ACT ACT Score Interpretation & Communication 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the ACT College Readiness Benchmark score for Mathematics?
- 18
- 22 (Correct answer)
- 25
- 30
Correct answer: 22
The ACT College Readiness Benchmark for Mathematics is 22, indicating readiness for college algebra.
Question 2: What does the ACT Writing (Essay) score report include in addition to the overall writing score?
- A list of grammar errors made
- Four domain scores: Ideas & Analysis, Development & Support, Organization, and Language Use & Conventions (Correct answer)
- A word count and readability index
- A comparison to SAT essay scores
Correct answer: Four domain scores: Ideas & Analysis, Development & Support, Organization, and Language Use & Conventions
The ACT Writing score report includes four domain scores that break down student performance across Ideas & Analysis, Development & Support, Organization, and Language Use & Conventions.
Question 3: How long are ACT scores available to students online through their ACT account?
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 5 years
- Indefinitely (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Indefinitely
ACT scores remain accessible indefinitely in a student's ACT online account, allowing them to send scores to colleges at any time.
Question 4: What information is included in an ACT Student Score Report?
- Only the composite score
- Composite score, section scores, subscores, percentile ranks, and college readiness benchmarks (Correct answer)
- GPA, class rank, and composite score
- Section scores and predicted SAT equivalents only
Correct answer: Composite score, section scores, subscores, percentile ranks, and college readiness benchmarks
An ACT Student Score Report includes the composite score, four section scores, subscores, national percentile ranks, and college readiness benchmarks.
Question 5: What should an ACT test administrator advise a student who believes their ACT score was reported incorrectly?
- Contact the college directly to dispute the score
- Request a hand-scoring or score verification service through ACT (Correct answer)
- Retake the ACT immediately at no charge
- Submit a complaint to the state education department
Correct answer: Request a hand-scoring or score verification service through ACT
Students who believe a scoring error occurred may request ACT's score verification or hand-scoring services, which involve a fee and are initiated through ACT directly.
Question 6: What is the ACT's policy on Score Choice?
- Students must send all test scores to every college they apply to
- Students may choose which test dates' scores to send to colleges, unless a college requires all scores (Correct answer)
- Colleges automatically receive scores from all ACT attempts
- Score Choice applies only to the Writing section
Correct answer: Students may choose which test dates' scores to send to colleges, unless a college requires all scores
ACT allows students to choose which test date scores to send to colleges; however, some colleges require all scores, so students should check each school's policy.
ACT ACT Score Interpretation & Communication 2
What is the ACT College Readiness Benchmark score for Mathematics?