Whaddayaknow about the PSAT 8/9?

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

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Most math questions will be multiple choice, but some will be "grid-ins" (you will come up with the answer).

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

Blank responses will lower your score.

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

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

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

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

I can use a watch to time myself (for pacing). No separate timers or alarms are allowed, though.

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

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

There is no penalty for guessing.

Smartwatches are NOT ALLOWED.