Parents must register their child for the ACT/SAT. Tutors cannot do this.
 

ACT:  American College Testing Program (knowledge and achievement) 3 ½  hrs 

                             Click here for link to ACT.org              Overall Composite of 36

·                  5 passages, 15 questions each

·                   tests usage, mechanics, and rhetorical skills

         Types of passages: Prose Fiction, Social Science, Humanities, Natural Science

·                     students need to comprehend information, retain details, and make inferences

·                     questions are factual and inferential

Science Reasoning:  40 questions; 35 minutes

·                     7 passages; 5-7 questions/passage

         Types of passages:  3 Data Summaries, 3 Experimental, 1 Conflicting Viewpoint

·                     only ~10% of content relates to actual science learned in school

·                     heavy emphasis on logic and reasoning skills set in a science arena; students must
               be able to read and interpret charts and graphs and make predictions and 
               references based on experimental results.

Essay:  30 minutes; open-ended prompt (new as of Feb ’05; most colleges require essay)


SAT I:     

SAT I: Scholastic Assessments Test (aptitude, knowledge, achievement) 3.25 hrs
     Click here for link to collegeboard.com           Overall Score of 2400

Critical Reading:  67 questions; 2, 25-minute sections, and 1, 20-minute section

·                     19 sentence completions

·                     48 Qs related to short paragraphs, long essays, and one conflicting view-point essay

                        students need a college level vocab and highly developed reading skills

Math:  54 questions; 2, 25-minute sections, and 1, 20-minute section

·                     Qs cover numbers & operations, algebra, functions, geometry, statistics, probability,

            & data analysis

Writing:  49 questions; 1, 25-minute section, and 1, 10-minute section;    25 minute essay

·                     knowledge of high level grammar concepts and fluid writing skills are very helpful

              (grammar covers pron/ant agreement, faulty comparisons, comma splices, non 
               parallel structure, degrees of comparison, and other concepts)

·                     ~70% of 800 points is related to the 49 objective grammar questions

·                     25 minute essay is an open ended question
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