English
35 minutes
50 questions · Required
Timed sections. Saved progress. Practice at your own pace between sections.
Submit each section to see verified correct counts and missed question details. Save keeps your progress on this device.
Begin starts each section timer. Required core sections are English, Math, and Reading; Science is optional. Scores shown in this experience are validated raw-correct counts and diagnostics when returned by the section scoring endpoint.
Submit is on the last question page of each section. Go to the last question, then scroll to the bottom to submit and receive your results. Save only saves your entries.
3 required + optional Science131 core questions2 hours 5 minutes core
Start the testEach timer starts when you click Begin. Submit your section to receive verified results.
How it works
1
Take the sections in order
Take English, Math and Reading, with Science optional. Each section has its own timer.
2
Answer every question
Pick one answer for each question. A wrong answer and a blank both score zero, so a guess can only help.
3
Save your progress, then submit
Press Submit Section when you finish. If the timer reaches zero first, your answers are locked and saved on this device.
4
Read your results
After successful submission, view verified correct counts and missed question numbers and skill codes. Print or save your results as a PDF.
Timing
Every section has its own countdown timer. It starts when you click Begin and cannot be paused. You get a warning with 5 minutes left and another with 1 minute left. When time runs out, your answers are locked and saved on this device and can no longer be changed.
Math
50 minutes
45 questions · Required · A–D
Reading
40 minutes
36 questions · Required
Science
40 minutes
40 questions · Optional
Required sections: 131 questions in 125 minutes (2 hours 5 minutes). With optional Science: 171 questions in 165 minutes (2 hours 45 minutes), excluding breaks.
English: 42 seconds per question. Math and Reading: about 67 seconds per question. Science: 60 seconds per question. Diagnostic: 40 questions in 20 minutes.
What you receive
Your score summary
Receive verified raw correct counts for submitted sections. These are not official ACT scaled scores.
Your weak areas
See missed question numbers and their Pinpoint skill codes after successful submission.
Recommended reading
Use the reported skill codes to guide review in The Complete ACT Practice Guide.
Start the test
Set aside 2 hours 5 minutes for the required sections, or 2 hours 45 minutes with optional Science, excluding breaks. Each section can be taken separately.
Start the testYou begin with English: 50 questions in 35 minutes.
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Section Timing & Counts
English: 50 questions • 35 minutes • Required core section • ≈42 sec/question
Math: 45 questions • 50 minutes • Required core section • Four choices A–D • ≈67 sec/question
Reading: 36 questions • 40 minutes • Required core section • ≈67 sec/question
Science: 40 questions • 40 minutes • Optional section • Optional • 60 sec/question
Diagnostic: 40 questions • 20 minutes • Diagnostic unchanged
Core required total: 131 questions • 125 minutes (2h 5m)
With optional Science: 171 questions • 165 minutes (2h 45m)
Section Links
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