contaminated. 1  transitive verb. 2  1a : to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association Bacteria contaminated the wound.b : to make inferior or impure by admixture iron contaminated with phosphorus. 3  2 : to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements water contaminated by sewage.
in total with the optional writing section the act sections take 2 hours and 55 minutes to complete once breaks and test administration time are added in students can expect to spend four hours on the act
The ACT is composed of four multiple-choice sectionsâEnglish, Math, Reading, and Scienceâand one optional essay sectionâWriting. Total testing time is 2 hours and 55 minutes for the ACT without Writing and 3 hours and 35 minutes for the ACT with Writing. The breakdown of each section is as follows: Related Topics. For more specific information about the ACT English section, visit our ACT English page.