Practice with this full-length PSAT/NMSOT’ frie best way to \get ready for the! PSAT/NMSOT listo take the |practice test. [rind time! National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test Preliminary SAT/ ‘Timing The PSAT/NMSGT?® has fve soctons. You wl have 25 minute each for ‘Sections 1~4 and 30 minutes for Section 5 Scoring For each correct answer you receive one point. For questions you omit you receive no points. Fora wrong answer to a multiple-choice queeton, you lose ‘a quarter (4) of a point. Fora wrong anewer toa math quoston that snot multiple choice, you do nat lose any points. 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These of cabaltors permed. 2. All nami sed aera aubess. 5. igure tht accompany problems inhi tete ntened wo provide Information useful in lving the problems. “They are awa a accurately as possible EXCEPT when ite stated in a specific problem tht the igus ot rawe toscle. Al igre le na plane ules rterwine indie 4, Unless otherwise pid the domain of ny tuncton fis asumid tobe the set fal real munbers for which CGHoAGes 24h Ase qete An doh Vecwh Vow ctmatsb? Special Right Tangles Weise The numberof depres of arin wcrc is 360 The sm ofthe messin depres of he angles of ingles 180. Teferene formation 1, Wx-9=2, what ise va of 3x-3? , @ 5 é ® 3 ¥ % 2. inthe gare above, which ine sogment has the ‘ees poe spe? on © 7 om ow © Ww a02. Wel 3. As tank contains 25 wot, 20 bass, 15 perch an ‘0 other kinds of ft. 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The center of be square O, and RS, T,and U! rete midpoint ofthe sd Ifthe sc shown hae enters at AO, a, what isthe ee ofthe add regan? ws @ © © o on-9 © 36-6 STOP you finish before time is called, you may check your work on ths section only, Do not tur fo any other section inthe teet, si:3@ 3 pretence: ia 3@3 SECTION 3 ‘Tame — 25 minates 4 Questions (ss) cova on the answer sheet ‘ives: For coch gestion in is wen, secs Bet answer fom among te choices piven and illin the omesponding ‘Each sentence below bas ne two banks, cach lak inuiating that somthing bas been emited. Beneath the sentece ar five words or sets of wor labeled A through E Chose the word ost of word tha. when {nserid in th sentence, best fs the meaning ofthe sentence a2 whe Example: oping to —- the disp, negotiators proposed Ss compromize ht they fl Would be ~~~ 10 Both nor and management. (A) efor fil B) ead. divisive ®2ooe 25, Though the expeimentl masicine effectively teated ean sympeome, a ideefects were so ——— hat {a development was bated. (A) ampeasot (B) soothing (©) inequest (2) mad 126, Among the ft Chinese American wer, sisters ‘Bio aod Winnfre! Eon hed ——— teary fppacher: th wot socal novels st in he ‘Unie Sate, wale Winsfed wrote romantic (© spproriae stories sta apan (A) confusing (8) uxpopalar_(C) iformal (©) contrasing (occasional 27, "This let biographer provides sever family trees farreience bet th uly Tneage 50 —- described inthe teat hath chars soon become (A) chaticaly. dispensable (8) scurtely.esenual {© pechely memorable {D) cumsly redundant (©) aay. uancesary 28, Attough Moun Ssint Helens bas Been more ‘ve te years haat ter volean ne ‘Singaus Unie Sates, lone dormancy before ‘is MD eruption dere nla (a) stoening fed (@) sous. confined (©) explosive. belied “The mowapaper dso the speaker a ‘cau efter indamod the patios of he angry (A) diplomat (B) pecfix (©) tacslider (©) demagogne () prognosiesor‘The pases below ae flowed by questions bse on thee content gueton following pair af eloed passages may ao be ted on the eationshphetween the paired passages. Answer the questions onthe bass Of whi sad o mpl fn te sages and in any introductory material that may be povided. (Questions 3031 are bas on the following passage. isis” verdes on Alexander the Great” vary. Some view Alexander asa chatmat, visionary lender fata on Constructing fasion of Fast and West ie okers ‘conden i ay acral an wastabe oguomanae who ‘unl cared about consoBdatingcomrol over as mach ‘erry as he could grab. Athi camp credits Alexander ‘vith inreasing the geographical spread of notions ese ‘Ovllaaton using med hat sum rl by td's dards but at were scooable at the me. Peape Historias ae divided becase he maa himself wae vided swinging will rom Bld wrth oat of Seles gencrsty Thee aban agresment on one issue, however: Alexanders military prowess Ins sem, e cated his name 30, The author indicates that the “then” (line 3) regard ‘Alexander tt ede wo (A inspired loyalty song his followers {wom military tes against all ode {© hop une Exzope and Asia {D) was obsossd wit oa poe (8) ndemined sec sabity ‘3. The primary porpose ofthe pasage et (A) reveal he full scupe of Alexander the Crests “imbitone () present ivenpent views ofthe historia igure “Alexander the Great (©) acknowledge Alexander the Gres we of rae force to ahievehiseade (©) question Alexandr the Gress epuation se mlitary ges (E) pointcut Alccanir the Gres’ schevement 1 poiical eo (Questions 32.33 are based on the following passage. Humans donot catch a disease Uke chest bight or sudden oak death, batted lp open such disrse ‘AS people nde and uel sros the obo they sere ws tuawiting veils forall manner of orl pathogens — ot AER cere ca 8 es Per any ey 4) 18,000 rs © ae iy so eer tee B ds ) Twmnmwea! 28 gous el ea ae Twacawed co tee 24. Tae sequence above i forme by squsing he ‘i postive integers, begining wih 1 Whats the dierenos betwee heh end Meme 2%, The tio of x19 y is 3102, andthe aio of to tts sequence? i403. If x yvand 2 ar postive numbers, whats therstioof rio +0? wr ® 1 &) 207 OD & 305 ©) 2 © 6o7 © 4 ©) 72 © 705 25, ach ime Sue rents abicyle, se pysa fed base ‘os pis an hourly rate for Oe ete byes ata, Las Suuray abe pid $12.0 0 rent bicycle for6 hous, and yesterday se pai $9.50 rota biyee ford tour. 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The flloningseiences ts conrcines and eectiveness of expresso Pat fea sentence othe entire seatence {Sulerliod; beneath ach veatenceaefive ways of Dirsing te undertned maria Choice A repeats te ‘ign piranng the ote four choles ae dierent. If you think original phrasing produces a eter seatence han any othe alternatives, eet choice A fot, select ‘one of he ter choices. In making your selection, fllow the rquirements of ‘andar rien Engh hts pay ateton gem, ‘hole of words serene contescton and panctation, ‘Your sltion should retin the most effeeive seatence clea and reise, witht ewkwardnes or ambiguity. EXAMPLE: Lara Ingalls Wider pubs er first book andshe as sinyfve yrs old ten (A) and she was sny-tve year olden (wien she wan eye (©) atige sixy-tve yeas old (D) Upon he reaching of sy-ve years ) ate time when she wo sity ive DODO 1. One sikng feature of Akira Kuo ‘sis as vibeat clos. 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Brce’s deparare wil ciminish the retation of carsctoo! ike none oer (©) The rpnation of er sceol wil be ininshed ‘by Me race's deparre more thn any (© Noting wil nis he epuasion of cu schoo smh as Mr. res depart wl5 — oo — & 5 ETemmar and nage eros. Fac sentence contains cider ing eor or ao enor aall No seatence contains more than on ene. Teer, ifthe is one i uadelned sod ltr. the senenes coma an eer, select he one dere prt ht mast he changed to ak the sentence cnet Its sete is comet, select choice in choosing sswers, follow thereiements of sna exten Bagi EXAMPLE: Theater delegues and hi. immediatly A Be cepted the esl dete by the D neural tats, No ee E @2000 21, Ate she earned hee plot’ iens in 1921, Besse Coleman is waving ‘rom Pais othe a Unite Stas, where she peformed a a sunt © e pile before large crowd of admire. 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Noeror E 24, Calcium, whose role in metabolism is ot yt filly - 5 derstood by muitonss, appear tote the body's c facboring urnee when consumed diy in D recommended anouns, Noeeee E Neither the cal of the exhibit or he muses x vide exphned the technical aspect of Pcaso’s E ntngs thoroughly enough toss injiiive c D st aden, Nocror E ‘Because the Silver Key resturant draws such large crowéhconoees thea erent fy nd seldom haves eo5@ —£ om — @ 5 27, Pola leadership in many counties bie bad an x ‘pac insome aoe reas, suchas thea, = c and even inveees everyday language, Noeroe D = 2, Unlke the case with Andres, who ws ted afer x B ‘working all weekend, wanted ogo 10 the sate c capitol building tobear the governs epeoh. B Nocmoe E 29, Meee of the debate team, determined hone cr a xy and coneting on every posible ocason D M0, Not catty watching the clock, there was not ooughiine forthe teacher tocxpain ley = cD Sessipmneat ore fling week Nocnt 28 31, Brent comaty an corey rund menage shout humankind, agedy has sully Hee ken = rmoresevious than comedy. Noeace c D E ‘32 Akaugh the work schedule id been metcloely pare as it wareuppos toe, the completion of B c ‘ejb was delayed bythe unexpected resignations BD of sever wore, Noor E 233. Inthe ndin Ocean off the easter cost of Afi * lies Madagascar andthe eyeballs, which wee Nocmor owed and preserved by comical his 5 D E c 34 Although thersems tobe many ways Loss * 8 the pz, only one meth! will ring shout the c esd result, Noeror D =5 @ . oes — @5 Directions: The following pasage isan ely dat of ‘any Some pars of the pabsage need to be rewrite, Read he pasage and select the best answers for he questions hat follow, Some questions ae abot particular enteoces or pars of sentences und ak yout improve Sentence ttre ce word choice, Other guertons ak ye {0 consider oranvation apd deveopment In choosing tavecs follow he eguremeat of andar weten English (Questions 35.39 refer tthe ollowing passage (1) The teresting Naranveof he Life of OLaudan Fudan, or Guus Vass, the African, polishes in ‘England in 179, import or ital and Kerary reasons.) Ise a eighteenth century eavlogu, (3) The taatve vvilydveribes the authors adverts Inthe rsh Royal Navy anon merchant ships. (4) The Book qully important, however, beaut it combines stad ‘tobograpy, wich they were reading widely athe time, td lave era, whic some soy Eqino invented. (5) this bok, ulan uaces his spinal growth ‘som be Kiepping at ae 121 ik work with shalioniats. (6) His religios faith figres prominently ‘his autobiography. (7) For instance, ler his eaptre, Eguan fund el man often jut sd eae wel, () Many would have become comupied. ©) He opt Bosme man of vite Instead of at. (AD) Asa slave nari, Eqsino's book moves from tavery to escape to retom. (11)A fit, Bans copied ler, bough not rely and aasce (Qa) He simpy accepted the views ofthe tine. (03) However, ee tavled and oberved the worl, gan tarot to erin lave. 36, Incontet sentence 2 (eprodaced below) shoud begin sith which ofthe following? Lis an eighteenth century travelogue. (4) The book based on history, (B) The book being historical, (© Itshould be noted thatthe book, of socal pet, (@) The book i of hisiovial importance becasne (@ moter words, historian ike he book ‘este 36, In context, whic ofthe following revision is sess in sentence reprodiced below) 7 ‘The books equally important, however, Because combat spr enobigraphy wich the ere reading widely tthe time and lave "arate, which some sy Euan fend (8) Change however” o "ta ) Delete toweves” (©) Change they were reading wiely"to “was popular” (0) Changs "ish ins” to “hes (@) Doles "which some sy Equlano invent" 37 Incootext, whic ofthe following is the best way 0 revise and combine sentences tnd 9 produced ‘low? any would have become corp. He sought become aman of viru ated of tha, (Many become conupted however, he seks 0 ‘psome aman of vitae, (@) Many wouldhave become couptd, bt Eguiano ecume aman of we instead (©) Seeking bese vaca man instead of Seong carpe Een es vty (©) Avro ten ws what Egan sgh to eco ted many become coop (© Becoming aman of virtue was what be was ‘seeking; ough many other poops would become compte[ML Inox deep the fal pag 2, Wher should the folowing etnc bea? Komen ay Sammeeraee In general, spiritual autobiographies describe how (A) etre on Eula’ cangng vie on very ind Shee csr ral ole (2). qos en cap on te lect bowen Slve tude in Eldan ht i ote cosies Ae (©) provide etal of the wrous places vo which DR ene es © Betwesoneee 8 (©) dere os Caan fee wig athe © Afr ete 1 ‘Soutcncooay (expan win codons wr on bosrd Bish ‘hp when Sno war aman STOP you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only 'Do not turn to any other ection Inthe tect.Get your critical reading score. 1, Chae your respons vith comet nme at the hors of page 2 Howie ag oon 49 ye eg” seer scp a 5. How ny iter oetion yo tpt 4 Subcom tical Reading Points Round wp if Ser maradova etn 5. Us thee find yor Critical Reading Score Get your mathematics score. 1, Chak yor rani vith cecet anor btm oF Pe 2 way math questions ewer 1a 28d you pt woe?” ~My 2 @ 2. Mow many ath question (1-3) i ou pti? —__(D) 4 Suber fom D. 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