<p>I just took a full-length practice test from The Real ACT. I got a 34 Composite (34 E, 33 M, 36 R, 33 S).</p>
<p>I took the ACT in December 2009 and got a 33 Composite (34 E, 33 M, 34 R, 30 S). As you can see, there is a significant improvement in Science and a decent improvement in Reading (although I only missed one question both times lol).</p>
<p>My question is this: I know that ACT wrote The Real ACT, but are their tests for the book easier than the actual ones? Or is this a somewhat reliable predictor of how much I've improved since December (without any studying at all)?</p>
<p>Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>Assuming that you took the tests from The Real ACT under all the right testing conditions (timing restrictions, etc.), it is a reliable predictor. Take the other two practice tests from that book to get an even better prediction. </p>
<p>And the tests from the book are real ACTs. They were actually given. They will tell you how to scale the ACTs to match up with how they scaled them when they actually gave the test. So although the test itself might vary in difficulty, your score will not.</p>
<p>I did; there were a couple interruptions but they were pretty insignificant. I also did not take a break between the second and third tests. I will be taking one more practice test this weekend.</p>
<p>I did not know that these tests were actually given. Thanks for the information!</p>