Educational Resources
ACT/PACT
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ACT
Info
Wikipedia: ACT
(test)
Wiki article covering the ACT, relevant facts and
statistics, the test's current incarnation, and its
history.
ACT.org
and
ACT for
Students
Official information on test content, structure, scoring,
test dates, preparation, accommodations, policies, and
more.
ACT
Structure and Content
PrepScholar
article detailing time limits, numbers/types of questions,
content covered in each section of the ACT. For official
info, see:
Preparing for the
ACT.
ACT
Scoring
Short StudyPoint article detailing all ACT metrics: subject
test, composite, ELA, and STEM scores. Sample ACT score
report
here.
Further explanation
here.
ACT Percentile
Ranks
National "ACT User" percentiles applied to 2017-18 score
reports (based on 2015-17 test results).
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ACT Materials
The
Official ACT Prep Guide
ACT's
official guide to the test. The only book containing real
ACTs for practice. Contains four full-length tests plus two
online, with explanations for each answer.
Download
Official ACT Tests
Dozens of links to official ACT tests in pdf. CrackACT pdf
test collection:
here.
Five officially released ACTs:
here.
QuantumACTPrep complete list of recent ACTs:
here.
Official ACT
Sample Questions
Sample
questions online (comprising one full-length official ACT)
introduce new test takers to each section of the ACT:
English, Math, Reading, Science, Essay.
Tutor Ted’s Guide
to the ACT
He's done it again! Tutor Ted is back with an excellent
updated guide covering all ACT sections plus tips,
strategies, wit, sage advice. Best comprehensive ACT guide.
Tutor Ted’s ACT
Practice Tests
A trio of well-designed mock ACT tests for student
practice, with explanations. A must-buy, given the relative
dearth of publicly available official redesigned ACTs.
The
Complete Guide to ACT English
Erica
Meltzer's excellent grammar workbook offering instruction
and practice with the limited subset of English grammar
rules tested on the ACT.
The
Complete Guide to ACT Reading
Meltzer's comprehensive guide to the ACT reading section.
The book covers general approach, tips, and strategies, and
contains realistic ACT reading exercises.
Tackling the
ACT Essay
Supertutor Erica explains how to approach the ACT synthesis
essay. Magoosh guide
here.
Robert Kohen's guide
here.
Kaplan template
here.
10 Extra prompts
here.
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PACT Info
PreACT
(PACT)
The
PACT is to the ACT as the PSAT is to the SAT.
Launch
article
introduces the PACT;
scoring
document
explains how to interpret results.
PACT
Prep Plan
PrepScholar
article explains how best to prep for the PACT exam without
having any officially released materials to work with (none
exist as of June, 2018).
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