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YOUR SCORE- YOUR WAY. THE ACT. SCORES…. ARKANSAS COLLEGES Minimum 19 on English and Reading section to avoid remedial English and Reading classes before CREDITED courses!. SCORES…. ARKANSAS COLLEGES
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YOUR SCORE- YOUR WAY THE ACT
SCORES… ARKANSAS COLLEGES Minimum 19 on English and Reading section to avoid remedial English and Reading classes before CREDITED courses!
SCORES… ARKANSAS COLLEGES Minimum 19 needed on Math section to avoid mandatory math remediation course before taking accredited classes in math.
The Scores Arkansas Colleges Overall compositescore of 19 on ACT for admission to college and Arkansas College Scholarship Fund
4 SUBJECT AREAS: ENGLISH 75 Questions/ 45 min. MATH 60 Questions/ 60 min. READING 40 Questions/ 35 min. SCIENCE 40 Questions/ 35 min.
Writing Test 1 Writing Prompt Minutes to write Optional and will cost extra Some colleges require the Writing – CHECK THE COLLEGES YOU ARE INTERESTED IN Cannot take just the writing test
Freshman – You have time!Sophomores – You have time!Juniors – begin in the FallSeniors – Last time suggested isApril test 2013
ENGLISH SECTION Tips and Tricks 85 % of test items in each passage deal with contents of English Made Easy notes
ENGLISH SECTION Tips and Tricks There are 5 passages with 15 questions per passage
Practice Your Pacing 9 minutes per Passage
Practice Using a Watch! Use a simple wristwatch to tell time. You are allowed a watch during the test, but not smart phones, etc.
THE 85% Punctuation- sentence structure, commas, semi-colons, colons, dashes, apostrophes Grammar – parallelism, subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage
ENGLISH SECTION Tips and Tricks 15% of the questions are about sentence order, paragraph order, deletion, addition, and “suppose the author” questions
Process of Elimination 4 Choices 1 out of 4 chance Up your odds! Eliminate Wrong Answers
Sample Question At 32 degrees rain turns to • Fog • Snow • Mud • Liquid 1 out of 4 = 25% 3 out of 4 = 75% 2 out of 4 = 50% 4 out of 4 = 100%
The Time Crunchers! Beware the time cruncher questions! • Paragraph order, and sentence order • Addition, deletion of sentences and phrases CIRCLE THE QUESTION BUBBLE IN AN ANSWER IF TIME, GO BACK AND ANSWER
The Time Crunchers! CIRCLE THE QUESTION BUBBLE IN AN ANSWER IF TIME, GO BACK AND ANSWER