back as 2013. I guess they were the experimental group before it went National.

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I thought the ACT was easier than Februrary dest date. But a year old prep book is no longer adequate for the test.