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1 Introduction Congratulations on taking the SAT! Your Question-and-Answer Service (Q AS) for the March 2019 SAT includes three parts: this guide, which will help you understand your scores; a copy of the test you took; and a customized Q AS report that lists these details about each question: ▶answer you gave ▶best or correct answer ▶question type ▶difficulty level USING YOUR QAS REPORT ▶With the report in hand, read each question in your test booklet, then check your results. Look at questions you answered incorrectly to see whether you might have misread the question or mismarked the answer. ▶Print your online score report at studentscores.collegeboard.org to keep track of how you did on the different types of questions. This can help you understand your academic strengths and identify areas for improvement. ▶If you think you detect errors in how you recorded your answers—for example, a group of questions that you recall answering differently than what you see on the report—you may want to consider ordering a more rigorous form of score verification. See sat.org/verify -scores for more details. ▶If you took the optional SAT Essay, view a copy of your essay online at collegeboard.org/viewessay . Take a look at the Essay scoring information on pages 14–16 of this guide to help you interpret your scores. SCORING YOUR TEST Use the scoring information and score conversion tables on pages 4–13 to verify the score on your test. The scoring worksheets and score conversion tables are specific to the test you took. Don’t try to score any other tests using them. LEARNING FROM YOUR SAT EXPERIENCE Now that you’re familiar with the test, you should have a better sense of the kinds of questions you’ll see on the SAT. You’re also likely to be more comfortable with the test-taking process, including the time limits. If you’re thinking of taking the test again, you should know that on average, students who take the SAT a second time see an increase in their scores. In addition, your test results are a powerful tool for getting personalized instruction to improve your scores. At satpractice.org you can access Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy ®, where you can use your actual SAT results to receive practice recommendations tailored to help you work on the areas that you need to focus on. Visit satpractice.org to learn more. Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

2 Scoring Your SAT SCORES OVERVIEW The SAT provides more information about your learning by reporting more scores than ever before. Each of the SAT Suite of Assessments (SAT, PSAT/NMSQT ®, PSAT™ 10, and PSAT™ 8/9) reports test scores and cross-test scores on a common scale. Additionally, subscores provide more diagnostic information. For more details about scores, visit sat.org /scores . HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR TEST SCORES Get Set Up 1. You’ll need the customized Q AS report with your answers. You’ll also need the answer key (pages 4–5) and conversion tables (pages 11–13) provided in this section. 2. 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. 3. Using your marked-up answer key and the conversion tables, follow the directions on the next few pages to get all of your scores. GET SECTION AND TOTAL SCORES Your total score on the SAT 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 your 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. Calculating 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: 1. Use the Answer Key to determine your raw scores (the number of correct answers). 2. Go to Raw Score Conversion Table 1: Section and Test Scores on page 11. Look in the “Raw Score” column for your raw score, and match it to the number in the “Reading Test Score” column. 3. Do the same with Section 2 to determine your Writing and Language Test score. 4. Add your Reading Test score to your Writing and Language Test score. 5. Multiply that number by 10. This is your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section score. Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

3 Calculating Your Math Section Score Calculate your SAT Math section score (it’s on a scale of 200–800), as follows: 1. Count the number of correct answers you got on the Math Test – No Calculator and the Math Test – Ca lc u l ator. 2. Add the number of correct answers you got on each portion. 3. As you did with your Reading and Writing and Language Test scores, go to the Raw Score Conversion Table 1: Section and Test Scores to turn your raw score into your Math section score. Find your raw score in the “Raw Score” column and match it to the number in the same row in the “Math Section Score” column. Calculating 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, on a scale of 400–1600. Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

4 Answer Key – Determine Raw Scores Reading Test AnswersReading Te st An swe rs 1( a-d) Question # Correct Answer 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 A 7 D 8 C 9 D 10 D 11 C 12 D 13 A Question # Correct Answer 14 D 15 B 16 A 17 C 18 C 19 B 20 D 21 B 22 A 23 D 24 C 25 B 26 A Question # Correct Answer 27 C 28 A 29 D 30 B 31 D 32 A 33 B 34 C 35 C 36 A 37 A 38 D 39 B Question # Correct Answer 40 A 41 B 42 D 43 C 44 C 45 D 46 A 47 B 48 A 49 D 50 D 51 C 52 D Wr iting and La nguage An swe rs 2(a-d) Question #C orrect Answer 1 A 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 C 7 C 8 A 9 B 10 C 11 D Question #C orrect Answer 12 A 13 B 14 B 15 B 16 D 17 A 18 B 19 D 20 A 21 C 22 B Question #C orrect Answer 23 C 24 D 25 A 26 C 27 D 28 B 29 B 30 A 31 B 32 D 33 A Question #C orrect Answer 34 D 35 C 36 C 37 C 38 D 39 A 40 D 41 D 42 B 43 A 44 B Reading Test Raw Score(Number of Correct Answers) Writing and Language Test Answers Reading Te st An swe rs 1( a-d) Question #C orrect Answer 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 A 7 D 8 C 9 D 10 D 11 C 12 D 13 A Question #C orrect Answer 14 D 15 B 16 A 17 C 18 C 19 B 20 D 21 B 22 A 23 D 24 C 25 B 26 A Question #C orrect Answer 27 C 28 A 29 D 30 B 31 D 32 A 33 B 34 C 35 C 36 A 37 A 38 D 39 B Question #C orrect Answer 40 A 41 B 42 D 43 C 44 C 45 D 46 A 47 B 48 A 49 D 50 D 51 C 52 D Wr iting and La nguage An swe rs 2(a-d) Question # Correct Answer 1 A 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 C 7 C 8 A 9 B 10 C 11 D Question # Correct Answer 12 A 13 B 14 B 15 B 16 D 17 A 18 B 19 D 20 A 21 C 22 B Question # Correct Answer 23 C 24 D 25 A 26 C 27 D 28 B 29 B 30 A 31 B 32 D 33 A Question # Correct Answer 34 D 35 C 36 C 37 C 38 D 39 A 40 D 41 D 42 B 43 A 44 B Writing and Language Test Raw Score (Number of Correct Answers) “U” indicates a question that did not perform as expected and has been removed from scoring. On test day you may have answered questions in a different order than what you see above. Use the questions and answers online to determine specific answers. K-5OSA06 Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

5 Answer Key – Determine Raw Scores (continued) Math Test – No Calculator AnswersMa th Te st – No Calculator An swe rs Ta ble 3 Question # Correct Answer 1 D 2 B 3 A 4 A Question # Correct Answer 5 C 6 B 7 C 8 D Question # Correct Answer 9 B 10 B 11 A 12 C Question # Correct Answer 13 C 14 D 15 C Question # Correct Answer 164.5,9/2 17 11 18 1220 19 7/3,2.33 20 210 Ma th Te st – C alculator An swe rs Ta ble 4 Question #C orrect Answer 1 B 2 C 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 A 7 D 8 D Question #C orrect Answer 9 A 10 B 11 A 12 A 13 C 14 C 15 D 16 D Question #C orrect Answer 17 C 18 B 19 A 20 D 21 A 22 D 23 D 24 D Question #C orrect Answer 25 B 26 D 27 D 28 C 29 C 30 D Question # C orrect An swer 31 117 32 5 33 0 34 5 35 20 36 74 37 32 38 .96,24/25 Math Test – No Calculator Raw Score (Number of Correct Answers) Math Test – Calculator Answers Ma th Te st – No Calculator An swe rs Ta ble 3 Question # C orrect Answer 1 D 2 B 3 A 4 A Question #C orrect Answer 5 C 6 B 7 C 8 D Question #C orrect Answer 9 B 10 B 11 A 12 C Question #C orrect Answer 13 C 14 D 15 C Question # C orrect An swer 16 4.5,9/2 17 11 18 1220 19 7/3,2.33 20 210 Ma th Te st – C alculator An swe rs Ta ble 4 Question # Correct Answer 1 B 2 C 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 A 7 D 8 D Question # Correct Answer 9 A 10 B 11 A 12 A 13 C 14 C 15 D 16 D Question # Correct Answer 17 C 18 B 19 A 20 D 21 A 22 D 23 D 24 D Question # Correct Answer 25 B 26 D 27 D 28 C 29 C 30 D Question # Correct Answer 31117 32 5 33 0 34 5 35 20 36 74 37 32 38 .96,24/25 Math Test – Calculator Raw Score (Number of Correct Answers) “U” indicates a question that did not perform as expected and has been removed from scoring. On test day you may have answered questions in a different order than what you see above. Use the questions and answers online to determine specific answers. K-5OSA06 Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

6 GET CROSS-TEST SCORES The 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 you to think analytically about texts and questions in these subject areas. Cross-test scores are reported on a scale of 10– 40. Calculating Your Cross-Test Scores You can use the cross-test score tables beginning on the next page to calculate your cross-test scores as follows: 1. Find the questions in each section that count toward each cross-test score. These are shown with a “Y” next to the question number in the tables. Refer to your Q AS report to see which of those questions you answered correctly on the test, and then check the box for each correct answer. 2. Count the number of correct answers for each cross-test area and record that as your raw score for that area. 3. Use the conversion table on page 12 to determine your scaled score (10 – 40) for each area. Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

7 Cross-Test Scores Tables – Determine Cross-Test Raw Scores Y = Counts toward Cross-Test score. On your QAS report, look up every question marked “Y” below to see if you answe\ red it correctly. If so, check off the box for that question below. Ta ble 5a and 5b Analysis in History/Social Studies (HSS) Reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Y 12 Y 13 Y 14 Y 15 Y 16 Y 17 Y 18 Y 19 Y 20 Y 21 Y 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Y 33 Y 34 Y 35 Y 36 Y 37 Y 38 Y 39 Y 40 Y 41 Y 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Writing and L anguage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Y 24 25 26 Y 27 28 29 Y 30 Y 31 Y 32 33 Y 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Math Test - Calculator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Y 8 9 Y 10 11 12 13 Y 14 Y 15 16 17 18 Y 19 Y 20 21 22 23 24 25 Y 26 27 28 Y 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Math Test - N o Calculator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Analysis in Science (SCI) Reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Y 23 Y 24 Y 25 Y 26 Y 27 Y 28 Y 29 Y 30 Y 31 Y 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Y 43 Y 44 Y 45 Y 46 Y 47 Y 48 Y 49 Y 50 Y 51 Y 52 Y Writing and L anguage 1 Y 2 Y 3 4 5 Y 6 Y 7 8 9 10 Y 11 Y 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Math Test - Calculator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Y 13 14 15 Y 16 Y 17 Y 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Y 33 34 Y 35 36 37 38 Math Test - N o Calculator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Y 8 9 10 11 Y 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 HSS Raw Score SCI Raw Score K-5OSA06 Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

8 GET SUBSCORES Subscores provide more detailed information about your strengths in specific areas within literacy and math. Subscores are reported on a scale of 1–15. ▶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. ▶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. ▶The Words in Context subscore is based on questions from both the Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test that address the meaning in context of words/phrases and rhetorical word choice. ▶The Standard English Conventions subscore is based on questions from the Writing and Language Test that focus on sentence structure, usage, and punctuation. ▶The Heart of Algebra subscore is based on questions from the Math Test that focus on linear equations and inequalities. ▶The Problem Solving and Data Analysis subscore is based on questions from the Math Test that focus on quantitative reasoning, the interpretation and synthesis of data, and solving problems in rich and varied contexts. ▶The Passport to Advanced Math subscore is based on questions from the Math Test that focus on topics central to the ability of students to progress to more advanced mathematics, such as understanding the structure of expressions, reasoning with more complex equations, and interpreting and building functions. Calculating Your Subscores You can use the subscore tables beginning on the next page to calculate your subscores as follows: 1. Find the questions that count toward each subscore. These are shown with a “Y” next to the question number in the tables. Refer to your Q AS report to see which of those questions you answered correctly on the test, and then check the box for each correct answer. 2. Count the number of correct answers for each area and record that as your raw score for that area. 3. Finally, use the conversion table on page 13 to determine your scaled score (1–15) for each area. Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

9 Subscores Tables – Determine Subscore Raw Scores Y = Counts toward subscore. On your Q AS report, look up every question marked “Y” to see if you answered it correc tly. If so, check off the box for that question. Ta ble 6 (a-d) Command of Evidence ( COE) Reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Y 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Y 18 19 Y 20 Y 21 22 23 24 Y 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Y 32 33 34 35 36 Y 37 38 Y 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Y 50 51 52 Y Writing and L anguage 1 2 Y 3 4 5 Y 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Y 14 15 16 17 18 19 Y 20 21 22 23 Y 24 25 26 27 28 29 Y 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Y 38 39 40 Y 41 42 43 44 Expression of Ideas (EOI) Reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Writing and L anguage 1 Y 2 Y 3 4 5 Y 6 Y 7 8 9 10 Y 11 Y 12 13 Y 14 15 16 17 Y 18 Y 19 Y 20 21 Y 22 Y 23 Y 24 25 26 Y 27 28 29 Y 30 Y 31 Y 32 33 Y 34 Y 35 36 Y 37 Y 38 39 40 Y 41 42 Y 43 Y 44 Words in Context ( WIC) Reading 1 Y 2 3 Y 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Y 13 Y 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Y 28 Y 29 30 31 32 33 Y 34 Y 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Y 47 Y 48 49 50 51 52 Writing and L anguage 1 Y 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Y 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Y 19 20 21 Y 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Y 31 32 33 Y 34 35 36 Y 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Y 44 Standard English Conventions ( SEC) Reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Writing and L anguage 1 2 3 Y 4 Y 5 6 7 Y 8 Y 9 Y 10 11 12 Y 13 14 Y 15 Y 16 Y 17 18 19 20 Y 21 22 23 24 Y 25 Y 26 27 Y 28 Y 29 30 31 32 Y 33 34 35 Y 36 37 38 Y 39 Y 40 41 Y 42 43 44 Y COE Raw Score EOI Raw Score WIC Raw Score SEC Raw Score K-5OSA06 Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

10 Subscores Tables – Determine Subscore Raw Scores (continued) Y = Counts toward Subscore. On your Q AS report, look up every question marked “Y” to see if you answered it correc tly. If so, check off the box for that question. Ta ble 6(e-g) Heart of Algebra (HOA) Math Test – Calculator 1 2 3 Y 4 5 Y 6 7 8 Y 9 10 11 Y 12 Y 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Y 25 26 27 Y 28 29 30 Y 31 32 33 34 35 Y 36 Y 37 Y 38 Math Test – No Calculator 1 Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Y 13 14 15 Y 16 Y 17 18 Y 19 20 Problem Solving and Data Analysis (PSD) Math Test – Calculator 1 Y 2 3 4 Y 5 6 Y 7 8 9 Y 10 11 12 13 Y 14 Y 15 Y 16 Y 17 Y 18 Y 19 Y 20 Y 21 22 Y 23 24 25 26 Y 27 28 29 30 31 32 Y 33 Y 34 35 36 37 38 Y Math Test – No Calculator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Passport to Advanced Math (PAM) Math Test – Calculator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Y 8 9 10 Y 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Y 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Y 29 Y 30 31 Y 32 33 34 Y 35 36 37 38 Math Test – No Calculator 1 2 3 4 5 Y 6 7 Y 8 Y 9 Y 10 11 Y 12 13 14 Y 15 16 17 Y 18 19 Y 20 Y HOA Raw Score PAM Raw Score PSD Raw Score K-5OSA06 Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

11 CONVERSION TABLES Raw Score Conversion – Section and Test Scores Section and Test Scores RAW SCORE CONVERSION TABLE 1 Section and Test Scores CONVERSION EQUATION 1 READING TEST SCORE(10-40) CONVERT  MATH TEST – CALCULATOR RAW SCORE(0-38) MATH SECTION SCORE(200-800) TOTAL SAT SCORE(400-1600) MATH SECTION RAW SCORE(0-58) MATH TEST – NO CALCULATOR RAW SCORE(0-20) EVIDENCE-BASED READING AND WRITING SECTION SCORE (200-800) + CONVERT  = = + READING TEST RAW SCORE(0-52) READING TEST SCORE(10-40) READING AND WRITING TEST SCORE(20-80) EVIDENCE-BASED READING AND WRITING SECTION SCORE (200-800) CONVERT  = + × 10 = WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST RAW SCORE(0-44) WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST SCORE(10-40) K-5OSA06 Ta ble 7 ( a-b) Raw Score (# of correctanswers) Math Section Score Reading Test Score Writing and Language Test Score 0 200 10 10 1 200 10 10 2 220 10 10 3 230 11 11 4 240 12 12 5 260 13 12 6 270 13 13 7 290 14 14 8 300 15 15 9 310 16 16 10 320 16 16 11 340 17 17 12 350 18 18 13 360 18 18 14 370 18 19 15 380 19 19 16 400 19 20 17 410 20 21 18 420 20 21 19 430 21 22 20 440 21 22 21 450 22 23 22 460 23 23 23 470 23 24 24 480 24 24 25 490 24 25 26 500 25 26 27 510 25 26 28 520 26 27 29 520 26 28 Raw Score (# of correctanswers) Math Section Score Reading Test Score Writing and Language Test Score 30 530 27 28 31 540 27 29 32 540 28 29 33 550 28 30 34 560 29 31 35 570 29 32 36 570 30 32 37 580 30 33 38 590 31 34 39 600 31 35 40 600 32 35 41 610 32 37 42 620 33 38 43 630 33 39 44 640 34 40 45 650 35 46 660 35 47 670 36 48 670 37 49 680 38 50 690 39 51 700 39 52 720 40 53 730 54 740 55 760 56 770 57 790 58 800 Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

12 Raw Score Conversion – Cross-Test Scores Cross-Test Scores RAW SCORE CONVERSION | TA B L E 2 Cross-Test Scores CONVERSION EQUATION 2 ANALYSIS IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES SUBSCORE(10-40) ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE SUBSCORE(10-40) CONVERT  CONVERT  ANALYSIS IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES RAW SCORE(0-35) ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE RAW SCORE(0-35) K-5OSA06 Ta ble 9 (a-b) Raw Score (# of correctanswers) Analysis in History/Social Studies Cross-Test Score Analysis in S cience Cross-Test Score 0 10 10 1 10 11 2 11 12 3 12 13 4 13 14 5 14 15 6 16 16 7 17 17 8 18 18 9 19 19 10 20 19 11 21 20 12 22 21 13 23 22 14 24 22 15 24 23 16 25 24 17 26 25 Raw Score (# of correctanswers) Analysis in History/Social Studies Cross-Test Score Analysis in S cience C ross-Test Score 18 26 25 19 27 26 20 28 27 21 28 27 22 29 28 23 30 29 24 30 30 25 31 30 26 32 31 27 32 32 28 33 32 29 34 33 30 35 34 31 36 34 32 36 35 33 37 36 34 39 38 35 40 40 Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

13 Raw Score Conversion – Subscores Subscores RAW SCORE CONVERSION TABLE 3 Subscores CONVERSION EQUATION 3 HEART OF ALGEBRA SUBSCORE(1-15) EXPRESSION OF IDEAS SUBSCORE(1-15) COMMAND OF EVIDENCE SUBSCORE(1-15) WORDS IN CONTEXT SUBSCORE(1-15) STANDARD ENGLISH CONVENTIONS RAW SCORE(0-20) STANDARD ENGLISH CONVENTIONS SUBSCORE(1-15) WORDS IN CONTEXT RAW SCORE(0-18) PASSPORT TO ADVANCED MATH SUBSCORE(1-15) PASSPORT TO ADVANCED MATH RAW SCORE(0-16) CONVERT  CONVERT  CONVERT  CONVERT  CONVERT  CONVERT  CONVERT  HEART OF ALGEBRA RAW SCORE(0-19) EXPRESSION OF IDEAS RAW SCORE(0-24) COMMAND OF EVIDENCE RAW SCORE(0-18) PROBLEM SOLVING AND DATA ANALYSIS RAW SCORE(0-17) PROBLEM SOLVING AND DATA ANALYSIS SUBSCORE(1-15) K-5OSA06 Ta ble 8 Raw Score (# of correctanswers) Expression of Ideas Standard English Conventions Heart of Algebra Problem Solving and Data Analysis Passport to Advanced Math Words in C ontext Command of Evidence 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 4 1 4 3 2 2 3 3 5 1 5 4 3 3 4 4 6 2 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 3 6 6 4 4 6 7 8 4 6 7 5 5 7 7 8 5 7 8 5 6 7 8 9 5 8 9 6 6 8 9 9 6 8 10 6 7 9 10 10 7 9 11 7 8 9 10 11 8 9 12 7 9 10 11 11 9 10 13 8 9 10 12 12 9 11 14 8 10 11 13 13 10 12 15 9 11 12 14 14 11 12 16 9 12 12 14 15 12 13 17 10 13 13 15 14 14 18 10 14 14 15 15 19 11 15 15 20 12 15 21 12 22 13 23 14 24 15 Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

14 THE SAT ESSAY The SAT Essay assesses reading, analysis, and writing skills. It’s optional and given at the end of the SAT. Essays are evaluated for demonstrated comprehension of a source text, quality of analysis, and quality of writ\ ing. See the Essay Scoring Guide on pages 15 and 16 for more information. ▶Total questions: 1 prompt, with points to consider and directions ▶1 passage ▶Time allotted: 50 minutes to read and analyze the passage and to develop a written response On the SAT Essay, you’re asked to demonstrate college- and career- readiness proficiency in reading , analysis , and writing through comprehending a high-quality source text, producing a cogent and clear written analysis of that text, and supporting that analysis with critical reasoning and evidence drawn from the source. The Essay prompt doesn’\ t ask you to take a stand on the author’s point of view but instead to analyze how the author builds a persuasive argument. Your essay will receive three scores, each on a scale of 2–8: 1. Reading: Demonstrated comprehension of the passage, its main ideas, and its important details. 2. Analysis: Demonstrated understanding of the analytical task, and effective analysis of the author’s use of evidence, reasoning, and/or stylistic or persuasive elements (and/or features of your own choice). 3. Writing: Communication of information and ideas in a structured, cohesive manner, using precise language and a variety of sentence structures and showing a command of the conventions of standard written English. Your Essay scores aren’t combined with each other or with any other sc\ ores on the SAT. (They don’t, for instance, affect the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section score or the total test score.) Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

15 ESSAY SCORING GUIDE Score Reading Analysis Writing 4 ADVANCED: The response demonstrates thorough comprehension of the source text. The response shows an understanding of the text’s central idea(s) and of most important details and how they interrelate, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the text. The response is free of errors of fact or interpretation with regard to the text. The response makes skillful use of textual evidence (quotations, paraphrases, or both), demonstrating a complete understanding of the source text. ADVANCED: The response offers an insightful analysis of the source text and demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the analytical task. The response offers a thorough, well-considered evaluation of the author’s use of evidence, reasoning, and/or stylistic and persuasive elements, and/or feature(s) of the student’s own choosing. The response contains relevant, sufficient, and strategically chosen support for claim(s) or point(s) made. The response focuses consistently on those features of the text that are most relevant to addressing the task. ADVANCED: The response is cohesive and demonstrates a highly effective use and command of language. The response includes a precise central claim. The response includes a skillful introduction and conclusion. The response demonstrates a deliberate and highly effective progression of ideas both within paragraphs and throughout the essay. The response has a wide variety in sentence structures. The response demonstrates a consistent use of precise word choice. The response maintains a formal style and objective tone. The response shows a strong command of the conventions of standard written English and is free or virtually free of errors. 3 PROFICIENT: The response demonstrates effective comprehension of the source text. The response shows an understanding of the text’s central idea(s) and important details. The response is free of substantive errors of fact and interpretation with regard to the text. The response makes appropriate use of textual evidence (quotations, paraphrases, or both), demonstrating an understanding of the source text. PROFICIENT: The response offers an effective analysis of the source text and demonstrates an understanding of the analytical task. The response competently evaluates the author’s use of evidence, reasoning, and/or stylistic and persuasive elements, and/or feature(s) of the student’s own choosing. The response contains relevant and sufficient support for claim(s) or point(s) made. The response focuses primarily on those features of the text that are most relevant to addressing the task. PROFICIENT: The response is mostly cohesive and demonstrates effective use and control of language. The response includes a central claim or implicit controlling idea. The response includes an effective introduction and conclusion. The response demonstrates a clear progression of ideas both within paragraphs and throughout the essay. The response has variety in sentence structures. The response demonstrates some precise word choice. The response maintains a formal style and objective tone. The response shows a good control of the conventions of standard written English and is free of significant errors that detract from the quality of writing. Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

16 Score Reading Analysis Writing 2 PARTIAL: The response demonstrates some comprehension of the source text. The response shows an understanding of the text’s central idea(s) but not of important details. The response may contain errors of fact and/or interpretation with regard to the text. The response makes limited and/or haphazard use of textual evidence (quotations, paraphrases, or both), demonstrating some understanding of the source text. PARTIAL: The response offers limited analysis of the source text and demonstrates only partial understanding of the analytical task. The response identifies and attempts to describe the author’s use of evidence, reasoning, and/or stylistic and persuasive elements, and/or feature(s) of the student’s own choosing, but merely asserts rather than explains their importance. Or one or more aspects of the response’s analysis are unwarranted based on the text. The response contains little or no support for claim(s) or point(s) made. The response may lack a clear focus on those features of the text that are most relevant to addressing the task. PARTIAL: The response demonstrates little or no cohesion and limited skill in the use and control of language. The response may lack a clear central claim or controlling idea or may deviate from the claim or idea over the course of the response. The response may include an ineffective introduction and/or conclusion. The response may demonstrate some progression of ideas within paragraphs but not throughout the response. The response has limited variety in sentence structures; sentence structures may be repetitive. The response demonstrates general or vague word choice; word choice may be repetitive. The response may deviate noticeably from a formal style and objective tone. The response shows a limited control of the conventions of standard written English and contains errors that detract from the quality of writing and may impede understanding. 1 INADEQUATE: The response demonstrates little or no comprehension of the source text. The response fails to show an understanding of the text’s central idea(s), and may include only details without reference to central idea(s). The response may contain numerous errors of fact and/or interpretation with regard to the text. The response makes little or no use of textual evidence (quotations, paraphrases, or both), demonstrating little or no understanding of the source text. INADEQUATE: The response offers little or no analysis or ineffective analysis of the source text and demonstrates little or no understanding of the analytic task. The response identifies without explanation some aspects of the author’s use of evidence, reasoning, and/or stylistic and persuasive elements, and/or feature(s) of the student’s choosing. Or numerous aspects of the response’s analysis are unwarranted based on the text. The response contains little or no support for claim(s) or point(s) made, or support is largely irrelevant. The response may not focus on features of the text that are relevant to addressing the task. The response offers no discernible analysis (e.g., is largely or exclusively summary). INADEQUATE: The response demonstrates little or no cohesion and inadequate skill in the use and control of language. The response may lack a clear central claim or controlling idea. The response lacks a recognizable introduction and conclusion. The response does not have a discernible progression of ideas. The response lacks variety in sentence structures; sentence structures may be repetitive. The response demonstrates general and vague word choice; word choice may be poor or inaccurate. The response may lack a formal style and objective tone. The response shows a weak control of the conventions of standard written English and may contain numerous errors that undermine the quality of writing. ESSAY SCORING GUIDE, continued Question-and-Answer Service Student Guide

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