Prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT®:
A Step to the Future
• Skills Tested on the PSAT/NMSQT
• Sample PSAT/NMSQT Questions
• Scoring the PSAT/NMSQT
• Test Preparation Strategies
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
• Measures academic skills you’ll need for college
• Co-sponsored by the College Board and National Merit
Scholarship Corporation
• Serves as an entry point to National Merit Scholarship
Corporation competitions and practice for the SAT
• Approximately 3.5 million students participate each year
(44% eleventh-graders and 56% tenth-graders or
younger)
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
• Preparation for the SAT®
• Scholarship and recognition opportunities (11th grade)
• College and career planning tools
• Admissions and financial aid information from colleges
• Feedback on academic skills
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
The test assesses the academic skills that you’ve developed
over the years, primarily through your course work.
These skills are considered essential for success in high
school and college:
• Critical Reading
• Mathematics
• Writing Skills
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
Use content from:
-humanities
-social studies
-natural sciences
-literature
• 13 Sentence Completions: WORK ON
THESE FIRST!
• 35 Passage-Based Reading Questions
(100- to 800-word passages)
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
LET’S TRY ONE……
1. Before Karen Chin’s research, scientists assumed
that the value of evidence preserved in the fossils
called coprolites was too
to warrant the
effort of
.
(A)unpredictable….transformation
(B)superlative….examination
(C)conventional…eradication
(D)relevant…synthesis
(E)dubious…analysis
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
A Tip…..
TIP: Try answering two blank
questions one blank at at time.
If you can eliminate one word in
an answer, the entire choice can
be eliminated.
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
And the answer is……
Choice (E)!
Choice E is the correct response because
if scientists thought the value of the
evidence was dubious or doubtful, then
they probably would not think it worth
the effort of analysis.
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
And the answer is……
Choice (A) is incorrect because….
Choice (B) is incorrect because….
Choice (C) is incorrect because….
Choice (D) is incorrect because….
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
LET’S TRY ANOTHER……
1. Greta praised the novel for its
,
claiming it depicted reality so vividly that it seemed
more like fact than fiction.
(A)transcendence
(B)romanticism
(C)impenetrability
(D)loquacity
(E)verisimilitude
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
A Tip…..
TIP: DO NOT choose a word
because it “sounds” good in one
part of the sentence. Pick the
answer choice that best
completes the logic of the entire
sentence.
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
And the answer is……
Choice (E)!
Choice E is the correct response because
verisimilitude is the quality of
appearing to be true or real. If Greta
claims that the novel depicts reality “so
vividly” that it seems “more like fact
than fiction” than she would be praising
the novel for its verisimilitude.
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD
And the answer is……
Choice (A) is incorrect because….
Choice (B) is incorrect because….
Choice (C) is incorrect because….
Choice (D) is incorrect because….
We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013.
Klein Forest High School
Klein ISD