ACT ONE TO ONE LESSON
At One Worldist, students work with native English speakers who are professionally certified, experienced exam tutors. Lessons can take place at either one of our Istanbul offices, which are centrally located in Taksim and Kozyatağı, or the student can take lessons at his or her home or another convenient location.
The core of the ACT test consists of modules in English, Reading, Mathematics, Science and an optional Writing section. These are all subjects that are taught in high school classrooms. Most colleges and universities use the ACT or an equivalent to make admissions decisions. Indeed, the ACT is used all over the world as a standard for what a student knows, and is considered by many institutions to be an indicator of academic success in college. Moreover, the ACT can also be used to garner financial support and scholarships. Most students take the ACT as early as their Junior year of high school, and many start preparing as early as the Sophomore year of high school.
For ACT skill development, we have one-to-one and small group lessons. While most of our lessons are one-to-one, which allows for the tutor’s complete focus to be on the student, we also offer small group lessons consisting of a maximum of five students.
In order to determine a student’s readiness for the ACT, and in order to establish a study plan, an ACT diagnostic test must first be administered. According to the results, the student will be put on a tailor-made path to ACT success.
ACT One-to-One Preparatory Program:
Every student’s strengths and weaknesses are different. Some students may need only an ACT crash course whereas others may need extensive preparation. In order to establish a student’s current level of ACT readiness, an ACT diagnostic test must first be administered.
One-to-one lessons are the fastest, most effective way to achieve one’s SAT goals. At One World Test, we help our students our students to establish realistic goals within an established timeframe. We encourage all students to start studying for the ACT in their sophomore year, but if you are in your Junior year, don’t worry, it’s not too late. If you are a Senior, please get in touch immediately.
The ACT Test is scored out of a maximum of 36 points.
ACT English:
English is the first section of the ACT. There are five passages, 75 questions (15 questions per passage), and the duration is 45 minutes. This may seem like a lot of questions in a short amount of time, but the ACT English section is intended to establish what you already know, not what you can figure out. In the passages, certain sections are underlined on one side of the page. On the other side of the page, there are options to correct the underlined segments.
40 out of the 75 questions ask the students to correct mechanics and usage. 10 of the questions will be about punctuation (commas, semi-colons, apostrophes, etc); 12 questions will be about grammar and usage (tenses, subject and verb agreement, etc), and 18 questions about sentence structure (dangling or misplaced modifiers, issues with clauses, parallel structure issues, etc).
35 out of the 75 questions ask students to deal with questions related to rhetorical skills. 12 of the questions are about writing strategy which means the author’s intent, tone, main point or idea, theme, etc. These questions require the test taker to read the whole passage and to read in-depth. 11 of the questions deal with organization of words within sentences and sentences within paragraphs. Test takers will be asked to select correct introductory, transitional and concluding sentences. 12 of the questions are about style, meaning that the test taker must do away with redundancy, ambiguity and wordiness while maintaining clarity and without disrupting the tone and style.
As you can see, there are many important and difficult subjects to be dealt with on the English portion of the ACT. Students will be evaluated to see which areas they need improvement in and our professional ACT tutors will help to shore up those knowledge gaps.
Students can earn between 1 and 36 points from the English section.
ACT Math:
The math section is made up of 60 questions within a 60-minute timeframe. It is made up of various topics including 14 pre-algebra questions (factors, square roots, exponents, etc), 10 elementary algebra questions (exponents and square roots, algebraic operations, factoring and quadratic equations, etc), 9 intermediate algebra questions (quadratic formula, rational and radical expressions, absolute value and inequalities, polynomials, etc), 14 plane geometry questions (three-dimensional geometry, volume, proof and proof techniques, properties of trapezoids, rectangles, triangles, etc), 9 coordinate geometry questions (graphing, relationship between equations and graphs, graphing inequalities, slope, parallel and perpendicular lines, etc) and 4 elementary trigonometry questions (relations in right triangles, values and properties of functions, graphing functions, modeling functions, solving equations).
Calculators are permitted on the test, but computer algebra systems calculators rae not allowed. This is the only section of the ACT that has five answer choices instead of four.
The key to success in these areas is working with a knowledgeable, experienced SAT mathematics tutor who has prior success in training students for ACT Math.
Students can earn between 1 and 36 points from the Math section.
ACT Reading:
The reading section is made up of four 10-question passages and is 35 minutes in length. The ACT reading does not test a student’s vocabulary knowledge outside of context, and all answers to the questions can be found within the context of the reading itself.
The subjects of the passages come from such fields as natural science (astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, etc), social science/studies (anthropology, geography, history, sociology, etc), the humanities (memoirs and personal essays in the fields of ethics, music, philosophy, television, art, etc), and prose (fiction, short stories or extracts from short stories or novels). Question topics include making inferences, understanding the tone of the passage and the author’s purpose, making generalizations, understanding the sequence of events, making comparisons, and understanding vocabulary words in context.
As you can see, there are many topics to be dealt with on the reading section of the ACT. Students must have a thorough knowledge of the topics at hand and will practice ACT questions types in these subject areas.
Students can earn between 1 and 36 points from the Reading section.
ACT Science Reasoning:
The Science Reasoning section is made up of seven passages, has a total of 40 questions and lasts 35 minutes. Each passage is followed by five to seven questions. There are three Data Representation passages that consist of five questions each and test knowledge and interpretation of graphs, tables, diagrams, figures and scatterplots; three Research Summary passages that have six questions each and test the ability of the test taker to interpret results from given experiments; and one Conflicting Viewpoints passage that has seven questions and tests the ability of the test taker to identify the differences and similarities in a hypotheses given two or three different viewpoints on an observable phenomenon. The Science Reasoning section does not test only a student’s content knowledge, but rather his or her reasoning ability within a science-based context.
The Science Reasoning section has components of biology (botany, ecology, evolution, zoology, etc), chemistry (chemical relations, chemical bonding, gas laws, organic chemistry, etc), physics (thermodynamics, fluids, solids, light waves, etc), and earth sciences (geology, astronomy, environmental studies, etc).
ACT Writing:
The Writing section is done last and is optional. For students who opt to take the writing section, there is also an additional fee. There are schools that require a writing component, so it is important to learn whether or not your target college(s) wants it. The writing section is 30 minutes in length. Essays are written according to a given prompt about a social issue pertinent to high school age students. Students are given a paragraph that lays out an issue and then two or more perspectives on that issue. The essay will be about your perspective on the issue.
The Writing test earns the test taker two scores, one that yields a score between 1 and 36, and another that is scored between 2 and 12. The essay is graded by two examiners who score it between 1 and 6 (again, for a total of 2-12). These scores do not affect the Composite score, but rather are used as Essays are used as supplementary assessments.
Grading will be done according to how well the writer can: stay on topic; support an argument with examples, facts and logical reasoning; use clear and effective language in an organized thought process; and adhere to high standards of English grammar.
Writing is not easy. At One World Test, students will learn how to brainstorm topics and ideas quickly. This requires practice planning ahead and organizing an essay, narrowing the focus, choosing an academic or mature tone, and giving deeper, more persuasive examples and facts.
On Test Day:
Students must be at the test center by 8am at the latest. Students will check in and be seated. There is a short break after the first two tests, and a break before the writing. Students taking the multiple choice test will be finished by about 12:15pm. Students who take the Writing will be done by about 1:00pm. Students may be given a fifth test that is experimental and will not be included in the reported scores. If a fifth test is given, students will be done by about 12:35pm.