WhAt should i do ...if on the diagnostic test of Barron's SAT II literature test..i got 20!..only a third ?

Question

what should i do if I only got 1/3 questions right of the total? i mean...although it's only june..and i still have five months to prepare for this test (i registered for november) ...do you think it's practical at all to even take this test? well...i have no other talents :( i hope everything goes well but ..i just can't imagine myself getting 700 or at least 650?...and what is the curve for SAT II literature? thanx!

Answer 1

Barron's tends to make their practice tests much harder than the real test.  Just because you did very poorly on a Barron's test doesn't necessarily mean you will on the real test.  The curve isn't very big.  You can probably miss 3-4 questions and get a high 700.  If you really want to see how you'd do on the SAT II Literature test, buy Collegeboard's Real SAT II: Subject Tests book.  I used this book and found it more helpful than any other study guide because their practice tests are actual old tests.  The book gives you previously administered tests for every single SAT II test offered.  Take the SAT II Literature test from this book and you'll see what you'd get on the real test.  Also, since this book gives you tests in each SAT II subject, you can take a bunch of them and see which subjects you're good at.

http://www.amazon.com/Real-SAT-II-Subjec...

Good luck!