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Content of the ACT SectionsEnglish SectionTips for Taking the English Section9 Be aware of the writing style used in each passage.The English section consists of multiple essays, or passages,each followed by a set of multiple-choice questions. The passages cover a variety of topics and are written in a varietyof styles. It is important that you take into account the writingstyle used in each passage. When responding to a question, besure to understand the context of the question. Consider howthe sentence containing an underlined or highlighted portionfits in with the surrounding sentences and into the passage as awhole.For paper testing, some questions refer to underlinedportions of the passage and offer several alternatives to theunderlined portion. For online testing, these questions willrefer to highlighted portions of the passage. You decidewhich choice is most appropriate in the context of thepassage.9 Examine the underlined or highlighted portionsSome questions ask about an underlined or highlightedportion, a section of the passage, or the passage as a whole.You decide which choice best answers the question posed.of the passage.Before responding to a question with an underlined orhighlighted portion, carefully examine what is underlinedor highlighted in the text. Consider the elements of writingMany questions offer “NO CHANGE” to the passage as one ofthe choices.The English section puts you in the position of a writer whomakes decisions to revise and edit a text. Essays in differentgenres provide a variety of rhetorical situations.included in each underlined or highlighted portion. These passages are chosen for their appropriateness inassessing writing and language skills and to reflect students’interests and experiences. Four scores are reported for the English section: a score for thesection overall and three reporting category scores based onspecific knowledge and skills. The approximate percentage ofthe section devoted to each reporting category is:9 Be aware of questions with no underlined portions.You will be asked some questions about a section of the passageor about the passage as a whole, in light of a given rhetoricalsituation. Questions of this type are often identified by aquestion number in a box located at the appropriate point in thepassage or by a highlighted asterisk in brackets.This category requires you to apply your understanding of thepurpose and focus of a piece of writing. Topic Development: Demonstrate an understanding of,and control over, the rhetorical aspects of texts. Identify thepurposes of parts of texts, determine whether a text or part ofa text has met its intended goal, and evaluate the relevanceof material in terms of a text’s focus.Questions about the entire passage are placed at the end of thepassage. For paper testing, these questions are introduced by ahorizontal box enclosing the following instruction: “Questionsand ask about the preceding passage as a whole.” For onlinetesting, similar instructions will appear above the individualquestions.Organization, Unity, and Cohesion: Use various strategiesto ensure that a text is logically organized, flows smoothly,and has an effective introduction and conclusion.9 Note the differences in the answer choices.Knowledge of Language (13–19%)Many of the questions in the section will involve more thanone aspect of writing. Examine each answer choice and how itdiffers from the others. Be careful not to choose an answer thatcorrects one error but causes a different error.These questions require you to demonstrate effective languageuse through ensuring precision and concision in word choiceand maintaining consistency in style and tone.Conventions of Standard English (51–56%)9 Determine the best answer.These questions require you to apply an understanding ofthe conventions of standard English grammar, usage, andmechanics to revise and edit text. Some questions will ask you to choose the alternative to theunderlined portion that is NOT or LEAST acceptable.The answer choices for each question will contain changes inone or more of those elements of writing.Production of Writing (29–32%) Some questions will ask you to base your decision on somespecific element of writing, such as the tone or emphasis thetext should convey.When a question asks you to choose the best alternative toan underlined or highlighted portion, consider the followingapproach: Sentence Structure and Formation: Applyunderstanding of sentence structure and formation in a textand make revisions to improve the writing.Decide how the underlined or highlighted portion mightbest be phrased in standard written English or in terms ofthe particular question posed. If the underlined or highlighted portion is the bestanswer, select “NO CHANGE.” If not, check to see whether your phrasing is one of thePunctuation: Recognize common problems with standardEnglish punctuation and make revisions to improve thewriting.Usage: Recognize common problems with standard Englishusage in a text and make revisions to improve the writing.other answer choices. If you do not find your phrasing,choose the best of the answers presented.4

For questions cued by a number in a box or a highlightedasterisk in brackets, decide which choice is most appropriate interms of the question posed or the stated rhetorical situation.9 Reread the sentence, using your selected answer. Once you have selected the answer you feel is best, rereadthe corresponding sentence(s) of the passage, inserting yourselected answer at the appropriate place in the text to make sureit is the best answer within the context of the passage.Mathematics SectionThis category focuses on measuring how well you cansynthesize and apply your understandings and skills tosolve more complex problems. The questions ask you toaddress concepts such as rates and percentages; proportionalrelationships; area, surface area, and volume; average andmedian; and expressing numbers in different ways. Solvenon-routine problems that involve combining skills in chainsof steps; applying skills in varied contexts; understandingconnections; and demonstrating fluency.Most questions are self-contained. Some questions may belongto a set of several questions (e.g., each about the same graph orchart).The material covered emphasizes the major content areasthat are prerequisites to successful performance in entry-levelcourses in college mathematics. Knowledge of basic formulasand computational skills are assumed as background forthe problems, but recall of complex formulas and extensivecomputation are not required.ModelingThis category represents all questions that involve producing,interpreting, understanding, evaluating, and improvingmodels. Each question is also counted in other appropriatereporting categories above. This category is an overall measureof how well you use modeling skills across mathematical topics.Note: You may use a calculator on the mathematics section.See www.act.org/calculator-policy.html for details aboutprohibited models and features.Nine scores are reported for the mathematics section: ascore for the section overall and eight reporting categoryscores based on specific mathematical knowledge and skills.The approximate percentage of the section devoted to eachreporting category is:Tips for Taking the MathematicsSection9 If you use a calculator, use it wisely.All of the mathematics problems can be solved without acalculator. Many of the problems are best done without acalculator. Use good judgment in deciding when, and when not,to use a calculator. For example, for some problems you maywish to do scratch work to clarify your thoughts on the questionbefore you begin using a calculator to do computations.Preparing for Higher Mathematics(57–60%)This category covers the more recent mathematics that studentsare learning, starting when they began using algebra as ageneral way of expressing and solving equations. This categoryis divided into five subcategories: Statistics and Probability (8–12%): Describe center andspread of distributions. Apply and analyze data collectionmethods. Understand and model relationships in bivariatedata. Calculate probabilities by recognizing the relatedsample spaces.Integrating Essential Skills (40–43%)The mathematics section is designed to assess themathematical skills students have typically acquired in coursestaken up to the beginning of grade 12. relationships or surface area and volume measurements.Apply your understanding to composite objects, and solvefor missing values in triangles, circles, and other figures. Usetrigonometric ratios and equations of conic sections.9 Solve the problem.Number and Quantity (7–10%): Demonstrate knowledgeof real and complex number systems. Reason with numericalquantities in many forms, including expressions with integerand rational exponents, and vectors and matrices.To work out solutions to the problems, you will usually do scratchwork. You may wish to glance over the answer choices afterreading the questions. However, working backwards from all fiveanswer choices can take a lot of time and may not be effective.Algebra (12–15%): Solve, graph, and model multipletypes of expressions. Interpret and use many differentkinds of equations, such as linear, polynomial, radical,and exponential relationships. Find solutions to systemsof equations, even when represented by a simple matrixequation, and apply results to real-world contexts.9 Find your solution among the answer choices.Once you have solved the problem, look for your answeramong the choices. If your answer is not included among thechoices, carefully reread the problem to see whether you missedimportant information. Pay careful attention to the questionbeing asked. If an equation is to be selected, check to seewhether the equation you think is best can be transformed intoone of the answer choices provided.Functions (12–15%): Demonstrate knowledge of function:definition, notation, representation, and application. Usefunctions including linear, radical, piecewise, polynomial,exponential, and logarithmic. Manipulate and translatefunctions, as well as interpret and use important features ofgraphs.9 Make sure you answer the question.The solutions to many questions will involve several steps. Makesure your answer accounts for all the necessary steps. Frequently,an answer choice is an intermediate result, not the final answer.Geometry (12–15%): Apply your knowledge of shapes andsolids, using concepts such as congruence and similarity5

9 Make sure your answer is reasonable.Integration of Knowledge and Ideas(13–23%)Sometimes an error in computation will result in an answer thatis not practically possible for the situation described. Alwaysthink about your answer to determine whether it is reasonable.This category requires you to understand authors’ claims,differentiate between facts and opinions, and use evidence tomake connections between different texts that are related bytopic. Some questions will require you to analyze how authorsconstruct arguments, and to evaluate reasoning and evidencefrom various sources.9 Check your answer.You may arrive at an incorrect solution by making commonerrors in the problem-solving process. If there is time remainingbefore the end of the mathematics section, it is important thatyou reread the questions and check your answers to make surethey are correct.Visual and Quantitative Information inthe Reading SectionReading SectionBeginning in 2021, one passage in the Reading section maybe accompanied by a graph, figure, or table that containsinformation relevant to the reading task. In the passagescontaining these visual and quantitative elements, some of thequestions will ask the student to integrate the information fromthe passage and graphic to determine the best answer. Theseitems will contribute to the student’s score in the Integration ofKnowledge and Ideas reporting category.The reading section measures your ability to read closely,reason logically about texts using evidence, and integrateinformation from multiple sources.The section questions focus on the mutually supportive skillsthat readers must bring to bear in studying written materialsacross a range of subject areas. Specifically, questions will askyou to determine main ideas; locate and interpret significantdetails; understand sequences of events; make comparisons;comprehend cause-effect relationships; determine the meaningof context-dependent words, phrases, and statements; drawgeneralizations; analyze the author’s or narrator’s voice andmethod; analyze claims and evidence in arguments; andintegrate information from multiple texts.Tips for Taking the Reading Section9 Read each passage carefully.Before you begin answering a question, read all of the contentcarefully. Be conscious of relationships between or amongideas. You may take note about important ideas in the passages.The reading section is composed of multiple parts. Some partsconsist of one long prose passage and others consist of shorterprose passages. The passages represent the levels and kinds oftext commonly encountered in first-year college curricula.9 Refer to the passages when answering thequestions.Answers to some of the questions will be found by referringto what is explicitly stated in the text of the passages. Otherquestions will require you to determine implicit meaningsand to draw conclusions, comparisons, and generalizations.Consider the text before you answer any question.Each passage is preceded by a heading that identifies theauthor and source, and may include important backgroundinformation to help you understand the passage. Each portioncontains a set of multiple-choice questions. These questionsdo not test the rote recall of facts from outside the passage orrules of formal logic, nor do they contain isolated vocabularyquestions. In sections that contain two shorter passages, someof the questions involve both of those passages.Science SectionThe science section measures the interpretation, analysis,evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required inthe natural sciences. The section presents several authenticscientific scenarios, each followed by a number of multiplechoice questions.Five scores are reported for the reading section: a score for thesection overall and three reporting category scores based onspecific knowledge and skills; and an Understanding ComplexTexts indicator. The approximate percentage of the sectiondevoted to each reporting category is:The content includes biology, chemistry, Earth/space sciences(e.g., geology, astronomy, and meteorology), and physics.Advanced knowledge in these areas is not required, butbackground knowledge acquired in general, introductory sciencecourses may be needed to correctly answer some of the questions.Key Ideas and Details (52–60%)This category requires you to read texts closely to determinecentral ideas and themes. Summarize information andideas accurately. Understand relationships and draw logicalinferences and conclusions, including understandingsequential, comparative, and cause-effect relationships.The science section focuses on multidimensional assessment,with questions that assess science content in concert withscience skills and practices.Craft and Structure (25–30%)The questions require you to recognize and understandthe basic features of, and concepts related to, the providedinformation; to examine critically the relationship between theinformation provided and the conclusions drawn or hypothesesdeveloped; and to generalize from given information to gainnew information, draw conclusions, or make predictions.These quest

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