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.
Statements (47)
| 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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