Scoring Your SAT Practice Test #8

Scoring YourSAT Practice Test #8Congratulations on completing an SAT practice test. To score your test, use these instructionsand the conversion tables and answer key at the end of this document.Scores OverviewThe redesigned SAT will provide more information about your learning by reporting morescores than ever before. Each of the redesigned assessments (SAT, PSAT/NMSQT , PSAT 10,and PSAT 8/9) will report test scores and cross-test scores on a common scale. Additionally,subscores will be reported to provide more diagnostic information to students, educators, andparents. For more details about scores, visit sat.org/scores.The practice test you completed was written by the College Board’s Assessment Design &Development team using the same processes and review standards used when writing theactual SAT. Everything from the layout of the page to the construction of the questions accuratelyreflects what you’ll see on test day.How to Calculate Your Practice Test ScoresGET SET UP You’ll need the answer sheet that you bubbled in while taking the practice test. You’ll alsoneed the conversion tables and answer key at the end of this document. Using the answer key, count up your total correct answers for each section. You may wantto write the number of correct answers for each section at the bottom of that section in theanswer key. Using your marked–up answer key and the conversion tables, follow the directions to get allof your scores.SAT Practice Test #8 2017 The College Board. College Board and SAT are registered trademarks of the College Board.1

GET SECTION AND TOTAL SCORESYour total score on the SAT practice test is the sum of your Evidence-Based Reading and WritingSection score and your Math Section score. To get your total score, you will convert what we callthe “raw score” for each section—the number of questions you got right in that section—into the“scaled score” for that section, then calculate the total score.GET YOUR EVIDENCE‑BASED READING AND WRITING SECTION SCORECalculate your SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section score (it’s on a scale of200–800) by first determining your Reading Test score and your Writing and Language Test score.Here’s how: Count the number of correct answers you got on Section 1 (the Reading Test). There is nopenalty for wrong answers. The number of correct answers is your raw score. Go to Raw Score Conversion Table 1: Section and Test Scores on page 7. Look in the “Raw Score”column for your raw score, and match it to the number in the “Reading Test Score” column. Do the same with Section 2 to determine your Writing and Language Test score.Add your Reading Test score to your Writing and Language Test score.Multiply that number by 10. This is your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section score.EXAMPLE: Sofia answered 29 of the 52 questions correctly on the SAT Reading Test and 19 ofthe 44 questions correctly on the SAT Writing and Language Test. Using the table on page 7, shecalculates that she received an SAT Reading Test score of 27 and an SAT Writing and LanguageTest score of 23. She adds 27 to 23 (gets 50) and then multiplies by 10 to determine her SATEvidence‑Based Reading and Writing Section score of 500.GET YOUR MATH SECTION SCORECalculate your SAT Math Section score (it’s on a scale of 200–800). Count the number of correct answers you got on Section 3 (Math Test – No Calculator) andSection 4 (Math Test – Calculator). There is no penalty for wrong answers. Add the number of correct answers you got on Section 3 (Math Test – No Calculator) andSection 4 (Math Test – Calculator). Use Raw Score Conversion Table 1: Section and Test Scores to turn your raw score into yourMath Section score.GET YOUR TOTAL SCOREAdd your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section score to your Math Section score. Theresult is your total score on the SAT Practice Test, on a scale of 400–1600.SAT Practice Test #82

GET SUBSCORESSubscores provide more detailed information about your strengths in specific areas withinliteracy and math. They are reported on a scale of 1–15.HEART OF ALGEBRAThe Heart of Algebra subscore is based on questions from the Math Test that focus on linearequations and inequalities. Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions: Math Test – No Calculator: Questions 1–2; 5–6; 10; 13; 18–19 Math Test – Calculator: Questions 1; 4; 6–7; 12; 20–21; 25; 27; 32–33Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score. Use Raw Score Conversion Table 2: Subscores on page 8 to determine your Heart of Algebrasubscore.PROBLEM SOLVING AND DATA ANALYSISThe Problem Solving and Data Analysis subscore is based on questions from the Math Test thatfocus on quantitative reasoning, the interpretation and synthesis of data, and solving problemsin rich and varied contexts. Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions: Math Test – No Calculator: No Questions Math Test – Calculator: Questions 2–3; 10–11; 15–18; 22; 24; 26; 28–29; 31; 34; 37–38Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score. Use Raw Score Conversion Table 2: Subscores to determine your Problem Solving and DataAnalysis subscore.PASSPORT TO ADVANCED MATHThe Passport to Advanced Math subscore is based on questions from the Math Test that focuson topics central to the ability of students to progress to more advanced mathematics, suchas understanding the structure of expressions, reasoning with more complex equations, andinterpreting and building functions. Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions: Math Test – No Calculator: Questions 3; 7–8; 11–12; 14–17 Math Test – Calculator: Questions 8; 13–14; 19; 23; 30; 35Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score. Use Raw Score Conversion Table 2: Subscores to determine your Passport to AdvancedMath subscore.SAT Practice Test #83

EXPRESSION OF IDEASThe Expression of Ideas subscore is based on questions from the Writing and Language Test thatfocus on topic development, organization, and rhetorically effective use of language. Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions: Writing and Language Test: Questions 1–2; 5–6; 9–10; 12; 14–15; 18–19; 22–23; 25; 28–29; 31;33–34; 36; 38–39; 41; 43Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score. Use Raw Score Conversion Table 2: Subscores to determine your Expression of Ideas subscore.STANDARD ENGLISH CONVENTIONSThe Standard English Conventions subscore is based on questions from the Writing andLanguage Test that focus on sentence structure, usage, and punctuation. Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions: Writing and Language Test: Questions 3–4; 7–8; 11; 13; 16–17; 20–21; 24; 26–27; 30; 32; 35; 37; 40; 42;44Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score. Use Raw Score Conversion Table 2: Subscores to determine your Standard EnglishConventions subscore.WORDS IN CONTEXTThe Words in Context subscore is based on questions from both the Reading Test and the Writingand Language Test that address word/phrase meaning in context and rhetorical word choice. Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions: Reading Test: Questions 8–9; 12–13; 25; 27; 35; 38; 45; 49 Writing and Language Test: Questions 2; 9; 12; 22–23; 29; 36; 38Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score. Use Raw Score Conversion Table 2: Subscores to determine your Words in Context subscore.COMMAND OF EVIDENCEThe Command of Evidence subscore is based on questions from both the Reading Test and theWriting and Language Test that ask you to interpret and use evidence found in a wide range ofpassages and informational graphics, such as graphs, tables, and charts. Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions: Reading Test: Questions 4; 17; 19; 24; 29; 31; 34; 37; 44; 51 Writing and Language Test: Questions 5–6; 14; 18; 25; 33; 41; 43Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score. Use Raw Score Conversion Table 2: Subscores to determine your Command of Evidence subscore.SAT Practice Test #84

GET CROSS‑TEST SCORESThe new SAT also reports two cross-test scores: Analysis in History/Social Studies and Analysisin Science. These scores are based on questions in the Reading, Writing and Language, and MathTests that ask students to think analytically about texts and questions in these subject areas.Cross-test scores are reported on a scale of 10–40.ANALYSIS IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions: Reading Test: Questions 11–21; 32–41 Writing and Language Test: Questions 1–2; 5–6; 9–10 Math Test – No Calculator: Question 13 Math Test – Calculator: Questions 6; 17; 21–22; 25–26; 34Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score. Use Raw Score Conversion Table 3: Cross-Test Scores on page 9 to determine your Analysisin History/Social Studies cross-test score.ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions: Reading Test: Questions 22–31; 42–52 Writing and Language Test: Questions 34; 36; 38–39; 41; 43 Math Test – No Calculator: No Questions Math Test – Calculator: Questions 2; 4; 15–16; 18; 28; 37–38Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score. Use Raw Score Conversion Table 3: Cross-Test Scores on page 9 to determine your Analysisin Science cross-test score.SAT Practice Test #85

SAT Practice Test #8: WorksheetsANSWER KEYWriting and Language Test AnswersReading Test Answers1A12 D23 D34 B45 C1 D12 A23 A34 B2 C13 D24 A35 C46 A2 B13 D24 C35 D3 C14 A25 B36 B47 D3 C14 C25 C36 A4 D15 D26 D37 C48 B4 B15 C26 A37 B5 A16 B27 B38 D49 B5 D16 A27 C38 D6 D17 C28 A39 C50 B6 C17 D28 C39 B7 D18 B29 D40 A51 C7 B18 B29 B40 D8 B19 C30 C41 D52 C8 C19 D30 B41 A9 C20 A31 D42 A9 A20 B31 B42 D10 B21 C32 B43 C10 C21 B32 D43 A11 B22 A33 C44 A11 A22 D33 D44 CREADING TESTRAW SCOREWRITING ANDLANGUAGE TESTRAW SCORE(NUMBER OFCORRECT ANSWERS)(NUMBER OFCORRECT ANSWERS)Math Test – No CalculatorAnswersMath Test – CalculatorAnswers1 D11 B1 A11 B21 D31 1022 A12 D2 C12 C22 A32 23 A13 C3 A13 C23 A33 304 C14 C4 C14 D24 D34 25.4, 127/55 B15 D5 B15 D25 A35 2, 86 B16 36 D16 B26 C36 07 B17 327 C17 A27 B37 5768 D18 1.5, 3/28 B18 C28 D38 .8, 4/59 A19 89 D19 A29 B10 C20 B30 B10 C20 144MATH TEST –NO CALCULATORRAW SCORE(NUMBER OFCORRECT ANSWERS)SAT Practice Test #8MATH TEST –CALCULATORRAW SCORE(NUMBER OFCORRECT ANSWERS)6

SAT Practice Test #8: WorksheetsRAW SCORE CONVERSION TABLE 1 SECTION AND TEST SCORESRawScore(# of correctanswers)MathSectionScoreReadingTest ScoreWriting andLanguageTest 424252526272728RawScore(# of 40750770780790790800800800Reading 83940Writing andLanguageTest Score292930313132333334353637383940CONVERSION EQUATION 1 SECTION AND TEST SCORESConvertREADING TESTRAW SCORE(0–52)ÚREADING TESTSCORE(10–40) ConvertWRITING ANDLANGUAGE TESTRAW SCORE(0–44)ÚWRITING ANDLANGUAGETEST SCORE(10–40) MATH TEST –NO CALCULATORRAW SCORE(0–20)SAT Practice Test #8 READING TESTSCORE(10–40) MATH TEST –CALCULATORRAW SCORE(0–38)x 10READING ANDWRITINGTEST SCORE(20–80)ÚEVIDENCE‑BASEDREADING AND WRITINGSECTION SCORE(200–800) ConvertMATH SECTIONRAW SCORE(0–58) MATH SECTIONSCORE(200–800) EVIDENCE‑BASEDREADING AND WRITINGSECTION SCORE(200–800)TOTAL SATSCORE(400–1600)7