i'm taking the AP English III Exam tomorrow, how do they score the test (ie penalty for wrong answers, etc...) and any tips/stradegies for getting a higher score and yes i know 5 is the highest you can make.
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Here's what I've learned while in AP courses. None of this is a secret:\n1. It's honestly way too late for you to look into tips and stategies. With future APs, always look into a study guide, such as the Cracking the AP series published by the Princeton Review.\n2. As for how its scored, the AP English exam consists of multiple choice questions and a free response essay section. The multiple choice questions account for 45% of your score, and the essay counts for 55%. Being a good BS-er will get you part of the way, but not as far as many think. \n3. If you get a multiple choice question wrong, it's minus 1/4 of a point. But I'd still recommend making an educated guess. It's worth it.\n4. Finally, whether you get a 1-5 is not determined, necessarily, by how well you do. It's determined by how well everyone else does. Hundreds of thousands of students will be taking the exam. If they don't know what they're doing, the better you'll do. The 1-5 is given by your score in relation to the average score by all test takers. For more information, go to CollegeBoard.com (they write the APs).
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I concur. Also with the ACT, but I'm starting to believe more in it now since I got a very high score, higher than what my grades would put me as, showing I am unmotivated :D I got suckered into an AP exam and I guess it's okay if you want to pay 80$ and die slowly yet surely when the questions keep coming and coming... I liked the SAT, though, because it was based more on grammar and literature, though I don't know a use for it.
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I always hated English when I was in school and never had a grade higher than a C+.  Now people at work come to me so I can edit their work.  I think it is important to take English as well as your Math and Science classes.
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I'm an English teacher.... the same thing (sort of) is going on in my class right now.  I have students with 30s and 40s who have 2 or 3 missing homework grades.  That happens at the beginning of the term before many grades go in.  Your grade should come up if you do well  on your future assignments.  Here is something else to think about..... if you only have 7 grades in the class, period, I would have my mom talk to the principal.  At my school we are required to base a final grade on no fewer than 10 grades per grading term.  Seven is just too few.  Why do you mind your mom talking to the teacher?  If you just missed that one assignment it may help for her to go.  Good Luck!!
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Ok, the rest are not true, because I asked my college counselor.\nFor the SAT (not ACT or anything else) they take the highest section scores from DIFFERENT sittings.  You are able to mix and match scores from different times to get your HIGHEST POSSIBLE score.  In your case they will consider Math: 750 Reading: 730 and Writing: 700 for a total of 2180! they will recieve your other scores as well.  CONGRATULATIONS btw. Awesome job!
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I just took the ClEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature on Tuesday and it was not hard.  I bought a book on Sunday read a couple of pages then I took the exam and I passed with a B.  I plan on taking another one next week.  If you have a grasp on the subject then you should be alright and the study guides that you can buy from your local bookstore they are helpful.
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As far as I know, it's graded on a curve, so the average is 3.  So that's how people do in general.\n\nAs for studying for it: I got one of those AP prep books, did a couple of the pratice tests, studied the things I got wrong, and got a 5 on the exam.
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Go through the notes. The book. And the best spot for an AP study guide is through collegeboard.com at the AP test component. You could actually test yourself with past questions.
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I just got my scores back from the ACT. I didn't prepare at all and I did fine, but that's because my school helps my test-taking skills. If you know how to take standardized tests then you should be fine. The hardest part on the test for me was the science. It was reading and understanding graphs and data tables in relation to experiments performed. Unless you're a science genius, I would definitely do some of those practice problems.\n\nAlso, if you're not in at least algebra 2 or trigonometry this year, I would also go over a few practice problems, because those subjects are included in the math section. It's also really easy to forget the basics of geometry so you might want to review that as well.\n\nThe English sections were split into English and Reading. The English section gives sentences where you have to find the mistakes. It basically tests your grammar. If you're not good with sentence structure and proper grammar, I would definitely review the basics for that. The Reading section contains about page-long passages that you have to read and then several questions that you have to answer about the passage. It's easy to run out of time on the Reading section so be sure not to take your time.\n\nAlso, if you're taking the ACT with the writing portion, be sure you know how to manage your time during the essay.\n\nI would recommend "The Real ACT Prep Guide" because it's made by the makers of the ACT. Collegeboard.com most likely has all the other answers you need.\n\nI just looked at my scores again and the sections are:\n\n1. English\n     Usage/Mechanics\n     Rhetorical Skills\n2. Mathematics\n     Pre-Algebra/Elementary Algebra\n     Int. Algebra/Coord. Geometry\n     Plane Geometry/Trigonometry\n3. Reading\n     Social Studies/Science\n     Arts/Literature\n4. Science\n5. Writing (optional)\n\nHope I helped.
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There is not a set list of books that you study in Higher English. I am currently doing the course and we study a short story, poem and drama. In the writing exam we are given a list of essay questions and we chose one that fits a story/poem/drama that we have studied. Over the year we also write a personal study essay, an argumentative/persuasive essay and also essays based on the texts that we have studied for practice.\n\nHope this helps!
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Can you really get one from the SAT?  I thought they only gave out those National Merit things for the PSAT.  If you want to do well on the SAT (which isn't a bad idea), try studying some of the prep books or taking a preparation class.  They're generally helpful if you lack the self-discpline of studying tons of vocab for no reason and reading quite a bit to get through those sections.
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Oh yeah. A handful of people every time would get a perfect 1600. But now, the max score is 2400. I'm sure someone's already done it.
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Well one time I got 434 points in one school year. Damn everyone was congratulating me. It's all in the book. My technique is to only read the parts that are interesting. Otherwise I skim. I'm a fast reader.
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Did you just cut and paste your on-line homework?  Couldn't even be bothered to write a title?\n\nWhat do I get if I score you an A?
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Think of it this way.\nLet's say those are scores of 5 people on a test.\nThe person who scored 5 was in 4th place, not 3rd.\nIn other words, there were three people to score higher, so that person is 4th.
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Yes and no, yes in the fact that if he can handle the course work he will be ahead of the curve when it comes time to go to college (meaning he'll be on track to take AP-calc), and if he can do well on the AP test then he will have a better chance, over someone with the exact same application less the AP test score.\nThe no being that it works up the assumtion of getting a 3-5 on the AP test, and he does well in the advanced track
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Does this mean that you scored 800's on your SAT's?\n\nQuestion:\nWhich of these is spelled correctly?\n\n1) questionif \n2) opts \n3) r\n4) prvided2