ACT Test Dates at Truman:
June 10, 2023
June 15, 2023
December 9, 2023
February 10, 2024
June 8, 2024
July 13, 2024
About the test:
The ACT is intended to assess and measure overall educational development and to predict how well the examinee will perform in college. High school students who intend to apply for college primarily take the test. The ACT assessment consists of the following sections:
| Section | Length | Question Types | # of Questions |
| English Test | 45 minutes | Usage/ Mechanics | 40 |
| Rhetorical Skills | 35 | ||
| —————– | —————- | ——————– | ———- |
| Mathematics Test | 60 minutes | Arithmetic | 14 |
| Elementary Algebra | 10 | ||
| Intermediate Algebra | 9 | ||
| Coordinate Geometry | 9 | ||
| Plane Geometry | 14 | ||
| Trigonometry | 4 | ||
| —————— | —————— | ——————– | ———- |
| Reading Test | 35 minutes | Social Studies | 10 |
| Natural Sciences | 10 | ||
| Prose Fiction | 10 | ||
| Humanities | 10 | ||
| —————– | —————- | ——————– | ———- |
| Science Test | 35 minutes | Data Representation | 15 |
| Research Summary | 18 | ||
| Conflicting Viewpoint | 7 | ||
| ——————- | —————– | ——————- | ———- |
| Writing Test (optional Essay) | 30 minutes | You are asked to respond to a question about your position on the issue described in the writing prompt. | 1 |
For more information:
Web: http://www.act.org/
Phone: (319) 337-1270 (Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., central time)