Kaplan Score Analysis 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: On the SAT, a student scores 620 in Math and 580 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. What is their total SAT score?
- 1200 (Correct answer)
- 1100
- 1250
- 1150
Correct answer: 1200
SAT total score is the sum of the two section scores: 620 + 580 = 1200.
Question 2: A Kaplan score report shows a student's percentile rank as 72nd. What does this mean?
- The student scored higher than 72% of test-takers (Correct answer)
- The student answered 72% of questions correctly
- The student scored lower than 72% of test-takers
- The student is in the top 72% of all students
Correct answer: The student scored higher than 72% of test-takers
A 72nd percentile rank means the student outperformed 72% of the reference group of test-takers.
Question 3: Which Kaplan score metric helps students identify their weakest content areas for targeted study?
- Section subscores and content area breakdowns (Correct answer)
- Raw score totals
- Percentile rankings only
- Time-per-question averages
Correct answer: Section subscores and content area breakdowns
Subscores and content area breakdowns pinpoint specific skill gaps so students can focus their remaining study time effectively.
Question 4: A student's ACT composite score is the average of which four section scores?
- English, Math, Reading, Science (Correct answer)
- English, Writing, Math, Reading
- Math, Science, Writing, Reading
- English, Math, Reasoning, Science
Correct answer: English, Math, Reading, Science
The ACT composite is the average of English, Math, Reading, and Science—Writing is optional and not included.
Question 5: On a Kaplan diagnostic, a student's pacing data shows she spent an average of 90 seconds per Math question but only 45 seconds per Reading question. What is the most useful interpretation?
- She may be rushing through Reading and should slow down to improve accuracy (Correct answer)
- Her Math score will automatically improve
- Reading is always easier than Math
- She should spend more time on Science instead
Correct answer: She may be rushing through Reading and should slow down to improve accuracy
Spending far less time on Reading questions than recommended suggests she may be rushing and sacrificing accuracy.
Question 6: What does a scaled score account for that a raw score does not?
- Differences in difficulty across test versions (Correct answer)
- The number of answer choices per question
- The student's test-taking speed
- The order in which questions were answered
Correct answer: Differences in difficulty across test versions
Scaled scores equate different test forms so that a given scaled score represents the same level of ability regardless of which version was administered.
Question 7: A student improved her GRE Verbal score from 148 to 156. Using the GRE's 130–170 scale, approximately what percentile jump does an 8-point gain in Verbal typically represent?
- A significant jump, often moving from around the 30th to near the 60th percentile (Correct answer)
- No meaningful change since raw points differ from percentile
- A jump from the 80th to 99th percentile
- An exact 8-percentile increase in all cases
Correct answer: A significant jump, often moving from around the 30th to near the 60th percentile
On the GRE Verbal scale, scores in the 148–156 range span roughly the 30th to 60th percentile, making an 8-point gain highly meaningful.
Kaplan Score Analysis 2
On the SAT, a student scores 620 in Math and 580 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing.
What is their total SAT score?