Taking the SAT® I: Reasoning Test
Scoring and Answers Sections
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Correct Answers and Difficulty Levels
for the SAT Practice Test
VERBAL
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.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
C
B
D
D
C
B
B
B
E
A
D
A
C
D
E
D
A
E
D
C
C
A
D
B
B
D
A
B
E
C
C
A
D
D
C
Difficulty
Level
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
5
2
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
number correct
Section 4
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.
E
A
D
B
E
D
A
E
E
A
B
B
C
C
E
A
A
B
E
C
D
B
B
D
B
A
A
B
C
B
D
Difficulty
Level
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
1
3
3
4
5
5
1
5
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
2
3
3
4
MATHEMATICAL
Section 6
Five-choice
Questions
Correct
Answer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
A
A
E
C
D
E
C
B
E
B
D
C
Difficulty
Level
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
5
number correct
number incorrect
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.
A
D
C
C
B
C
B
E
D
C
D
D
B
E
D
B
C
B
B
C
A
E
A
A
C
Difficulty
Level
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
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.
B
C
C
A
D
A
A
C
A
A
C
B
D
B
D
number incorrect
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
Correct
Answer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
number correct
number incorrect
number correct
Section 3
Student-Produced
Response Questions
number incorrect
Correct
Answer
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
1.5 or 3/2
2
37
.7 or 7/10
0< ⫻<1
1600
49
120
9
53
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).
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B
A
C
D
A
E
D
A
D
E
number correct
number correct
(16-25)
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Difficulty
Level
number incorrect
number correct
number incorrect
Difficulty
Level
Section 7
Five-choice
Questions
Difficulty
Level
1
2
2
3
2
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 1: Questions 1–35
_______________
Section 4: Questions 1–31
+ _______________
Section 6: Questions 1–12
+ _______________
Total
= _______________ (A)
How many verbal questions did you get WRONG?
Don’t count questions you omitted.
Section 1: Questions 1–35
_______________
Section 4: Questions 1–31
+ _______________
Section 6: Questions 1–12
+ _______________
Total
x 0.25
= _______________
= _______________ (B)
A–B
= _______________
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 2: Questions 1-25
_______________
Section 3: Questions 1-15
+ _______________
Section 3: Questions 16-25
+ _______________
Section 7: Questions 1-10
+ _______________
Total
= _______________ (C)
How many 5-choice math questions did you get WRONG?
Don’t count questions you omitted.
Section 2: Questions 1-25
_______________
Section 7: Questions 1-10
+ _______________
Total
x 0.25
= _______________
= _______________ (D)
How many 4-choice math questions did you get WRONG?
Don’t count questions you omitted.
Section 3: Questions 1-15
x 0.33
_______________
= _______________ (E)
D+E
= _______________ (F)
C–F
= _______________
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
750
740
730
720
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
650
640
630
630
620
610
610
600
590
590
580
580
570
560
560
550
550
540
540
530
530
520
510
510
500
500
Math
Scaled
Score
Raw
Score
800
780
760
740
720
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
640
630
620
610
610
600
590
580
580
570
560
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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
490
490
480
480
470
460
460
450
450
440
430
430
420
420
410
400
400
390
380
380
370
360
350
350
340
330
320
310
300
290
280
270
260
250
230
220
200
200
200
200
560
550
540
540
530
520
520
510
500
500
490
480
480
470
460
460
450
440
440
430
420
410
410
400
390
380
370
370
360
350
340
320
310
300
280
270
250
240
220
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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