SAT Subject Test in Spanish

The SAT Subject Test in Spanish (formerly known as the SAT II) is a standardized test given by the College Board that assesses fluency in Spanish among high school students. It is typically taken after three to four years of studying the language, once the student has reached a significantly level of understanding and competence in it. The test also partially emphasizes preparation for AP Spanish and/or Spanish as a course in College. Passage selections are drawn from prose fiction, historical works, and newspaper and magazine articles, as well as advertisements, flyers and letters.

Test

The test is one hour long and is composed of 85 multiple choice questions. It is scored on a scale from 200 to 800, as all are SAT Subject Tests. This test is offered five times annually and does not include a listening section, which can be found on a separate but similar test, the SAT Subject Test in Spanish with Listening. The listening test is only offered once every year.

According to the College Board, the three overall topics on the test are evenly divided among the 85 questions, with each comprising about a third of the test. They are as follows:

  • Vocabulary and Structure
  • Paragraph Comprehension
  • Reading Comprehension

The College Board lists multiple anticipated skills for taking the test, as follows:

  • Knowledge of words that represent different parts of speech along with some basic expressions within culturally appropriate contexts.
  • Ability to select appropriate grammatically correct words and/or expressions in order to complete a sentence. A section of the test contains vocabulary and structure questions embedded within longer paragraphs.
  • Understanding of similar points (as main and supporting ideas, themes, style, tone, and the spatial and temporal settings) of a passage.

Scoring

This test is no different from any other SAT Subject Test in language, so all "standard scoring methods" apply, including:

  • Each correct answer is worth 1 point
  • Each answer left blank neither adds nor deducts points to the score
  • Each incorrect answer subtracts 0.25 points away from the final grade

It is possible to get a perfect score on the exam while leaving some answers blank, depending on how well one does on each section.

The mean score on this test is a 653. 18,161 students took the test in 2016.[1][2][3]

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References
  1. "Spanish Subject Test". Collegereadiness.collegeboard.org. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. "SAT Suite of Assessments" (PDF). SAT Suite of Assessments. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. "SAT Subject Tests Percentile Ranks 2016 College-Bound Seniors" (PDF). The College Board. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
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