Can anyone tell me if the EXPLORE sample test (English Test, for instance)is all what they have in the real test? It was quite short. There are only 10 questions. If that is it, do you know how they grade? If my daughter did 9/10 correctly, what is the grade?
Linshan,
My DD8 and DD11 took 3 sample tests. My DD8 got 30/30 and DD11 got 28/30. But in actual test, they both got sum of 76 (out of 100) and composite of 19 (out of 25). They said the test questions are longer than the sample but the difficulty is the same except 3-4 more difficult questions in each test. Composite of 19 equals to 88 percentile of average 8th graders.
The explore compares to 8th graders and I don't know if we can accurately calculate your DD's grade level especially with sample test only. The sample test could be decieving but 9/10 is pretty good and she should take the test.
The EXPLORE result will let us know where they have weakness and what kind of acceleration they need. It will probably help you advocate better for your DD, too.
I know I am ready to meet with DD8's school after this spring break
