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Description of the ACT Test

Description of the ACT Test. There will always be 60 questions to be completed in 60 minutes. Questions address content through pre-calculus. Pacing Strategies. To get your best score, you must be realistic about your goal. The questions get harder as you go.

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Description of the ACT Test

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  1. Description of the ACT Test • There will always be 60 questions to be completed in 60 minutes. • Questions address content through pre-calculus

  2. Pacing Strategies • To get your best score, you must be realistic about your goal. • The questions get harder as you go. • Skipping problems is NOT a good strategy for most students on the math test.

  3. Have a Goal in Mind

  4. General Strategies • Write in the test book in the allotted space. • Use “good technique” on every question. • If a picture is provided, use it! • Make sure you answer the question asked. • If you are going to check answers, do it as you go.

  5. Calculators on the ACT • The best calculator for the ACT is the one you know how to use (provided it has a screen and a parenthesis key.) • There is an advantage to using a graphing calculator if you are comfortable and are able to practice with it. • The TI-84 is a great ACT calculator. Some calculators are prohibited. Among the prohibited are any TI-89 or TI-92 versions as well as the TI-Nspire CAS version. • For a the complete calculator policy, see http://www.actstudent.org/faq/calculator.html

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  12. 3 Ways to Approach Questions • Use mathematics just like in your math class (is your answer reasonable) • Use multiple choice strategies • Guessing

  13. 1. Use Mathematics just like in your math class.

  14. Check the choices (picking out the answer is sometimes easier than coming up with it on your own) 2. Use Multiple Choice Strategies

  15. Why guess? No penalty for wrong answers Guessing is better than wasting time on questions about which you have no clue 3. Guess

  16. Now for Some Practice…

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