Psat Answers 2012 Form W: Fill & Download for Free

The SAT, like any other standardized test, is a game. Learn the rules of the game, and you learn how to beat the game. It's as simple as that. Of course, natural ability helps with raising your score, but with enough practice and devotion, there's truly no score that you can't attain. It's all just a matter of deciding how much work you're going to put into it.On the first SAT that I took (freshman year), I received a score of 2060 (630 M, 710 CR, 720 W). Not bad, of course, but certainly not within the range I desired. In order to ensure that my score would be significantly higher on the next test, I took it upon myself to make studying for the SAT almost as much of a priority as studying for my actual academic classes. When I took the PSAT in the fall of my junior year, my score shot up to 230 (equivalent of a 2300 on the SAT). I kept reviewing, doing a few practice questions every day, up until the spring, when I once again took the SAT. My score came back as a 2320 (730 M, 800 CR, 790 W). Needless to say, I freaked out with joy - that's the kind of score that most people can only dream of.But see, that's exactly the thing...dreaming doesn't get you anywhere. Dreaming about that perfect score is not the same thing as going into the test room and feeling absolutely, totally, 100% confident that you can get that score. So how do you achieve that level of confidence?Practice. Practice practice practice.The only way to ensure that you can get the score you want is to master the material so well that there's no way you can't get the score you want.Personally, I used the purple Kaplan Review book from 2012 when I was prepping for my test. But as any good student would have you know, one review book might not be sufficient enough to instruct you fully. Because the majority of the test prep books on the market obviously aren't generated by the College Board itself, you may be practicing with questions that are easier than those on the test itself. To guarantee that you're not cheating yourself out of a solid SAT education, make sure to diversify your sources of information:Get more than one review book if you think that's necessary (Kaplan, Princeton Review, Baron's, etc)Read challenging material from sources such as a reputable newspaper or an online news site, because this will open your mind, implicitly improve your grammar, and expose you to new ways of thinkingPractice every day (and no, I'm not kidding, this is essential; even if you only have the time to answer one or two practice questions, getting ready for the SAT is a process that requires absolute consistency)But above all, try not to be stressed about it. Just think of it as a game. Pro athletes train hours every day to prepare themselves physically for their competitions. Pro musicians practice with their instruments hours every day to prepare themselves for their concerts. Why shouldn't you, who is attempting to be a pro as well, not do the same to prepare for your big moment?(Just kidding. Don't spend hours every day studying for the SAT. That's excessive, and though I feel like a warning really isn't necessary in this situation, I'm going to issue one anyway: the SAT is a huge and important test, sure, but making it your life isn't what I'm saying you should do. Everything must be done in moderation. Heck, you're a teenager - you don't want to be sequestering yourself in your room for hours on end, cramming mainly useless test stuff into your head, while all your friends are out doing fun stuff! These are the years to live for! So set yourself a time frame: study for maybe 15 or 30 minutes every day, and then call it quits. Depending on how many days you have leading up to the test, you can adjust this time frame to suit your comfort level).One of the things that helped me the most was establishing a routine. The month before the test, I would come home from school, crack open my big review book, and read through it for 15 minutes, doing a few practice problems along the way. Try doing that, because it really helps. Carving out a focused block of time where you do SAT stuff and nothing else will really encourage the solidification of a habit, and assist you with getting that essential daily practice.You may also want to check out some of these sites:Play online, learn online and feed the hungry | Freerice.comFree SAT Practice TestSuperKids Learn 1000 SAT Vocabulary Words in a month!VerbaLearn.com – Free SAT Vocabulary Building PodcastAdvanced GRE & SAT Vocabulary PodcastOn the test itself:STAY CALM STAY CALM STAY CALM YOU GOT THISIf you can eliminate one answer out of five, you're better served if you guess on a question instead of skipping it. Because guessing out of 4 answer choices gives you a 25% chance of getting it right, and the SAT deducts 1/4 of a point for every wrong answer, you break even.Remember that the math section questions go from easy to hard as you progress from the beginning of the section to the end. So you would be better served trying to answer as many of the questions at the beginning as you can, as opposed to wasting time trying to finish the harder ones near the end.The math section is easy enough to crack if you know the sort of questions that get recycled again and again. I'm not a big math person, but familiarizing myself with the sort of questions typically asked on the test enabled me to get the reasonable score I did. With math in particular, it's all about the practice. Overlearn. Practice more. The more you expose yourself to these sort of questions, the easier they'll become, and come test day, you'll find them to be a piece of cake.On the math grid-in responses, if you can't come to an answer, ALWAYS guess. Just fill in something random. You're not penalized for a wrong answer on these questions, so it is always in your best interest to guess.People have different things that work for them on the passage-based reading questions: some read the passage thoroughly, some skim through it and start answer the questions immediately, some read the questions first and then look for the answers in the passage after, etc etc. What you have to do, during your beforehand practice time, is to identify which strategy works best for you; get it down to a science and the reading portion of the test will become much easier. During this section you must especially stay calm. Sometimes the questions are worded in a tricky way just to mess with your panicky head, and you could end up making a stupid mistake that will cost you precious points. So don't do that! Read carefully and quickly, and keep your head on you.Chewing gum may help: studies have shown that chewing the flavor of gum you chewed while studying for the test may be able to help boost your recall of the material.And above all, just promise yourself that you're going to be okay - remember that outside of the blank-walled testing room, there is a world of opportunity and greatness that one number isn't going to change, at least in a drastic sense. You're still you. You are who you are, no matter what this standardized test tells you. And although subjecting millions of high school students to an arbitrary measure of intelligence seems to float the College Board's boat, you just have to hold strong and remind yourself: I am not a number. I am a human being, and my worth can not, and will not, be assigned to a score.Some people - the lucky few - are just born smart, endowed with the natural abilities to greet every standardized curveball with a well-placed swing. Some people get 2400s on their first try without ever opening an SAT review book. And those people are awesome, but you're awesome too, because if you're reading this, it means that you have the motivation to do well - that's a lot more than most students these days can say!I don't know what your personal goals are for your score, but I do know that if you apply yourself, you can reap marvelous results.Best of luck with your testing, take care!(: