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ACT Prep Science
Credited to: Kristine Fisher
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35 minutes40 questions7 passages
The science test is a test of your science reasoning skills.
All of the information you need to answer the questions correctly is provided in the passages
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The Questions–The questions cover:
• Biology
• Earth & Space Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics•All four areas are represented
•At least one passage and no more than two passage represent each content area
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15 questions - data representation18 questions – research summaries 7 questions – conflicting viewpoints
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20 questions - analysis13 questions – generalization 7 questions – understanding
THE QUESTIONS DO NOT GET HARDER AS YOU PROGRESS THROUGH THE TEST
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• The ACT science test emphasizes scientific reasoning skills rather than recall of scientific content, mathematical skill, or reading ability
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Unlike the math test you will not be required to remember formulas, definitions, etc.
You are tested on your ability to examine information using text, chart, graphs and tables.
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Things to do: Read carefully Underline Make notes in your booklet Draw conclusions as you are reading Make sure you understand the question
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Draw lines or in some way indicate which charts/graphs/experiments go together
Refer – don’t try to remember Look for patterns and trends in data Look for words that are italicized, bold,
underlined or capitalized – they will ask a question relating to this word
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Things to do:
Look at the answer choices before answering questions
Unlike math or English where you should try to determine the answer before looking at the answer choices
For science, where you will be analyzing information displayed in charts and graphs it is beneficial to narrow down the amount of information you need to study by looking at the answer choices
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Don’t… Get bogged down in details Worry about understanding everything Confuse charts and graphs Try to remember every detail
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Reading Tables and GraphsDetermine what is being representedWhat do the columns and rows representNote units of measurementLook for trends in the data
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ExperimentsRemember how experiments workUsually there is a control group plus
experimental group or groupsIn well-designed experiments, the only
difference between groups will be a variation of the factors being tested
Look for differences - variationsWhat do the results show?
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One passage will be conflicting viewpointsA lot of reading – usually takes a little longerTry to determine each scientists point of viewWhat do they agree on? Disagree? Reminder – refer don’t rememberUnderlineYou will not have to determine if a viewpoint is
correct instead you will be asked to identify similarities and differences among viewpoints
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TIMINGAgain – passages are not arranged in order of
difficultyThe most difficult passage for you may be the
easiest for someone elseTry to spend 5 minutes on each passageAbout 30 seconds per question
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Don’t leave any questions unansweredNo penalty for wrong answers – only
credit for correct answersGUESS if you don’t know the right
answers – 25% chance of getting the right answer
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If you are not done with passage one after 5 minutes - don’t worry but if you are still in passage one after 15 minutes have passed you will need to work more quickly
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Don’t spend time agonizing over a questionsAvoid thinking long and hard about answer
choicesIf you are stuck – make your best guess and
move on
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Don’t panic if you can’t finish all passagesTry to do well on at least 5 passages
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If you have less than 3 minutes remaining for an entire passage
skip the pre-readinglook for questions that refer to a specific experiment/graph etcRefer to the cited location
MAKE SURE YOU FILL-IN AN ANSWER FOR EVERY QUESTION