ETS Score Interpretation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does a GRE Verbal Reasoning score of 160 correspond to approximately in terms of percentile rank?
- 50th percentile
- 70th percentile
- 85th percentile (Correct answer)
- 95th percentile
Correct answer: 85th percentile
A GRE Verbal Reasoning score of 160 on the 130–170 scale corresponds to approximately the 85th percentile.
Question 2: On the TOEFL iBT, what is the maximum possible total score?
- 100
- 110
- 120 (Correct answer)
- 130
Correct answer: 120
The TOEFL iBT has a maximum total score of 120, with each of the four sections scored 0–30.
Question 3: Which ETS score report metric shows how a test-taker's performance compares to others who tested in the same two-year period?
- Raw score
- Scaled score
- Percentile rank (Correct answer)
- Standard error of measurement
Correct answer: Percentile rank
The percentile rank on ETS reports compares a test-taker's performance to those who tested in a defined reference period, typically two years.
Question 4: The Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) on an ETS test is best used to:
- Calculate the raw score from a scaled score
- Express the range within which a true score likely falls (Correct answer)
- Determine the minimum passing score for a license
- Compare scores across different ETS tests
Correct answer: Express the range within which a true score likely falls
The SEM represents the band of uncertainty around a reported score, indicating the range where the test-taker's true score most likely lies.
Question 5: A Praxis Core Math score of 150 is reported on which score scale?
- 100–200 (Correct answer)
- 100–300
- 0–100
- 0–600
Correct answer: 100–200
Praxis Core Academic Skills tests, including Math, are reported on a scale of 100 to 200.
Question 6: What does it mean when an ETS score report shows 'No Score' (NS) for a test section?
- The test-taker answered all questions incorrectly
- The section was not attempted or was administratively canceled (Correct answer)
- The score is below the minimum passing threshold
- The score requires additional review before reporting
Correct answer: The section was not attempted or was administratively canceled
'No Score' (NS) appears when a test-taker did not respond to a sufficient number of questions or when the score was administratively canceled.
Question 7: On the GRE General Test, Analytical Writing scores are reported in increments of:
- 0.1 points
- 0.5 points (Correct answer)
- 1.0 points
- 2.0 points
Correct answer: 0.5 points
GRE Analytical Writing scores are reported on a 0–6 scale in half-point (0.5) increments.
ETS Score Interpretation 2
What does a GRE Verbal Reasoning score of 160 correspond to approximately in terms of percentile rank?