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We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013. Klein Forest High School Klein ISD Skills Tested on.

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1 We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013. Klein Forest High School Klein ISD Skills Tested on the PSAT/NMSQT Sample PSAT/NMSQT Questions Scoring the PSAT/NMSQT Test Preparation Strategies Prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT ® : A Step to the Future

2 We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013. Klein Forest High School Klein ISD 30 minutes: 39 questions Focus on editing, grammar, usage, and organization. 20 Improving Sentences Questions 14 Identifying Sentence Error Questions 5 Improving Paragraph Questions

3 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……

4 We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013. Klein Forest High School Klein ISD Choice (C)! And the answer is…… Explanation: It avoids the wordiness of the original sentence by deleting the unnecessary word “there” after the relative clause “where he remained”.

5 We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013. Klein Forest High School Klein ISD Incorrect answer explanation:

6 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……

7 We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013. Klein Forest High School Klein ISD Choice (E)! And the answer is…… Explanation: It avoids the verb tense error of the original by replacing the present perfect verb phrase “has decided,” which is not logically consistent with the past tense verb “finished,” with the past tense verb “decided.”

8 We will identify and practice test taking strategies for success on the PSAT/NMSQT October 16, 2013. Klein Forest High School Klein ISD Scale: 20-80 for each test section Averages: 11 th Graders: 47-50 10 th Graders: 43-46 Younger Students: 38-42 What is your goal?


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