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Discover essential strategies to excel in the PSAT with expert tips from Gabriela M. Acebal. This guide covers the PSAT's structure, which includes Writing Skills, Critical Reading, and Math sections, along with practical advice to alleviate test anxiety. Key strategies include ensuring restful sleep, nutritious meals, and smart test-taking techniques. With preparation resources linked for further study, you’ll be empowered to approach the PSAT confidently and maximize your score potential.
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PSAT’S How to Guarantee a High Score: By: Gabriela M. Acebal
PSAT’S Structure: • The PSAT’S are dividedintothree sections: WritingSkills, Critical Reading, and Math. • WritingSkills: one 30 minute section to complete 39 questions. • Critical Reading: two 25 minute sections to complete 48 questions. • Math: two 25 minute sections to complete 38 questions.
10 Helpful Tips: • Find a way to relieve all of your stress beforeyoutake the exam. • Have a good night sleep the daybefore the PSAT. • Make sure youprepare as best as possible for the PSAT’s, whetherits by means of a tutor or by self practice. 4. Have a nutritious breakfast to keepyourmindawakethroughout the long test.
5. Wear comfortableclothingsoyourmindisworry free about how you look. 6. Exercise, becauseititsaid to improve the brain’smemorycapacity. 7. Chooseyour test-takingseatwisely to avoid distractions, interruptions, and discomfort. 8. Take the easyanswer questions out of the way first. 9. If youdon’t know the answer to a question, use the process of elimination to make an educatedguess. 10. Make sure thatyourhandwritingisunderstandable.
Helpful Links: 1.http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/prep.html 2.http://www.testprepreview.com/psat_practice.htm 3.http://www.petersons.com/testprep/practice_test.asp?id=436&path=ug.pft.psat&sponsor=1 4.http://www.educationplanner.com/education_planner/preparing_article.asp?sponsor=2859&articleName=PSAT_Practice_Tests 5.http://www.studyguidezone.com/psat_writing.htm
Bibliography: • The Princeton Review. "The PSAT is More than Merely Preliminary." MSN Encarta. Microsoft. Web. 2 Oct. 2009. <http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/college/Default.aspx?article =morethanmerelypreliminary>. • http://www.psychologytoday.com/files/u107/alarm-clock-ringing.gif • http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2008/0810/pre_psat_1023.jpg • Roell, Kelly. "Top 15 Test-Taking Tips." About.com. The New York Times Company. Web. 5 Oct. 2009. <http://testprep.about.com/od/tipsfortesting/tp/Tips_For_Testing.htm>. • http://www.tallgenesclothing.com/images/sweatpants.jpg • http://www.wentyleagues.com.au/Libraries/What_s_On/exercise.sflb.ashx • http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/images/thinkingcapwhoa.gif • http://sandeepeecs.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/misc_psat.jpg