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About the PSAT Exam
The PSAT is a preliminary version of the SAT. Although it's shorter, the PSAT
has all the question types and tests the same knowledge as the SAT. In fact,
virtually all of the techniques and strategies that apply to one, apply to the
other. Scholarship committees look at your PSAT scores from your junior year
when determining award eligibility. However, many students take the PSAT as
sophomores for practice. This gives you risk-free exposure to the exam's format,
question types, and content.
The PSAT/NMSQT is given each October to more than one million high school
students. Most juniors and some sophomores take it, gaining valuable experience
with standardized tests. Essentially, the PSAT is a practice SAT. It is also
used as a qualifying test for National Merit Scholarships (see below).
The PSAT has five sections: two Verbal, two Math, and one Writing Skills. The
Verbal and Math sections contain the same kinds of questions as the SAT. The
questions on the Writing Skills section are very similar to the multiple-choice
questions on the SAT II Subject Test in Writing. These questions include
identifying sentence errors, and improving sentences and paragraphs. The good
news — no essays!
The PSAT serves as an invaluable practice opportunity for the SAT. In addition,
you can compare your test score to SAT I scores achieved by students at colleges
on your wish list. If your scores are low compared to the college averages, you
may want to begin formal preparation for the PSAT and SAT I. Since the exam is
designed to test skills acquired over a period of time, early preparation is
often the only way to see a significant increase in your test scores.
Test Format
The PSAT is divided into five separate sections and is structured as follows:
Slightly more than 2 hours
Two 25-minute verbal sections
Two 25-minute math sections
One 30-minute writing skills section
Within the math sections, there are three question types: Regular math,
quantitative comparisions, and grid-ins—just like the SAT. This section is
designed to test your ability to solve problems and make quantitative
comparisons between equations and numbers. It is also designed to test your
grasp of the basic principles of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.
Within the verbal sections, there are three question types: Sentence completion,
analogies, and critical reading — just like the SAT. This section is designed to
test your vocabulary, thinking, and reading skills. It's important to read
actively and work diligently to build your vocabulary. You can begin to do this
by reading books, newspapers, and magazines when you're not in school.
The 30-minute writing skills section includes 39 multiple choice questions,
dealing with identifying and correcting grammatical errors. This section
includes three question types: Usage, sentence correction, and
revision-in-context. No actual writing is required for this section.
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