How is the ACT scored?

<p>Each of the ACT sections whether Reading, Math, English, and Science are scored on a range of 1-36. You get an overall ACT score depending on the number of correct answers you gave. The average ACT score of four sections, also known as the composite score, is the final score. This means that the scores of all the sections are added together and divided by four to get the composite score.</p><p>There is no negative marking for incorrect answers plus unattempted questions. Based on the above explanation of how scoring on ACT is done, the results are compiled.&nbsp;</p><p>The following table shows how the ACT band score is calculated based on section wise performance of the applicant in ACT exam:</p><table><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">ACT Score Calculation</th></tr><tr><th>ACT Scale Score</th><th>English Raw Score</th><th>Math Raw Score</th><th>Reading Raw Score</th><th>Science Raw Score</th></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>75</td><td>59&mdash;60</td><td>40</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>73&ndash;74</td><td>57&ndash;58</td><td>39</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>71&ndash;72</td><td>55&ndash;56</td><td>38</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>70</td><td>54</td><td>&mdash;</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>69</td><td>53</td><td>37</td><td>&mdash;</td></tr></tbody></table>

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