skimomma Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) I gave the ACT test that can be downloaded from the website to my dd today. She took it cold. Actually, I ambushed her with it. And we simulated test day conditions. Anyone know if that particular test is an accurate representation? Edited January 9, 2020 by skimomma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 It was for me. I took a practice test at home and made the exact same score on the real test when I took it a few months later. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Pretty decent. I have fo and there to be a +/- 2 difference in section scores between practice tests assuming kid is not sick or tired. Real test conditions can cause variations, too, but I would say you basically know how she'll do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 We found the official ACT practice tests to be the best practice for sure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Agreeing. My dd tested twice and both times she was within 1 point of the official ACT practice test. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimomma Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 Thanks all. Dd did significantly better than I expected on the practice test and I was hesitant to even share the results with her if they were known to be wildly inaccurate. The "test conditions" were less than ideal as this happened while I was working and we had several disruptive drills happen during the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) I was never surprised by ACT results because practice tests were a pretty good indicator for all three kids here. With a couple of exceptions my dc always did a little better on the real thing but within the range of what practice tests led me to expect. Edited January 10, 2020 by teachermom2834 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 If she did better than you expected, it's probably a fairly true result. Be sure that she goes through the explanations for all of the problems, though, including those she got right. It's important to do that after practice tests to solidify understanding of problems in which she may simply have guessed well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 7:48 AM, skimomma said: Thanks all. Dd did significantly better than I expected on the practice test and I was hesitant to even share the results with her if they were known to be wildly inaccurate. The "test conditions" were less than ideal as this happened while I was working and we had several disruptive drills happen during the test. Dd did better on the actual test because her test conditions at home were also often less than ideal - anything from her brothers being loud somewhere in the house to her much younger sister trying to climb into her lap as she was taking it. The official testing space was nice and calm for her. 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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