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Part V: Practice-Review-Analyze-Practice
Scoring Your CBEST Practice Test 1
To score your CBEST Practice Test 1, total the number of correct responses for each section of
the test separately. Do not subtract any points for questions attempted but missed, because there
is no penalty for guessing. The score for each section is then scaled from 20 to 80. (About 70%
right is a passing score.)
Analyzing Your Test Results
Use the charts on the following page to carefully analyze your results and spot your strengths
and weaknesses. Complete the process of analyzing each subject area and each individual question
for this Practice Test. Reexamine these results for trends in types of error (repeated errors)
or poor results in specific subject areas. This reexamination and analysis is of tremendous
importance for effective test preparation.
Reading 50
Mathematics 50
TOTAL 100
Subject Area Analysis Sheet
Possible Completed Right Wrong
One of the most important parts of test preparation is analyzing why you missed a question so
that you can reduce your number of mistakes. Now that you have taken Practice Test 1 and corrected
your answers, carefully tally your mistakes by marking them in the proper column.
Reading
Mathematics
TOTAL
Tally Sheet for Questions Missed
Reason for Mistake
Total Simple Misread Lack of
Missed Mistake Problem Knowledge
Reviewing the preceding data can help you determine why you are missing certain questions.
Now that you have pinpointed the type of error you are most likely to make, when you take
Practice Test 2, focus on avoiding those errors.
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