Transcript ACT Testing - Wando High School

Who: 11 th Graders
What: College Entrance Test
When: March 19 th
Where: Wando High School
 All 4-yr colleges and universities in the U.S.,
including Ivy League schools, accept ACT.
 ACT is the only test with College Readiness
Standards.
 The ACT tests are curriculum based, based
on what you are learning in high school.
 ACT scores can be used as cut off scores for
taking Dual Credit courses your senior year
through Trident Tec senior year.
 Can be used for Palmetto and Life
Scholarship eligibility.
 Free student preparation booklet
 Full-length Practice tests
 Strategies to prepare for the tests
 What to expect on Test Day
 www.actstudent.org/testprep
 The ACT (No Writing) consists of four
multiple-choice tests: English, Mathematics,
Reading, and Science.
 The ACT Plus Writing includes the four
multiple-choice tests and a Writing Test.
 We will be administering the ACT (No Writing)
on March 19th.
75-question, 45-minute test, covering:
 Usage/Mechanics
 Punctuation
 Grammar and usage
 Sentence structure
 Rhetorical Skills
 Strategy
 Organization
 Style
 60 question, 60 minute test
 Designed to measure mathematical skills students
have typically acquired in courses taken by end of
Grade 11
 Multiple choice questions that require you to use
reasoning skills
 Need to know basic formulas and computational
skills, but not complex formulas
 May use an approved calculator
The Reading Test is a 40-question, 35-minute
test that measures your reading
comprehension. You're asked to read several
passages and answer questions that show
your understanding of:
 what is directly stated
 statements with implied meanings
Specifically, you will use referring and reasoning
skills to:
 Determine main ideas
 Locate and interpret significant details
 Understand sequences of events
 Make comparisons
 Comprehend cause-effect relationships
 Determine the meaning of context-dependent words,
phrases, and statements
 Draw generalizations
 Analyze the author's or narrator's voice and method
 40-question, 35-minute test that
measures the skills required in the
natural sciences: interpretation,
analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and
problem solving.
 You are NOT permitted to use a
calculator on the Science Test.
The test presents several sets of scientific
information, each followed by a number of
multiple-choice test questions. The
scientific information is presented in one of
three different formats:
 data representation (graphs, tables, and
other schematic forms)
 research summaries (descriptions of one or
more related experiments)
 conflicting viewpoints (expressions of
several related hypotheses or views that are
inconsistent with one another)
 Pace yourself!
 Read the directions carefully!
 Read directions before the test. The directions on real
test or exactly the same as on practice test in Preparing
for the SAT. Save time by knowing directions before
test day.
 Score based on the number of questions you answer
correctly. You are not penalized for guessing. IT IS TO
YOUR ADVANTAGE TO ANSWER EVERY
QUESTION, EVEN IF YOU MUST GUESS.
 Mobile Resources for iPhone and iPod touch has a
“Practice” feature. www.act.org/mobileapps/actstudent
 ACT College Search for iPhone and iPod touch helps
students focus and narrow their prospects for colleges.
College profiles available , visit web-pages, and save as
“favorites” information about nearly all two- and four year
postsecondary education institutions.
www.act.org/mobileapps/collegesearch
www.act/org/mobileapps/actphoto capture and upload a
photo to submit to ACT for identification. NOT
NECESSARY FOR THIS TESTING!
4 Colleges in SC require Optional Writing Test
before ACT scores are considered complete and
acceptable for admission
 Clemson
 Francis Marion University
 Holmes Bible College
 Univ. of South Carolina-Columbia
 Wofford College