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About the PSAT and SAT
About the PSAT and SAT
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How is the SAT scored?
If you take the Essay, you will receive a separate score.
The highest possible SAT score is 1600.
Your total SAT score is the sum of your section scores.
Each section of the SAT is scored on a 200 to 800 point scale.
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How long is the SAT?
With the essay, 4 hours.
With the essay, 3 hours and 50 min.
Without the essay, 4 hours.
Without the essay, 3 hours.
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When should I take the SAT?
Junior or Senior year of high school
Freshman year
Summer only
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What is the PSAT?
practice version of the BAT exam
practice version of the ACT exam
practice version of the SAT exam
it's the middle school SAT exam
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The evidence-based reading portion of the test will test your ability to...
answer related questions to the passage.
read the passage.
catch grammar mistakes within the passage.
read a passage, think critically about its main ideas, and key details.
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What is the purpose of the SAT?
to see who gets the lowest scores
to determine if the student is passing high school
to measure a high school student's readiness for college
provide colleges with one common data point to compare applicants
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The math portion of the exam will test your ability to...
Only everyday math
Algebra, Data Analysis and Problem Solving, Advanced Math
complete math with a calculator.
complete math without a calculator.
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How is the PSAT scored?
Each correct answer on the PSAT counts as one point toward your raw score.
Remember, there’s no penalty for guessing on the PSAT, so answer every mult
Each wrong answer on the PSAT counts as one point toward your raw score.
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What are the PSAT sections?
Evidence-Based Reading
Math (with a calculator) and Math (without a calculator)
(ONLY) Science
Writing and Language
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The writing and language portion of the will test your ability to...
figure out the context clues.
understand the summarization of the passage.
to identify and fix grammatical errors as well as revise words and phrases
