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PSAT Prep Basics
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Answer these kinds of questions first.
Easy questions
Vocabulary
Line reference
Main idea
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The number of lines you should read ABOVE & BELOW the line referenced in the question
7
3
10
5
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PSAT is an acronym for "Practice Scholastic Aptitude Test"
True
False
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Time allotted & number of questions on the Writing & Language section of the PSAT
35 minutes to answer 35 questions
35 minutes to answer 47 questions
Does anybody really know what time it is?
35 minutes to answer 44 questions
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Time allotted & number of questions on the Reading section of the PSAT
Take all the time you want
1 hour to answer 37 questions
1 hour to answer 47 questions
47 hours to answer 1 question
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The PSAT is more about KNOWLEDGE than it is about STRATEGY.
False
True
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Which one of these is NOT a reason to take the PSAT?
Better high school academic experience
Everyone else takes it
Practice for the SAT
Win cash money
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On the PSAT, you should read as little as possible.
True
False
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You should always read the blurb at the top of the passage to get an idea of what the passage is about.
False
True
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There is no penalty for wrong answers on the PSAT.
True
False
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The "POOD" PSAT strategy encourages you to read the passages according to your...
Personal Omission of Decisions
Personal Observation of Difficulty
Personal Order of Difficulty
Personal Occasion of Determination
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The PSAT strategy you should use when you have absolutely NO CLUE what the best answer is
Letter of the Dumb (LOTD)
Letter of Top Difficulty (LOTD)
Letter Over the Door
Letter of the Day (LOTD)
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Names of sections in the PSAT
Reading; Writing; Arithmetic
Writing; Science; Math
Reading & Writing; Math & Science; Language & Words
Reading; Writing & Language; Math
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The testing strategy in which you eliminate answers until you arrive at the best answer
Process of Evacuation
Process of Evaluation
Process of Enumeration
Process of Elimination
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Date(s) that SHS students will take the PSAT
Wednesday, 10/14 OR Saturday, 10/17
Sunday, 11/31
Wednesday, 10/21 or Saturday, 10/24
Wednesday, 10/7