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The ACT has harder math problems, while the SAT has more tricks and traps. There is only one section on the ACT, with 60 questions (in 60 minutes). They start easy and get harder. You generally have 4 trigonometry questions. The SAT has two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section (plus a possible experimental question). One of the longer sections will have 'grid-ins' where you generate your own numbers and bubble those in. (There are no penalties for wrong answers on the grid-ins.) The SAT has more questions where you need to know tricks. They like to test on whether or not you 'see' shortcuts. For example, with simultaneous equations with two variables, you usually need to manipulate the two equations rather than solving for each variable individually, the way you would in math class. If you solve for x, then use that to figure out y, you waste too much time. The science section on the ACT is a test of how well you read charts, graphs and scientific reading passages. You need to know the basic vocabulary and basic knowledge (like the boiling and freezing point of water in centigrade--100 and 0!), and concepts like a control group. But, more than any other section, practice doing the Science section to increase your score here. |
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