At the same time, there is still a "misunderstanding" about ACT and SAT that needs to be avoided: providing the results of two exams at the same time will not be very helpful to the application.
Parents and students should fully understand the two exams and make choices according to their personal circumstances. After all, it takes a lot of time and energy to prepare for the exam from scratch, and they will also bear great psychological pressure, so they must choose carefully and rationally.
Comparison of lexical differences in test contents by SAT ACT
In terms of vocabulary, the vocabulary required by SAT is higher than that required by ACT. ACT test does not specifically examine the fill-in-the-blank questions of words, but usually gives hints around the words, that is, the context. In other words, the ACT exam pays more attention to the context of words than the meaning of words, so it is more suitable for students who don't like memorizing words.
Mathematical part of SAT ACT comparison
Both ACT and SAT attach great importance to algebra. However, ACT will also test matrix, logarithm and other contents, so if you are good at these aspects, you may change to ACT and get a good score.
SAT ACT comparative reading
The reading part of SAT is the opening battle of the whole SAT test, which contains a lot of background knowledge that candidates need to know in advance, while the reading part of ACT mainly examines students' speed reading skills and positioning ability.
Generally speaking, ACT focuses on the mastery of high school knowledge, while SAT focuses on the ability of academic development and thinking expansion.