<p>ACT practice test scoring question: Is it possible for a student to get a very high reading score on the ACT practice test and it to be a “false positive,” so to speak? My child just did a practice test under real “testing conditions” and the score is shockingly high, given what I expected and what she got for the Math ACT score. Should I be trusting this result? Should I be licking a salt block?</p>
<p>One test? No way to determine. Consistent scores? Yes. </p>
<p>One big thing to factor in: The source of the practice exams. Always think 1-2 points lower composite than what you get on practice exams. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t trust the result because 1) It is the luck of the draw as to which questions are used on a test. 2) the stress of being in the actual test center creates a very different environment.</p>
<p>Thanks. I’ll just tell her to keep doing a weekly practice test and see if a pattern of scores emerge. Will be so glad when this testing year is over, and what will be, will be. </p>