Sunday, October 12, 2008

PSAT coming up soon

The 9th-11th graders are going to take the Primary Scholastic Assessment Test(PSAT) this Wednesday, the 15th of October. A PSAT is helps us to get ready for the real SAT, which is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. Since this is a practice test, the scores will not going to be sent to colleges, don't stress out about it.
PSAT is divided into two big sections, and they are the verbal section and the mathematical section, as it also is in the SAT. With in the verbal section, it is divided into to parts; critical reading, and writing skills. Unlike the real SAT, there are no essay questions. The Mathematical section is also divided into two parts; they are the multiple questions, and the student-produced response questions.
Some of the tips to do good on the PSAT are to memorize all of the directions by doing the practice PSAT booklets. Since the test has time limits, you don't want to waste your time reading the directions.
Also, don't get stuck on the same question more than two minutes. If you don't know the answer, skip and come back again if you still have time left, after going through all the questions. Another one is not to fill in the mark sheet randomly since you will get 1/4 point off the score for each of the question you get wrong. It is better to keep it blank.
These were some of the tips and advices from me for the first takers of PSAT, from my experience from the past year. I wish you all good luck, and get enough sleep on the day before the test.