Whaddayaknow about the PSAT 8/9?

In high school, I will have opportunities to take both the SAT and the ACT.

The Writing and Language Test asks you to be an editor and improve passages--including deliberate errors.

Which test will NOT be a part of the PSAT 8/9?

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The Reading Test could include excerpts from all but one category:

The PSAT 8/9 is comprised of how many test sections?

Reading Test questions focus on widely used words and phrases found in texts in many different subjects.

What is the total testing time for the PSAT 8/9?

There is no penalty for guessing.

The PSAT 8/9 is aligned with the PSAT 10 and SAT tests.

PSAT 8/9 is a "rights-only" test (a point for a correct answer but no deduction for an incorrect answer).

Smartwatches are NOT ALLOWED.

In the Reading and Writing section, you will interpret, synthesize, and use evidence from all but one source:

I can use my mechanical pencil (the lead is No. 2).

Food and drinks are allowed in testing rooms as long as you bring a Starbucks Vanilla Latte for your teacher.

All Reading Test questions are multiple choice and based on passages.

The Math Test focuses on two essential areas of math. What are they?

From the Reading Test, answers are based only on the information in the passage.

You earn points for the number of questions you answer correctly, so you should try to answer every question.

I can use a calculator on BOTH sections of the Math Test.

When you take the Writing and Language Test, you do three things. Which don't you do?

Some questions ask you to figure out a word's meaning based on context.