How many questions do you have to answer on a given section of the SATs or any form of it to have enough data to get an 800? To clarify, how many can you leave blank w/o getting your test nullified? Thanks.
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Well considering that the SAT is out of 2400 now, I'd say you could probably guess your way through to 800.
Nope. I almost got an 800 writing (I got 780), with a 10/12 on my essay. I got 2 of the writing multiple choice questions wrong, and if I got them right I would have had an 800 with an imperfect essay.
They give you 600 points to begin with. I think you could probably pick and choose a few easy ones to get an 800.
Each section is scaled from 200-800. 3 Sectoins. The worst score one could get is a 600. Since everything besides reading goes in order of difficulty, just do the 1st 1/3 of each section (on reading sections do a 1/3 of any questions you want) and you will easily get an 800.
If you talking about perfect score 800... then you need to answer every question and be very good at reasoning...which I'm assuming you aren't because you wouldnt have asked this on ATOT if you were.
If you talking about perfect score 800... then you need to answer every question and be very good at reasoning...which I'm assuming you aren't because you wouldnt have asked this on ATOT if you were.
No, I'm talking about an 800 on one section, like an 800 on math, do you need to answer and answer correctly every question? Or can you leave a few blank and still get an 800 on MATH ONLY?
no, I can reason much better than the average bear, I'm asking whether or not you can leave any blank and still get an 800 on one section b/c you don't get any points subtracted.
the exams all have different scoring curves, so it's possible to not get the maximum raw score and still land an 800 in that section.
if the exam seems easy to you, you better get everything right. If it seems hard, then you might get away with omitting 1 or 2.
if the exam seems easy to you, you better get everything right. If it seems hard, then you might get away with omitting 1 or 2.
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Exactly, it has to do with percentiles among other things. In short, it is possible to get a perfect score without the maximum raw score, but you can also get less than an 800 just as well. The only way to be sure to get an 800 is to get everything right.
I'm guessing you took the SAT today and are wondering if you got a perfect score. I would assume not, and if you did get one then you have something to be surprised over when the results are released.
For the SAT I
Math - you need all 54 correct.
CR - You can miss 2 or omit 3.
Writing - 12 Essay, you can get 77/80 the MC (miss 2/omit 3)
11 Essay, you can get 78/80 on the MC (miss 2/omit 2)
Don't ask why I know this.
Edit: These are the data for a certain test. All tests have different curves.
Math - you need all 54 correct.
CR - You can miss 2 or omit 3.
Writing - 12 Essay, you can get 77/80 the MC (miss 2/omit 3)
11 Essay, you can get 78/80 on the MC (miss 2/omit 2)
Don't ask why I know this.
Edit: These are the data for a certain test. All tests have different curves.
Wrong. It changes from test to test.
If the OP wants to know how many questions to leave blank, the answer is "zero" because on all questions that stump you, you should be able to eliminate at least 1 bad answer choice, giving you favorable odds if you answer the question. That's straight out of the first 10 minutes of Kaplan lectures.
You're always better off answering all of them, because you can usually eliminate 1-2 choices. This means the chance of getting it right is greater than the penalty of getting it wrong. So you should keep making educated guesses, as statistically the score can only go up.
You should also take it at least three times. Many schools take the best of each section, and you may get lucky and have two lucky guesses. These tests grade you how you do relative to everyone else. If everyone misses at least one problem, then the people that missed one problem will score 800. Taking everything into account, your scores can vary widely between tests. I got a 33 in math on the ACT (out of 36), but I've been getting C's in all my calc courses. So clearly these tests do not correctly predict your ability to learn new things.
You should also take it at least three times. Many schools take the best of each section, and you may get lucky and have two lucky guesses. These tests grade you how you do relative to everyone else. If everyone misses at least one problem, then the people that missed one problem will score 800. Taking everything into account, your scores can vary widely between tests. I got a 33 in math on the ACT (out of 36), but I've been getting C's in all my calc courses. So clearly these tests do not correctly predict your ability to learn new things.
Also other tips from Princeton Review:
-In the verbal sections, pretty much immediately cross out choices that are extremes, like "Jill always loved her mom." Can't remember why ATM, but basically the test writers don't write in black and white. Buy and read Princeton Review if you want to know why (read it anyways).
-Statistically, very large values and very small values relative to the other choices are more often not the answer. So this means if you've got a choice between B,C, and E, you should choose B or C. Coupled with even a slight understanding of the math problem, you probably won't be chooseing between more than three possibilities.
-There are varous mathematical tricks the PR can teach you that can save you 35-45 seconds on any given math problem. I only found 2 of their tips to be useful, but if you gain an extra minute, that's a whole minute you have extra to work more problems or double check for mistakes
-After each question, circle the answer that you think is correct, and move on to the next question. Wait till the end of the page to bubble in all the answers for that page. This saves you from finding where to bubble in more than about 10 times. Of course pay attention to the time and don't do this when you're running out of it.
-If you know the math you'll be tested on, drink some caffiene before testing, and after a break if you can. If some of it is fuzzy, don't, because this will make you second guess yourself too much than is good (makes you more nervous). Bring some carbohydrate munchies for in between, even if you're not hungry. This will keep your brain fed.
-In the verbal sections, pretty much immediately cross out choices that are extremes, like "Jill always loved her mom." Can't remember why ATM, but basically the test writers don't write in black and white. Buy and read Princeton Review if you want to know why (read it anyways).
-Statistically, very large values and very small values relative to the other choices are more often not the answer. So this means if you've got a choice between B,C, and E, you should choose B or C. Coupled with even a slight understanding of the math problem, you probably won't be chooseing between more than three possibilities.
-There are varous mathematical tricks the PR can teach you that can save you 35-45 seconds on any given math problem. I only found 2 of their tips to be useful, but if you gain an extra minute, that's a whole minute you have extra to work more problems or double check for mistakes
-After each question, circle the answer that you think is correct, and move on to the next question. Wait till the end of the page to bubble in all the answers for that page. This saves you from finding where to bubble in more than about 10 times. Of course pay attention to the time and don't do this when you're running out of it.
-If you know the math you'll be tested on, drink some caffiene before testing, and after a break if you can. If some of it is fuzzy, don't, because this will make you second guess yourself too much than is good (makes you more nervous). Bring some carbohydrate munchies for in between, even if you're not hungry. This will keep your brain fed.
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