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SAT -vs- ACT
| SAT |
ACT |
| Content: |
Content: |
Math
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Arithmatic
· Algebra I & II
· Plane & Coordinate Geometry
Critical Reading
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Sentence Completion
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Reading Comprehension
Writing Skills
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Improving Sentences
·
Identifying Sentence Errors
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Improving Paragraphs
Written Essay
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25 minutes |
Math
·
Arithmetic
·
Algebra I & II
· Plane & Coordinate Geometry
· Trigonometry
Reading
·
Reading Comprehension
English
·
Usage and mechanics
·
Rhetoric skills
Science
·
Understanding experiments
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Interpreting graphs, tables, charts
Written Essay
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30 minutes |
| Question Types: |
Question Types: |
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Multiple choice questions
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Grid in questions
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Multiple choice questions only
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Scoring:
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Scoring: |
Math: 200-800 scale
(Mean-500)
Critical Reading: 200-800 scale
(Mean-500)
Writing Skills: 200-800 scale
(Mean-500)
(70% Multiple choice, 30% Essay)
Essay: 0-12 scale
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Math: 1-36 scale
English: 1-36 scale
Science: 1-36 scale
Reading: 1-36
scale
Essay: 0-12 scale
Composite score-
(test average): 1-36 scale
Mean for all sections is 20
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Guessing & Difficulty:
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Guessing & Difficulty: |
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Penalty for incorrect answers on
multiple choice questions only.
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Questions go in order of
difficulty.
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No penalty for incorrect answers.
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Questions are randomly ordered.
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Test Length:
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Test Length: |
Essay:
one 25 minute written essay
Math:
one 20 minute section
two 25 minute sections
Critical Reading:
one 20 minute section
two 25 minute sections
Writing Skills:
one 10 minute section
one 25 minute section
Experimental section:
(not calculated in your score)
one 25 minute section
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English:
75 questions / 45 minutes
Math:
60 questions / 60 minutes
Reading:
40 questions / 35 minutes
Science:
40 questions / 35 minutes
Essay:
30 minutes
No experimental section |
SAT / ACT Score Conversion
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