PreACT Test
On Wednesday, October 9th, Ridgewood High School will administer the PreACT to all juniors and the top 10% of sophomores. By offering students an opportunity to participate in the PreACT administration, Ridgewood High School will provide students with valuable college readiness feedback and tools to help them reach their post-secondary goals.
Benefits of the PreACT Assessment:
- Test questions like those on the ACT—Gives you valuable practice, including questions and scores similar to those on the ACT test.
- 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.
- Career suggestions based on your goals and interests— PreACT® 8/9 and PreACT reports include information about career possibilities, 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.
Important Test Day Information:
- Testing will begin promptly at 8:00am. Students should arrive in the field house at least 15 minutes prior to testing.
- No backpacks, cell phones, smart watches, or any earbuds will be allowed in the field house.
- Students are not allowed to wear hoodies or hats during the entire duration of testing.
- Students will need to bring their charged iPad and a calculator (optional as the iPad has a built in one).
- Standard testing time will conclude around 11:00 am.
- Students will be required to attend classes after testing is completed.
More resources about this test can be found at act.org. If you have questions, please contact me at jpham@ridgenet.org.