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How to Score the Online
Practice Tests
Follow the instructions below and on the
following pages to calculate your scale and
composite scores on the untimed online
practice tests.
Raw Scores
The number of questions you answered
correctly on each test section is a raw score.
Because there are many forms of the ACT,
each with different questions, the difficulty
level varies between the forms. A raw score
of 35 on one form of the mathematics
test section, for example, may be about
as difficult to earn as a raw score of 37 on
another form of that test section.
Computing raw scores
To compute your raw scores, use the
Answer Forms to check your answers with
the scoring information in the scoring
keys and conversion table, then do the
following:
1. Mark a one (1) in the blank for each
question answered correctly.
2. Count the number of correct answers
for each of the multiple-choice test
sections.
3. Add up the total number correct for
each category and test section and
capture it as directed beneath its
scoring key.
Use the scoring key for each test to score
your answer document for the sections in
the practice test. Mark a “1” in the blank
for each question you answered correctly
and add up the total number correct for
each test. Do not count correct answers for
gray cells, as those are for field test items
not included in converting raw scores to
scale scores. Please note, the placement
of these field test questions varies across
different test forms, and will NOT remain
in the same test item slots each test
administration.
These numbers are your raw scores
on the individual multiple-choice test
sections. The highest raw score for a given
test section is the number of questions
included on that test section:
z English: 40
z Mathematics: 41
z Reading: 27
z Science: 34
Scale Scores
To adjust for the small differences among
different forms of the ACT test, raw scores
are converted into scale scores.
When your raw scores are converted
into scale scores, it becomes possible
to compare your scores with those of
examinees who took different test forms.
For example, a scale score of 26 on the
mathematics test section has the same
meaning for any form of the ACT.
Converting Raw Scores to Scale
Scores
Each ACT test section generates a single
scale score between 1 and 36. Use the scale
score conversion table to convert your raw
scores to scale scores for each test section.
