1. ACT Daily Warm-Ups
 At the beginning of each class period, you will have a
small amount of ACT notes to take and an ACT activity to
complete.
 Every 5 days you will get a quiz grade for the ACT warm-
ups: 10 points each day for the notes, 10 points each day
for the activity.
 You will not be responsible for notes and activities on the
days you are completely absent from the class.
 If you are TARDY to class, you will not receive ANY
credit for that day’s notes or activity.
 These will be collected DAILY.
 NO late grades will be awarded for daily warm-ups.

2. Day 1 - Overview of the ACT
 About 3 ½ hours long (with the Writing portion)
 Short break between 2nd and 3rd sections
 Consists of a total of 215 scored multiple-choice
questions and 1 essay
 Comprised of four subject tests and a writing test:
 English
 Math
 Reading
 Science
 Writing

3. Day 1 - The English Test
 45 minutes, 75 questions
 30 seconds per question
 5 passages with about 15 questions per passage
 NOT tested on spelling and vocabulary
 Tests understanding of the conventions of English –
punctuation, grammar, sentence structure – and
rhetorical skills – organizing the text and analyzing style
 1/3 of the questions test ability to write concisely
 1/3 of the questions test for logic and sense
 1/3 of the questions test rules of grammar

4. Sample English Question
…Pike’s Peak in A. NO CHANGE
Southwest Colorado is B. before Zebulon Pike
named before Zebulon became an explorer,
Pike, an early explorer. C. after Zebulon Pike,
He traveled through the when,
D. after Zebulon Pike,
area, exploring…