ACT Facts & Tips

The best answer to an English question will be the most __________.

• complicated

• elaborate

• concise

• interesting

The English section has ____ passages.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

How many questions are on the math section?

• 35

• 40

• 50

• 60

In math, the greatest number of questions are from __________.

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Trigonometry

True/False: The ACT test provides geometry formulas.

• True

• False

It is recommended that your calculator be able to handle which of the following?

• parentheses

• converting fractions to decimals and vice versa

• graphing simple functions

• all of the above

About how many words are in a reading passage?

• 600

• 800

• 1000

• 1100

True/False: For the ACT, you can use a calculator for all of the math problems.

• True

• False

For English, "no change" is the correct answer approximately what percent of the time?

• 10-15%

• 15-20%

• 20-25%

• 25-30%

True/False: For an algebra problem that asks you to solve for x, it may be faster to plug in the options than solve the problem algebraically.

• True

• False