ACT® English
Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to ACT® English
Welcome to Albert's ACT® English course!
This page provides specific content-related information for Albert's ACT® English prep course, including how it is organized, what standards it is aligned to, and ideas for classroom uses. If you need technical assistance, please visit our Help Center or contact hello@albert.io.
For testing information or details about the exam itself, visit the ACT Official Website.
Subject Organization
Albert's ACT® English course is separated into 2 tabs: The Practice Tab and the Assessment Tab.
Practice Tab
Albert's ACT® English multiple choice questions located in the Practice tab are organized according to topic.
The themes include the following topics:
- Personal Narratives: Passages focus on personal stories exploring the lives and experiences of everyday individuals.
- Historic Life and Culture: Passages and questions focus on historic culture and norms.
- Science : This theme offers high-interest, complex texts that address a myriad of current and past scientific breakthroughs, topics of research, and discussions. Questions focus on close reading skills and analysis.
- Modern Life and Culture: Students will explore expertly-written passages examining current cultural norms.
Assessments Tab
Albert's ACT® English multiple choice questions located in the Assessments tab are organized in 2 themes: topic quizzes based on the skills set forth in ACT®'s English Test Description and full-length Practice Exams.
The Topic Quizzes assess skills like:
- Knowledge of Language
- Organization, Unity, and Cohesion
- Punctuation Conventions
- Sentence Structure and Formation
The 3 Full-Length Practice Exams cover all the skills and standards assessed on the ACT® English test, include 75 questions, and mimic the rigor, length, and style of the actual exam.
Using Standards to Find Questions
Every question is aligned to the standards outlined in the ACT® College and Career Readiness Standards®.
Below is a list of the standards included in ACT® English, as well as the specific formatting we use:
| Type of Standards | Example Albert Formatting |
|---|---|
| Topic Development (TOD) | TOD 201 |
| Organization, Unity and Cohesion (ORG) | ORG 301 |
| Knowledge of Language (KLA) | KLA 201 |
| Sentence Structure and Formation (SST) | SST 401 |
| Usage Conventions (USG) | USG 201 |
| Punctuation Conventions (PUN) | PUN 301 |
You can find questions aligned to learning standards using our standards search tool. In the Standards drop-down at the top of the Practice or Assessments tab, you can search for standards by name (for example, ORG 301) or description. When you type in characters that match one of the standards, the drop-down will populate with matching standards.
For more help on finding questions using standards, visit our Help Center.
Question Types
ACT® English seeks to mirror the questions students will see on the actual exam. Therefore, all questions in this course are multiple choice.
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Related Content
For additional material, you can combine ACT® English with our other core course, Grammar. Our core courses are aligned to state and national English Language Arts standards, so you can leverage thousands of aligned practice questions across Albert to assess, reteach, and extend student learning.