Scoring the reading sections: problem with multiple points' questions.

[chrisword87]

Hi everybody!:)

I have a question about the scoring method of the Reading Section, and I apologize if someone else already asked this.

I'm doing some model tests, and the last question of a section - typically the most difficult ones - is worthy 2 to 4 points, instead of just ones. But how does it actually count, in the final score? I mean, if I do it right and it is a 4 points question, I should add 4 points to my total instead of one?

To make it clearer: let's suppose i've got three reading tasks, 13 questions each, so the higher possible score is a classical 39. Considering that the last questions of all the three parts is 2 points instead of 1, someone, in theory, can score "42/39", which means that even missing a pair or questions I can still get the maximum OR have I got to calculate the score out of 42 instead of 39?

 

thanks a lot in advance.

 

Chris

[Masy900]

It depends to the form of question and the total points that it has.

 

In the question of Organizing Information which has 3 or 4 points:

 

In case of 4 point questions:

> 7 correct answers 4 points

> 6 correct answers 3 points

> 5 correct answers 2 points

> 4 correct answers 1 points

> 0-3 correct answers 0 points

 

In case of 3 point questions:

> 5 correct answers 3 points

> 4 correct answers 2 points

> 3 correct answers 1 points

> 0-2 correct answers 0 points

 

In the question of Summarizing Important Ideas which has 2 points:

 

this question has 2 points:

> 3 correct choices 2 points

> 2 correct choices 1 points

> 0-1 correct choice 0 points

 

I hope it helps.

Good Luck!

Masy

Edited October 28, 2011 by Masy900
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[elmarcom]

Hello, chrisword87!

I had that question too; I reviewed it from DELTA and it says that you just add points, yes... However, I am not sure yet.

 

 

[albanna]

In case of 2 point question . is ok if it was organized ,i mean not in sequence? do i still get full mark?