During a Bluebook full practice simulation, a student completes Reading and Writing Module 1 with a relatively weak performance and is routed to the easier version of Module 2. If this student answers every single question in Module 2 correctly, what is the most accurate description of their final Reading and Writing scaled score outcome?
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A
They will receive a score near the top of the 200–800 scale because perfect accuracy always maximizes the score regardless of module difficulty.
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B
Their score ceiling is capped at roughly 650–700 because the easier Module 2 does not contain questions that carry the high item-difficulty weights required to push into the upper score range.
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C
Their score will be penalized an additional 50 points compared to a student who was routed to the harder module and answered the same number correctly.
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D
The scoring algorithm disregards module difficulty level and applies a uniform item-response curve to all students equally.