<p>I still don’t really understand how this works. Is there a specific cap on the amount of questions we are allowed to omit?</p>
<p>Help appreciated.</p>
<p>btw, does anyone have the answer key for the AMSCO APUSH revised edition?</p>
<p>I would like to know the answer to the first question - bump :)</p>
<p>To omit an answer in the multiple choice section, simply don’t fill in any bubble for the question you’d like to omit. There isn’t a limit on how many questions you can omit. In fact, it’s encouraged. If you are absolutely clueless for a particular question, you’d be better off not answering the question, than you would be answering and getting a wrong answer (-1/4 of a point).</p>
<p>Ummm then wouldn’t it be very easy to take advantage of by simply answering a few questions you know 100% is correct and omitting the rest?</p>
<p>well then you wouldnt get any points for correct answers, and you would have a very low score. correct answers = 1 point, omitted answers = 0 points, incorrect answers = -1/4 of a point.</p>
<p>oooh i understand now…</p>
<p>so what would be the recommended # of questions to be omitted? or in other words, how many points would be necessary for a certain score (3,4,5 excluding the essays).</p>
<p>wushui: in reference to APUSH, or in general? cuz each test is completely diff in terms of what ‘raw MC score’ you need…</p>
<p>If you can rule out 2 of the choices FOR SURE, then you should guess. If not, just leave it blank. That is the highest statistical advantage. Same with the SAT.</p>
<p>Usually, you need a raw score of ~60% to get a 5 on most APs, and this score includes the essays, so you do the math. And also, there isn’t a recommended number of questions to omit. If you’re sure of the answer to every question, would you feel the need to omit?</p>
<p>robbyg, what would be the “raw MC score” needed for…</p>
<p>APUSH
physics
english</p>
<p>apush 2001
5: 114-180
4: 92-113
3: 74-91
2: 42-73
1: 0-41
this also includes the essays.</p>