Description of the ACT The ACT (No Writing) consists of four
multiple-choice tests: English, Mathematics, Reading, and
Science. The ACT Plus Writing includes the four multiple-choice
tests and a Writing Test. |English||75 questions||45
minutes||Measures standard written English and rhetorical
skills.| |Mathematics||60 questions||60 minutes||Measures
mathematical skills students have typically acquired in courses
taken up to the beginning of grade 12.| |Reading||40
questions||35 minutes||Measures reading comprehension.|
|Science||40 questions||35 minutes||Measures the interpretation,
analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills
required in the natural sciences.| |Optional Writing Test||1
prompt||30 minutes||Measures writing skills emphasized in high
school English classes and in entry-level college composition
courses.|