<p>let me first say that i am a novice in ACT stuffs,</p>
<p>so i dont really understand when people say ACT has a terrible curve.. or
something like that.</p>
<p>what is the "curve", in ACT?</p>
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<p>and i did search about the "curve" on this forum, but couldnt find the exact definition..</p>
<p>please tell me! :)</p>
<p>For example such as the reading section, there are 40 questions. Your score out of 36 on it depends on how many questions you get right and it looks like this (on the June test):</p>
<p>36 = 40 right
35 = 39
34 = 38
33 = not possible
32 = 37
31 = 36
30 = 35</p>
<p>So you half to get 35 questions right out of the 40 to get a 30…
And you have 40 minutes to do all 40 questions and read the passages.</p>
<p>This curve changes depending on the tests difficulty. Easier tests will have harsher curves, like a 33 might require 38 and 34 not possible etc.</p>
<p>Harder tests will have like 39-40 for a 36.</p>
<p>A “curve” is something that is set up by the ACT company to make scores more “fair” by looking at the scores of all the ACT test takers and putting them in percentiles. If most people did TERRIBLE on a section, they would be more lenient and might let you have 0-2 mistakes for a 36 on a section. However, if most people did pretty well, then they would make a harsh curve, i.e. you must make no mistakes for a 36, and if you miss a single mistake, your score goes down to a 34 (yes, they can skip a score like 35 or any other numbers). It’s sorta fair in my opinion… but I’ve gotten curves that weren’t as bad as the other ones… so I wouldn’t know…</p>
<p>ohhhh…</p>
<p>now i see.</p>
<p>thank you cjgone and killersdeat0! :)</p>
<p>Also, you might want to know that really any kind of homework/test has a possible curve to it.</p>
<p>If the highest grade in a college class is a “B” on a test, the teacher may opt to bump everyone’s grade up based on how hard it was and such.</p>