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Why Take the PreACT?
What are the advantages of taking the PreACT exam?
For starters, it can allow you to get to know the real ACT! The PreACT gives you experience with ACT-style questions while providing an early measure of your college and career readiness. Your results can also help predict how you may perform on the ACT and identify subjects where you may need additional preparation.
The PreACT is most commonly used with students in 9th and 10th grade, although schools can administer it to students in grades 9–11.
What is the Enhanced PreACT?
The PreACT now uses a new blueprint designed to more closely align with the enhanced ACT. The updated test includes shorter passages in the English and Reading sections, four answer choices instead of five on Math questions, and more time per question.
The required English, Math, and Reading sections contain 117 total questions and take 2 hours to complete. Schools and districts can also choose to administer an optional 40-minute Science section containing 36 questions.
The PreACT Composite score is now calculated using only the English, Math, and Reading scores. Science does not factor into the Composite score.
- English: 48 questions
- Math: 36 questions
- Reading: 33 questions
- Science (optional): 36 questions
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How the PreACT is scored
PreACT section scores range from 1 to 35 and are aligned with the ACT score scale.
Your Composite score is the average of your English, Math, and Reading scores, rounded to the nearest whole number. Science is not included in the Composite score.
If your school administers the optional Science section, you will also receive a Science score and a STEM score, which is the average of your Math and Science scores.
Your score report also includes predicted ACT score ranges to help show how your current performance may translate to future ACT performance.
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FAQs
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What is a good PreACT score?
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There is no single passing or “good” PreACT score. ACT provides grade- and subject-specific College Readiness Benchmarks that indicate whether you are on track to meet the corresponding ACT benchmark later in high school.
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How long is the PreACT?
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The required English, Math, and Reading sections take 120 minutes total. If your school includes the optional Science section, total testing time increases to 160 minutes.
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How many questions are on the PreACT?
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The PreACT contains 117 questions without Science or 153 questions with the optional Science section.
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