The Princeton Review - Princeton Review PSAT 8_9 Prep-Random House Children's Books (2021)

Scoring Your Practice Tests
As you can see, scoring is a little tricky. That’s why
we provide scoring tables to help you determine
your approximate score. When we say that the
score is “approximate,” we mean that the score is
accurate for that particular test. However, the
number of questions you need to get right or wrong
to earn a certain score can vary depending on the
PSAT 8/9’s scale from test to test. For example, if
you miss 10 Math questions and get a 620 on a
practice test, that does not necessarily mean that
10 missed Math questions on an actual exam will
result in a 620 as well; you may get that score from
missing 8 questions or 12 questions.
Scoring on the PSAT 8/9
The PSAT 8/9 is scored on a scale of 240–1440, which is the sum of
the two area scores that range from 120–720. The two areas are the
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing portion and the Mathematics
portion. Wrong answers to multiple-choice questions are not
penalized, so you’re advised never to leave a question blank—even if
that means blindly picking a letter and bubbling it in for any
uncompleted questions before time runs out.
In addition to the overall total score and the section scores, you’ll
find several subscores on your PSAT 8/9 score report.
Analysis in History/Social Studies and Analysis in Science
cross-test scores are generated based on questions from all three of
the subject tests (Math included!). These cross-test scores assess the
cross-curricular application of the tested skills to other contexts.
Relax! This doesn’t mean that you have to start cramming dates and
anatomy—every question can be answered from the context of a
given reading passage or the data included in a table or figure. The
only changes have to do with the content of the passages and
questions themselves. For example, Reading questions on a passage
about a historical event or a Math question that describes a science