ACT Tests: What’s on the ACT

The ACT includes the following ACT tests: English, Reading, Math and Science, as well as an optional Writing Test. Some schools may require the Writing Test, so be sure to ask before you take the ACT.

More about the ACT Tests:

English
  • 75 multiple-choice questions
  • 45 minute Test
  • Tests usage/mechanics and rhetorical skills
  • More ACT English Info 
Math
  • 60 multiple-choice questions
  • 60 minute Test
  • Emphasis on geometry, with some algebra and trigonometry
  • More ACT Math Info 
Reading
  • 40 multiple-choice questions
  • 35 minute Test
  • Passages include prose fiction, social studies, humanities, and natural sciences
  • More ACT Reading Info 
Science
Writing
  • 1 optional essay
  • 30 minute Test
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