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Exam Highlights
Fantastic, Ishan
Ishan is taking these tests for admission into 9th grade. As such, he is among the youngest students taking the UL ISEE and SSAT and is, therefore, not expected to get perfect scores.
Recommendations
Work on
mathematical concepts
attention to detail
multiplying polynomials
Helpful Approaches
analogies vocabulary
TEST – ISEE
Diagnostic
Ishan’s Score
7
Verbal Reasoning
30/35
stanine 7
Exam feedback:
Ishan’s verbal-reasoning skills are quite strong; in fact, this was his best section on both tests. There are two parts to the ISEE Verbal Reasoning section: Synonyms and Sentence Completion. Ishan did well on both sections but struggled slightly on the former....
4
Quantitative Reasoning
19/32
stanine 4
Exam feedback:
Both tests have two Math sections. The SSAT’s Math sections closely resemble the ISEE’s, though they bear a closer similarity to the Mathematics Achievement section than the Quantitative Reasoning section...
5/6
Reading Comprehension
23/30
stanine 5/6
Exam feedback:
Ishan’s performance was solid on the Reading Comprehension sections of both tests. The ISEE and SSAT Reading sections are quite similar, and his raw scores are closely matched. On both tests, Ishan’s errors were distributed across passage...
4
Mathematics Achievements
24/42
stanine 4
Exam feedback:
The Mathematics Achievement section focuses more on “rote” math content and skills taught in school. The Quantitative Reasoning, on the other hand, emphasizes problem-solving skills and mathematical reasoning, rather than rote knowledge. That said, all the sections do...
Final
Ishan’s Score
Verbal Reasoning
9
Reading Comprehension
7
Quantitative Reasoning
9
Mathematics Achievements
9
Exam Highlights
Nice work, Jack
Jack is clearly bright and a strong student. However, he needs to work on his test-taking skills. The ACT is a long, fast-paced test, and stamina and timing do appear to be issues for him.
Recommendations
Work on
build stamina
logarithms
test-taking skills
Helpful Approaches
plugging in answer choices
active-reading techniques
TEST – ACT
Diagnostic overall - 25
Jack’s Score
22
Math
31/60
scale score 22
Exam feedback:
Jack seems to have struggled near the end of the Math section. Without watching him work, I cannot be sure if he is running short on time or if he does not know how to tackle the more advanced questions—the questions at the end are generally....
25
English
57/75
scale score 25
Exam feedback:
Jack’s performance on this section was solid. He is clearly strong on grammar rules (including punctuation and subject-verb agreement), missing few questions on the conventions of standard English. He also demonstrated that he was able to read and...
24
Science
29/40
scale score 28
Exam feedback:
The Science Section is unique to the ACT, though it is not dissimilar from the Natural Science passages on the SAT Reading section. This section requires students to read short passages, which often contain information presented in charts, tables, and other visual...
28
Reading
30/40
scale score 28
Exam feedback:
Jack’s performance on this section was stronger than his score suggests. He clearly struggled on the first passage, the literary narrative passage, making half of his errors on this one passage. His other errors were distributed across...
Final overall - 33
Jack’s Score
Math
33
Science
30
English
34
Reading
36
Exam Highlights
GREAT, Phischer
Phischer is a solid student—however, he will need to improve his scores on this test quite a bit. On both sections, at least some of Phischer’s errors may stem from unfamiliarity with the test rather than from gaps in his knowledge.
Recommendations
Work on
increasing speed
increasing accuracy
review algebraic reasoning
Helpful Approaches
active-reading techniques
TEST – SHSAT
Diagnostic overall - 417
Phischer ’s Score
226
Math
33/57
scaled 226
Exam feedback:
Phischer’s performance here was somewhat stronger. In fact, he was able to attempt nearly every multiple-choice question, leaving the final four multiple-choice questions blank. That said, he was unable to answer any of the open-response (or “grid-in”) questions....
191
ELA
23/57
scaled 191
Exam feedback:
The SHSAT includes several Revising and Editing questions, which test grammar fundamentals as well as knowledge of rhetorical skills and the production of writing. Phischer correctly answered eight of the nine grammar questions on this test...
Final overall - 547
Phischer ’s Score
547
Accepted to Bronx Science
Exam Highlights
Good job, Ryan
Ryan is a rising sophomore, meaning that she is younger than the average SAT taker and, therefore, may not yet have learned some of the concepts tested in school.
Recommendations
Work on
building stamina
increasing speed
efficiency
Helpful Approaches
plugging in answer choices
TEST – SAT
Diagnostic Total - 1330
Ryan’s Score
630
Math
no Calc 11/20
with Calc 30/38
Exam feedback:
There are two Math sections on the SAT, one on which students are not allowed to use a calculator and one on which they are. Ryan did better on the latter. In fact, on the No-Calculator Math section...
700
Verbal
reading 48/52
writing 36/44
Exam feedback:
Ryan’s performance on this section was solid. That said, I have the sense that she needs to become more familiar with the types of questions on this test and how best to approach them....
ACT Equivalent – 28
Final Total - 1530
Ryan’s Score
Math
Verbal