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PREACT® ASSESSMENTS PROVIDES THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS PREPARING FOR THE ACT BY HELPING YOU:  \n• Identify your current academic readiness for college and career using your PreACT score report  \n• Predict how you’ll perform on the ACT after an additional year of learning  \n• Determine skills you can improve based on your performance  \n• Explore with PreACT®8/9 and PreACT assessment how your career aspirations align with your interests  \nCommon Questions About Assessments:  \nWHEN CAN I TAKE PREACT?  \nYour school will announce the time, date, and place. Look for an announcement that lists this information or talk to your counselor.  \nWHAT IF I REQUIRE ACCOMMODATIONS DURING TESTING?  \nACT provides accommodations for students who may need them for PreACT testing. Your school will request these, so speak to your teacher or counselor if you have questions.  \nBENEFITS OF PREACT ASSESSMENTS  \n• Test questions like those on the ACT—Gives you  \nvaluable practice, including questions and scores similar to those on the ACT test.  \n• Ideas for improvement—Includes multiple-choice questions in English, reading, math, and science. Your scores will reveal your current knowledge and skills in each area. Since you get to keep your PreACT test booklet, you can go back through the questions and compare your answers with the correct ones after you get your results. This can help you focus on critical areas for improvement. PreACT assessments student report will give you targeted ideas to work on based on your subject scores report.  \n• Career suggestions based on your goals and interests—PreACT® 8/9 and PreACT reports include information about career  \npossibilities, based on your answers to the ACT Interest Inventory, which you can use to start thinking about your future. The reports also provide career suggestions based on your interests.  \nTIPS FOR DOING YOUR BEST ON PREACT ASSESSMENTS  \n• Follow directions exactly, and don’t be afraid to ask questions.  \n• Don’t spend too much time on any single question. For difficult ones, choose the answer you think is best and move on.  \n• If you complete a test before time is called, recheck your work  \n.  \nWHAT SHOULD I BRING ON TEST DAY?  \n• Three sharpened soft-lead (No. 2) pencils with good erasers  \n• A watch to pace yourself (no phones, please)  \n• Calculator for the math test (not required)  \n• [Visit](Visit act.org/theact/calculator)[ act.org/theact/calculator](Visit act.org/theact/calculator)[ ](Visit act.org/theact/calculator)to review the ACT calculator policy  \nMESSAGE TO PARENTS  \nPreACT assessments provides you and your child with information that can help you select the right high school courses, think about ways to target areas for improvement, and even begin discussions about college and career.  \nThese assessments helps identify:  \n• How a student is doing with the skills and knowledge required to succeed in college and beyond  \n• Areas where extra help or additional courses are needed  \n• Career possibilites on PreACT 8/9 and PreACT that match the student’s interests  \nYour son or daughter also may choose to have their information shared with colleges and scholarship agencies when they take PreACT assessments, which can help them get discovered for college recruitment and scholarship possibilities.  \nFor more information about PreACT, [go to](go to act.org/preact)[ act.org/preact](go to act.org/preact).  \n© 2022 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. MR026289","cbCaioqoOpFQ5hN9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioqoOpFQ5hN9","pdf",612105,"English","# When can I take PreACT?\n# What if I require accommodations during testing?\n# Benefits of PreACT assessments\n# Tips for doing your best on PreACT assessments\n# What should I bring on test day?\n# Message to parents","[{\"question\":\"When can I take PreACT?\",\"answer\":\"Your school announces the time, date, and place. Look for the announcement or ask your counselor for details.\"},{\"question\":\"What accommodations are available if I need support during testing?\",\"answer\":\"ACT provides accommodations for students who may require them for PreACT testing. Your school will request them, so talk to your teacher or counselor if you have questions.\"},{\"question\":\"What should I bring on test day?\",\"answer\":\"Bring three sharpened soft-lead (No. 2) pencils with good erasers, and a watch to pace yourself. A calculator is for the math test (not required). 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