1. Getting ready for the PSAT 8
Wednesday, October 19th
There will be no makeup test (don’t be absent)
Report to your advisory class!

2. So what are the categories
Test Name
# of Questions
Time allotted
Reading Test 42
55 minutes
Writing/Language test 40
30 minutes
Math Test (no calculator) 17
20 minutes
Math Test (w/ calculator) 31
40 minutes

3. 42 questions 55 minutes 5 reading passage
Quick Facts
All Reading Test questions are multiple choice and based on passages.
Some passages are paired with other passages.
Informational graphics, such as tables, graphs, and charts, accompany some passages— but no math is required.
Prior topic-specific knowledge is never tested.
The Reading Test is part of the Evidence- Based Reading and Writing section.
Reading Section
42 questions
55 minutes
5 reading passage

4. You will be tested on your knowledge of the following:
Reading test tips
You will be tested on your knowledge of the following:
Command of Text Evidence
Words in context
Analysis of history and science text
Click on the link below and watch a short video tip for the types of questions you will be given. Take notes.
evidence based 2 part questions
vocabulary skills
analogy questions
function questions
reading & graphs

5. What to expect?
The Writing and Language Test puts students in the active role of an editor who is improving a written passage. Most questions ask students to decide which, if any, of the three alternatives to an underlined part of a passage most improves it.
Language Section
40 questions
30 minutes
4 very short passage

6. Language test tips
The Writing and Language Test asks you to be an editor and improve passages that were written especially for the test and that include deliberate errors.
fixing sentences with repetition
sticking with the same tone and mood of a passage
subject/verb agreement
Comma usage
Parallelism
Working with idioms
Pronouns usage
Word choice
Adding and deleting sentences

7. More tutorial for you on YouTube
reading section
writing section
eliminate and guess
math section