ACT Preparation Classes
The ACT is the leading US college admissions test that determines your academic readiness for college.
About the ACT
The ACT is a standardised test required for US college application. Just like the SAT, 4000+ US colleges and universities accepts the ACT. The ACT consists of four multiple choice compulsory sections and one optional essay section, designed to test your verbal and quantitative reasoning skills.
English
This section tests your English language skills with questions that test your knowledge of usage/mechanics and rhetorical skills.
Reading
Designed to measure your reading skills, this section has 40 questions, 10 questions each about 4 passages. The passages are from four categories – Prose Fiction, Humanities, Social Studies, and Natural Sciences.
Math
The Math section tests the knowledge of the students in areas like Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Plane Geometry and Trigonometry. Some miscellaneous topics like complex numbers, matrices and logarithms are also tested.
Sciences
The Science section of the ACT tests the ability of students to analyse and read science-based passages. It could be challenging in terms of tie management even though it doesn’t test scientific knowledge. Passages could be from Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Earth Science.
ACT vs. SAT
The new SAT format bears a strong resemblance to the ACT.
| ACT | New SAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | 4 compulsory section and 1 optional essay section | 4 compulsory sections and 1 optional essay section |
| Negative penalty | None (always guess!) | None (always guess!) |
| Reading | Tests understanding of four types of passages | Less focus on archaic vocabulary and more focus on evidence instead |
| Math | Tests a few more topics like complex numbers and trigonometry while focusing less on planar geometry | Tests a few more topics like complex numbers and trigonometry while focusing less on planar geometry |
| Essay | A different essay format that tests the response to 3 perspectives on any topic | The essay uses a new format and the score is not included in the composite score out of 1600 |
| Total score | The raw score is converted to a scaled score from 1-36 | The raw score is converted to a total of 1600, 800 for Math and 800 for Verbal |
Our ACT Prep Courses
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We offer ACT Individual Preparation course, tailoring the lesson plan according to the student’s progress and flexible lessons schedule. When you register for the course, you will also receive:
The ACT Official Guide
Prep Zone Academy’s ACT Roadmap
Free access to our ACT Library & 20 Practice Tests
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