Unlike the SAT, the ACT prompts students to answer 40 science questions in 35 minutes. But there is good news for test-takers who feel nervous about it: You do not need to be a strong science ...

Janet Godwin, CEO of ACT, recently announced changes to the ACT test. Beginning ... will also be making the science section optional and integrating experimental questions into existing sections.

For example, the ACT includes a science section ... incorrect answers to earn a perfect score, while test-takers can miss seven or eight questions and still earn a perfect score on the ACT ...

Science is being removed from the ACT’s core sections ... “To achieve this, the test will include shorter passages on the reading and English sections and fewer questions in each section ...