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Keller ISD PSAT Summer Course-8th Grade
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A review of key concepts covered in Writing and Reading Comprehension of Week 1 of the PSAT course!
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1
People reacted to the minister's sermon by
proclaiming their guilt
feeling violent tendencies toward the minister
running from the church and hiding their iniquities
feeling he had discovered their innermost sins
2
In line 73, the word "countenance" most nearly means
hands
permission
eyes
face
3
In about 296,000 years Voyager II will pass trillions of miles from________the brightest star.
Ophiuchus
Ross 248
Sirius
AC + 79 388
4
The beneficial effects of eating raw vegetables is becoming better and better documented.
vegetables are becoming better documented.
vegetables, is becoming documented better and better.
vegetables is becoming more and better documented.
No change
5
The cello had a broken string, a cracked bridge, and the endpin was loose
an endpin which was loose
a loose endpin
Along with a loose endpin
No change
6
As used in line 7, "pallid" most nearly means
pale
brawny
frightened
uneducated
7
Parallelism? My cat is sleek, independent, and likes to give affection.
loving
No parallelism
affectionate
gray
8
When can a colon be used between two complete sentences?
To indicate a pause
To tell time
Never
If the second sentence is an explanation of the first
9
According to the 2nd paragraph, the celestial body now redefined as a dwarf planet was
Ceres
Mars
Neptune
Pluto
10
It can be reasonably inferred from the passage that people who spread rumors about Marner are
the old folks in the village
the minister of the town
the children who fear Marner
the Raveloe boys
11
In line 5, the phrase "graver gait" most nearly means
funeral march
small dance on an unpaved road
happy gallop
more serious stride
12
From lines 41-44, the reader can infer that the man who "started up from among the graves" is:
a hobo
An escaped prisoner
Pip's long lost father
A ghost
13
Of the following space crafts, the first to be launched into space was
Voyager I
The James Webb Space Telescope
Pioneer 10
The Hubble Telescope
14
The figure of speech the author uses in lines 35-37 "a state...the spring" is best described as
metonymy
irony
personification
analogy
15
Why did Pip say in lines 10-11 that he had never seen his mother or father?
They died when he was an infant
He was taken from them at birth
His adoptive parents would never let him visit his parents
They left him with his sister and ran off
16
Lines 13-14, "The first...summons" indicate that the sexton was supposed to
keep an eye out for visitors to the church
meet the pastor on the church steps
stop ringing the bell
invite the parishioners into the building
17
Parallelism? Kelly decided to go to the store, clean the garage, and later he went swimming.
drown
No parallelism
swim
to go swimming
18
The "throng" in line 10 refers to
the sexton
the church congregation
rainwater from the roof
unruly children playing pranks on their friends
19
The author's reference to the Raveloe boys in line 9 indicates that they are
brothers
cousins who all have the last name of Raveloe
visitors traveling through Raveloe
inhabitants of the village of Raveloe
20
The most common way to join two sentences is with a comma and which specific part of speech?
interjection
noun
adjective
coordinating conjunction
21
To quit early is relinquishing the title you have already earned.
the same as relinquishing the title you have already earned
to relinquish the title you have already earned.
already going to take away the title you have earned.
No change
22
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 49-51, "born...clever"
Lines 44-45, " reputation...cleverness"
Lines 42-43, "inoffensive conduct...part"
Line 55 "they partook...conjuring"
23
Informational graphics may include
Graphs
Photographs
Charts
All of the above
24
Working backwards is a reading comprehension strategy, meaning:
Reading the questions before reading the passage.
Answering difficult questions first.
None of the above.
Answering the questions before reading the passage.
25
Find the error: Each of the girls are responsible for her gym clothes being clean.
her
Each
no error
are responsible
26
The phrase "dust the cushions" in line 22 most nearly means that a strange minister would
perform needed housekeeping chores
speak in Parson Hooper's place about cleanliness
would sit in Parson Hooper's chair
replace the old cushions with new ones
27
In lines 19-21 "though...door", the narrator indicates that Marner
enjoyed the visits of the boys
thought their antics were entertaining
disliked the boys' intrusion on his time
was envious of the boys' friendship
28
The order of the four planets closest to the sun is
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Earth
Mars, Earth, Neptune, Venus
29
Pip's idea of his parents' physical appearance was based upon
their letters to Pip
The shape of the letters on their tombstones
their photographs
his sister's descriptions
30
From "Learning About Our Solar System" pg. 610, what is the informational graphic?
Graph
None of the above
Picture
Chart
31
According to the chart on pg. 610, approximately how much larger is Earth than Mars?
the same size
three times as large
half as large
twice as large
32
The author uses the phrase "my infant tongue" in lines 2-3 to indicate:
his little brother
his deformed tongue
his youthful age
his speech impediment
33
What was it about the minister's appearance that bothered the people?
His clothes were old and dusty
He had a black veil on his face
He was not an energetic preacher
He was extremely gloomy and morose
34
Identify the preposition: Around the corner and down the street, he raced his car.
down
corner
Around
raced
35
The author uses the words "stone lozenges" (line 24) to refer to:
hardened cough medicine
his brohters' tombstones
engraved images on tombstones
a stone fence around the graveyard
36
It can be reasonably inferred from lines 1-5 that the "great ladies" had spinning wheels:
because they had to spin wool for themselves
so that their maid could do the spinning.
they were passed down to them from relatives.
as a display of a showy piece of furniture.
37
Reading one paragraph at a time can help the reader:
Looking for questions that have to do with each paragraph.
Stay more engaged with what he/she is reading.
Increase their stamina.
All of the above
38
In lines 55-56, the phrase "the church came to itself" indicates that:
Pip was walking on pieces of the church's fallen steeple.
Pip is turned right side up.
The church was rebuilt after several years of disrepair.
the church members entered the church doors.
39
Identify the preposition in the sentence: Inside the barn were three pigeons.
were
barn
pigeons
Inside
40
The "unaccountable phenomenon" in line 47 that upset the congregation was most likely
because the congregation wasn't silent when minister came in
because Mr. Hooper did not notice the people's perturbation
because Mr. Hooper didn't notice people waiting on the steps
the fact that the minister had a veil covering his face
41
The speaker walked onto the stage, and began to deliver his message to the audience.
stage, and beginning to deliver his message
stage, he began to deliver his message
stage, and he began to deliver his message
No change
42
In lines 27-29 "their dreadful stare...rear", the author indicates that the boys believe that
Marner's legs are deformed and he cannot chase them
They can always talk themselves out of trouble
whoever runs the slowest will be the victim of Silas Marner
Marner is just a harmless old man to be teased
43
We tried to get the window open however, it was stuck so badly that we needed a crow bar.
The window open; however, it was stuck so badly
the window open; however it was stuck so badly
No change
the window open, however, it was stuck so badly
44
A comma splice can also be referred to as a
semicolon
run-on
compound sentence
fragment
45
From
The Minister's Black Veil (pg. 612) the people referred to in lines 3-4 are most probably
stooping over from their waist because of old age
bending over to look for objects on the pavement
leaning over trying to hold on to their small children
picking up things on the street
46
From the phrase in lines 21-22, ("Also...Above") the reader can conclude that Georgiana is
Pip's guardian
Pip's aunt
Pip's sister
Pip's mother
47
Find error: Only after I had had the experience did I understand the importance of education.
no error
after I had had
experience did
of the occasion
48
The planets called the "ice giants" are
Pluto and Uranus
Neptune, Saturn, and Pluto
Jupiter and Neptune
Uranus and Neptune
49
What does it mean to "read with a pencil in hand"?
Underline important information
Marking each sentence with a check mark
Write key words in the margin
All of the above
50
From
Silas Marner
, Passage #3 (pg. 608) The word "chary" (line 19) most nearly means:
wasteful
unconcerned
aware
careful
51
The phrase in lines 61-62 "he ate the bread ravenously," suggests that the man
had not eaten in several days.
was rude and had no manners.
gracious and thankful that Pip had shared the bread with him
picked at the bread because it was old and moldy.
52
The shepherd in line 17 reacts to the man walking toward him with
interest because the man is carrying a mysterious bag.
fear because he thinks the man works for the devil.
suspicion because he doesn't know the man's relatives.
horror because he thinks the man is an alien.
53
If you are unsure of a a difficult vocabulary word on the PSAT, you should:
Underline it and try to identify it in context
Ask Siri or say "Ok, Google" into your smartphone
Ignore it
Ask for a dictionary
54
According to lines 54-56 the Voyagers I and II should send images of the space to Earth until
2015
2290
2020
3000
55
Range of text complexity refers to
Another reading strategy
Genres of literature
The challenge level of any passage
A mathematical term
56
The space telescope put into orbit has required four space missions to repair. It is
The James Webb Space Telescope
The Voyager II
The Pioneer 11
The Hubble
57
In lines 34-35 the phrase "to their untraveled thought" most nearly means that the people:
often thought about traveling abroad.
had not traveled beyond their local area.
were afraid to travel because of the harsh winters
were the only ones who thought about the stranger.
58
The narrator of the passage views the people of his community as:
religious and forgiving
Uneducated and unsophisticated
extremely friendly and welcoming
scholarly and knowledgeable
59
When the minister preached his sermon, his topic was on
recovering from sadness and despair
winning his people heavenward
people's secret sin
grace from the Omniscient
60
In
Great Expectations (pg. 604),
The real name of the boy in the first paragraph is:
Philip Pip
Pip Pirrip
Pirrip Philip
Philip Pirrip
61
Of the planets in our solar system, the most gaseous are
Saturn and Mercury
Jupiter and Saturn
Mercury and Mars
Neptune and Uranus
62
The boys in the class finished the test first, but the highest scores were made by the girls.
the girls made the highest scores
the girls were the ones who made the highest scores
the scores of the girls were the highest
No change
63
The space telescope scheduled to reach Pluto in 2015 (was) the
Voyager I
New Horizons
Hubble
James Webb Space Telescope
64
In the excerpt from
Silas Marner
, pg. 606, "The Evil One" from line 23 most nearly means:
The governor of the region.
The wicked weaver whom people feared.
The landlord of the man's cottage.
The devil.
65
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 22-23 "would fix...terror"
Lines 32-34 "if you...doctor"
Lines 35-37 "lingering echoes...peasantry"
Lines 5-9 "The questionable...boys"
66
In lines 43-44 "minds of men...primitive wants," the author suggests that
the people believe that power comes from persuasion
Marner is dangerous and wants to inflict harm on the people
many of the villagers have intellectual deficits
the people of the village have always struggled financially
