How to Review Your SAT Practice Test Results

You just finished one of our SAT practice quizzes and got your results. That’s a huge accomplishment! But what you do next is what truly separates good students from great ones. Getting your sat test scores is only half the battle; the real improvement comes from carefully reviewing your results.

Spending an hour analyzing your mistakes is more valuable than spending three hours taking another test blindly. This guide will show you a simple, step-by-step process to review your sat practice test results for maximum score improvement.

Table of Contents

Step 1: Analyze Your Module Performance

Your quiz score is a great starting point, but the real insights are in the details. Start by looking at:

Question Types: Dig into your results to see which kinds of questions you missed within that specific module. Did you struggle with Algebra questions in a Math module? Were punctuation questions a problem in a Reading & Writing quiz? Our detailed analytics will show you your performance by category. After you’ve taken quizzes for all four modules, you can look at your performance across the board to see broader patterns.

Step 2: Categorize Every Single Mistake

Go through every question you got wrong and sort it into one of three categories. This is the most important part of the review process.

1. Conceptual Error: You didn’t know the underlying concept. (e.g., “I forgot the formula for the area of a circle” or “I don’t know this grammar rule.”)
2. Careless Error: You knew how to solve it but made a simple mistake. (e.g., “I solved for x but the question asked for 2x” or “I misread the question.”)
3. Strategy Error: You knew the concept but didn’t have a good approach. (e.g., “I spent too much time on this one question” or “I fell for a trap answer.”)

Step 3: Create a “Mistake Log”

Get a notebook or create a digital document. For every question you missed, write down:

The question number.
The category of your mistake (from Step 2).
A short sentence explaining why you made the mistake. (e.g., “I didn’t distribute the negative sign correctly.”)
A short sentence explaining what you will do differently next time. (e.g., “I will always double-check what the question is asking for before answering.”)

This log will become your personal guide to avoiding the same mistakes in the future.

Step 4: Rework the Problems (Without Looking at the Answer)

After categorizing your mistakes, try to solve every problem you got wrong again, but this time without a timer. Can you get to the right answer now? This reinforces the correct process in your mind. Only after you’ve tried again should you look at the detailed step-by-step explanation.

Step 5: Adjust Your Study Plan

Your review of each quiz should directly inform your prep.

If you have a lot of Conceptual Errors, spend more time reviewing content from books or online lessons.
If you have a lot of Careless Errors, focus on slowing down and double-checking your work during timed practice.
If you have a lot of Strategy Errors, focus on learning better test-taking techniques, like the process of elimination or time management.

By turning your review into an active process after every quiz, you ensure that you learn from every sat practice tests module. This deliberate practice is the key to unlocking consistent and significant improvement in your sat test scores.