ACT Tutoring
One-on-one tutoring for the ACT, with a focus on Math and English — and the pacing skills the ACT's tighter time limits demand.
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ACT Math
Covers the full range of ACT Math content, plus the pacing strategy needed to finish 60 questions in 60 minutes.
- Pre-Algebra & Elementary Algebra: Ratios, percentages, linear equations, and basic probability.
- Intermediate Algebra & Coordinate Geometry: Quadratics, functions, and graphing in the coordinate plane.
- Plane Geometry & Trigonometry: Angles, area, volume, and trig ratios and identities.
- Pacing Under Time Pressure: Strategy for the ACT's tighter per-question time budget versus the SAT.
ACT English
Grammar, rhetoric, and passage strategy for the ACT English test's 75 questions in 45 minutes.
- Grammar & Usage: Punctuation, sentence structure, and conventions of standard English.
- Rhetorical Skills: Organization, style, and choosing the most effective phrasing.
- Production of Writing: Topic development and keeping a passage's purpose and focus intact.
- Speed Reading & Passage Strategy: Working through 5 passages and 75 questions in 45 minutes.
The ACT rewards pacing as much as content
The ACT gives less time per question than the SAT, so an ACT tutor spends as much time on timing strategy and question triage as on content review. Newton Exam tutors build both into every lesson.
Not sure whether to take the SAT or ACT?
Take a free official practice test of each — the SAT in College Board's Bluebook app and the ACT through ACT's free test prep. Then upload both score reports to Newton Exam and share them with your tutor, who can help you decide which test plays to your strengths.