From the course: Test Prep: PSAT

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Scoring questions and reviewing the ordering of difficulty

Scoring questions and reviewing the ordering of difficulty

From the course: Test Prep: PSAT

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Scoring questions and reviewing the ordering of difficulty

- After you actually take the PSAT, you'll eventually get a letter in the mail with information about your score. In this video, I'll explain a little bit more about how PSAT scoring works. So you can score, each of the PSAT's two sections, Reading/Writing and Math. Unlike the old PSAT, NSAT, there is no wrong answer penalty on the new test. This means that you should take a guess even if you have no idea what the right answer is. Also, all questions on the PSAT are worth the same amount no matter how hard or easy they are. This is helpful to keep in mind if you get stuck on a question. It's probably a good idea to just guess and move on. So once you get your PSAT scores, you'll see your numerical score for each section, and you'll also see your percentile scores. For example, if you're in the 75th percentile, that means you scored higher than 75% of test takers. So the only section in the PSAT for which the questions generally get more difficult as you go is Math. The other sections…

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