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PSAT

PSAT. What is the psat. PSAT/NMSQT stands for Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test Students take the PSAT to: Prepare for the SAT Enter competitions for scholarships (Junior year) Begin college and career planning Receive information from colleges

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PSAT

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  1. PSAT

  2. What is the psat • PSAT/NMSQT stands for Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test • Students take the PSAT to: • Prepare for the SAT • Enter competitions for scholarships (Junior year) • Begin college and career planning • Receive information from colleges • Help assess academic skills necessary for college-level work

  3. PSAT at Cathedral The test, including all administrative tasks, takes approximately 3 hours. When: Weds, Oct 13th Who: Sophomores and Juniors Where: Classrooms will be assigned

  4. How to prepare • Visit collegeboard.com to learn about the PSAT • http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about/ontest.html • Use your PSAT practice guide • Know the difference between educated guessing and random guessing • Learn the format and timing of the test • Know the directions for each type of question

  5. The PSAT has 5 sections that measure 3 areas of competence: • Two 25-minute Critical Reading sections • Two 25-minute Math sections • One 30-minute Writing Skills section All sections are designed to measure knowledge and skills developed throughout students’ years of study, as well as critical-thinking ability.

  6. The sections: brief overview

  7. Critical reading • Sentence Completion • One or two words are missing in a sentence • Passage-Based Reading • Tests students’ ability to read, understand and interpret reading passages. • Passages are usually drawn from actual published works

  8. Mathematics

  9. Writing skills • Improving Sentences • Part or all of a sentence will be underlined; students will choose which form of the sentence is most correct. • Identifying Sentence Errors • Four parts of the sentence are underlined and students select which part (if any) is incorrect • Improving Paragraphs • Students are asked to consider revisions in the context of an essay

  10. Day of the test • Eat a healthy breakfast • Come to school in uniform • Bring a calculator and No. 2 pencils • Do not bring extra materials

  11. Each section IS GIVEN A SCORE FROM 20-80.this is comparable to the sat point scale of 200-800. SCORING THE TEST

  12. Questions?

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