Test Taking Skills-ACT Prep

Test Taking Skills

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ACT Prep

Junior Guidance Instructor

Crystal Brown

​ASU Preparatory Academy

​Downtown Phoenix

Multiple Choice

WHAT KIND OF BREAKFAST SHOULD YOU EAT BEFORE TAKING THE ACT TEST? 

• A LIGHT BREAKFAST

• NO BREAKFAST AT ALL

• A HEAVY BREAKFAST

• GRAB AN ENERGY DRINK

​Visit this site :

​Copy and paste the link below in a fresh browser

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https://www.act.org/content/act/en.html

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Once you are on the main ACT page scroll down just a little and click on ACT Test Info then hover over Scores then How Schools Use Scores. READ this entire page. Once you have read the content on this page please proceed to answer the next set of questions

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Multiple Select

How do High Schools use their students ACT scores? 

• To evaluate the effectiveness of their teachers instruction

• To identify the subject area(s) their students need assistance in

• To make changes to or create improvement plans for curriculum

• They use them for record keeping purposes only

Multiple Select

How do Colleges/Universities use ACT Scores?

• Admission Decisions

• Course Placement

• Academic Advising

• Scholarships & Loans

​Visit this site:

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https://www.act.org/content/act/en.html

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​Explore the ACT website and all the tabs and information it has to offer. On the next set of slides you will be asked random questions. The answers to these questions can be found on the above referenced site.

Think of this as a scavenger hunt.

*Some questions have more than one correct answer. *

Multiple Select

What are three upcoming test dates for the ACT test?

• December 11th, 2021

• February 12th, 2022

• April 2nd, 2022

• December 9th, 2021

Multiple Choice

Is there a fee for registering to take the ACT test late?

• NO there is not a fee

• YES there is a fee

• It depends on who you know at the testing center

• It depends on which test you are registered to take

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you cant afford to pay for the ACT test? 

• On the ACT website click on Registration then Fee Waiver. Follow the directions to apply. 

  (conditions apply)

• Just give up and not take the test 

• Get a job to pay for it

• Raise the money

Multiple Choice

Can you lookup school codes to have your scores sent to a specific school on the ACT site?

• No they only provide information about test taking

• Yes you can as long as the school is in the US or US Territories

• Not anymore they erased this feature from their site

• No schools don't have codes