Passages
What is the passing cut score needed for the Reading/Writing section of the PSAT?
420
What is Tuesday, October 8th?
Date of PSAT'?
How many total questions are there for Module 1 & 2 in the Reading/Writing sections?
54
Novelist Leon Forest deeply admired William Faulkner's writing style; Forest's novel Divine Days contains a long passage in tribute to Faulkner that is a perfect _______ of Faulkner's style.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
B- imitation
Yes or no, should you guess on unknown/out of time answers?
YES, there is no penalty?
What is the first and/or last sentence of paragraph?
Main ideas be found at this place in the passage
How you can get quicker score results?
Give your phone number when completing the beginning section of the PSAT.
How long is each Module for Reading/Writing?
32 minutes (if no extended time)
What is one way to get a feeling for an unknown word in the vocab/context questions?
Use word parts, prefixes, suffixes, or root words.
What are transition words and what do you do with them?
Words like however, but, therefore, and moreover belong to this category, which tests your ability to link ideas logically. *You should box these words when reading!
What is the topic of the Paired Passages (typically)?
History, Social Science or Science.
What is the first thing you do when you encounter a typical reading question?
Read the question then the answer choices before reading the passage.
What is adaptive testing?
The difficulty level of questions changes based on each question that a test taker gets right or wrong. (from Module 1 to Module 2)
Where you look in the passage to answer vocabulary in context questions?
The empty line of the passage, the sentence before the line and the sentence after.
What is the name of the world’s longest river?
The Nile River
How do you answer the "overall structure" of the text question?
Look at what the text is doing, rather than what it is saying and make sure both parts of the answer is correct.
If you're unsure of the correct answer what are 1-2 things you should do?
Use process of elimination or use your "chosen" letter answer choice.
Two passages put together and you answer questions that relate to both.
Paired Passages
What to do when time is running out our you really don't know the answer?
Guess and commit to one letter the whole test and choose that one.
What’s the only vegetable that is also classified as a flower?
Broccoli
Read the title, axis labels, keys, and tricky vocabulary in addition to the question.
How to answer graph questions?
What are tools you can use on the digital test?
Annotate/highlight, flag a question, built in timer & calculator or ruler.
What are Rhetorical Synthesis questions?
The question gives you a student's bullet list of notes for you to analyze and choose your answer.
Despite the researchers' meticulous planning, the results of the pilot study remained __________, prompting a second, more rigorous round of experiments to clarify the unexpected anomalies.
A. unequivocal
B. transparent
C. equivocal
D. robust
equivocal
Correct! "Equivocal" means open to more than one interpretation or ambiguous. Because the results contained anomalies that required a second, more rigorous round of experiments, they were unclear and equivocal.
A heavy downpour threatened to ____ all the hard work we put into setting up the outdoor venue.
nullify
approve
curate
What is nullify?