ACT vs SAT: two major entrance exams for professional studies in United States. Which one is best fit for your student? Most of the students would like to prefer ACT compare to SAT tests. Though confused about which one is best suitable for you? Here are the basic similarities & dissimilarities that clear your confusion about both tests.

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2. ACT vs SAT:
Two major entrance exams for
professional studies in United States.
Which one is best fit for your student?
Most of the students would like to
prefer ACT compare to SAT tests.
Though confused about which one is
best suitable for you? Here are the
basic similarities & dissimilarities that
clear your confusion about both tests.
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3. Similarities
1. Type of test: Both SAT and ACT tests are content based tests.
2. Number of sections: Both have 4 sections excluding Essay
3. Wrong Answer penalty: There is no negative marketing for wrong
answers in both tests. No penalty for wrong answers.
4. Reading Section: The two tests' reading sections have become much
more similar.
Format: 4 single passages and 1 pair, 10­11 questions each in both tests.
Types of Questions: Main Idea, Vocab­in­Context, Inference, Detail­
Oriented in both tests.
Key Skills required: Reading comprehension, inferring ideas,
identifying evidence for both SAT and ACT.
5. Score Choice: you can choose which set(s) of SAT & ACT scores to
submit to colleges.
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4. Dissimilarities
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Test Format
Reading : 65­min section
Math : 80­min section
Langauge : 35­min section
Essay : 50­min section
Reading : 45­min section
Math : 60­min section
Reading : 35­min section;
Science : 35­min section;
Writing : 40­min essay
Test Style
Context based, based on
real­world situations,
multi­step problem
solving
Straightforward but long.
Difficulty Levels
Questions increase in
difficulty level as you
move through that
question type in a section
Difficulty level of the
questions is random

5. Dissimilarities
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Scoring
Given a score from 2­8 for
each dimension.
Score from 1­12, based
on average of scores from
the four domains
Grading Critera
Writing, Reading, and
Analysis.
Ideas and Analysis,
Development and
Support, Organization,
and Language Use and
Conventions.
Math Levels
Arithmetic, problem­solving
& data analysis, heart of
algebra, geometry, and
trigonometry; formulas
provided.
Arithmetic, algebra I and
II, functions, geometry,
trigonometry; no formulas
are provided
Acceptance
Accepted by all US
colleges.
The ACT is accepted by all
colleges and universities in the
US & more than 225 other
universities around the world.

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