{"id":11611,"date":"2019-08-18T23:42:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T06:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/?p=11611"},"modified":"2019-08-19T00:40:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T07:40:24","slug":"act-or-sat-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/zh-hans\/blog\/sat\/act-or-sat-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT or SAT: What&#8217;s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>That\u2019s a great question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Universities accept both exams and don\u2019t care which one you take. Determining which test to take&nbsp;will vary from student to student.&nbsp;We can give students&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/diagnostic\/\">diagnostic<\/a>s on both exams to see which test is better for that particular student.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/2016\/04\/13\/5607\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comprehensive article about the ACT vs. the SAT<\/a>.&nbsp;And&nbsp;check out a comparison of both exams (below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact us<\/a>\u00a0with any questions\u00a0or to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/diagnostic\/\">take diagnostic<\/a>\u00a0exams and receive our PointsBooster analysis of test results. (Here\u2019s a sample\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Your-Score-Booster-ACT-PointsBooster%E2%84%A2-Diagnostic-Analysis-Sample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">ACT PointsBooster analysis report<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here\u2019s a Your Score Booster comparison of the two tests:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAT launched in March 2016, and it looks&nbsp;a lot more like&nbsp;its rival, the ACT. That\u2019s because in 2012, more students took the ACT than took the SAT. So College Board, which make the SAT, revised the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACT has a science section; the SAT does not have a separate science section but puts some relatively easy science questions in other sections. Don\u2019t be intimidated by the science; it\u2019s not that difficult, and most of the information is provided in a passage. The sections require students to work very fast, getting through seven sections on science (40 questions) in 35 minutes. Students must be quick thinkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/P3110524.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/P3110524-620x465.jpg\" alt=\"P3110524\" class=\"wp-image-3247\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Your Score Booster ACT workbook covers all four sections of the ACT (English, Math, Reading and Science) and the essay <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACT English (grammar) and SAT writing (grammar)&nbsp;sections consist of several passages. Students have to correct the grammar and recommend changes for rhetorical purposes.&nbsp;With some tips, strategies and practice, the grammar&nbsp;sections are one of the easiest sections to master on both the SAT and ACT, even for many students who speak&nbsp;English as a second language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACT math section is all multiple choice and allows calculator usage. The SAT has one math section that allows calculator usage and another that bans calculator usage. Both of those SAT math sections have some multiple choice questions and some grid-in questions. For grid-in questions, students must provide an answer that can be any number from 0 to 9999, including decimals and fractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACT reading section is more straightforward but provides less time per question than the SAT reading section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Score Booster can help. We provide&nbsp;expert tutors and instructors, comprehensive workbooks, diagnostic tests, detailed PointsBooster\u00ae analysis&nbsp;reports for daignostics and Just4You\u2122 quizzes for&nbsp;both exams.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscorebooster.com\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a>&nbsp;now&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-21-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-21\">SAT vs ACT Questions and Timing<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-21\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-21 blueish\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-21-name\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-21-description\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">No. of Questions<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Minutes<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Seconds Per Question<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SAT Writing (Grammar)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">44<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ACT English (Grammar)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">75<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">45<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SAT Math no calculator<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SAT Math with calculator<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">38<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">55<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ACT Math (all multiple choice)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SAT Reading<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">52<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">65<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ACT Reading Passages<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">40<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SAT (No separate science section, but simple science questions appear on other sections)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ACT Science<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">40<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<span id=\"tablepress-21-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-21\"><\/span>\n<!-- #tablepress-21 from cache -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That\u2019s a great question. 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