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Summary of Results
Congratulations on taking the SAT Reasoning Test!
You’re showing colleges that you are serious about getting an education. The SAT is one indicator of how
ready you are to handle college-level work. The test measures what you learned in high school and how well
you can apply that knowledge. Both skills are essential to doing well in high school and in college.
CRITICAL READING
SENTENCE COMPLETION 19 11 2 6
When you take tests more than PASSAGE-BASED READING 48 29 14 5
once, your scores may vary. This
expected variation is considered TOTAL 67 40 16 11
your score range .
Mathematics: 600
RANGE TOTAL CORRECT INCORRECT OMITTED
QUESTIONS ANSWERS ANSWERS ANSWERS
MATHEMATICS
NUMBERS & OPERATIONS 13 10 2 1
When you take tests more than ALGEBRA & FUNCTIONS 20 17 1 2
once, your scores may vary. This
expected variation is considered GEOMETRY & MEASUREMENT 14 7 6 1
your score range .
DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS, 7 6 1 0
& PROBABILITY
National Percentile: 75%
TOTAL 54 40 10 4
WRITING
IMPROVING SENTENCES 25 19 6 0
When you take tests more than IDENTIFYING SENTENCE 18 15 3 0
once, your scores may vary. This ERRORS
expected variation is considered
your score range . IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS 6 5 1 0
MULTIPLE CHOICE TOTAL 49 39 10 0
National Percentile: 78%
ESSAY: 7
See page 5 for details on your writing score.
On page 6, view the essay you wrote.
A printout of this page will not be accepted by colleges as an official score report.
See Glossary of Terms on page 10
SENTENCE COMPLETION
EASY QUESTIONS 7 0 1
MEDIUM QUESTIONS 2 2 1
When you take tests more than
DIFFICULT QUESTIONS 2 0 4
once, your scores may vary. This
expected variation is considered TOTAL 11 2 6
your score range . PASSAGE-BASED READING
EASY QUESTIONS 9 0 0
PERCENTILE MEDIUM QUESTIONS 17 9 2
The percentile for your DIFFICULT QUESTIONS 3 5 3
critical reading score of 520 TOTAL 29 14 5
is 57 . You scored higher than
57% of last year’s graduating
class of students who took
the SAT.
Understanding Your Critical Reading Score Will Your Score Improve If You Take the SAT Again?
The critical reading section contains two types of multiple- On average, juniors who got the same critical reading score
choice questions: as you did (when they took the SAT for the first time), had a
• Sentence completion questions test your vocabulary change of 13 points when they retook the test as seniors:
and how well you understand sentence structure. • 57 percent scored higher.
• Passage-based reading questions test your • 34 percent scored lower.
understanding of what is stated or implied in the text • 9 percent got the same.
given—not your prior knowledge of the topics covered in
the passage.
What’s My Percentile? What’s the Average Score? How Does My GPA Compare?
You scored higher than these Your critical reading score is 520 . Average Your grade point average (GPA) in high
percentages of students (based on critical reading scores (based on last year’s school, compared to other students’
last year’s graduating class of graduating class of students who took at your school (based on last year’s
students who took the SAT). the SAT). graduating class of students who
took the SAT).
NATIONAL YOUR YOUR HIGH YOUR SCORE: 520
STATE SCHOOL AVERAGE GPA
AT YOUR HIGH
57% 58% NATIONAL SCHOOL YOUR GPA
3.42 3.33
YOUR
STATE
Note: GPAs were self-reported by students
when they registered for the SAT.
YOUR HIGH
SCHOOL
What’s My Percentile? What’s the Average Score? How Does My GPA Compare?
You scored higher than these Your mathematics score is 600. Average Your grade point average (GPA) in high
percentages of students (based on mathematics scores (based on last year’s school, compared to other students’
last year’s graduating class of graduating class of students who took at your school (based on last year’s
students who took the SAT). the SAT). graduating class of students who
took the SAT).
NATIONAL YOUR YOUR HIGH
YOUR SCORE: 600
STATE SCHOOL AVERAGE GPA
AT YOUR HIGH
75% 77% NATIONAL
SCHOOL YOUR GPA
3.42 3.33
YOUR
STATE
Note: GPAs were self-reported by students
when they registered for the SAT.
YOUR HIGH
SCHOOL
Understanding Your Writing Score How Your Essay is Scored Will Retaking the SAT Reasoning
The writing score contains an essay Each essay is scored by two Test Improve Your Writing Score?
(about 30% of your score) and three types experienced and trained high school On average, juniors who got the same writ-
of multiple choice questions (about and/or college teachers. The readers ing score as you did (when they took the
70% of your score): don’t know your identity or school, or SAT for the first time), had a change of 6
Improving Sentence questions the score the other person gave your points when they retook the test as seniors:
essay. See the SAT Essay Scoring • 49 percent scored higher.
Identifying Sentence Errors questions
Guide on page 9 .
Improving Paragraphs questions • 43 percent scored lower.
• 8 percent got the same.
What’s My Percentile? What’s the Average Score? How Does My GPA Compare?
You scored higher than these Your writing score is 580. Average writing Your grade point average (GPA) in high
percentages of students (based on scores (based on last year’s graduating school, compared to other students’
last year’s graduating class of class of students who took the SAT). at your school (based on last year’s
students who took the SAT). graduating class of students who
took the SAT).
NATIONAL YOUR YOUR HIGH NATIONAL
STATE SCHOOL AVERAGE GPA
AT YOUR HIGH
78% 78% SCHOOL YOUR GPA
YOUR
STATE
3.42 3.33
YOUR HIGH Note: GPAs were self-reported by students
SCHOOL
when they registered for the SAT.
ESSAY SCORE: 7
POSSIBLE SCORE: 2 - 12
ESSAY PROMPT
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below:
It often seems as though we truly respect only people whom we do not know, such as leaders and other public
figures. It is much more difficult for us to respect people who are familiar to us and are part of our everyday lives.
The fact is that if we were to develop close personal relationships with these strangers that we look up to, we
would see that they are only ordinary people, just as flawed as we are.
ASSIGNMENT: Does familiarity prevent people from developing or maintaining respect for others? Plan and
write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and
examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
ESSAY IMAGE:
ESSAY IMAGE:
SCORE OF 6 SCORE OF 3
An essay in this category demonstrates clear and consistent An essay in this category demonstrates developing mas-
mastery, although it may have a few minor errors. A typical tery, and is marked by ONE OR MORE of the following
essay weaknesses:
• effectively and insightfully develops a point of view on the • develops a point of view on the issue, demonstrating
issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking, using some critical thinking, but may do so inconsistently or
clearly appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence use inadequate examples, reasons, or other evidence to
to support its position support its position
• is well organized and clearly focused, demonstrating clear • is limited in its organization or focus, or may demonstrate
coherence and smooth progression of ideas some lapses in coherence or progression of ideas
• exhibits skillful use of language, using a varied, accurate, • displays developing facility in the use of language, but
and apt vocabulary sometimes uses weak vocabulary or inappropriate word
• demonstrates meaningful variety in sentence structure choice
• is free of most errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics • lacks variety or demonstrates problems in sentence
structure
SCORE OF 5 • contains an accumulation of errors in grammar, usage, and
mechanics
An essay in this category demonstrates reasonably consis-
tent mastery, although it will have occasional errors or lapses
in quality. A typical essay
SCORE OF 2
• effectively develops a point of view on the issue and An essay in this category demonstrates little mastery, and is
demonstrates strong critical thinking, generally using flawed by ONE OR MORE of the following weaknesses:
appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence to • develops a point of view on the issue that is vague or
support its position seriously limited, and demonstrates weak critical thinking,
• is well organized and focused, demonstrating coherence providing inappropriate or insufficient examples, reasons,
and progression of ideas or other evidence to support its position
• exhibits facility in the use of language, using appropriate • is poorly organized and/or focused, or demonstrates
vocabulary serious problems with coherence or progression of ideas
• demonstrates variety in sentence structure • displays very little facility in the use of language, using
very limited vocabulary or incorrect word choice
• is generally free of most errors in grammar, usage, and
• demonstrates frequent problems in sentence structure
mechanics
• contains errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics so
SCORE OF 4 serious that meaning is somewhat obscured
Essays not written on the essay assignment will receive a score of zero.
Glossary of Terms
ALGEBRA & FUNCTIONS • Geometric visualization PASSAGE-BASED READING
Algebra and functions questions measure • Slope Passage-based reading questions on the
your knowledge of: • Similarity SAT measure your ability to read and think
• Substitution and simplifying algebraic carefully about several different passages,
• Transformations
expressions ranging in length from 100 to 850 words.
GRADUATING CLASS OF Passages are taken from a variety of fields,
• Properties of exponents
STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE SAT including the humanities, social studies,
• Algebraic word problems natural sciences, and literary fiction. They
The group of students who took the SAT
• Solutions of linear equations and Reasoning Test at least once during high vary in style and can include narrative, ar-
inequalities school and who graduated last year. gumentative, and expository elements. In
• Systems of equations and inequalities some selections, you’re asked to compare
• Quadratic equations
IMPROVING SENTENCES and contrast a pair of related passages on
Improving sentences questions measure a shared issue or theme.
• Rational and radical equations
your ability to: PERCENTILES
• Equations of lines
• Recognize and correct faults in usage Percentiles allow you to compare your
• Absolute value and sentence structure scores to the scores of other graduating
• Direct and inverse variation • Recognize effective sentences that students who took the SAT. For example,
• Concepts of algebraic functions follow the conventions of Standard say you got a critical reading score of
• Newly defined symbols based on Written English 500. The percentile for this score is 47.
commonly used operations This means that you did better than 47%
IDENTIFYING SENTENCE ERRORS
of the graduating class of students who
AVERAGE SCORE Identifying sentence errors questions took the SAT. Another way to understand
An average score is based on the most measure your ability to: percentiles is to imagine 100 people lined
recent scores earned by students in last • Recognize faults in usage up. The person at the head of the line is
year’s graduating class of students who • Recognize effective sentences that ahead of 99 other people, and is therefore
took the SAT. follow the conventions of Standard in the 99th percentile. Moving back in the
Written English line, to be in the 47th percentile, you will
DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS, &
be behind 52 people and ahead of 47.
PROBABILITY IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS
Data analysis, statistics, and probability Improving paragraphs questions measure
SCORE RANGE
questions measure your knowledge of: your ability to: A score range is an estimate of how your
• Data interpretation (tables and graphs) scores might vary if you took the SAT
• Edit and revise sentences in the
several times within a short period, with-
• Descriptive statistics (mean, median, context of a paragraph or an entire
out gaining new knowledge or skills. No
and mode) essay
test can measure exactly what you know,
• Probability • Organize and develop paragraphs in a and many factors can affect your results.
coherent and logical manner Think of each SAT score as being within
ESSAY
• Apply the conventions of Standard a range that extends from a few points
The essay measures your ability to: Written English below to a few points above the score
• Develop a point of view on an issue earned. Colleges receive score ranges,
presented in an excerpt MULTIPLE-CHOICE
along with your actual scores.
• Support your point of view using Multiple-choice questions ask you to
reasoning and examples from your select the right answer from the several SENTENCE COMPLETION
studies, experience, or observations possible answers presented. Sentence completion questions measure
• Follow the conventions of Standard your:
NUMBER & OPERATIONS
Written English • Knowledge of words’ meanings
Number and operations questions mea-
sure your knowledge of: • Understanding of how the different
GEOMETRY & MEASUREMENT
parts of a sentence fit together
Geometry and measurement questions • Arithmetic word problems (including
measure your knowledge of: percent, ratio, and proportion) STUDENT-PRODUCED RESPONSES
• Area and perimeter of a polygon • Properties of integers (even, odd, Student-produced responses do not
prime numbers, divisibility, etc.) provide answers to choose from. Instead,
• Area and circumference of a circle
• Rational numbers you must solve the problem and fill in
• Volume of a box, cube, and cylinder your answer on a special grid.
• Sets (union, intersection, elements)
• Pythagorean Theorem and special
properties of isosceles, equilateral, • Counting techniques SUBSCORES
and right triangles • Sequences and series (including Subscores are provided for the writing
• Properties of parallel and exponential growth) section of the SAT. You receive one
perpendicular lines • Elementary number theory subscore for your essay and one for
multiple-choice questions.
• Coordinate geometry