Mathematics Level 2 Sample Questions All questions in the Mathematics Level 2 Test are multiple-choice questions in which you must choose the BEST response from the five choices offered. The directions that follow are the same as those that are in the Mathematics Level 2 test. For each of the following problems, decide which is the BEST of the choices given. If the exact numerical value is not one of the choices, select the choice that best approximates this value. Then fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet, Notes: (1) A scientific or graphing calculator will be necessary for answering some (but not all) of the questions in this test. For each question you will have to decide whether or not you should use a calculator. (2) For some questions in this test you may have to decide whether your calculator should be in the radian mode or the degree mode. (3) Figures that accompany problems in this test are intended to provide {information useful in solving the problems. They are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated. (4) Unless otherwise specified, the domain of any function fis assumed to be the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real number. The range of fis assumed to be the set of all real numbers f(x), where x is in the domain of f (6) Reference information that may be useful in answering the questions in this test can be found on the page preceding Question 1. 1750‘The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests Reference Information: The following information is for your reference in answering some of the questions in this test. Volume of a right circular cone with radius rand height hy V= nr¢h Lateral Area of a right circular cone with circumference of the base ¢ and slant height & $= ee Volume of a sphere with radius» V= “nr! Surface Area of a sphere with radius r: $= 4nr? Volume of a pyramid with base area B and height fs V = 4 Bh Number and Operations 1, Froma group of 6 juniors and 8 seniors on the student council, 2 juniors and 4 seniors will be chosen to make up a 6-person committee. How many different 6-person committees are possible? (A) 84 (B) 85 (C) 1,050 (D) 1,710 (E) 1,890 Choice (C) is the correct answer to question 1. The 2 juniors on the committee can be chosen from the 6 juniors in §)=15 ways. The 4 seniors on the committee can be chosen from the 8 seniors in (g)=70 ‘ways. Therefore, there ate (15)(70)= 1,050 possibilities for the 6-person committee. Algebra and Functions 2. If 2*= 3, what does 3* equal? (A) 5.7 (B) 5.2 © 20 (©) 18 ® 16 D176Mathematics A calculator is useful for this problem. To solve for x, you can take the natural log of both sides of the equation. , In2* =In3 3* = 5.7045 Choice (A) is the correct answer to question 2. Since the directions to this test state, “Ifthe exact numerical value is not one of the choices, select the choice that best approximates this value,” the correct answer is choice (A), You can also solve this problem by graphing Y1=2" and Y2=3 and finding the point of intersection of the two graphs in the standard viewing window. The two graphs intersect at the point with x-coordinate ~ 1.5850. You can store this x-value and then evaluate 3%, which gives 5.7045. Many graphing calculators retain the last calculation from the graph screen in memory. If you return to the home screen immediately after finding the point of intersection, you can use the x-coordinate (called "X” or “xc,” depending on the calculator) to evaluate 3° ax+bxt+cx'+de+e=0 3. Let a, b, c d, and e represent nonzero real numbers in the equation above. If the equation has 2i as a root, which of the following statements must be true? (A) The only other nonreal root of the equation is -2i (B) The equation has an odd number of nonreal roots. (C)_ The equation has exactly one real root. (D) The equation has an odd number of real roots. () All real roots of the equation are positive. Choice (D) is the correct answer to question 3. Since ax*+bx'+ cx’ +dx° +e=0 is a 5th- degree polynomial equation with real coefficients, the equation has exactly 5 roots in the complex number system. Because 2 is a root of the equation, ~2/ is also a root, Complex roots always occur in conjugate pairs a:tbi, where a and bare real numbers and b#0. There are two possibilities for the other 3 roots of the equation () L real root, 2 complex (nonreal) roots (2) 3 real roots Since the equation could have 4 nonreal roots, choice (A) does not have to be true. Since nonteal roots always occur in pairs, choice (B) cannot be true. Since the equation could have 3 real roots, choice (C) does not have to be true. We do not have enough information about the polynomial equation to determine the sign of the real roots, Therefore, choice 177d‘The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests (E) does not have to be true. Since the equation could have 1 or 3 real roots, choice (D) must be true. . 4, ‘Two environmentalists have proposed two different function models for the survival rate of a particular endangered species. fi) =10000.7 g() = 100(0.999993)" For the functions f'and g above, fit) and g(@) represent the percentage of the species that survive f years from a starting point t=0. Which of the following statements about the models are true? 1. Both models give the same prediction at approximately t= 15 years. TI. Model g predicts that the population size will decrease most rapidly from 1=0 to t=5 years IIL The greatest difference in the two model predictions occurs at approximately 126 years. (A) Lonly (8) Jand Il only (©) Tand IM only (D) Wand Ill only (E) 1,0, and 1 Choice (C) is the correct answer to question 4 since statements I and III are true. You can use a graphing calculator to help you solve this problem, Enter functions f and g in the calculator as Y1 and Y2, respectively. By examining the graphs of the two functions or a table of values for the two functions, you can determine that f()=g() for a value between ¢=15 and t= 16, Both models give the same prediction at approximately ¢= 15,024. Thus, statement I is true. By examining the graph of g or a table of values for gon the interval ftom t=0 to t=5, you can scé that the g(t) values are fairly constant and show little decrease, The function values start to decrease after t=5 years, Thus, statement II is not true. ‘You can look at the graph of Y1-Y2 or a table of values for Y1-¥2 to determine where the greatest difference between the two model predictions occurs. The greatest difference occurs at approximately t=5.976. Thus, statement III is true, b1785. If fl) for all x+ 1, which of the following statements must be true? x I. f@)=f@ TL, f(0) =f) ML. f(o) = f(a) (A) None (B) only (©) only (D) Iand II only @) LU,and i Choice (E) is the correct answer to question 5. Realizing that =1 for all x#1 greatly simplifies this problem. Since t0), 2), 2), and areal equal to -1, statements J, Il, and II] are all true. If you do not realize f(x) = -1, you can easily substitute the numbers in f Using a calculator may actually be a disadvantage to you if you spend time substituting the numbers into an expression of this kind to find the answer. However, using a graphing calculator, you can graph y=. 4 + ine crossing the y-axis at -1. Therefore, flx) = -1 for all values of x except 1. and see that the graph is a horizontal 6. Let h be the function defined by h(d=[Scos(32) =2|. What is the period of h ? w@ 3 ®) 3 Os (D) 22 (E) 30 Choice (E) is the correct answer to question 6, The period of h corresponds to the length of one cycle of the graph of h. The smallest positive real number k such that hi(x-+) =h(x) for every value of xin the domain of h is the period. By examining the graph of h on your graphing calculator, you can see that the values of h(x) repeat every 37x units. Alternately, note that the graph of h is obtained from the graph of y=cost by applying several transformations, The vertical “stretch” by a factor of 5 units and the shift down 2 units do not affect the period of the function. The absolute value, in this case, also does not affect the period of the function. The horizontal “stretch” is a result of the z 1798‘The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests This affects the period. Since the period of cos t is 2m, the period of h can be found 3m. : og and g(x) =Vx+4, what isthe domain of f-g? (A) Allxsuch that x45 and x<4 (B) All xsuch that x#-5 and x<4 (©) Allx such that x#5 and x2-4 (D) All.x such that x#-4 and x2-5 (©) Allreal numbers x Choice (C) is the correct answer to question 7, The function f-g will be defined at exactly those points where f and g are both defined. In other words, the domain of f-g is the intersection of the domain of fand the domain of g. Since flx) => is defined for all x#5, and (x)= x14 is defined for all x2~4, the domain of f—g is all x such that x#5 and x2-4. You can also examine the graph of f-g The graph is defined for all real numbers x>—4 except for x=5, where the graph has a vertical asymptote. Geometry and Measurement: Coordinate Geometry 8. A translation in the xy-plane moves the point with coordinates (x,y) to the point with coordinates (x-4, y+7). If point A’ is the image of point A under this translation, what is the distance between points A and A’? (a) 30 (B) 57 © 79 ©) 81 @ 10 Choice (D) is the correct answer to question 8. Point A’ is 4 units to the left and 7 units above point A in the xy-plane. Point A can be represented by coordinates (x,y) and point A’ can be represented by coordinates (x-4, y+7). You can use the distance formula to find the distance between the two points. distance = (x= 4) = x4 (y+7)-y? = V16+49 =V65 ~8.1 3180Geometry and Measurement: Three-Dimensional Geometry 9. In the figure above, R and T are the midpoints of two adjacent edges of the cube. If the length of each edge of the cube is h, what is the volume of pyramid PRST? w & o & o + o = @ & The formula for the volume of the pyramid and several other formulae are given in the reference information at the beginning of the test. The volume of a pyramid is Bh, where B is the area of the base of the pyramid and h is its height. It may be helpful to mark the figure to indicate those parts whose lengths are given or that can be deduced. P Re ay Choice (A) is the correct answer to question 9. Since PS is perpendicular to the triangular base RST, its length h is the height of the pyramid PRST. R and Tare the midpoints of the =7 Since ARST is a right triangle, its Hy 8) = 2a two adjacent edges of the cube; therefore, RS=. area is (2)(4)(4) = thus, the volume of PRST is (3 181d‘The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests Geometry and Measurement: Trigonometry A, C fs Note: Figure not drawn to scale, 10. In AABC above, CM 1 AB. If AM=9, MB= 15, and the measure of ZBAC is 22°, what is the length of CB? (A) 3.64 (B) 971 (©) 15.43 (D) 1716 (® 1749 Choice (C) is the correct answer to question 10. You can use right triangle ACM to find the length of CM. tan22°=M; thus, CM=3.636. Now you can use the Pythagorean theorem on right triangle CMB to find the length of CB. CM? + MB?=CB? CB=\G.636) +15" CB=V238.2205 ~ 15.43 d 182‘Mathematics 11, The airplane in the figure above is flying directly over point Z on a straight, level road. ‘The angles of elevation for points X and Y are 32° and 48°, respectively. If points X and Y are 5 miles apart, what is the distance, in miles, from the airplane to point X? (A) 1.60 (B) 240 © 2.69 ©) 377 ©) 701 Choice (D) is the correct answer to question 11. Label the location of the airplane as point W. Then in AXYW, the measure of 2X is 32°, the measure of ZY is 48°, and the measure of Wis 100° Let x, y, and w denote the lengths, in miles, of the sides of AXYW opposite ZX, ZY, and LW, respectively. By the law of sines, —*- = 2, =". Since w=5 and , ZY, and ZW, respectively. By the law of sines, <9 = Gly = Gapp: Since w=5 ai 5 oa the distance from the plane to point X is y, it follows that Tops = Gaggs- This gives =3.77 for the distance, in miles, from the plane to point X. 1833‘The Official Study Guide for Al SAT Subject Tests Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability 12, The standard deviation is least for the data shown in which of the following histograms? @) ®) 10 Choice (C) is the correct answer to question 12. The standard deviation is a measure of spread—how far the observations in a set of data are from their mean The data is closest to 10 in the histogram in choice (C), and thus has the least standard deviation. In each of the other choices, the data is further spread from 10. 3184Mathematics Level 2 Test Practice Helps The test that follows is an actual, recently administered SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2. To get an idea of what it's like to take this test, practice under conditions that are much like those of an actual test administration. Set aside an hour when you can take the test uninterrupted. Make sure you complete the test in one sitting. Sit at a desk or table with no other books or papers. Dictionaries, other books, or notes are not allowed in the test room. Remember to have a scientific or graphing calculator with you. Tear out an answer sheet from the back of this book and fill it in just as you would on the day of the test. One answer sheet can be used for up to three Subject Tests. Read the instructions that precede the practice test. During the actual administration, you will be asked to read them before answering test questions. Time yourself by placing a clock or kitchen timer in front of you After you finish the practice test, read the sections "How to Score the SAT ‘Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2” and “How Did You Do on the Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2?” The appearance of the answer sheet in this book may differ from the answer sheet you see on test day. 1850MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2 TEST The top portion of the section of the answer sheet that you will use in taking the Mathematics Level 2 Test must be filled in exactly as shown in the illustration below. Note carefully that you have to do all of the following on your answer sheet. 1, Print MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2 on the line under the words "Subject Test (print).” 2. In the shaded box labeled “Test Code” fill in four circles: —Fill in circle 5 in the row labeled V. —Fill in circle 3 in the row labeled W. —Fill in circle 5 in the row labeled X, —Fill in circle E in the row labeled Y. ‘Subject Text erin) MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2 . Please answer Part I and Part II betow by filling in the specified circles in row Q that correspond to the ‘courses you have taken or are presently taking, and the circle that corresponds to the type of calculator ‘you are going to use to take this test. The information that you provide is for statistical purposes only ‘and will not affect vour score on the test. Part Which of the following describes a mathematics course you have taken or are currenily taking’ (FILL IN ALL CIRCLES THAT APPLY.) ‘© Algebra lor Elementary Algebra OR Course [of a college preparatory mathematics sequence incirele 1. ‘© Geometry OR Course I ofa college preparatory mathematics sequence —Fill in circle 2 ‘Algebra Il or Intermediate Algebra OR Course II of a college preparatory mathematics Sequence —Fill in circle 3, ‘+ Elementary Functions (Precalculus) and/or Trigonometry OR beyond Course Ill oFa college ‘Preparatory mathematics sequence —Fill in circle 4. ‘> Advanced Placement Mathematics (Calculus AB or Calculus BC) —Fill in circle 5. Part IL What type of calculator did you bring to use for this test? (FILL IN THE ONE CIRCLE THAT APPLIES. If ‘you did not bring a scientific or graphing calculator, do not fill in any of circles 6-9.) + Scientific Fill in circle 6. * Graphing (Fill in the cincle corresponding to the model you used.) Casio 9700, Casio 9750, Casio 9800, Casio 9850, Casio FX 1.0, Sharp 9200, Sharp 9300, ‘Sharp 9600, Sharp 9900, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver, TIS5, or TI-86 —Fill in circle 7, Casio 9970, Casio Algebra FX 2.0, HP 38G, HP 39 series, HP 40G, HP 48 series, HP 49 series, ‘TE89, or TH-89 Titanium —Fill in cirele 8. ‘Some other graphing calculator —Fil in circle 9, ‘When the supervisor gives the signal, tum the page and begin the Mathematics Level 2 Test. There are 100 numbered circles on the answer sheet and 50 questions in the Mathematics Level 2 Test. Therefore, use only circles 1 10 50 for recording your answers. naaorzed copying oy ears sny part of he poge heat 3186Zz z 2 Z 2 2 MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2 TEST REFERENCE INFORMATION ‘THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR YOUR REFERENCE IN ANSWERING SOME OF ‘THE QUESTIONS IN THIS TEST. yh Lateral Area of aright circular cone with circumference of the base ¢ and slant height. Volume of a right circular cone with radius r and height hi oun per i nae Vm Surface Area of a sphere with radius r: S= 4x77 Volume ofa pyramid with base area B and height hk: V=4 Bh DO NOT DETACH FROM BOOK. sry pat of tis page opal. Unauthorized copying arouse of GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE > 18732 2 2 2 Zz 2 2 MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2 TEST For each of the following problems, decide which is the BEST of the choices given. Ifthe exact numerical value is not ‘one of the choices, select the choice that best approximates this valuc. ‘Then fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet, Notes: (1) A scientific or graphing calculator will be necessary for answering some (but not all) of the questions in this test. For each question you will have to decide whether or not you should use a calculator. (2) For some questions in this test you may have to decide whether your calculator should be in the radian mode or the degree mode. (3) Figures that accompany problems in this test are intended to provide information useful in solving the problems, They are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated (4) Unless otherwise specified, the domain of any function f is assumed to be the set ofall real numbers x for which f(x) is areal number. The range of f is assumed to he the set of all real numbers f(x), where = is in the domain of (5) Reference information that may be useful in answering the questions in this test can be found on the page preceding Question 1 USE THIS SPACE FOR SCRATCHWORK. 1. 13x +6 = 4(x +2) forall x, then k = A> ®3 ©4 OR Om 3YBC GO ONTOTHE NEXT PAGE >2 Zz 2 2 2 2 z MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2 TEST—Continued 2. The relationship between a reading C on the Celsius temperature scale and a reading F on the Fahrenheit temperature scale is C = 2(F ~ 32), and the relationship between a reading on the Celsius temperature scale and a reading K on the Kelvin temperature scale is K = C + 273. Which of the following expresses the relationship between readings on the Kelvin and Fahrenheit temperature scales? (a) kK = 3F - 241) (@B) K=§F +305) © K=3F-3) 423 ©) K = BF -32)- 273 © Kafe esyers 3. What is the slope of the line containing the points (3.11) and (2,5)? (A) 0.17 B) 0.83 © 14 () 1.20 ©) 6 [Grautnarzed sopying o ouse oT any part of is page fe Boga USE THIS SPACE FOR SCRATCHWORK. (GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE > 1892 2 Z 2 Z 2 2 MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2 TEST—Continued 5. If f(x) = 3in(x) ~ 1 and g(x) = then f(9(5)) = (A) 6.83 B) 12 © 4 (D) 45.98 (E) 568.17 6, The intersection of a cube with a plane could be which of the following?” I. A square. 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If sin @ = 1, then, for all @ in the interval 0<0< 4 1nd = 1 A= vi-? (B) - © ) 1 47. Which of the following shifts of the graph ‘of y = x? would result in the graph of y =x? — 2x4 k, where & is # constant ‘greater than 2? (A) Left 2 units and up & units (B) Left 1 unit and up k +1 units (C) Right | unit and up & + 1 units (D) Left | unit and up & ~ 1 units (E) Right | unit and up & —1 units GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE > 20502 2 2 2 Zz 2 2 MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2 TEST—Continued USE THIS SPACE FOR SCRATCHWORK. 48, If the height of a right circular cone is decreased, by 8 percent, by what percent must the radius of the base be decreased so that the volume of the cone is decreased by 15 percent? (A) 4% (B) 1% (C) 8% (D) 30% (EB) 45% 49. If matrix A has dimensions m x 1 and matrix B has dimensions n x p, where m, n, and p are distinct positive integers, which of the following statements must be true? 1 The product BA does not exist. IL The product AB exists and has dimensions mx p. IIL, The product AB exists and has dimensions nxn, (A) Lonly (B) Monly (C) Monly (D) Tand Tl (B) Land I Unauthorized copying or rouse of GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE sry part ofthis pede eae. 2062 2 2, Z, Z 2 2 MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2 TEST—Continued USE THIS SPACE FOR SCRATCHWORK. 50, If w is the complex number shown in the figure above, which of the following points could be -iw? AA 8B OC MD BE STOP IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST ONLY. DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER TEST IN THIS BOOK. 2070‘The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests How to Score the SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2 ‘When you take an actual SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2, your answer sheet will be “read” by a scanning machine that will record your responses to each question. ‘Then a computer will compare your answers with the correct answers and produce your raw score, You get one point for each correct answer. For each wrong answer, you lose one-fourth of a point. Questions you omit (and any for which you mark more than one answer) are not counted. ‘This raw score is converted to a scaled score that is reported to you and to the colleges you specify. Worksheet 1. Finding Your Raw Test Score STEP 1: Table A lists the correct answers for all the questions on the Subject Test in ‘Mathematics Level 2 that is reproduced in this book. It also serves as a worksheet for you to calculate your raw score, + Compare your answers with those given in the table. + Puta check in the column marked “Right” if your answer is correct. + Puta check in the column marked “Wrong” if your answer is incorrect, + Leave both columns blank if you omitted the question. STEP 2: Count the number of right answers. Enter the total here, STEP 3: Count the number of wrong answers. Enter the total here: STEP 4: Multiply the number of wrong answers by .250. Enter the product here: STEP 5: Subtract the result obtained in Step 4 from the total you obtained in Step 2. Enter the result here, STEP 6: Round the number obtained in Step 5 to the nearest whole number. Enter the result here: The number you obtained in Step 6 is your raw score. 9208Table A Answers to the Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2, Form 3YBC, and Percentage of Students Answering Each Question Correctly oar perens rectly’ | Number Right | Wrong | Costectiys 88 26 a rae so 2 a7 2 30 30. St 31 o 62 32 2 83 33 B 85 34 82 89. ES) 57 Ba 36 i) 54 7 63 a7 3B 2 B 3g 32 88 40 | 48 Cre 4 a2 62 2 B 70 4a 63 76 44 o4 | 1% 45. Cn 8 6 6 | a7 a7 44 70 48 RL 66 4g ry 60 50 2% * These percentages are based on an analysis ofthe answer sheets ofa representative sample of 15,855 students who took the original form of this test in May 2002, and whose mean score was 652, They may be used as an indication ofthe relative difficulty ofa particular question. Fach percentage may also be used to predict the likelihood that a typical SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2 candidate will answer that question correctly ‘on this edition ofthe test 2098‘The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests Finding Your Scaled Score — When you take SAT Subject Tests, the scores sent to the colleges you specify are reported on the College Board scale, which ranges from 200-800. You can convert your practice test score to a scaled score by using Table B. To find your scaled score, locate your raw score in the left-hand column of Table B; the corresponding score in the right-hand column is your scaled score. For example, a raw score of 26 on this particular edition of the Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2 corresponds to a scaled score of 620. Raw scores are converted to scaled scores to ensure that a score earned on any one edition of a particular Subject Test is comparable to the same scaled score earned on any other edition of the same Subject Test. Because some editions of the tests may be slightly easier or more difficult than others, College Board scaled scores are adjusted so that they indicate the same level of performance regardless of the edition of the test taken and the ability of the group that takes it. Thus, for example, a score of 400 on one edition of a test taken at a particular administration indicates the same level of achievement as a score of 400 on a different edition of the test taken at a different administration. When you take the SAT Subject ‘Tests during a national administration, your scores are likely to differ somewhat from the scores you obtain on the tests in this book. People perform at different levels at different times for reasons unrelated to the tests themselves. The precision of any test is also limited because it represents only a sample of all the possible questions that could be asked. 210Table B Scaled Score Conversion Table Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2 (Form 3YBC) 50 800 2 630 6 70 a 800 n 630 5 460 48 800 26 620 4 450 a7 800 2% 610 3 440 46 800 a 800 2 430 5 800 a 600 1 420 4 800 a 590 0 “0 a 790 2 580 4 400 a 780 20 580 2 390 a 710 18 570 3 370 0 760 18 360 4 360 38 750 0 560 5 350 38 740 6 580 4 340 3 730 15 540 a 340 36 10 4 530 3 330 ae | 7) ye eae penne 9 330 34 | 690 2 520 0 320 33 | 680 i" 510 1 310 32 | 870 10 500 Az 300 a 860 8 430 0 650 8 480 29 640 2 480 2p‘The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests How Did You Do on the Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2? After you score your test and analyze your performance, think about the following questions: Did you run out of time before reaching the end of the test? Ifso, you may need to pace yourself better. For example, maybe you spent too much time ‘on one or two hard questions, A better approach might be to skip the ones you can’t answer right away and try answering all the questions that remain on the test. Then if there’s time, go back to the questions you skipped. Did you take a long time reading the directions? ‘You will save time when you take the test by learning the directions to the Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2 ahead of time. Each minute you spend reading directions during the test is a minute that you could use to answer questions. How did you handle questions you were unsure of? If you were able to eliminate one or more of the answer choices as wrong and guess from the remaining ones, your approach probably worked to your advantage. On the other hand, making haphazard guesses or omitting questions without trying to eliminate choices could cost you valuable points. How difficult were the questions for you compared with other students who took the test? Table A shows you how difficult the multiple-choice questions were for the group of students who took this test during its national administration. The right-hand column gives the percentage of students that answered each question correctly. ‘A question answered correctly by almost everyone in the group is obviously an easier question, For example, 93 percent of the students answered question 8 correctly. But only 23 percent answered question 33 correctly. Keep in mind that these percentages are based on just one group of students. They would probably be different with another group of students taking the test. If you missed several easier questions, go back and try to find out why: Did the questions cover material you haven't yet reviewed? Did you misunderstand the directions? p22