ANSWER KEY

Diagnostic Test

Reading and Writing Module 1

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. C
16. C
17. D
18. A
19. C
20. C
21. B
22. A
23. D
24. D
25. C
26. B
27. C

Reading and Writing Module 2

1. D
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. C
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. A
16. D
17. B
18. A
19. B
20. D
21. D
22. A
23. C
24. B
25. B
26. B
27. B

Math Module 1
1. C
2. B
3. 21
4. D
5. C
6. 12
7. 25
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. B
15. 7.6
16. A
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. C
21. C
22. 3

Math Module 2
1. B
2. C
 3. D
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. D
14. or 0.4166 or 0.4167
15. 6
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. 52
20. C
21. 2
22. A

Diagnostic Test Analysis Guide

Use this guide to determine which skills you should focus on when you
review the chapters. As you go through the test, circle the questions you
missed. This will let you easily identify the areas in which you need to
improve. The test questions that correspond to different skills are organized
below.
Reading and Writing Module 1
Reading: Words in Context 1, 2, 3
Reading: Text Structure and 4, 5
Purpose
Reading: Cross-Text Connections 6, 7
Reading: Central Ideas and Details 8, 9
Reading: Command of Evidence 10, 11, 12
Reading: Inferences 13, 14
Writing: Standard English 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Conventions
Writing: Expression of Ideas 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

Reading and Writing Module 2

Reading: Words in Context 1, 2, 3
Reading: Text Structure and 4, 5, 6
Purpose
Reading: Cross-Text Connections 7, 8
Reading: Central Ideas and Details 9, 10
Reading: Command of Evidence 11, 12
Reading: Inferences 13, 14, 15
Writing: Standard English 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Conventions
Writing: Expression of Ideas 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Math Module 1
Algebra 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 18
Problem-Solving and Data 8, 11, 14, 17
Analysis
Advanced Math 1, 4, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22
Geometry and Trigonometry 7, 12, 16

Math Module 2
Algebra 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 17
Problem-Solving and Data 7, 11, 13, 16, 21
Analysis
Advanced Math 1, 4, 8, 9, 15, 18, 20
Geometry and Trigonometry 14, 19, 22

Digital PSAT Scoring Chart

This will give you an approximation of the score you would earn on the
Digital PSAT1. Tally the number of correct answers from the Reading &
Writing section (out of 54) and the Math section (out of 44). Take the total
for each of these and find the corresponding section score in the tables
below.
Number of correct reading Reading and writing test
and writing questions (out of score (out of 760)
54)

0 160
1 170
2 180
 Number of correct reading Reading and writing test
and writing questions (out of score (out of 760)
54)

3 190
4 200
5 210
6 220
7 230
8 240
9 250
10 260
11 270
12 290
13 300
14 310
15 320
16 340
17 350
18 360
19 370
20 390
21 400
22 420
23 430
24 450
25 460
 Number of correct reading Reading and writing test
and writing questions (out of score (out of 760)
54)

26 470
27 480
28 490
29 500
30 510
31 520
32 530
33 540
34 550
35 560
36 570
37 580
38 590
39 600
40 610
41 620
42 630
43 640
44 650
45 660
46 670
47 680
 Number of correct reading Reading and writing test
and writing questions (out of score (out of 760)
54)

48 690
49 700
50 710
51 720
52 730
53 750
54 760

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Keep in mind that some of the questions on an actual SAT test will be research questions that will
not count towards your actual score. For the sake of simplicity, we are including possible research
questions in your calculation.

Number of Correct Math Math Section Score (Out of

Questions (Out of 44) 760)

0 160
1 180
2 190
3 200
4 210
5 240
6 260
7 280
8 300
9 310
10 320
Number of Correct Math Math Section Score (Out of
Questions (Out of 44) 760)

11 340
12 350
13 360
14 370
15 390
16 400
17 410
18 420
19 440
20 450
21 460
22 470
23 480
24 490
25 500
26 510
27 520
28 530
29 540
30 550
31 560
32 570
33 580
 Number of Correct Math Math Section Score (Out of
Questions (Out of 44) 760)

34 590
35 610
36 620
37 640
38 650
39 660
40 680
41 710
42 730
43 750
44 760
Add the Reading and Writing score and the Math section score to find your
total PSAT test score:

_____________ Reading and Writing score +

_____________ Math section score =

_____________ Total PSAT test score (between 320 and 1520)

Approximate your testing percentiles (1st–99th) using this chart: