<p>What do I have to exactly know for the ACT, mainly the Math section but also English, Science and Reading (I have always been above level even in elementary school for reading so I'm not very worried about that).</p>
<p>But I want to know what exactly to study, I heard on the math section to study the formulas, but what are all the formulas used... I wan't to get a score of 33 composite on the whole ACT.</p>
<p>I may emphasize math but I want to know about every subject of the test.</p>
<p>Anyone mind answering my question?</p>
<p>Composite: 31
E: 34
M: 33
R: 30
S: 28</p>
<p>I highly suggest a review book, maybe Barrons ACT 36, especially since you are shooting high. It is very helpful and goes through not only the structure of the test and time constraints, but also gives a further breakdown of the types of questions. For example, Math is broken into pre/elementary algebra, intermediate algebra and geometry, and trig sections, but they are all mixed together on the test.</p>
<p>English: 45 min. 75 Q - Grammatical things mainly: Who vs Whom, Pronouns, redundancy, etc. There are 4 or 5 passages and some words or phrases are underlined within that passage and each corresponds to a question. Sometimes you may have to figure out which answer choice sounds best or whether the word need to be replaced or whatever the case may be. Quite easy if you are fluent in English, not something to really worry about in my opinion.</p>
<p>Math: 60 min 60 Q - Also easy for me, but I think math comes naturally to me. From my experience with the test, the questions seem to go from easy to hard. I always am about 10 min ahead of schedule until around question 45 or 50, then I start to slow down a bit. But if you know your stuff, it shouldn’t be that hard.</p>
<p>Reading: 35 min 40 Q - Not my strong suit, so advice may be slim, but I recommend skimming the passage quickly for about 1-3 min. and then doing the questions, referring to the passage if necessary. Don’t spend more than 8 min on a passage. This leaves you about 3 min. of spare time if you get stuck on a passage. There are 4 passages: Fiction, Humanities, Art/Literature, Natural Science, each has 10 questions.</p>
<p>Science: 35 min 40 Q - Also not my strongest point, but I do fairly well. 7 passages with a short into paragraph and then 5-7 questions following that. Most of the time, the answers can be found in the graphs and charts, but for 1 of the passages it is always a conflicting viewpoints passage where 2 scientists present different opinions and then you have to answer questions about that.</p>
<p>I’m also shooting for a 33+ next time I take it so good luck!</p>
<p>For me test time won’t be a problem, since I have a disability I get extended time (It’s the Disability Act/Law thing lol Basically i have a maximum of 5 hours and if i wanted i could take it over 2 days LOLOL)</p>
<p>For me though, on my practice tests my worst score at the moment is math, really low because I took pre-algebra and stuff awhile ago. </p>
<p>My strongest is: Science which was a 27 when I took a practice test at the library today but my medication started to wear off after I finished the first 20+ questions so I ended up getting 6 wrong in the end when I had none (btw I have ADHD so basically if I can’t focus on a test question I almost 100% fail it, it’s like trying to take a test while drunk or drugged lol)</p>
<p>My second strongest is reading, which I got a 25 on my practice test first time.</p>
<p>My third strongest is english which is a 22 when I first took my practice test…</p>
<p>HOwever I need to get all these scores up to 30+ I’m not going to take the real test until I can get perfect on the red book practice tests.</p>
<p>Anyone else have any ideas?</p>
<p>Well, have you taken the math courses that are useful for the test ie algebra II, pre calc…? If you haven’t then the best way is to look at the questions you are missing and seeing if they are pre algebra questions, geometry, or trig related. You said your pre algebra skills were a bit rusty. Maybe look at previous notes from early courses to refresh your memory? I wouldn’t imagine it to be too difficult. The topics are easy, you just need a little refresher. I’m the same way with some geometry questions.</p>
<p>Yeah, every time i take a math test and study for it I pass, matter fact every test I’ve studied for even certifications I’ve gotten 90%+ </p>
<p>It’s just about me needed to know what to study for the test and I can do it, but like when I was in Algebra II I like wasn’t paying any attention, now I regret it, however I did learn the main things, logarithms, and stuff lol.</p>
<p>My best advice for you then is just to review more main concepts of those classes you have taken. There’s no way to tell what the ACT will have on it in terms of specifics, but the only way to do well is to be prepared by knowing main concepts that fall into the 3 categories of the math questions. I know Kaplan’s review book has “100 math concepts to know” or something like that in the back of their book.</p>