ACT Online Practice Test 1 - Scoring Key and Conversion Tables - Answer Forms and Score Calculation Guide

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ACT Online Practice Test 1 scoring instructions explain how to translate raw correct-answer counts into ACT scale scores. The guide defines raw scores by test section, details the steps for marking correct responses and totaling results by category, and clarifies which items (e.g., gray field-test cells) must not be included. It then describes converting raw scores to single scale scores for each section using conversion tables, enabling comparisons across different test forms. The included answer forms support recording student selections for English, Mathematics, and Reading, with section score capture directed beneath each scoring key.

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Pages10

Reading Time25 min

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How to Score the Online Practice Tests

Raw Scores

Computing raw scores

Scale Scores

Converting Raw Scores to Scale Scores

Answer Forms

ACT Online Practice Test 1 Scoring Key What’s Inside z Answer forms and scoring keys z Instructions for calculating scale and composite scores [www.act.org](www.act.org) How to Score the Online Practice Tests Follow the instructions below and on the following pages to calculate your scale and composite scores. Raw Scores The number of questions you answered correctly on each test section is a raw score. Because there are many forms of the ACT, each with different questions, the difficulty level varies between the forms. A raw score of 35 on one form of the mathematics test section, for example, may be about as difficult to earn as a raw score of 37 on another form of that test section. Computing raw scores To compute your raw scores do the following: 1. Mark a one (1) in the blank for each question answered correctly. 2. Count the number of correct answers for each of the multiple-choice test sections. 3. Add up the total number correct for each category and test section and capture it as directed beneath its scoring key. Use the scoring key for each test to score your answer form for the sections in the practice test. Mark a “1” in the blank for each question you answered correctly and add up the total number correct for each test. Do not count correct answers for gray cells, as those are for field test items not included in converting raw scores to scale scores. Please note, the placement of these field test questions varies across different test forms, and will NOT remain in the same test item slots each test administration. These numbers are your raw scoreson the individual multiple-choice test sections. The highest raw score for a given test section is the number of questions included on that test section: z English: 40 z Mathematics: 41 z Reading: 27 z Science: 34 Note: Raw scores are also provided as part of the Summary Report for each test section taken online in TestNav. Scale Scores To adjust for the small differences among different forms of the ACT test, raw scores are converted into scale scores. Scale scores appear on reports sent to your school. When your raw scores are converted into scale scores, it becomes possible to compare your scores with those of examinees who took different test forms. For example, a scale score of 26 on the mathematics test section has the same meaning for any form of the ACT. Converting Raw Scores to Scale Scores Each ACT test section generates a single scale score between 1 and 36. Use the scale score conversion table to convert your raw scores to scale scores for each test section. © 2026 by ACT Education Corp. All rights reserved. Page 2 of 10 QU04003-1 .CJ23393 English Answer Form | English
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FAQs

What is the purpose of converting raw scores to scale scores?

Conversion adjusts for small differences across test forms so scores from different forms can be compared; each section yields one scale score between 1 and 36.

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