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PSAT

PSAT . PREVIEW AND PRACTICE. VERBAL SECTIONS. CRITICAL READING SECTION Sentence completion ( vocab in context) (13 questions PSAT) Passage-based reading (35 questions PSAT) THE WRITING SECTION Essay— SAT ONLY Improving Sentences (20 PSAT) Identifying Sentence Errors (14 PSAT)

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PSAT

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  1. PSAT PREVIEW AND PRACTICE

  2. VERBAL SECTIONS • CRITICAL READING SECTION • Sentence completion (vocab in context) (13 questions PSAT) • Passage-based reading (35 questions PSAT) • THE WRITING SECTION • Essay—SAT ONLY • Improving Sentences (20 PSAT) • Identifying Sentence Errors (14 PSAT) • Improving Paragraphs (5 PSAT)

  3. IDENTIFYING SENTENCE ERRORS (SAMPLE ) PSAT/NMSQT: Identifying Sentence Errors

  4. COMMON ERRORS FOUND IN IDENTIFYING SENTENCE ERRORS SECTION • SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT • PRONOUN AGREEMENT • CONSISTENCY IN TENSE • CONSISTENCY IN PRONOUNS • IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

  5. Improving Sentences (SAMPLE) • http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/prep/improvsent/improvsent.html

  6. COMMON ISSUES IN THE IMPROVING SENTENCES SECTION • NOUN-VERB AGREEMENT • PARALLELISM • PLACEMENT OF MODIFIERS

  7. IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS (SAMPLE) • http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/prep/improvpara/improvpara01.html

  8. COMMON ISSUES IN THE IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS SECTION • Wordiness

  9. SCORING • You are scored on the number of questions you answer correctly in a given time period. • You do not lose any points of you leave an answer blank ( you don’t gain any either). • You lose ¼ of a point if you answer incorrectly (so you don’t lose a point until you answer four questions incorrectly).

  10. Essay Component • The essay component assesses your ability to develop ideas and express ideas effectively—it evaluates your ability to do the kind of writing required in college. Develop a point of view, present ideas logically and clearly, and use precise language.

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