1. Relax Remember: Stress kills test scores. If you’re feeling anxious before the test, find a quiet place and take several calming breaths before you enter the test room. 2. Get moving In the morning before the test, make sure you wake your body up. Do a few stretches, shoot some hoops, take the dog for a quick walk, etc. If your body is awake, your mind will follow. 3. Eat breakfast Studies show that a quality breakfast boosts concentration and brainpower. Unless you’re a c

The biggest challenge for most students on the test is time management. The ACT is a long, tedious test and timing is tight, particularly on the reading and science sections. Here are some basic tips to help deal with the timing and the tedium of the exam. Fill in all the bubbles. Remember there is NO penalty for guessing. Students should always bubble in all bubbles. If you run out of time, fill in the same letter for each bubble. Don’t waste time getting problems wrong. Unl

Step 2: Learn the Format of the Test The exam is broken up into 4 main sections: English: 5 passages, 75 questions, 45 minutes A mixture of grammar & content questions Math: 60 questions, 60 minutes A mixture of pre-algebra, geometry, algebra I & II, & trigonometry concepts Reading: 4 passages, 40 questions, 35 minutes Fours sections: Prose Fiction, Social Science, Humanities, and Natural Science One passage is divided into two related passages Science Reasoning: 6-7 passages

The first step in mastering the ACT is learning the basics.