Finding Your Level
The first thing to do to get ready for SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 1 is
to be sure you are taking the right test. The information you need to make
that decision, besides the differences in content, are level of difficulty,
scoring, and reputation.
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY AND SCORING
After content, the second and third factors to consider in deciding which test
to take are level of difficulty and scoring. Level 2 questions are considerably
more difficult than Level 1 questions. Some Level 2 questions are more
difficult because they test more advanced topics. But even the Level
questions on basic math are generally more difficult than their counterparts
on Level 1. This big difference in level of difficulty, however, is partially offset
by differences in the score conversion tables. On Level 1, you would probably
need to answer every question correctly to get an 800. On Level 2, however,
you can get six or seven questions wrong and still get an 800. On Level 1, you
would need a raw score of more than 20 (out of 50) to get a 500, but on Level
2, you can get a 500 with a raw score as low as about 11.