Hi, does anyone know hoe many of the 100 questions on ISAT corresponds to a 180 score or higher? I’m doing it soon and have no idea where I stand. Also apart from the ACER practice exams are there any practice materials you would recommend?
Someone I asked thought they had maybe 5-7 questions wrong and got around 188
Now I personally think I had at least 9-11 wrong LMAO cos i guessed 2 completely and half-guessed a bunch more. My breakdown was 188 (99%) CR 179 (71%) QR for an average of 184 (which explains the 94 percentile, as 188 is solidly 98-99%. Every point is a big jump in percentile once you reach the 180’s).
Ultimately no one really knows since according to ACER, it’s different every year.
As for the practice materials, the ACER tests are tbh the best representation of the questions… though I found them to be slightly easier than the actual test. I pretty much only did the papers ACER gave.
QR is definitely a section where you have to be strong at identifying patterns, doing quick calculations, and manipulating equations. You also have to be able to follow logical pathways/diagrams. But I feel like most people do better here HAHA which is why my 179 was only the 71 percentile…
CR is harder to do if your language isn’t as strong because there’s some reliance on literary devices as well as being able to infer conclusions/points from the text. You also have to form logical conclusions between texts (eg for similarities) and know how to argue for/against a certain point. I’d say the CR in the ACER test is closer in difficulty to the actual ISAT compared to the QR.