Taking the SAT Reasoning Test

Scoring and Answers Sections

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Correct Answers and Difficulty Levels

for the SAT Practice Test
VERBAL
Section 2
Five-choice
Questions
Correct
Answer

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.

A
B
B
E
B
E
C
C
C
E
D
C
B
A
E
E
B
B
C
A
A
B
B
E
B
A
E
D
A
D
E
A
C
C
A

Difficulty
Level

1
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
5
1
1
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
3
5
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
3

Section 5
Five-choice
Questions
Correct
Answer

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

C
E
A
B
C
E
E
D
B
A
E
B
D
E
B
C
D
C
B
D
D
D
E
C
A
D
E
B
D
C

Difficulty
Level

1
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
1
2
3
4
3
5
1
3
3
2
3
3
5
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
3

MATHEMATICAL
Section 7
Five-choice
Questions
Correct
Answer

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

D
B
A
E
D
B
A
E
E
A
C
D
C

Difficulty
Level

5
4
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
2
3
2

number correct

number incorrect

Section 1
Five-choice
Questions
Correct
Answer

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

D
E
E
A
A
B
D
D
A
C
A
B
B
C
D
C
E
A
B
C
C
C
E
B
D

Difficulty
Level

1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
3
4
4
5

Section 3
Four-choice
Questions
Correct
Answer

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

A
B
A
C
D
C
B
A
A
D
D
A
D
A
C

number incorrect

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

1
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5

number incorrect

number correct

Section 3
Student-Produced
Response Questions
Correct
Answer

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

15
2100
4
3 or 4
9
2/3, .666 or .667
105
18
7/6, 1.16 or 1.17
35/6 or 5.83

NOTE: Difficulty levels are estimates of question difficulty for a reference group of college-bound
seniors. Difficulty levels range from 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest).
Taking the SAT Reasoning Test

C
C
B
D
D
E
A
E
A
E

number correct

number correct
(16-25)

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Difficulty
Level

number correct

number correct

number incorrect

2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
3
5

Correct
Answer

number incorrect

number incorrect

number correct

Difficulty
Level

Section 6
Five-choice
Questions

Difficulty
Level

1
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
5

Scoring the SAT Practice Test

Check your responses with the correct answers on page 62.
Fill in the blanks below and do the calculations to get your
verbal raw score and your math raw score. Use the table
to find your verbal scaled score and your math scaled score.

Get your Verbal Score.

How many verbal questions did you get RIGHT?
Section 2: Questions 1-35

_______________

Section 5: Questions 1-30

+ _______________

Section 7: Questions 1-13

+ _______________

Total

= _______________ (A)

How many verbal questions did you get WRONG?

Dont count questions you omitted.
Section 2: Questions 1-35

_______________

Section 5: Questions 1-30

+ _______________

Section 7: Questions 1-13

+ _______________

Total
x 0.25

= _______________
= _______________ (B)

AB

= _______________
Verbal Raw Score

Round Verbal Raw Score to the nearest whole number. __________

Use the table to find your Verbal Scaled Score. _________________

Get your Math Score.

How many math questions did you get RIGHT?
Section 1: Questions 1-25

_______________

Section 3: Questions 1-15

+ _______________

Section 3: Questions 16-25

+ _______________

Section 6: Questions 1-10

+ _______________

Total

= _______________ (C)

How many 5-choice math questions did you get WRONG?

Dont count questions you omitted.
Section 1: Questions 1-25
Section 6: Questions 1-10
Total
x 0.25

_______________
+ _______________
= _______________
= _______________ (D)

How many 4-choice math questions did you get WRONG?

Dont count questions you omitted.
Section 3: Questions 1-15
x 0.33

_______________
= _______________ (E)

D+E

= _______________ (F)

CF

= _______________
Math Raw Score

Score Conversion Table

for the SAT Practice Test
Raw
Score

Verbal
Scaled
Score

78
77
76
75
74
73
72
71
70
69
68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37

800
800
800
790
770
760
740
730
720
710
700
690
680
680
670
660
650
650
640
630
630
620
620
610
600
600
590
590
580
570
570
560
560
550
550
540
540
530
530
520
520
510

Math
Scaled
Score

Raw
Score

800
790
770
750
730
720
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
650
640
630
620
610
610
600
590
580
580
570

36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
and
below

Verbal Math
Scaled Scaled
Score Score
500
500
490
490
480
480
470
470
460
450
450
440
440
430
420
420
410
410
400
390
390
380
370
360
360
350
340
330
320
310
300
290
280
270
250
240
220
210
200
200

560
550
550
540
530
520
520
510
500
490
490
480
470
460
460
450
440
430
430
420
410
410
400
390
380
380
370
360
350
340
330
320
310
300
280
270
250
230
210
200

Round Math Raw Score to the nearest whole number. __________

Use the table to find your Math Scaled Score. _______

This table is for use only with

the test in this booklet.

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