A.C.T. Test question breakdown

What is exactly tested on the A.C.T. section of the M.M.E.? Here is a breakdown. The following topic are tested, along with the writing assessment.

1. English Test Questions (Percentage Breakdown of A.C.T. section of the MME – WHAT exactly is asked….)

Percentage of test test questions
Usage/Mechanics 53% 40

Punctuation 13 10
(commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, dashes, end punctuation)

Grammar/Usage 16 12
(sub/verb agreement, pronoun/antecedent, adjectives, adverbs, what they modify, verb forms, pronoun forms and cases, comparative & superlative modifiers, idioms)

Sentence Struct. 24 18
(subordinate, dependant clauses, run-on, fused sentences, comma splices, sentence fragments, misplaced modifiers, verb tense shifts or voice shifts, shifts in pronoun person or number

Rhetorical Skills 47% 35

(see page 32 in the ACT RED book that I handed out for info. on this)

Strategy 16 12
Organization 15 11
Style 16 12

Total 100% 75

2. Math Test Questions (Percentage Breakdown of MME – WHAT exactly is asked….)
Content Area Percent of Test Number of Questions
Pre-Algebra 23% 14%
Elementary Algebra 17 10
Intermediate Algebra 15 9
Coordinate Geometry 15 9
Plane Geometry 23 14
Trig. 7 4

Total 100% 60

3. Reading Content Percent of Test Number of Questions
Prose Fiction 25% 10
Humanities 25 10
Social Studies 25 10
Natural Sciences 25 10

Total 100% 40

4. Science Test Questions (Percentage Breakdown of MME – WHAT exactly is asked….)

Content Area Percent of Test Number of Questions
Biology Data Rep. 38% 15
Chemistry Research Summaries 45 18
Earth Space Sci. Conflicting Viewpoints 17 7
Physics

Total 100% 40