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The ACT Science section can earn you between 1 and 36 points. The average score is about a 20, but you'll have to do much better if you'd like to hit up a top university. There are 3 types of questions and they all use something called "passages"
The ACT Science section can earn you between 1 and 36 points. The average score is about a 20, but you'll have to do much better if you'd like to hit up a top university. There are 3 types of questions and they all use something called "passages"
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The ACT Science section can earn you between 1 and 36 points. The average score is about a 20, but you'll have to do much better if you'd like to hit up a top university. There are 3 types of questions and they all use something called "passages"
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on how to prepare for the science portion of the ACT. The Questions are set up as Science Reasoning questions. There are 35 question and you will be given 40 minutes to answer them! There are 3 types of questions and they all use something called “Passages”. You will need to - Practice practice practice! Time Management (pace yourself)
As mentioned there are 40 questions
that you must answer in 35 minutes on this section. Sure, that’s less than a minute per question, but since it should only take you about 25 seconds or so to answer each one at the very longest, you’ll have plenty of time to finish. Don’t sweat it. More Overview Just like the other sections, the ACT Science section can earn you between 1 and 36 points. The average is about a 20, but you’ll have to do much better than that if you’d like to hit up a top university for admissions acceptance – more like between a 30 and 34. You’ll be tested in various content areas. Don’t worry, though. You don’t have to have some sort of degree in any of them; the ACT is just looking for basic background knowledge of this stuff. Remember, the test is about scientific reasoning, so even if you don’t remember many content details, you’ll still probably be able to figure out the answers to many of the questions. Question Format (passages) All the questions on the Science Reasoning Test will contain some sort of data given to you in graphs, charts, tables or simply in paragraphs, along with an explanation of what to do with the data. The questions are broken down into 7 different “passages”: Question Format
3 Data Representation – called passages with 5
questions each: Tests knowledge of graphs, scatter plots, and interpretation of info in tables, diagrams, and figures.
3 Research Summaries - passages with 6 questions each:
Tests your ability to interpret results from given experiments.
1 Conflicting Viewpoints - passage with 7 questions: Gives you two or three different viewpoints on some sort of observable phenomenon and asks you to understand differences and similarities in the hypotheses. Question Type 1 Data Representation Simply means graphs, tables and other graphical forms. The questions that follow tests your ability to: Data Representation Read and understand scatter plots, graphs, tables diagrams, charts, figures, etc. Compare and interpret information presented in those forms. Draw conclusions from the data provided. Make predictions about the data. Develop a hypothesis based on the Question type 2 Research Summaries Are descriptions or results of one or more related experiments. The questions that follow test your abilities to: Understand the design of an experiment Summarize results Interpret experimental results Draw conclusions about the information provided Make predictions about the research results Develop hypothesis based on the research Question Type 3 Conflicting View Points These contain two or more related hypotheses or ideas that are inconsistent with one another. The questions that follow conflicting viewpoints test your ability to: Read and understand several related but inconsistent hypotheses
Recognize different view point
Understand, analyze, and compare
alternate viewpoints
Draw conclusions about the
information provided Break Down (Approximately)
38% Data Representation
45% Research Summaries
17% Conflicting View Points
More Tips Obviously, you want this score to be fantastic, so your overall ACT score will be, too. Here are some helpful hints to get your closer to that 36 and farther away from that 0. Read the questions before you read the passage. Other people may will tell you to read the passage first, but that information is incorrect. If you read the questions before you read the text, you’ll know what to look for as you slog through the material. If you read the passage first, you’re going to end up re- reading anyway once you’ve read the questions. Trust me on this one. Mark up the text! Physically underline, cross-out, and circle things that stand out to you as you read. Some of the text is going to be pretty heavy, so you’ll want to dissect it as you go to make the most sense of it. Paraphrase the questions. Before you read the answers, put those questions into words you would use if you can’t understand what they’re asking. Cover the answers. Keep your hand over the answers while you read the question. Then, make a wild stab at answering before you uncover your choices. You may just find a paraphrase of your own answer in one of the choices, and odds are, it’s the right choice.