Should I time myself when I take the ACT practice tests?

Question

I've already taken one practice ACT test (the english, 75 questions in 45 minutes) and I had to skip about 6 of them and just guess on then because I ran out of time.

Should I continue to time myself, or should I just do it so that I can get the practice in actually getting familiar with the tests?

I know I could have gotten at LEAST 5 more right had I taken my time and thought about it instead of spending 36 seconds on it. (I got a 25 on the English test - 22 wrong - and at least 5 of them I could have gotten if I had taken my time).

I've only been studying for the English for about a week and a half, but I want to know the ACT really well by the end of this summer so I can get a good grade on it for the Air Force Academy :)

Thanks to anyone who can help me out, I really appreciate it.

P.S. If you have any study advice, please let me know (I'm using the Princeton Review ACT 2008 book).

Answer 1

definitely time yourself. You need to be able to get used to the time limit because that is how it will be during the actual examination. You won't have the option to "take your time" on test day.

Time yourself when completing practice tests. When time is up, go back and circle/mark all the problems you did not complete. Answer them but don't compute them as right answers when you calculate your score. that way you can get used to the time, while still taking advantage of all the questions.