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Scoring Your
SAT
Practice Test
Congratulations on completing an SAT®^ practice test. To score your test, use these instructions
and the conversion tables and answer key at the end of this document.
Scores Overview
The redesigned SAT will provide more information about your learning by reporting more
scores 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, and
parents. For more details about scores, visit collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/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 the
actual SAT. Everything from the layout of the page to the construction of the questions accurately
reflects what you’ll see on test day.
How to Calculate Your Practice Test Scores
GET SET UP
You’ll need the answer sheet that you bubbled in while taking the practice test. You’ll also
need 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 want
to write the number of correct answers for each section at the bottom of that section in the
answer key.
Using your marked-up answer key and the conversion tables, follow the directions to get all
of your scores.
SAT Practice Test #5 Created 7/29/
GET SECTION AND TOTAL SCORES
Your total score on the SAT practice test is the sum of your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Section score and your Math Section score. To get your total score, you will convert what we call
the “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 SCORE
Calculate your SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section score (it’s on a scale of
200–800) 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 no
penalty 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 of
the 44 questions correctly on the SAT Writing and Language Test. Using the table on page 7, she
calculates that she received an SAT Reading Test score of 27 and an SAT Writing and Language
Test score of 23. She adds 27 to 23 (gets 50) and then multiplies by 10 to determine her SAT
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section score of 500.
GET YOUR MATH SECTION SCORE
Calculate 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) and
Section 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) and
Section 4 (Math Test — Calculator).
Use Raw Score Conversion^ Table 1: Section and^ Test Scores to turn your raw score into your
Math Section score.
GET YOUR TOTAL SCORE
Add your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section score to your Math Section score. The
result is your total score on the SAT Practice Test, on a scale of 400–1600.
EXPRESSION OF IDEAS
The Expression of Ideas subscore is based on questions from the Writing and Language Test that
focus 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 1–3; 7–8; 10; 12–13; 16; 18–19; 22; 24–25; 27–28; 32–34;
Your 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 CONVENTIONS
The Standard English Conventions subscore is based on questions from the Writing and
Language Test that focus on sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.
Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions:
Writing and LanguageTest: Questions 4–6; 9; 11; 14–15; 17; 20–21; 23; 26; 29–31; 35–36; 40; 42; 44
Your total correct answers from all of these questions is your raw score.
Use Raw Score Conversion^ Table 2: Subscores to determine your Standard English
Conventions subscore.
WORDS IN CONTEXT
The Words in Context subscore is based on questions from both the Reading Test and the Writing
and 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 7; 10; 14–15; 22; 29; 37–38; 44; 47
Writing and Language Test: Questions 2; 10; 13; 18; 22; 24; 37; 39
Your 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 EVIDENCE
The Command of Evidence subscore is based on questions from both the Reading Test and the
Writing and Language Test that ask you to interpret and use evidence found in a wide range of
passages and informational graphics, such as graphs, tables, and charts.
Add up your total correct answers from the following set of questions:
Reading Test: Questions 5; 9; 12; 18; 30–31; 34; 39; 43; 46
Writing and Language Test: Questions 1; 3; 16; 19; 27; 33; 38; 41
Your 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.
GET CROSS-TEST SCORES
The new SAT also reports two cross-test scores: Analysis in History/Social Studies and Analysis
in Science. These scores are based on questions in the Reading, Writing and Language, and Math
Tests 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–
Writing and Language Test: Questions 12–13; 16; 18; 19; 22
Math Test – No Calculator: No Questions
Math Test – Calculator: Questions 7; 9; 14–15; 23–25; 32
Your 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 Analysis
in 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–
Writing and Language Test: Questions 1–3; 7–8; 10
Math Test – No Calculator: Question 8
Math Test – Calculator: Questions 5; 10; 16–18; 20; 31
Your 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 Analysis
in Science cross-test score.
READING TEST
RAW SCORE
WRITING AND
LANGUAGE TEST
RAW SCORE
READING TEST
SCORE
WRITING AND
LANGUAGE
TEST SCORE
+ (^) = READING TEST SCORE (10-40)
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Convert Ú x10 = READING AND EVIDENCE-BASED WRITING READING AND WRITING TEST SCORE SECTION SCORE (20-80) (200-800)
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- = + =** Ú MATH TEST MATH TEST MATH SECTION MATH SECTION EVIDENCE-BASED TOTAL SAT NO CALCULATOR CALCULATOR RAW SCORE SCORE READING AND WRITING SCORE RAW SCORE RAW SCORE (0-58) (200-800) SECTION SCORE (400-1600) (0-20) (0-38) (200-800)
SAT Practice Test #5: Worksheets
RAW SCORE CONVERSION TABLE 1
Writing and Language Test Score 0 200 10 10 1 200 10 10 2 210 10 10 3 230 10 10 4 250 11 11 5 260 11 12 6 270 12 13 7 290 13 13 8 300 14 14 9 320 14 15 10 330 15 16 11 340 16 16 12 360 16 17 13 370 17 18 14 390 17 18 15 400 18 19 16 410 18 20 17 420 19 20 18 430 20 21 19 440 20 22 20 450 21 23 21 460 21 23 22 470 22 24 23 480 23 25 24 490 23 25 25 500 24 26 26 510 24 27 27 510 25 28 28 520 25 28 29 530 26 29
CONVERSION EQUATION 1
SECTION AND TEST SCORES
Raw (^) Math Score Reading^ Test Section (# of correct Score answers)^ Score 30 540 26 30 31 540 27 30 32 550 28 31 33 560 28 32 34 570 29 32 35 580 29 33 36 590 29 34 37 600 30 34 38 600 30 35 39 610 31 36 40 620 31 37 41 630 32 38 42 640 32 39 43 650 33 40 44 660 33 40 45 660 34 46 670 35 47 680 35 48 690 36 49 700 37 50 710 37 51 710 39 52 720 40 53 730 54 750 55 760 56 770 57 790 58 800
Raw Score (# of correct answers)
Reading Test Score
SECTION AND TEST SCORES
Writing and Language Test Score
Math Section Score
Convert Ú HEART OF ALGEBRA HEART OF ALGEBRA RAW SCORE SUBSCORE (0-19) (1-15)
Convert Ú PROBLEM PROBLEM SOLVING AND DATA SOLVING AND DATA ANALYSIS RAW SCORE ANALYSIS SUBSCORE (0-17) (1-15)
Convert Ú PASSPORT TO PASSPORT TO ADVANCED MATH ADVANCED MATH RAW SCORE SUBSCORE (0-16) (1-15)
EXPRESSION OF IDEAS RAW SCORE (0-24)
STANDARD ENGLISH CONVENTIONS RAW SCORE (0-20)
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EXPRESSION OF IDEAS SUBSCORE (1-15)
STANDARD ENGLISH CONVENTIONS SUBSCORE (1-15)
COMMAND OF EVIDENCE RAW SCORE (0-18)
WORDS IN CONTEXT RAW SCORE (0-18)
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COMMAND OF EVIDENCE SUBSCORE (1-15)
WORDS IN CONTEXT SUBSCORE (1-15)
SAT Practice Test #5: Worksheets
RAW SCORE CONVERSION TABLE 2 SUBSCORES
Raw Score (# of correct answers)
Standard English Conventions
Problem Solving and Data Analysis
Expression of Ideas
Heart of Algebra
CONVERSION EQUATION 2
Passport to Advanced Math
Words in Context
Command of Evidence
SUBSCORES
