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Scores from the administration of the ACT with Writing (if taken with ACT Standard Time or ACT-approved accommodations) can be used by students for a variety of purposes including college admission, scholarships, and NCAA eligibility.  \n4  \nThe ACT ® with Writing Components  \nEnglish Mathematics* Reading Science*  \nTime: 45 minutes  \n\\# of Items: 75  \n• Production of Writing  \n• Knowledge of Language  \n• Conventions of Standard English  \nTime: 60 minutes  \n\\# of Items: 60  \n• Preparing for Higher Math  \no Number and Quantity  \no Algebra  \no Functions  \no Geometry  \no Statistics and Probability  \n• Integrating Essential Skills  \n• Modeling  \nTime: 35 minutes  \n\\# of Items: 40  \n• Key ideas and details  \n• Craft and Structure  \n• Integration of knowledge and ideas  \nTime: 35 minutes  \n\\# of Items: 40  \n• Interpretation of Data  \n• Scientific Investigation  \n• Evaluation of Models, inferences and experimental results  \nWriting  \n(keyboard required)  \nTime: 40 minutes \\# of Items: 1 essay  \n• Argumentative writing  \n• ACT Writing Test Scoring Rubric  \nThe times listed are for standard time testing.  \n*There is a 15-minute break between the Mathematics and Reading components and a 5-minute break before the Writing component.  \nACT with Writing  \nFour Free Score Sends  \n• Students may request to send data from the spring 2025 ISBE-provided ACT with Writing administration to up to four colleges/scholarship agencies. Sending scores to colleges/scholarship agencies is optional.  \no Closer to the test date, ACT will share details about how students may make these selections for free without having to create an optional ACT student account.  \no If students optionally elect to create an ACT student account prior to testing, they can select where to send their scores no later than two days after they complete testing.  \n• ACT Test Scores: College Codes Lookup: click here.  \n5  \nPreACT Secure  \nPreACT 9 Secure  \n•All public-school students  \nin grade 9 will participate in the PreACT 9 Secure unless they take DLM-AA, the state's alternate assessment, instead.  \nPreACT Secure  \n•All public-school students in grade 10 will participate  \nin the PreACT Secure unless they take DLM-AA, the state's alternate assessment, instead.  \nPreACT 9 Secure and PreACT Secure are administered online . 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