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ACT Mock Test 2026
A free ACT practice series built to the Enhanced 2026 sections: English, Math, Reading and the now-optional Science. Each is a shorter TakeMockTest set for focused practice rather than the full official item count, and each ACT online test here is free and scores instantly.
No wrong answer costs you anything on the ACT, and the sections run in a fixed order with their own clocks, so those two rules combine into one habit. Because nothing is deducted, every question should carry an answer before its section ends, including pure guesses on what you never reached. Because you cannot return to a section once its time is up, that sweep has to happen inside each block rather than in a last minute at the end of the paper. Build the habit of spending the final thirty seconds of every section filling in whatever is still blank. Science has been optional since the 2026 rollout, so check whether the colleges on your list want a Science-inclusive score before deciding to sit it.
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English Full Mock Test 1
25 questions · 18 minutes · Review the marking rules before starting.
Sectional testsWork on one section before the full paper.2 tests
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Math Full Mock Test 1
24 questions · 27 minutes · Review the marking rules before starting.
Sectional testsWork on one section before the full paper.3 tests
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Reading Full Mock Test 1
18 questions · 20 minutes · Review the marking rules before starting.
Sectional testsWork on one section before the full paper.4 tests
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Science Full Mock Test 1
18 questions · 18 minutes · Review the marking rules before starting.
Sectional testsWork on one section before the full paper.3 tests
How this page is made: the TakeMockTest Editorial Team maintains this series. Every pattern figure below is taken from the official source linked with it and carries the date it was last checked. Questions are written in-house to the published syllabus and audited before release. Read the editorial policy.
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English
Official 2026 patternUsage and Mechanics · Rhetorical Skills. Negative marking: 0 per wrong answer. One separately timed 35-minute block: the Enhanced ACT runs its sections in a fixed order, so you cannot return to English once its time is up.
Since the 2026 Enhanced ACT rollout, the official English section has 50 questions in 35 minutes, all 4-option multiple choice, testing grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and rhetorical skills (organization, style, effectiveness) through passages with underlined or numbered portions. This mock is a TakeMockTest-defined shorter set: 25 questions in 18 minutes across the same two skill categories, for focused practice rather than the full official item count. There is no negative marking. This mock shows your raw score; the official test reports a scaled 1-36 score instead.
Official source · checked 15 August 2026Math
Official 2026 patternPre-Algebra and Elementary Algebra · Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry · Plane Geometry and Trigonometry. Negative marking: 0 per wrong answer. One separately timed 50-minute block: the Enhanced ACT runs its sections in a fixed order, so you cannot return to Math once its time is up.
Since the 2026 Enhanced ACT rollout, the official Math section has 45 questions in 50 minutes, now 4-option multiple choice (reduced from the traditional 5 options). This mock is a TakeMockTest-defined shorter set: 24 questions in 27 minutes, for focused practice rather than the full official item count. A calculator is permitted throughout. The three content groupings used here (Pre-Algebra and Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry, Plane Geometry and Trigonometry) are a TakeMockTest preparation map based on the traditional ACT Math content areas, not an official post-2026 reporting-category breakdown. There is no negative marking. This mock shows your raw score; the official test reports a scaled 1-36 score instead.
Official source · checked 15 August 2026Reading
Official 2026 patternLiterary Narrative · Social Science · Humanities · Natural Science. Negative marking: 0 per wrong answer. One separately timed 40-minute block: the Enhanced ACT runs its sections in a fixed order, so you cannot return to Reading once its time is up.
Since the 2026 Enhanced ACT rollout, the official Reading section has 36 questions in 40 minutes, all 4-option multiple choice, across four passages of different types (Literary Narrative, Social Science, Humanities, Natural Science), each followed by around 9 questions. This mock is a TakeMockTest-defined shorter set: 18 questions in 20 minutes, four or five per passage type, for focused practice rather than the full official item count. There is no negative marking. This mock shows your raw score; the official test reports a scaled 1-36 score instead.
Official source · checked 15 August 2026Science
Official 2026 patternData Representation · Research Summaries · Conflicting Viewpoints. Negative marking: 0 per wrong answer. One separately timed 40-minute block, sat only if you opt into the Science section: you cannot return to it once its time is up.
Since the 2026 Enhanced ACT rollout, Science is an optional section (officially 40 questions in 40 minutes, all 4-option multiple choice); students can take the college-reportable core (English, Math, Reading) without it. This mock is a TakeMockTest-defined shorter set: 18 questions in 18 minutes across the same three passage types, for focused practice rather than the full official item count. The section tests data interpretation and scientific reasoning from passages presenting data, experiments, or differing viewpoints, not memorized science facts. There is no negative marking. This mock shows your raw score; the official test reports a scaled 1-36 score instead.
Official source · checked 15 August 2026From the blog
Frequently asked questions
How many ACT mock tests are available here?
This page currently has 16 syllabus-checked tests for ACT: 4 full-length mocks, and 12 sectional tests.
Are these ACT tests based on the official pattern?
Yes. Every checked ACT test matches the official pattern's question count, marks, duration and negative marking, and the source document is linked with the date it was last read. For English, that is 50 questions for 50 marks in 35 minutes.
How long does a ACT mock test take?
A full-length ACT mock here runs 18 to 27 minutes, matching the official working time for the paper it reproduces. The timer starts when you begin and the test submits itself when time runs out, so it is worth starting one only when you can sit it through. The shorter tests on this page run from 4 minutes, for when you do not have a full sitting free.
Do these ACT mock tests have negative marking?
No. ACT carries no penalty for a wrong answer, so every test here scores a wrong answer and an unanswered one the same way, at zero. There is no reason to leave a question blank.
Should I start with a full-length ACT mock or a sectional test?
Start with a full-length mock if you have not sat the whole ACT paper under its official timer before: it is the only thing here that tells you whether you can finish in time. Move to the 12 sectional tests once the full mock has shown you which section is costing you marks, and use them to rebuild that one section rather than re-sitting the whole paper each time.
Are these ACT mock tests free?
Yes. All 16 ACT tests on this page are free to attempt, with no account and no paid tier holding back better questions.