@clichescreenname That’s surprising - I was averaging 30-31 in Red Book and got a 31.25 on the 2015-2016 Test.
@clichescreenname I usually get 36 on English and none wrong but I got a 33 on that one (like 5-6 wrong?) and the curve was 73-75 = 36. So evidently, people didn’t do well on that English section.
Also, at least in my opinion, the Red Book ACTs have reaaalllyyy easy math questions in the first 10 and even 20, and end being relatively difficult. That math section started easy to moderate, and worked its way up to very difficult.
The reading also had one passage that really bugged me, was hard to follow, and slowed me way down.
The science may have been around the same. I don’t really know, because I consistently score 27-28 on science and I just don’t understand the section, lol.
I got anywhere from 31-34 in the Red Book, but I scored a 31 on the 2015-2016 Preparing for the ACT Practice Test.
The math was noticeably harder because of the stats and I did scored much lower than usual on the science for some reason.
At this point, I really don’t know what to do to prepare for the test. I used PrepScholar (which used the Red Book) and I’ve been preparing since mid-June. I found the new Writing section not bad at all. I found this site called Learnerator, so could anyone tell me how good its questions are?
@farfarawaykontes The answer is D. It is because the person who had used that language is dead. So he used to say those words.
Can someone help me on questions 28, 36, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 55, 56 and 59 from the math test please? http://www.act.org/aap/pdf/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf
@ZainSD yes i know that.
you can use would + v1 in two ways:
1)Past of will : She told me she would be there at midnight
2)Repetition in past : My grandpa would tell me stories about knights.
so as you can see here: would tell me=used to tell me
For further explaination of the topic : http://www.englishpage.com/modals/would.html
so my question still remains.There is two answers for the question
a)would use
b)had used
I got a 32 on the December 2014 ACT test, as practice, a week ago. Is that an accurate demonstration of how I will do on the September test?
@TheIG19 Take the April + June 2015, they are the most up to date.
@CollageWhat Just took the June 2015 ACT which I signed up for, and although my score went up, I do have to agree that the Reading+Science passages were harder than usual. For reading, I usually always have 4 minutes left but for this I nearly ran out of time. Science I finished with enough time but the question were tricky.
Good thing I wasn’t the only one that thought the June ACT was harder in Science. I only started to rush when I got to the literary narrative for the Reading section. I have never been good at those types of passages. Does anyone have another strategy for those or should I just try to read as fast as possible and go back to it later when answering the questions?
Personally, I save it for last.
@anBoa122 Yeah, a lot of places recommend starting at whatever passage looks more interesting because you can speed through it. I might start saving it for last.
@distractify @anBoa122 I always start at the first one and go through like normal and I run out of time usually. Any other tips for the reading? I usally get 32-35 on the science if you guys need help.
@Dylan197 How would you study for the science section? Any tips, suggestions , hints to look out for when doing this section?
took 3 practice tests and got around the 24-25 mark on science and finished them with about about 30 seconds before time’s up each.
I skip straight to the questions all the 3 times but I still end up near the 35min mark.
I’m trying to at least get a 29 or possibly a 30.
@Dylan197 do you have some tips for science?? I cant seem to break 30 anymore since they changed the format.
How do you solve math question #60 from the 2015-2016 released ACT test?
The question is: "The sides of an acute triangle measure 14 cm, 18 cm, and 20 cm, respectively. Which of the following equations, when solved for (theta), gives the measure of the smallest angle of the triangle?
I can’t type the answer choices because they are gnarly… But please I am stuck…
@clichescreenname If you are given three sides of an triangle but no angle measure, you can use this formula to find the angle measure: c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2abcosC. The smallest angle is opposite to smallest side (14 cm). So in the formula, c=14 (a=18 and c=20).
@sweetcharge IMHO, you should not just skip to the questions. I always skim over the Data and make sure I have a basic understanding of the research. chances are, you can answer a few questions very quickly with just that. If you have a strong memory, you might be able to answer more. If not, you will still know where to find the answer.
This is my experience, and It might not work for someone else. I am consistently getting 36-34 in science and I have never studied for it.
any tips for rhetorics?
Does anyone have pacing tips for the science section? I am always extremely rushed during this section, and usually can’t even begin the last passage. I’ve only been able to score a 27-28 on practice tests (with the normal time limit). However, I recently attempted a science test with 10 extra minutes and I scored a 33. The time constraint on this section is absurd and I’d love to know how other people are doing so well.
So I took the April and June ACT and I feel like I’m doing reasonably well on them. However as I go further back in the dates my scores get progressively worse. While my April and June ACT mistakes on math are generally careless, the old ones are on content I’ve never even learned before. Or take reading, where I got a 33-34 on the April and June ACT and would get a 28-29 on old ones. Should I be worried about this?
@skyisover
I don’t think you should worry. I believe that the tests have a trend that they follows. If you did fine on April June ACT, i doubt your score will plump in Sep ACT.
(In my opinion tho, English sections are harder for the most recent tests)