Thea, Sat, Act Differences

THEA Explanation:

THEA, the Texas Higher Education Assessment, is a score-reporting program for Texas students to measure their readiness for college courses by testing their reading, mathematics, and writing skills that incoming freshman students should obtain before entering a college-level course in public Texas colleges. I was exempted from taking the THEA test because I passed and obtained higher scores of 2200 for my English and Math TAKS scores in my sophomore year.

What does the SAT test cover?

The SAT test has 3 sections: Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. The Reading section takes 70 minutes and has 3 sections. It has sentence completion questions where they test the student’s vocabulary and sentence structure skills. They also have passage-based questions to test the student’s comprehension skills. The Mathematic section takes 70 minutes and has 3 sections. They have multiple-choice questions and student-produced questions where the student must solve and grid in their answers. The Writing section takes 60 minutes and has 3 sections. They have 3 types of multiple choice questions: improving sentences, identifying sentence errors, and improving paragraphs. Also the student must write an essay/response to a given topic. To prepare for the SAT test, the student can buy SAT Study guides booklets for each section of the SAT test and study as early as possible. They can also attend SAT Prep courses and take practice tests.

What does the ACT cover?

The ACT test 4 sections: English, Math, Reading, and Science Reasoning. They also have an option to take an Optional Writing Test. The English section has 75 questions which tests the student’s English and rhetorical skills and has a time limit of 45 minutes. The Mathematical section has 60 questions which tests the student’s mathematical skills they have obtained from Pre-K to 12th grade. It has a time limit of 60 minutes. The Reading section has 40 questions which test the student’s reading comprehension and has a time limit of 35 minutes. The Science Reasoning section has 40 questions that tests the student’s analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills and has a time limit of 35 minutes. The Optional Writing test section gives the student 1 prompt to test their writing skills and has a time limit of 30 minutes. To prepare for the ACT test, the student can buy their ACT Study Guide booklet for each section and study it as soon as possible. They also offer ACT Prep courses for the students and take practice tests.

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