<p>Hey CC'ers! I got the 12 Practice tests from my brother and wondering how accurate they are than the real test? Are they representative of the questions asked of the real test? Are they harder or easier than the real test? </p>
<p>My main intent is to use them for as much practice as I can get. My real diag score on BB Test was 1820: 600 CR; 650 W; 580 M (I know thats very bad but I haven't used any prep books yet).</p>
<p>Thanks people; I appreciate the input</p>
<p>Kaplan is WAYYY easier. The problems just aren’t all that skillfully written. They seem morel like mindless exercises than tricky CB questions.</p>
<p>^actually, after doing a lot of CB questions, they also become mindless exercises. True, there are some tricky questions, but there really aren’t too many of those.
I would actually say that Kaplans isn’t too awful. Only when you are getting around 700 or above does it become useless, but even so it does still have some value. .</p>
<p>The tricky questions on CB stuff can get really tricky. Those are the ones that determine the high scores, not the boring easy/medium ones.</p>
<p>I took two of the Kaplan 12 practice exams and actually got close to what I got on the actual SAT in CR and M sections. I think M is a little easier than the actual released CB exams though.</p>
<p>thank you for the input. So, do you guys think that I should so Kaplan Practice Tests?</p>
<p>^sorry the so was *do</p>
<p>@Arachnotron: yes, the questions *can * get really tricky. However, enough of the questions are easy enough so that someone who doesn’t answer all of those tricky questions can still get a decent score. Which is why I suggested using Kaplans until the 700 range. Building that skill in order to get a decent CR score is necessary for some before making the next big step towards the 800. Looking back, I’d have to say that going through just 5 of the tests boosted my score more than any other book. I was constantly stuck at the high 500s to the low 600s range, and using kaplans brought me to the high 600s to low 700s range.</p>
<p>@bigbuddy93: Your current scores show that you have a decent grasp of CR, but Kaplans may still be of use to you. It’s usefulness really only drops when you start getting less than 3 wrong per section. I haven’t used it for math, but writing is also pretty decent.</p>
<p>I went through 10 out of 12 tests, so:</p>
<p>Reading:Not that bad. The sections are quite close to the real SAT COMPARED TO OTHER BOOKS. I started this as soon as I got my score in May and the score was very close. (maybe 20 points away?) But sometimes it’s annoying how there is a 3rd short-reading coming after a long-passage. Sometimes the structure of the test is different from the real test. And the questions are formatted too simply.</p>
<p>Writing: This section is too easy (60-70 points higher) so I always give myself a 3 out of 6 to get an approximate idea of my real score But it’s harder than PR where I literally got like 150 points more than the real test. </p>
<p>For math I have no idea coz I didn’t solve a single question. But Kaplan’s 12 practice is quite useful in general.</p>
<p>So is there a consensus on which publisher has the most worth while prep book for the SAT 1 ??</p>
<p>^no. enough said.</p>
<p>not to be rude, but Kaplan is not a good study guide to use, because it doesn’t explain well and its pratice tests are far too easy.</p>
<p>in my opinion, Princeton Review is the best becaue it explains well and has pretty hard questions. Furthermore, PR’s questions resemble the actual tests very well, and does a great job in explaining.</p>
<p>if you only want practice questions, then Barron’s is the best.</p>
<p>Kaplan is way off, my friend got 700-750s in the math section and scored a 1350 on the whole test its self -___-</p>
<p>its a little harder in my opinion</p>
<p>Ugh! The Kaplan products are really mediocre at best. Try to get as many real SATs as you can. The PR practice tests are probably the best of a so-so lot of imitators.</p>
<p>Kaplan questions is never the same as real SAT questions. Many of the above replies can attest to that. Stop using them and use questions made by the College Board.</p>
<p>Disregard my post sorry;
I got confused</p>