Prep36's question bank holds 1,026 original practice questions written for the Enhanced ACT, and every single one is free. Each question comes with an instant explanation, so a wrong answer teaches you something instead of just costing you a point. This page explains how the bank is organized, how the Smart Queue schedules your review, and exactly what the paid tiers do and do not change.
The Prep36 question bank is a set of 1,026 original practice questions built for the Enhanced ACT, the format that launched in 2025. They are not official ACT questions and we never claim they are: they are written to match the structure, timing, and difficulty patterns of the current test, and Prep36 is not affiliated with ACT, Inc.
Every question in the bank has an instant explanation behind it. Answer, see whether you were right, then read why. That last step is where the actual studying happens, and it is the reason the bank exists in this form instead of as a plain answer key.
The whole bank is free. Not the first ten questions, not a daily allowance: all 1,026. Our line for this is simple: no paywall at question 11. A free account, created with Google, Apple, or email, saves your progress, streaks, and scores on that device (cloud sync is not live yet) as you work through it.
The bank mirrors the way the Enhanced ACT is built, so nothing you drill here is off format. The sections break down like this:
Your composite is the average of English, Math, and Reading. Science no longer feeds it, which changes how you should split your practice time, and the bank is organized so you can respect that split.
Within each section, questions are grouped by skill area, so you can drill the exact question family that keeps costing you points. That means you can drill the exact category that keeps costing you points instead of grinding a section at random. And since there is no penalty for wrong answers, an honest guess followed by a careful read of the explanation is a perfectly good way to learn a category you have not mastered yet.
Most free question sets tell you correct or incorrect and move on. That checks knowledge; it does not build any. Prep36 puts an instant explanation behind every one of the 1,026 questions, and the explanation is the product as much as the question is.
A good explanation does three jobs:
This changes how you should practice. Do not skip explanations on questions you got right: confirm you were right for the right reason, because a lucky guess left uninspected will cost you on test day. And when you miss one, slow down. Reading one explanation carefully beats racing through five more questions on autopilot. The bank is big enough that you will not run out; there is no prize for finishing it fast.
The bank supports two modes of work, and a good prep plan uses both.
Section drilling is for building skills. Pick English, Math, Reading, or Science, focus on the skill areas that are hurting you, and work carefully while accuracy is still the problem. This is where most of your hours should go early in prep.
Full-length timed tests are for building the performance. Prep36 includes 6 full-length practice tests, free, each replicating the Enhanced ACT structure and timing. A full test trains pacing, stamina, and the discipline of moving on from a hard question, none of which drilling alone can teach.
Two free tools connect the modes. Once you have answered at least 8 questions each in English, Math, and Reading, the score forecast projects your composite, so drilling still moves a number you can watch. After any timed test, the free ACT score calculator turns your raw numbers into scaled scores. A sane rhythm: one full test to start, drilling for two to three weeks, then another test to measure what moved.
Answering a question once is not the same as owning it. Memory fades on a fairly predictable curve, and the fix is to see material again right around the time you would otherwise forget it. That is what the Smart Queue does with every question you answer.
The schedule is fixed and simple: a question you have answered comes back after 1, 3, 7, 16, and then 35 days. Each return visit is spaced further out, because each successful recall makes the memory more durable. You do not manage any of this. Answer questions, and the queue builds itself.
Around the queue, a few small free features keep the habit alive: a daily 5-question challenge that is the same for everyone and tracks streaks, a quick brain puzzle warm-up worth 15 XP, and XP with levels so a ten-minute session still registers as progress. None of that is the point by itself. The point is that spaced review only works if you show up on the days the queue has something waiting, and streaks make showing up easier.
The honest answer is that Prep36 was built around a specific complaint: big-name ACT courses run $180 to $950, which prices out many of the students who would benefit most. Our in-app copy puts it plainly: free is the product, Plus is the accelerator. The paid tiers are priced like a streaming app, not a tutor, and none of them gate the questions.
Free covers more than the bank itself:
If you want a condensed starting point, the free Enhanced ACT Cram Kit at prep36.com/cram-kit unlocks with an email. And to say it once more in plain terms: Prep36 is not affiliated with ACT, Inc., and nothing here is an official ACT question.
Plus is $14 per month, and the most important fact about it is what it does not do: it does not unlock questions. Every one of the 1,026 questions, every explanation, and all full-length timed tests stay free whether you ever pay or not. Plus is a toolkit layered on top for students who want more control over how they practice:
Max is $30 per month and includes everything in Plus and more; the in-app pricing page keeps the current list. Our advice, even though we sell these tiers: start free. Work the bank, take a timed test, build a study plan. Upgrade only if you find yourself wanting the tools, not because you suspect the good questions are behind a gate. They are not.
The free Enhanced ACT Cram Kit puts it on one printable page per section, plus a pacing table and a test-day checklist. Your email unlocks the download.
We only ever use your email for study material. We never sell it or share it.The Cram Kit is unlocked and downloading on this page. Print the four cheat sheets, put the pacing table somewhere you will see it, and run the test-day checklist the night before. Open the Cram Kit
1,026 original questions and 2 full-length timed tests, free. Every answer explained. No paywall at question 11.
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