Science Test

TIPS:

• Adopt a strategy for each of the 3 formats. ACT Science Test passages come in three forms: Data Representation, Conflicting Viewpoints, and Research Summaries. You will need to modify your approach slightly for each one.

  • Data Representation focuses mostly on charts, graphs, and tables, so you will need to practice identifying trends and understanding the layout of variables.

  • Conflicting Viewpoints typically has no diagrams and is more like the paired passages you might remember if you took the ACT Reading test last year.

  • Research Summaries describes one or more experiments. You will need to understand the Purpose, Method, and Results for each experiment, and know what the similarities and differences were between them. Don’t treat these 3 formats all the same – they are each quite unique!