1. Introduction to the ACT
Everything you need to know and more

2. ACT Subtests
Always in this order:
English
Math
Reading
Science

3. English Test 75 questions – 45 minutes Grammar Punctuation
Sentence structure
Rhetorical Skills
Five passages
You will need to correct the underlined portion

4. Reading Test 40 questions – 35 minutes
Four passages – 10 questions each
Prose fiction (literature)
Social science
Humanities
Natural science

5. Scoring the ACT
Each subject area is given a scaled score between 1 and 36. Those area scores are then averaged into your composite score, which also ranges between 1 and 36.
The scaled scores are converted from your raw scores on each of the subject areas. Your raw score is simply the total number of questions you answer correctly in each section. There is no point deduction for wrong answers on the ACT.

6. In-state schools

7. Why should I care?
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!!!!
Test registration $39.50
Earning certain scores on this test can help you qualify for scholarships

8. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

9. Northern Arizona University

10. Arizona State University

11. What now?
You are going to write your parents a business letter with information you have learned about the ACT.
Your letter will follow the modified block format of a business letter:
Heading
Inside Address
Salutation
Body
What you learned
Why it’s important
Closing
Signature

12. Letter Example