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PSAT Basics
Critical Reading
Mathematical Reasoning
Writing Skills
Study Skills & Test-Taking Strategies
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Students in the 9th-12th grade.
Who takes the PSAT?
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These critical reading tips are terms to remember when taking the PSAT. One term means to understand and comprehend what you have read and the other means to not understand and comprehend what you have read.
What is clicking and clunking.
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What is a symbol that indicates one step in the solution of a problem follows immediately from the preceding one, and that no explanation is necessary?
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By eliminating an answer choice that repeats what is underlined in the question.
What is one tip for improving sentence questions?
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Survey, Take, Answer, Reread
What is the STAR Strategy for test success?
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It is designed to measure your ability to do college work and is a precursor to the SAT.
What is the purpose of the PSAT?
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Slowing down to understand what you are reading during the critical reading section of the PSAT is called this.
What is changing your reading rate.
200
This box contains mathematical facts, figures, and formulas that should be reviewed and used prior to answering questions in this section of the PSAT.
What is reference information?
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Remembering that the error, if there is an error, must be in the underlined part of the sentence.
What are two test-taking strategies/study skills for identifying sentence errors?
200
1.) Breathe deeply 2.) Focus on tensing muscles then releasing the tension from those muscles
What are two strategies/behaviors for reducing stress on the PSAT?
300
Eliminating as many wrong answers as you can is called this.
What is educated guessing?...Process of elimination
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Read the sentence first, then fill it in with the answer choices listed to determine which answer choice is the best choice.
What is a tip for handling sentence completion questions?
300
When taking this part of the PSAT, you should remember that guessing does not count against you, to never write a 0 before the decimal point in an answer, to never round off your answers, and that all answers will be positive numbers or a 0.
What are test-strategies for the grid-in mathematical reasoning section?
300
These passages present a flawed student essay followed by five questions, where you will either: select the answer choice that best rewrites and combines portions of two separate sentences; select the best sentence placement for the passage; select what sort of additional information would strengthen the writer's argument.
What are tips and strategies for improving paragraphs in the writing skills section?
300
Answer all the easy questions first, then answer the more difficult ones.
What is one test-taking strategy to implement when faced with questions on the PSAT?
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Easy questions will be presented first. True or false?
True
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Expect ideas to be worded in alternate ways, not verbatim from the passage.
What is one test-taking strategy for the critical reading comprehension section?
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When taking the mathematical reasoning section, this test-taking strategy is useful when you are asked to solve for an unknown and you understand what needs to be done to answer the question, but you want to avoid doing the algebra, so you use the answer choices.
What is backsolving?
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The run-on sentence or comma splice, the sentence fragment, disagreeing tenses and verb forms, as well as adjective and adverb confusion.
What are common grammar and usage errors presented on the PSAT?
400
4 newly sharpened #2 pencils with erasers 1 accurate watch to use in writing down the time you started each section according to YOUR watch A snack for quick energy A sweater or sweatshirt To wear comfortable clothes
What things should I remember to bring for the day of the PSAT?
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Techniques such as circling the answer, circling questions you skip, writing question marks next to questions you are unsure about, and underlining key words are accepted on the PSAT. Is this allowed?
Yes
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When going back to the critical reading passage you just read, these will help you track and find the answers.
What are line references?
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If you see this, "Note: Figure not drawn to scale." You know that the diagram is not accurate, so you should redraw it to scale to answer a question in this section.
What is one test-taking strategy for the PSAT mathematical reasoning section?
500
20 Improving Sentences 14 Identifying Sentence Errors 5 Improving Paragraphs 30 minutes
What are the types of questions and total amount of time to complete the writing section?
500
Always getting a good night's sleep the night before the PSAT means that you are well rested and alert.
What is the best test-taking strategy to prepare for the PSAT?