Thursday, April 17th: “A” DayFriday, April 18th: “B” Day

AgendaACT Sample Science Test! Concept Review Work Time

Next time:Chapter 14 Test

Concept Review Due

PSAE Testing ScheduleWednesday, April 23rd

Day 1: ACT English (45 minutes/75 questions) ACT Math (60 minutes/60 questions) (15 minute break) ACT Reading (35 minutes/40 questions) ACT Science (35 minutes/40 questions) (5 minute break) ACT Writing (30 minutes/1 prompt question)

** Calculators are NOT permitted on science tests**

PSAE Testing ScheduleThursday, April 24th

Day 2: WorkKeys Applied Math (45 minutes/33 questions) (15 minute break) WorkKeys Reading for Info (45 minutes/33 questions *ISBE-Developed Science (40 minutes/45 questions)

** Both the ACT Science test on Day 1 and the ISBE Science test on Day 2 are used to generate your PSAE science score. **

*ISBE = Illinois State Board of Education

ACT Science Test“Science Reasoning”

Day 1

•35 Minutes•7 Passages•40 Questions

The ACT editorial staff designed and developed the Science Test to assess your reasoning ability, not so much your knowledge of science.

Where the data comes from—whether it’s taken from chemistry or biology experiments—doesn’t matter. In other words, the content is not important…

Your ability to read and interpret data is what you are being tested

on.

What’s on the Test?Data representation – 3 passages/15 questions– Reading Charts/Graphs

Research Summaries – 3 passages/18 questions– Descriptions of experiments with questions that

focus on experiment design and interpretation of experimental results.

Conflicting Viewpoints – 1 passage/7 questions– Questions focus on the understanding, analysis,

and comparison of alternative viewpoints or hypotheses. (science reading)

ACT Science Test HintsRead the questions first, it may save you some time…The 7 passages are broken down as follows:3 passages with 5 questions – they are the easiest

chart/graph type questions - answer these 1st

3 passages with 7 questions –answer these nextLastly, read and answer the passage that has 6

questions; this is the most difficult passage for most students.

Take control of the test!

Base your answers only on the contents of the passage.

In the case of the ACT Science Test, external knowledge has the potential to hurt you. All of the information you need to know is in the passage.

Since there is no penalty for wrong answers, you should never leave a question blank.

Answer ALL questions, even if you have to guess. See if you can eliminate some anwers to give you a better shot at guessing correctly.

A Final Note…

ACT Sample Science TestYou will have 35 minutes to complete the test so

pace yourself.Don’t take too much time on any one question,

do the easy questions first and then go back to the more difficult ones.

Use test-taking strategies to eliminate some of the answer choices if you can.

The test administrator will let you know when there are 5 minutes remaining.

Yes, this is for a grade! Good Luck!

ACT Science Test Scoring

Grade your own papers and write down the number you got correct.

Find your “Raw Score” in Table 1 of the handout and determine your ACT Scale Score.

This is your projected ACT Science Test score. Write this score at the top of your paper,

circle it, and turn in both your paper and the handout.

Concept Review Work Time

Use whatever class time is left to work on your concept review.

Have a great Easter!