<p>okay, so I'm going to be a sophomore this year, and I intend on taking the PSAT, which I know will not count toward the NMSC.</p>
<p>now, odd as it sounds, I'm actually preparing for essentially a practice test. i purchased the princeton review psat prep book, and took the first 3 sections of one of the practice tests.</p>
<p>NOW. here's where I'm confused with the whole thing. it said in the book that wrong answers are worth -.25 points and blank answers are worth nothing. BUT, i've heard a few sources say that wrong answers are really worth -1.25, and i dont know if thats true or how that would even make sense...</p>
<p>so here's a scenario. let's say you complete a section with 24 questions, and get 6 questions wrong. would your raw point total for that section be 22.5 or 16.5???</p>
<p>also, let's say you complete a 24 question section, where you leave 1 blank and have 9 wrong. what would your score be???</p>
<p>It depends on what you mean by “worth.” Directly, an incorrect response results in a .25 deduction, but the opportunity cost is -1.25 (i.e., .25 plus the 1 that you could have gotten had you got the question right).</p>
<p>Also, instead of using Princeton Review tests, it is more beneficial and most indicative for the real test to use official practice tests. You can order old PSAT’s from the College Board’s online store.</p>
<p>^My strategy is to guess if I can eliminate 1 or more answer choice (which should be the case all the time). However, many will disagree with me. It’s really up to you.</p>
<p>Silverturtle: I have heard that the Princeton Review test scores are not as accurate as Blue Book scores. Specifically, why is that? Does PR use more 4 and 5 level questions to make the test seem more difficult?</p>