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  1. Description of Writing Test | ACT

    The writing section is a 40-minute essay test that measures your writing skills—specifically, writing skills taught in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses.

  2. Writing Test Prep | ACT

    The ACT writing test contains one question to be completed in 40 minutes. When asked to write a timed essay, most writers find it useful to do some planning before they write the essay and to do a final check of the essay when it is finished.

  3. Should You Take the ACT With or Without Writing? - PrepScholar

    The writing test is an optional 40-minute essay task that students can elect to take at the end of the multiple choice test. ACT, Inc. added the Writing section in response to the 2005 SAT overhaul, which added a Writing section that included both grammar multiple-choice questions and an essay.

  4. How to Write an ACT Essay: Step-by-Step Example - PrepScholar

    Time: 8-10 minutes. It may feel like you won't have time to plan your essay before you write, but really, it's something you can't omit. Trust us. Organizing your thoughts as you write will cost you way more time than if you take the time to plan out your essay before you begin writing.

  5. How Long Is the ACT With Writing? - PrepScholar

    If you take the ACT with Writing, the time for each section (English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing) adds up to a total of three hours and 35 minutes of test sections (excluding breaks). By contrast, the total time of the ACT without Writing is only two hours and 55 minutes.

  6. ACT Writing Test Tips - College and Career Readiness

    The ACT Writing test is an optional, 40-minute essay test that measures your writing skills—specifically, writing skills taught in high school English classes and entry-level college courses.