Getting ready for the PSAT 8

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Getting ready for the PSAT 8 Wednesday, October 19th There will be no makeup test (don’t be absent) Report to your advisory class!

So what are the categories Test Name # of Questions Time allotted Reading Test 42 55 minutes Writing/Language test 40 30 minutes Math Test (no calculator) 17 20 minutes Math Test (w/ calculator) 31 40 minutes

42 questions 55 minutes 5 reading passage Quick Facts All Reading Test questions are multiple choice and based on passages. Some passages are paired with other passages. Informational graphics, such as tables, graphs, and charts, accompany some passages— but no math is required. Prior topic-specific knowledge is never tested. The Reading Test is part of the Evidence- Based Reading and Writing section. Reading Section 42 questions 55 minutes 5 reading passage

You will be tested on your knowledge of the following: Reading test tips You will be tested on your knowledge of the following: Command of Text Evidence Words in context Analysis of history and science text Click on the link below and watch a short video tip for the types of questions you will be given. Take notes. evidence based 2 part questions vocabulary skills analogy questions function questions reading & graphs

What to expect? The Writing and Language Test puts students in the active role of an editor who is improving a written passage. Most questions ask students to decide which, if any, of the three alternatives to an underlined part of a passage most improves it. Language Section 40 questions 30 minutes 4 very short passage

Language test tips The Writing and Language Test asks you to be an editor and improve passages that were written especially for the test and that include deliberate errors. fixing sentences with repetition sticking with the same tone and mood of a passage subject/verb agreement Comma usage Parallelism Working with idioms Pronouns usage Word choice Adding and deleting sentences

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