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1 Taking the SAT I: Reasoning Test Scoring and Practice Sections The materials in these files are intended for individual use by students getting ready to take an SAT Program test; permission for any other use must be sought from the SAT Program. Schools (state-approved and/or accredited diploma-granting secondary schools) may reproduce them, in whole or in part, in limited quantities, for face-to-face guidance/teaching purposes but may not mass distribute the materials, electronically or otherwise. These materials and any copies of them may not be sold, and the copyright notices must be retained as they appear here. This permission does not apply to any third-party copyrights contained herein. No commercial use or further distribution is permitted. The College Board: Expanding College Opportunity The College Board is a national nonprofit member association dedicated to preparing, inspiring, and connecting students to college and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 4,200 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves over three million students and their parents, 22,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admission, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT, the PSAT/NMSQT, and the Advanced Placement Program (AP ). The College Board is committed to the principles of equity and excellence, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns. Copyright 2002 by College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved. Advanced Placement, AP, College Board, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. This publication was prepared and produced by Educational Testing Service (ETS), which develops and administers SAT Program tests for the College Board. The College Board and Educational Testing Service are dedicated to the principle of equal opportunity, and their programs, services, and employment policies are guided by that principle.

2 Correct Answers and Difficulty Levels for the SAT Practice Test VERBAL MATHEMATICAL Section 2 Five-choice Section 5 Five-choice Section 7 Five-choice Section 1 Five-choice Section 3 Four-choice Section 6 Five-choice 1. A 1 2. B 2 3. B 2 4. E 2 5. B 3 6. E 3 7. C 4 8. C 5 9. 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 3 1. C 1 2. E 2 3. A 2 4. B 3 5. C 3 6. E 3 7. E 4 8. D 5 9. B A E B D E B C D C B D D D E C A D E B D C 3 1. D 5 2. B 4 3. A 3 4. E 3 5. D 3 6. B 3 7. A 1 8. E 4 9. E A C D C 2 1. D 1 2. E 1 3. E 1 4. A 2 5. A 1 6. B 1 7. D 2 8. D 2 9. A C A B B C D C E A B C C C E B D 5 1. A 2 2. B 1 3. A 1 4. C 1 5. D 2 6. C 2 7. B 2 8. A 2 9. A D D A D A C 5 1. C 1 2. C 1 3. B 2 4. D 3 5. D 3 6. E 4 7. A 4 8. E 5 9. A E 5 Section 3 Student-Produced Response Correct Difficulty Answer Level or /3,.666 or /6, 1.16 or /6 or (16-25) 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). 62 Taking the SAT I: Reasoning Test

3 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. How many verbal questions did you get RIGHT? Section 2: 1-35 Section 5: Section 7: Total = (A) How many verbal questions did you get WRONG? Don t count questions you omitted. Section 2: 1-35 Section 5: Section 7: Total = x 0.25 = (B) A B = Verbal Raw Round Verbal Raw to the nearest whole number. Use the table to find your Verbal Scaled. Get your Math. How many math questions did you get RIGHT? Section 1: 1-25 Section 3: Section 3: Section 6: Total = (C) How many 5-choice math questions did you get WRONG? Don t count questions you omitted. Section 1: 1-25 Section 6: Total = x 0.25 = (D) How many 4-choice math questions did you get WRONG? Don t count questions you omitted. Section 3: 1-15 x 0.33 = (E) D + E = (F) C F = Math Raw Conversion Table for the SAT Practice Test Verbal Math Verbal Math Raw Scaled Scaled Raw Scaled Scaled and below Round Math Raw to the nearest whole number. Use the table to find your Math Scaled. This table is for use only with the test in this booklet. Taking the SAT I: Reasoning Test 63

4 SAT Program Test Calendar Register online at You can take either the SAT I: Reasoning Test OR up to three SAT II: Subject Tests on a given test date or testing period. Register separately for each date you plan to take tests. We begin mailing Admission Tickets about 8 weeks before the test date. About 3 weeks after the test, we mail your score report to you, your high school, and institutions you designated. Get your scores sooner with s by Phone or at The SAT Question-and-Answer Service is available for the October 12, January 25, May 3, and May 4 test dates. The Student Answer Service is available for all other test dates. See the Registration Bulletin or for details. Test Dates 1 Oct. 12 Nov. 2 Dec. 7 Jan. 25 April 5 May 3 June 7 Registration Deadlines Early (International) N/A Sept. 4 Oct. 9 Nov. 27 N/A March 5 April 9 Regular (All) Sept. 10 Sept. 27 Nov. 1 Dec. 23 Feb. 28 March 28 May 2 Late (U.S.) Sept. 14 Oct. 9 Nov. 13 Jan. 2 March 12 April 9 May 14 SAT I: Reasoning Test 2 SAT II: Subject Tests Code 16 Writing 31 Literature 47 United States History 17 World History 32 Math Level IC 3 53 Math Level IIC 3 99 Biology E/M 22 Chemistry 23 Physics Languages Reading Only 33 French 34 German 13 Modern Hebrew 14 Italian 42 Latin 41 Spanish Reading and Listening 4 35 Chinese 55 French 54 German 24 Japanese 18 Korean 51 Spanish 56 ELPT (English Language Proficiency Test) 5 1 Sunday administrations follow each Saturday test date. 2 We recommend that you bring an acceptable calculator to the test center to use on the math sections of this test. 3 Some questions on these tests require the use of a scientific or graphing calculator. Students who take these tests without a calculator will be at a disadvantage. 4 Available at centers designated for listening tests (see Registration Bulletin). You MUST register by the late registration deadline and bring an acceptable cassette player with earphones to the test center in order to take one of these tests. On test day, you CANNOT substitute a listening test for another test. 5 The ELPT is offered at many test centers in November and January. ELPT is also offered at participating high schools in the United States, U.S. territories, and Puerto Rico on Tuesday, April 22, Contact your school counselor by February 15, 2003, if you want to take this test M62M4000 Printed in U.S.A. I.N

5 Practice Test SAT I: Reasoning Test About the Practice Test Take the practice test, which starts on page 35, to reinforce your test-taking skills and to be more comfortable when you take the SAT. This practice test will give you a good idea of what to expect on the actual test. However, the test you eventually take will differ in some ways. It may, for example, contain a different number of reading passages, and its sections may be in a different order. Although some editions of the SAT may be slightly easier or harder than others, statistical adjustments are made to ensure that each score indicates the same level of performance. Also, this practice SAT includes only six of the seven sections that the actual test contains. In this test the equating section is Section 4. This section has been omitted because it contains questions that may be used in future editions of the SAT and because it does not count toward the scores. The practice test will help you most if you take it under conditions as close as possible to those of the actual test. FINDING YOUR SCORES Your raw test scores are placed on the College Board scale of 200 to 800. Use the table on page 63 to find the scaled scores that correspond to your raw scores on this edition of the SAT. REVIEWING YOUR PERFORMANCE After you score your practice test, analyze your performance. Asking yourself these questions and following the suggestions can help you improve your scores: Did you run out of time before you finished a section? Try to pace yourself so you will have time to answer all the questions you can. Don t spend too much time on any one question. Did you hurry and make careless mistakes? You may have misread the question, neglected to notice the word except or best, solved for the wrong value, or reversed column A and column B in your mind. Were there questions you omitted that you might have gotten right if you had guessed? Did you lose points because of random guessing? Read page 4 again to determine when guessing might be helpful. Did you spend too much time reading directions? You should be familiar with the test directions so you don t have to spend as much time reading them when you take the actual test. MORE ABOUT SCORING Your SAT answer sheet is scanned by machine and the oval you filled in for each question is recorded on a computer tape. Next, the computer compares the oval filled in for each question with the correct response. Practice Test Tips 1. Set aside 2 1 / 2 hours of uninterrupted time. That way you can complete the entire test at one sitting. 2. Sit at a desk or table cleared of any other papers or books. You won t be able to take a dictionary, books, or notes into the test room. 3. Allow yourself the specified amount of time for each section. Have a timer or clock in front of you for pacing yourself on the sections. 4. Have a calculator at hand when you take the math sections. This will help you determine how much to use a calculator the day of the test. 5. Read the instructions on page 35. They are reprinted from the back cover of the test book. On test day, you will be asked to read them before you begin answering questions. 6. After you finish, read page Taking the SAT I: Reasoning Test

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