SAT English Prep - PSAT Practice
MP 1 - HO #3
OVERVIEW
Name: ___________________
______ / 46 points
On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, the PSAT/NMSQT Test will be given to all sophomore students
and those juniors who sign-up for the test . I encourage all juniors to sign-up!
In preparation for the exam, you will complete the PSAT/NMSQT practice questions as homework, (check out the Khan
Academy videos when you finish), and you will be taking the PSAT/NMSQT practice exam.
We will only be examing the Reading and Writing portions of the text, but I encourage you to also take
advantage of the Math Practice questions and exam!
The good news about the PSAT/NMSQT exam is that it has been rewritten according to the new parameters
of the SAT Exam which will be administered for the first time in March 2016. We will be preparing for the
PSAT/NMSQT exam in class, and at the same time preparing for the new SAT!
Analysis of how you do on this practice test and more formal analysis of the PSAT/NMSQT exam will
give you, your parents, and your teachers a good idea of how your are progressing on mastering the
Pennsylvania Standards and Skills, which standards/skills need additional work and practice for mastery,
and how you might score on the SAT exam in your junior year.
Please follow the instructions below for completing the PSAT/NMSQT practice exam:
1. You will need to use a computer to complete both the READING & WRITING practice questsions. If you do not have
access to a computer at home, I will give you a pass for the NPHS IMC.
2. It is recommended that you sign-up for an account on the SAT College Prep Website, but you do not have to sign-up
to complete the practice questions. I will give you information on how to create an account.
3. To begin practicing, go to: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/practice
You can access this sheet from my teacher webpage and click directly on it or copy and paste the address.
4. Under "Give it a try and see for yourself", click on "Reading Sample Questions".
5. Read the directions, then click on "Go to first question".
6. Read the passage and then begin answering the questions.
7. There are 4 answer choices -- A, B, C, D -- click on the one that you think best answers the question.
8. Record your answer on the corresponding square on the answer sheet below.
9. Then click on "View the Correct Answer".
10. Record the PSAT correct answer on the corrresponding square of the answer sheet.
11. Repeat for all questions on the "Reading Sample Questions".
12. Then follow the same procedure for the "Writing Sample Questions".
13. Finally, reflect on your answers and the PSAT correct answers and what skill/standard to practice.
Your final score will be based on completing each section: "My Answer", "PSAT Answer", & "Reflection".
READING - QUESTIONS 1-24
Fiction: Wharton Edith Frome (1-5)
______ / 46 points
Question
Describe overall passage structure
1
Determine rhetorical effect of word
choice
2
Characterize relationships
3
Determine best supporting evidence
4
Analzye relationship of part of text to
whole
5
My Answer
PSAT Answer
Reflection
SAT English Prep - PSAT Practice
Non-Fiction: Social Studies (6-9)
Question
Infer assumption implied in text
6
Vocabulary in Context
7
Interpret Data
8
Non-Fiction: Science 9-14)
Question
Reasonable Inference
9
Determine best supporting evidence
for question
10
Vocabulary in Context
11
Characterize relationships between
parts of text
12
Determine rhetorical effect of part of
passage on whole passage
13
Interpret graphic and synthesize
information
14
Non-Fiction: US Documents (15-19)
Question
Determine speaker's perspective
15
Determine rhetorical effect of word
choice
16
Vocabulary in context
17
Interpret line of reasoning
18
Determine best supporting evidence
19
Non-Fiction: Science (20-24)
Question
Determine main pupose of two
paragraphs to whole text
20
Identify explicitly stated releationships
21
Synthesize information & ideas fro
paired texts
22
Synthesize information & ideas fro
paired texts
23
Synthesize information & ideas fro
paired texts
24
Name: ___________________
My Answer
PSAT Answer
Reflection
My Answer
PSAT Answer
Reflection
My Answer
PSAT Answer
Reflection
My Answer
PSAT Answer
Reflection
Don't forget to go back and reflect on your answers and what skills you need to practice!!!
SAT English Prep - PSAT Practice
Name: ___________________
WRITING & LANGUAGE QUESTIONS 1-22
Non-Fiction: "A Life in Traffic" (1-11)
Revise for consistency of style &
sentences
Grammar Agreement:
pronoun/antecedent & subject/verb
Maintain parallel structure
Determine effective transistion
between ideas
Identify possessive noun forms and
punctuation
Determine economy of expression
Determine logical transitional word or
phrase
Delete blurred meaning/focus that
weakens cohesion
Distinquish restrictive/essential &
nonrestrictive/nonessential elements & avoid
unnecessary punctuation
Recognize & corrrect problems in
coordination & subcoordination
Evaluate text based on graphically
presented data
Non-Fiction: US Documents (15-19)
Recognize & correct inappropriate
shifts in verb tense & mood
Create two grammatically complete
standard sentences
Signal strong within sentence break &
set of nonessential elements
Question
My Answer
PSAT Answer
Reflection
My Answer
PSAT Answer
Reflection
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Question
12
13
14
Identify like items to be compared
Vocabulary in context - most
contextually appropriate word
15
Determine cohesion in a paragraph
17
Determine main topic within a
paragraph
18
Effectively separate items in a series
19
Revise supporting information to achieve a
common goal in paragraph
20
Combine sentences effectively
Given a writing goal, find most effect
ending to a text
______ / 22 points
16
21
22