ACT Security & Integrity 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A test administrator notices a student using a prohibited calculator during the ACT Mathematics section. What is the correct immediate action?
- Allow the student to finish since the test is almost over
- Confiscate the calculator and document the incident on the irregularity report (Correct answer)
- Quietly warn the student and allow them to continue with an approved calculator
- Dismiss the student from the testing room immediately without documentation
Correct answer: Confiscate the calculator and document the incident on the irregularity report
The calculator must be confiscated and an irregularity report must be completed to document the policy violation.
Question 2: Which of the following best describes the chain of custody for ACT test materials?
- Materials can be left unattended in a locked room after testing
- Materials must be tracked and accounted for from receipt through return shipment (Correct answer)
- Only completed answer documents require chain of custody tracking
- Chain of custody applies only to test booklets, not answer documents
Correct answer: Materials must be tracked and accounted for from receipt through return shipment
All ACT testing materials must be tracked from the moment they are received until they are returned to ACT, maintaining an unbroken chain of custody.
Question 3: A student presents an ACT admission ticket with a photo that looks slightly different from their appearance. What should the test administrator do?
- Admit the student without question to avoid confrontation
- Refuse the student entry and call the police
- Compare the photo carefully and ask for a second form of identification if uncertain (Correct answer)
- Accept any government-issued ID in place of the admission ticket photo
Correct answer: Compare the photo carefully and ask for a second form of identification if uncertain
Administrators should carefully verify photo ID and may request additional identification if the admission ticket photo does not clearly match the student.
Question 4: During a break, a test administrator observes a student accessing their phone in the hallway. According to ACT security protocols, what must occur?
- The student must be allowed to continue testing since breaks are unsecured time
- The incident must be reported as a potential security irregularity (Correct answer)
- The student's phone should be permanently confiscated for the day
- Only students caught inside the testing room with phones must be reported
Correct answer: The incident must be reported as a potential security irregularity
Phone access during any break is a security irregularity that must be reported because test content could have been photographed or transmitted.
Question 5: What is the purpose of having students sign the certification statement on their ACT answer document?
- To confirm they received all testing materials
- To acknowledge they understand the rules and that their responses are their own work (Correct answer)
- To consent to score reporting to colleges
- To verify their name and demographic information are correct
Correct answer: To acknowledge they understand the rules and that their responses are their own work
The certification statement has students attest that they have not given or received unauthorized assistance and that the work is entirely their own.
Question 6: An ACT test center coordinator discovers that 5 test booklets are missing after testing. What is the first step they should take?
- Recount all booklets and report the discrepancy to ACT immediately (Correct answer)
- Wait 24 hours to see if the booklets turn up before reporting
- Assume the count was off and proceed with return shipment
- Notify local law enforcement before contacting ACT
Correct answer: Recount all booklets and report the discrepancy to ACT immediately
Missing test materials must be recounted to confirm the discrepancy and then reported to ACT immediately, as missing booklets represent a serious security breach.
Question 7: Which scenario represents a test security violation that must be reported as an irregularity?
- A student asks to use the restroom during the Science section
- A test administrator provides tissues to a student who is crying
- A student is found with written notes on their hand during testing (Correct answer)
- A student requests extra scratch paper during the Mathematics section
Correct answer: A student is found with written notes on their hand during testing
Written notes on a student's hand constitute an unauthorized aid that represents a security violation requiring an irregularity report.
ACT Security & Integrity 2
A test administrator notices a student using a prohibited calculator during the ACT Mathematics section.
What is the correct immediate action?