What is the difference between the ACT and PSAT TEST?

Answer 1

The PSAT is just a practice test for the SAT. The ACT is like the SAT in that they send those scores to the colleges you are applying to. I think the ACT is easier in a way because you don't get points taken away if you miss an answer, so it's better to answer all the questions, even if you have to guess. On the SAT, it is better to not answer a question if you don't know the answer because they will take points off. At least that's how it was when I was taking them a few years ago, I don't know if they changed them or not. All I know is I did much better on the ACT than I did on the SAT!

Answer 2

Okay, so the basic differences include:
• The SAT will penalize you for wrong answers, while the act will not
• The SAT tests you up to 9th grade math, while the ACT tests up to trigonometry

Historically, the SAT tested critical thinking and problem solving skills while the ACT focused on knowledge. In other words, the SAT tests a students ability to use reasoning to derive an answer while the ACT tests what facts and math and grammar rules the student knows. Upcoming changes should broaden the scope of both tests.

Answer 3

Short explanation - it depends on where you live. Out west they mostly take the ACT, in the south we take the SAT.
Some schools require both & some one or the other,
The PSAT is a practice test given before the SAT to help prepare for the SAT.