1. 4 Major Parts of Your PSAT/NMSQT Results Your Scores Your Skills Your Answers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Skills Understanding Your PSAT/NMSQT Results Next Steps 3 Test Sections

2. Your Scores Percentile If you are a junior, your scores are compared to those of other juniors. If you are a sophomore or younger student, your scores are compared to those of sophomores. Score You can see your projected SAT score online in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.org/quickstart).www.collegeboard.org/quickstart Score Range

3. National Merit Scholarship Corporation Information The Entry Requirements section displays information you provided on your answer sheet. The Percentile compares your performance to that of other college-bound juniors. The Selection Index is the sum of your critical reading, mathematics and writing skills scores. If it has an asterisk, you do not meet all of the eligibility requirements for the competition.

4. See how you did on each skill. The same skills are tested on the SAT. Your Skills You can try hundreds of practice questions, organized by skill, online in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.org/quickstart).www.collegeboard.org/quickstart

5. Your Answers You will get your test book back with your PSAT/NMSQT results, so that you can review the questions. You can also review each test question in My College QuickStart.

6. Your Answers: Student-Produced Responses Some of the math problems required you to grid in answers instead of selecting an option. For these questions, you will see the correct answer(s) written out.

7. What’s next? Use the access code on your report to log in to My College QuickStart, a personalized college and career planning kit. There you can: Search for colleges Get a personalized SAT study plan Take a personality test to find majors and careers that fit you www.collegeboard.org/quickstart Next Steps

8. My College QuickStart

9. My Online Score Report Projected SAT® score ranges State percentiles You can filter questions Questions and answer explanations

10. My College QuickStart My SAT Study Plan™ Personalized skills to improve SAT practice questions An official SAT practice test

11. My College QuickStart My Personality Personality test Description of your type Tips for success Majors and careers that might be a good fit for you

12. My College QuickStart My College Matches Starter list of colleges Criteria to customize search Ability to save searches

13. My College QuickStart My Majors & Career Matches Major you chose Related majors Related careers

14. My College QuickStart Log in to your personalized account at www.collegeboard.org/quicksta rt

15.  Scholastic Assessment Test  Measures “intellectual ability”  The SAT’s ability to predict performance in college is only a little better than chance.  Some sort of admission testing is necessary (level the playing field)

16.  Three-hour and 45 minute test  Three-hours and twenty minutes of which count toward a students score  There are 3 scored sections in each area (Math/Reading/Writing)  There are 10 total sections

17.  This section of the SAT focuses on critical reading with more than half of the verbal test devoted to passage-based reading questions. The verbal test also includes analogies and sentence completions, which emphasize logical relationship, vocabulary, and how words relate.

18. The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E. The introduction of elevators in hotels meant that A previously undesirable rooms on the top floors, B away from the bustle and noise of the street, C became sought after and more expensive than the lower floors. No error DE A. (A) B. (B) C. (C) D. (D) E. (E)

19. Correct! Here's Why: The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is an illogical comparison. It does not make sense to compare “ rooms on the top floors” with “the lower floors.” Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors (Writing)

20.  The math section measures mathematical problem solving and covers arithmetic, algebra, and geometry using student-produced responses (grid-ins), quantitative comparison questions, and multiple choice questions.

21.  Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer.  On the last day of a one-week sale, customers numbered 149 through 201 were waited on. How many customers were waited on that day? A. 51 B. 52 C. 53 D. 152 E. 153

22. Correct! Here's Why: The number of customers who were waited on that day is (201 – 149) + 1 = 53, as the total number of customers is those customers numbered 149 to 201 inclusive. Difficulty: Medium Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice (Mathematics)

23. SectionType of QuestionLength Reading (3 sections)19 Sentence Completions 48 Reading Comprehension 67 Total Questions70 minutes Writing (3 sections)49 Grammar 1 Essay 49 Total Questions + Essay60 minutes Math (3 sections)44 Multiple Choice 10 Grid-ins 54 Total Questions70 minutes ExperimentalReading/Writing/Math 25 minutes

24.  Pay attention to detail (subtle points)  Answer the question being asked  KEY: The higher the percentage of correctly answered questions the higher your score will be. For most people this will not mean answering every question.  If you need to skip a question, skip the last ones

25. Should I Guess?  There is a small guessing penalty  But, if you can eliminate even one answer choice, it is to your advantage to guess  Typically 3 of the five answer choices are “fluff”

26. Should I Guess?  Of the two remaining answers one is typically intentionally misleading or only partially correct  If you can dismiss the three fluff choices, your probability of guessing correctly increases from 20% to 50%

27. TOOK THE PSATREADINGMATHEMATICSWRITINGTOTAL As a Junior (1)4884964781462 As a Sophomore (1)5165275071550 As a Sophomore and as a Junior (2)5355445321611

28. GPASAT 96-1001116 90-951014 85-89934 78-84806 70-77697

29.  Year long Algebra II program  Increased the required math credits from three to four  Review PSAT scores and use data to target instruction

30.  Math and Reading teachers are using the SAT online course as an instructional tool in a variety of ways  This year all sophomores have taken the PSAT as part of a mandatory program aimed at collected student data (financed by the school district)

31.  SAT Prep program  More exposure to SAT formatted assessments and practice tests  Direct vocabulary instruction  Passage-based reading practice

32.  Because the ACT is curriculum-based (unlike the SAT), some students tend to score a little higher on it.  Many students describe the ACT as more straight forward  There is no penalty for wrong answers  Both tests have become accepted nationwide at most four-year colleges with no predominant bias.

33.  PRACTICE TESTS  TEST TAKING TIPS/RESOURCES  QUESTION OF THE DAY  TESTING DATES/REGISTRATION  COLLEGE SEARCH  SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH  FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION  College Board College Board  ACT Website ACT Website

34.  Encourage your child to utilize the online software  Visit the College Board web page to access the questions of the day  Private Tutoring  Prepare…prepare…prepare  Grade Point Average does matter…

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