ACT Diagnostic Test Instructions
ACT Diagnostic Test Instructions
Print the following:
Diagnostic ACT: B02 (let me know if it looks familiar)
print the Reading Section and the Science Section of the ACT single-sided, but the other sections double-sided. Or just print everything single sided
Test Conditions:
complete in one sitting, if possible
phone on plane mode the entire time
strictly timed (timing notes below)
Take it when you are well rested, early on in the day.
General tips:
Give this your best shot! Treat it like the real thing.
Use all of your allotted time to look back at questions that you marked along the way
Be somewhat willing to "guess/skip" a question that seems like it will take you more than 2.5min, so you don't run into timing issues. This is a balancing act, of course :) Don't just skip every question that seems somewhat challenging. You can come back to the ones you skip at the end of each section
Very few schools are interested in the essay portion, so there is no need to take it
A graphing calculator is allowed ONLY on the Math Section
If you run out of time, you should clearly mark which questions you got to and which ones you did not get to.
Timing:
Standard time
English: 45min
Math: 60min
Break: 10min
Reading: 35min
Science: 35min
Time and a half
English: 70min
Math: 90min
Break: 15min
Reading: 55min
Science: 55min
Grading your test:
Check your answers here
It's much easier to mark accurately with a friend/family member reading the answer key for you
Write an "X" or a "✓" next to the questions you get wrong and right, respectively
Let me know how many you get wrong in each section and I will score it for you
Send an email to Zev at zevthetutor@gmail.com with a photo of your bubble sheet (flat surface, well-lit, entire page with no page edges cut off) with your graded test and the tallies of how many questions are incorrect in each section.