Whaddayaknow about the PSAT 8/9?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blank responses will lower your score.

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

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

Smartwatches are NOT ALLOWED.

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

20 hours of practice on Khan Academy can improve your future SAT test score because it is:

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

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

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

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

There is no penalty for guessing.

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

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

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