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2026 ACT & PreACT Prep Resources

For 9th, 10th, & 11th graders taking School Day ACT/PreACT

2026 ACT & PreACTPrep ResourcesFor 9th, 10th, & 11th graders taking School Day ACT/PreACT

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ACT with Writing (11th Grade) ACT with Writing (11th Grade)

Preparing for the ACT Test Guide

  • This guide contains test details, test-taking strategies, information about what to expect on test day, a full-length practice test, and a scoring guide with directions for computing the scale score from 1 to 36.

  • This guide is also available in Spanish.


***PLEASE NOTE: This guide is general to all ACT tests, including national testing (the ACT tests that take place at various sites on Saturdays). ACT has recently made both the Science and the Writing sections optional on national tests. The ACT that D128 11th graders will take in April is a state test, NOT a national test. The state of Illinois requires all five sections of the ACT: English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing. D128 students must participate in all five sections when they take the state ACT in April.


Preparing for the ACT Test Taken Online

  • This guide offers information specific to digital testing, which is how students will test in April.


Preparing for the ACT Test: Testing with Alternate Formats Guide

  • This resource includes information about preparing for the ACT test with ACT-authorized alternate format accommodations, information about the multiple-choice and writing sections, test-taking strategies, and what to expect on test day.


Free ACT Practice Resources

  • This guide provides a one-stop shop with links to free practice tests, guides, and video resources.


ACT Test Prep

  • This website offers a variety of resources to assist with test preparation, including practice questions, test information, information about testing with accommodations, and more.
  • To go directly to ACT practice tests and practice questions, click on this link.

PreACT Secure (10th Grade) PreACT Secure (10th Grade)

Preparing for the PreACT Secure

  • This resource from ACT provides information about the PreACT Secure, test-taking strategies, and a practice test.


Preparing for the PreACT Secure Test Taken Online

  • This guide offers information specific to digital testing, which is how students will test in April.


Taking the PreACT Secure

  • This guide contains test prep resources, information about prohibited items/behaviors, score reports, and a copy of the examinee terms and conditions.


PreACT Practice Tests

  • Click on the link above.
  • Select PreACT 10 Secure Practice Tests, the subject you want to practice, and the format.
  • Enter your name, and press Start.


PreACT Secure Practice Test Scoring Guide

  • This guide provides information on computing and understanding your scores on the PreACT Secure practice tests (above).

PreACT 9 Secure (9th Grade) PreACT 9 Secure (9th Grade)

Preparing for PreACT 9 Secure

  • This resource from ACT provides information about the PreACT Secure, test-taking strategies, and a practice test.


Preparing for the PreACT 9 Secure Test Taken Online

  • This guide offers information specific to digital testing, which is how students will test in April.


Taking the PreACT 9 Secure

  • This guide contains test prep resources, information about prohibited items/behaviors, score reports, and a copy of the examinee terms and conditions.


PreACT Practice Tests

  • Click on the link above.
  • Select PreACT 9 Secure Practice Tests, the subject you want to practice, and the format.
  • Enter your name, and press Start.


PreACT 9 Secure Practice Test Scoring Guide

  • This guide provides information on computing and understanding your scores on the PreACT Secure practice tests (above).

Charlotte Eames
D128 Director of Data and Assessment
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