ACT

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ACT is a standardized college admissions test in the United States that assesses high school students' readiness for college-level work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college admissions test
standardized test
administeredBy American College Testing
surface form: ACT, Inc.
assesses college readiness
high school students
competesWith SAT
compositeScoreRange 1–36
country United States of America
surface form: United States
feeRequired yes
founder Everett Franklin Lindquist
fullName American College Testing
hasOptionalSection Writing
hasSection English
Mathematics
Reading
Science
headquartersLocation Iowa City, Iowa
language English
offered multiple times per year
organizationTypeOfAdministrator nonprofit organization
primaryPurpose college admissions
questionType multiple-choice questions
registrationRequired yes
scoreReporting composite score
section scores
scoreUse college admissions decisions
merit-based scholarships
sectionScoreRange 1–36
subjectArea English language
mathematics
reading comprehension
scientific reasoning
targetGradeLevels 11
12
testDurationWithoutWriting about 3 hours
testDurationWithWriting about 3 hours 40 minutes
testFormat multiple choice
standardized
typicalTestTakers high school juniors
high school seniors
usedFor placement decisions
scholarship eligibility
undergraduate admissions
website https://www.act.org/
writingSectionStatus optional
writingSectionType essay
yearIntroduced 1959

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