ACT Prep Exam Questions With
Answers (Distinction Guaranteed)
Is the ACT a national or only a statewide college-entrance exam? - Answer - The ACT is a national college
entrance exam.
When does State of Tennessee require all high school students to take the ACT? When are they
required to repeat it? - Answer - Students take the ACT in the spring of their junior year and retake it in
the fall of their senior year.
To take the ACT, where does a student go to register? - Answer - Students can register online at the
ACT website.
How many times can you take the ACT? What if you do worse on it with a particular repeat? - Answer -
You can take the test up to 12 times. If you do worse, you can submit the higher score from a previous
test.
What is a perfect score on the ACT? - Answer - A 36 is the highest possible score.
The ACT offers an optional test, which costs extra. What is the subject area? - Answer - The writing test
is optional.
In Tennessee you can earn the HOPE Lottery Scholarship for earning at least a (what score) on the ACT?
- Answer - Minimum of 21.
What is a composite score, and how is it figured? - Answer - The composite score is the average of your
four tests scores, rounded to the nearest whole number. Add up all your scores and divide by four.
, What is a superscore, and how is it figured? - Answer - The superscore is the average of your highest
scores from multiple tests. Add up your highest scores and divide by four.
Which score do most colleges prefer? Do any colleges consider the other score? - Answer -
What is a "raw" score on a subject? - Answer - The number of questions you answered correctly.
What is a "scale" score on a subject? - Answer - The number of correct answered converted to a
number 1-36.
Should you ever leave any questions blank on the ACT? What should you do if you're running out of
time? - Answer - You should never leave any questions blank, and guess when you're running out of
time.
Can you use the calculator (or any other app) on your phone on the ACT? - Answer - No, you cannot
have your phone at all.
Once time is called for a subtest, can you go back to it later and bubble in anything left blank? - Answer
- No, once time is called, you cannot change any answers or go back.
What are the benchmark scores for college readiness? - Answer - English: 18
Math: 22
Reading: 22
Science: 23
Composite: 21
How many questions are on the ACT English test? - Answer - 75
How minutes are allowed to complete this test? - Answer - 45
Regarding order of subjects on the ACT, which order is English? - Answer - English is the first test taken.
Answers (Distinction Guaranteed)
Is the ACT a national or only a statewide college-entrance exam? - Answer - The ACT is a national college
entrance exam.
When does State of Tennessee require all high school students to take the ACT? When are they
required to repeat it? - Answer - Students take the ACT in the spring of their junior year and retake it in
the fall of their senior year.
To take the ACT, where does a student go to register? - Answer - Students can register online at the
ACT website.
How many times can you take the ACT? What if you do worse on it with a particular repeat? - Answer -
You can take the test up to 12 times. If you do worse, you can submit the higher score from a previous
test.
What is a perfect score on the ACT? - Answer - A 36 is the highest possible score.
The ACT offers an optional test, which costs extra. What is the subject area? - Answer - The writing test
is optional.
In Tennessee you can earn the HOPE Lottery Scholarship for earning at least a (what score) on the ACT?
- Answer - Minimum of 21.
What is a composite score, and how is it figured? - Answer - The composite score is the average of your
four tests scores, rounded to the nearest whole number. Add up all your scores and divide by four.
, What is a superscore, and how is it figured? - Answer - The superscore is the average of your highest
scores from multiple tests. Add up your highest scores and divide by four.
Which score do most colleges prefer? Do any colleges consider the other score? - Answer -
What is a "raw" score on a subject? - Answer - The number of questions you answered correctly.
What is a "scale" score on a subject? - Answer - The number of correct answered converted to a
number 1-36.
Should you ever leave any questions blank on the ACT? What should you do if you're running out of
time? - Answer - You should never leave any questions blank, and guess when you're running out of
time.
Can you use the calculator (or any other app) on your phone on the ACT? - Answer - No, you cannot
have your phone at all.
Once time is called for a subtest, can you go back to it later and bubble in anything left blank? - Answer
- No, once time is called, you cannot change any answers or go back.
What are the benchmark scores for college readiness? - Answer - English: 18
Math: 22
Reading: 22
Science: 23
Composite: 21
How many questions are on the ACT English test? - Answer - 75
How minutes are allowed to complete this test? - Answer - 45
Regarding order of subjects on the ACT, which order is English? - Answer - English is the first test taken.
