Practice with this full-length PSAT/NMSOT" National Merit Schofarship Qualifying Test Preliminary SAT/ [The best way to \get ready for the, [PSAT/NMSOT lis totake the | [practice test. 3d time! ‘Timing The PSATINMSOT® has fve sections. You wil have 26 minutes each for ‘Sections 14 and 90 minutes for Section 6, Scoring For each correct answer, you reosive one pol. For quesions you omt you receive no points. Fora wrong answer to & multiple-choice question, you ose 2 quarer (4) of a point, Fora wrong answer toa math question that snot rmutipie choice, you do not lose any points. Guessing _ it you can eirinate one or more choices as wrong, you ineeaze your chances ‘of choosing the coret answor and earning one pin. Kyou cant eliminate, ‘any choice, move on You can retum to the queaton later here etme. Marking You must mark al of your answers on your answer shaeto receive credit ‘Answers Mako sure each mark is dark and completly ils the cde you erase, do ‘80 complotly. You may wri in the test book, but you wom receive cred for anything you wrt there ‘Checking You may chock your work ona particular section Hf you fish It before tm ks ‘Answers called Butyou may not turn to any other section DO NOT OPEN THE TEST BOOK UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO So! Unauthrin reproduction o se of any pat ofthis test pribte. rnb SA0/ National Mert Schlep Qulivng Test eesti /SaEmnasio sare CollegeBoard, SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION ert ‘ii PSATNOUSE San Gu Pra TtTAKE THE PRACTICE TEST “Take the practice et on the folowing pages o become fir with the hinds of question (ca reading, mathematics and ‘wrtog sil) on the PSAT/NMSQYT. The test you take in October wil be smi, containing 5 sections: cial reading questions in ‘econ, mathematics question in 2 sections and writing sills questions in 1 sation ‘Set asd ine fo ale the elt es; youl aed shout 9 bout and 10 mints Use th practice mawershet on pages 3 and 4. ‘ave yur calculator ealable forthe mith ectons. After he et, check your answers 0 see how you seared. TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES Try thee out when you take the racic tas: ‘= Expect eary queston tthe heglaning of ach set cof entence completion questions (in the eritial ‘reading sections) and ath qustlons, Wihin« ‘et questions general get harder as you gp along, However sets of passage based reading questions (athe ceticl reading secon) and wing sills qoeone ae not neces sraaged by diialy 1 Earn a many points x you can on ety questions For each corres azaer You receive one plat 20 ‘mater how hard ores the questions are. Beware of ‘arcdesrerorson quetions you ow how to answer 1 Yoo dont have to annver every question Yu can do well even though you omit ome questions. (© Work steadily. Dost waste tne ona question that Is hard for you Ifyou cant answer mak itn your textbook nd goon. Go back ot ler if three tine Bing wath with you to lp wih pacing. GET CREDIT FOR ALL YOU KNOW > vy v Use a No. 2 pencil. 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(A) ingeosity (8) hualty (©) valent (D) perseverance (B) indignation 1 The professor's comments on Hleane’s oratory repom were —: they were purl route and ‘owed lite real engagement with Hleanoe’s woe. (A) permory (8) astute (C) deferential (©) perfunctory (E) cae (De pom tet nba gad fend ees ‘ite oe ear ps pn Ce ea ‘sa he Sear Copano Bro! ee a)PRAC A TICE eas ‘The passages below ae followed by questions based on tr content queton following » pir of related passages may also ‘botsred on he reatonhip beeen the pid pauages- Arswer he queson on the hue of what sad rip othe assages tnd nny itoductory atrial ht uy be provi ‘Questions 9-10 are based on the following passage. caw of th now emphasis onthe individual that evelopod during the Reaasance, more rears eis Soran proc i rien sentry Europe i for ‘rodice newer ers. Alhough sor nfrmaion ‘needed the sixteen ena isthe at perio that has ‘provided historian wth both te biogapie Of my ‘emule ants and nica quaties of ele work Tn Late Renaissance Ily and norbers Euroe, female Plots and salpors worked in a wide rang of subecs, Fle, ad scales, rom prt minatrstelarge-sale ‘lies. Like thet ele conemporren, any acheved ‘widospeend fare in he malve counties sol beyond, {acing the wtention of dstagusbe writes and patrons. 9, What was the est ofthe “new empha” (line 1)? (A) eed artis tobe increasingly concord with Ponaying the tnvdoaity of ter eects (@) Weecouraged wists o develop mow “aide wylee (© Wine fae atts more consccus of te “isinctive carci of thir work (©) allowed more ferme nis be oppor ‘to dy abroad (&) increased the chance that information soot sts and thei work would be peered, 10 In ins 10 and 11, he stbor refers o “nines” tie “nape inode to (A) Masts the varity of work created by ‘Question 1-12 ae based on the following pastgs. ‘ur sense that teevso has nays exis kes itil to st back tnd eerie role in octal Changes ovr tho past 0 years. Some of ose changes ‘ee obvios and can be dcamonted by fact end gars ine erage hour of diy eevsion viewing, he ott asec Sanplgncommercln and he goving Prominence of igh ievsed spars ike peoeusonl Footal and NASCAR racing. Yet th deeper effects of such chungs andthe simply overtelming mamber ot ‘Sevion's oer iunces indi many of be most Slenican, od wo be overated. and many of eet Imporaatqbestions go wranowered 1. Lins 1-3 ("Our sens... year") primarily serve © (A) caieize the oraighdnes of pubic pinion (@) question the relevance ofa certain line of esearch (C) tote an apparent obstacle to «go (©) defend aseletion toa log sending parle (©) Gssuade othr fom grappling wi rblem 12, The author implies which ofthe flowing abou the things ited imines 587 (A) They at negate eet of wlevison's role ‘in sclty and cannot eatly be reversed (B) They ar ess profound than some ober Sense of hangs Wong (©) They are societal changes associated with ‘elevison ta could ot hive boon presited 60 yours ago (D) They are possibly effets of eter changes in oct that happened to coincide wit) tchevision's (©) They are examples of sub socal changes stbotd fo levis in roce® yee(Qvestins 13-24 are based onthe folowing pasuges Passage 1 is from the preface 10 «2004 report bythe ‘National Endowment forthe Ars exited Reading at Risk, ‘whch present teresa ofa lorgescle survey that Invesigoted, among oh thing, the prcenage and ‘umber of aus who read teraue (noel, ls, short Sores and poems). Passage 2 isfrom a 2004 aricle omen om ha report Passage 1 Reading ot Risk not a epor that wea hippy ta oe, ‘Tis compechensve survey of American teary reading rsents a detailed bt Beak assesment ofthe decline of ‘eating’ oes ne tations eure. For th sine ‘moder history, ss han al ofthe aul populion now ‘ads iterate and his wend elects a larger docline in ber sorts of reading. Anyone wh loves ear & ‘aes the clara inllecaa, and pial importance of sive and eagagadLteracy in American soley wil ‘espood to this reper With grave concer. “Reading ot Risks ota collection of anecdotes, heres, cor opinions. i a descriptive survey of sallonal ed it utter reading. Based on an encrmoa sample of ‘more han 17000 adits itcovers most major demographic ‘roape—proviing tain meararement by age gender, ‘heaton income: pon, rie apd ity. Conducted bythe Ceasas Burcu and panting 20 yar of pling, ‘he Survey of Publi Parcipation nthe Arts, the dats Source for Reading af Risk, a else and objective as ‘ny sich survey can be. The key reas ofthe survey ean be vummarzed ina single senteace: erry reading in ‘Americ is ot only declining rapidly amoog al oops, ‘tthe ne of Scie bas scelerted, expially ming the young, The concerned cizen ln ath of pod news ‘Sout American teary cle wil say he pages f is "eportin vain Although the news in the report is die doubt tat any cael ebsrier of couempaary American sotety ‘rl be eel snpised—excop perp by the sheet ‘magni of decline. Reading at Risk merely documents ‘ gasntiies shoe clr ansformaton that most ‘Amaricans have slready noted—ou society's ausive shi ‘ward elecwoni meta for entrsinment and informstion Reading i nota umes, iver ‘Advanced Mersey is pei elocual sll and sock habit ‘hat depends on a great many educational cultural, and {conor actors, As more Americans ot his capably, ‘ur tion becomes lem informed, active nd independent ‘minded. Thse ae not quads that fe, nnovave, rodutive society can afford ols, Pasage? Reading at ik one of teh pil « soveramat survey ling stat nso ia aang, ‘Secvea wore a we hoop Such preys ues met Sed ells, wbo canal te comics ‘on dino the nings sytem wenn rnin rteang They hal ot her best sles tee; nods suchas “asennad “pave ete” td eae brought play rou ono et Senet a ale for orth men ay, ‘pec fas he pola ube tend Sy rt a a However wht Reading ot ist dot’ stnowedge Jstata peat any people oa ys anoan of ang, chi in newsppes mapas, aon te teat tate oft books and one of in teem ot Imagine Mecur Many people ead pinay fer {afrmato, and hrs ao reso ornate ‘steal inthe for of bons il ewes tough Acad a it maybe cogs a ein tate anon fre reading ‘tame poo, an plays ees juny ones fl ov ist 0 gear fom 55 pronto #? peat ofthe at's taut, The decioe mrcover, was srs the boar "arc" sey ha ery sedge decd {ormen woe, leds td rack rapa ean ‘Powp, idl age groups Buta ch gues ely le? Reading o Risk isn cumple of te seo ata ng Gonna {mourn Is far fo ath stn every belpel In cpnring so ioscan ace eating min Duly an Sue way Tat he Swede ea oe ove poem nd lays han American and Postage ad {Swern wedb na sata act stm ot ae at ou do with copeclly when you don't now th aly Sethe neil ng eosin eco, Rea sry ‘oun of seen tsgatve ire Win ce ado trilogy kop o te atl we of tang You'll gap fan anardBal epat chs Reding a Ri, serous edgalvayss monty ieee, n'a oaks here Nothing ns ang on, “oly tbs wor wendy and igh roi cenop, toon ob raed by th apr el epson ee Remit pceA 1S Lines 4-7 For the. wading” suggest that the siunton described shuld be conicted (A) suspect ) ineversile (©) noteworthy ©) spprorite © conmenpece 14, The mor of Pasige 1 suggests hata "sample™ (ine 13) shou ely be (A ange cog niet rey x whole () deteomned ty professional saisiciane (©) comprised of eompeely anonymous () sesiged to ince both sla and eile (8) similar the amples wed in poioe snd 1S, The autor of Pasige 2 would mos ely gue ‘hat th "measurements" (Passage I, in 1) ae (A) more subject» change than the suhor of ‘Pasage | scowogos (B) ess imporatthan the suor of Passage 1 (© ised on es impressive sample size han the autor ofPasage 1 contends (©) more umasal an be author of Passage 1 ‘eles (B) Jews impress tthe ble than the ator of Pamage I supposee 16, The fa paragrap of Passage 1 (lines 27-40) serves mniy 0 (A) chart course action based upon the savey's ‘ndings (@) sue thatthe survey was not as thorongh as had ‘een previouly implied (© plae the rete ote survey ina broad eal! (©) shift rom examining the surveys findings © “nalyng tsrahedolony (@ sogpet ha ts eportsnt tly dsusing when ‘ndrstood a «storia end 17, The autor of Pasig 2 woold most ily consider the Salto seatencesot Passage I ines 37-40) tobe 9 sacate @) perceptive (© deta (©) insincere © denise PRACTICE TEST 48, Which ofthe fllowag would the author of Passage 2 smo ely consider be anther of te "hardy perennial (ine 41)? (A) A report egung that young ppl inthe ‘Untied Stats se itening to more vaned susie than they vein he past (@) A survey revealing information about the cazeer ‘aspratons of wenagrs in he United States ‘od Canada (©) A study showing that he echnoogia ils ‘of eileen nthe United Stats are dectining In comparonto ose sks of deni er (©) chronicle describing important evens in the Gin Right overeat from he 1950 (6 the preseat (2) Anaticl conenting that he wend toward realy Television as made it more fica for waters, 1 get jobs in olywood 19, Lines 59-46 (Sl... groups’) foes on which ‘spect ofthe “demographic act? (A) is timeiness (@) is scope (©) I permanence (D) Is dveptveness @) lis unexpecedores 20, The autor of Passe 2 indicate thatthe “ae” refemed tin lie 1 (A) ical and theefore more common among, ‘dus han cen (@) plesuable and therefore more widespread than is general acknowledged (©) persons end hereto worthy of futher ‘dacasion ()inviuaind and theefoce rein © ‘seping genralizaions (©) imo consaming end therfore undertaken ‘by tow pope 21, Inline 71, “courte” mos ety means (A) boosh ) offensive (© imprecise (>) gnuiny () SnevenA Gm A 22, Toe ator of Passage 1 would mos likely respond tothe lst statment in Pasage 2 (ines 80-83) by ‘soon at (A) report sbout reading iss mporent a oes shoot uel and asp (@) Reauing at Rss one ofthe Fest “ex” reports © epic omg nt mslealing fad (0) ceports ke eating a Rick nego orough Tevlew before publication (© sport on national reading habits has ating implcadons 23, Which ost describes the tone ofthe fe (fPasage 1a the tone of he it prep oF Passage 2 resecvely? (A) Ominoa supised (8) Defensive vz annexed (©) Complasea ve amised {D) Somber. wy () Sede. elated 224 Which best conveys the primary relationship between thetwo pases? (A) Passage 2 discusses some limita of a sudy ‘hase esl re dicunsed in Passage () Pasage 2 provides history of te eveat leading to the vepertdseibd in Passe 1 (©) Passage 2 lsptes the accuracy the tate ‘ited in Paseag (@) Passage? wes he information presented in ‘Pastage Io argue for caltral change. (© Passage 2 cones thatthe suo of Pasage 1 ‘dented the implications of the report. STOP Ht you fnish before time is called, you may chock your work on this section only. ‘Do not tun to any other eeetion Inthe test.2 0 mem oF 2 SECTION 2 Directions: Forth section, solve cach problem and decide which ithe best ofthe choices given. Fila the comesponding ciel oa th answer sheet You may use any avalable space for serach work 1. The ute of calelator is permiced, 2. All mumbers wed are esl nomber ‘3. igues tht accompany problems in ths test ar itened o provi information ust in saving he problens, }$) They ae drawn acutely posible EXCEPT when is satin a specific problem tha the gue i ot 2) ra scale. Al igus lie ina plane ules oterwiseindintd, 4. Unles otherwse specified, the domain of any fancon fi assunec to be th et ofl eal amber x for which ees q =) nN l res eG Z eee cata The sum ofthe measures in degrees ofthe angles of wang 180. 3, Wdabe = 24 and ab = 4, then 1 Whatisthe sam of JE=T and (x —1)* Sy ar = A Be a o 2 ) 18 Os © 32 D) 12 z x 2 ©) 32 \Fan Rectan %, Sees Vo, ‘negative numbers and cicle O represents the et of tod integers Which ofthe following arbers = esraeras meager 4. Inthe figure above, point P is online ¢. What the vate of? wy 25 © 3 © 3 ©) 4 O4# 405. Both following enuntions? 1 (e+3)(x42)=0 U. (x-3)(2~2)=0 UL 2 =6 9 Losly @) Tony (©) land Monty {(D) land i only © (hadi se soution for wish of the NUMBER OF MEALS GH SCHOOL STUDENTS EAT PERDAY Two Meal ony —si} Three Meas ne — One Mea ur of More ‘The gph cbove shows the resus ofa survey in whlch igh choo stdems were asked ow meny seal ey ‘ply ex por day 1900 student responded to the srvey, bow many of dem reported tat thy typically cattro meals per day? a 252 ® 12 © 135 DB ® i 7, W10.<3¢+7.<13, which ofthe following could be valueot ¢? wa at 19) 8. Thelongth ofone side of the sgpare shove 10, What thevalasof 2? ws ® 0 © we © 08 © » 9. Box A contains 142 mares, bx B connie 152 marbles, and box C cont 136 mbes, “Mares are tobe transfered ony fom box B10 box C. 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() None (8) Ove © Tro () Three (8) More than tree 13, Ione feof recanguar oid is known tobe ecangetha po' squse, wha the greets ‘omer faces of te sls tat could be re? W) Ove ® Two (© Three (©) Four ©) Be pie ees 2 14, Which of the following the graph of function f fr which there isexacty om valu of tht sisi he uation f(x) = 07 wy © © ” 15. The wo spinners inthe figure above sr tobe spun, ‘nd each arom wll topside a numbered gon Ts ually ely that sper wil stop im ny oe of is ‘bere regions. Whats he polity tat the sum ofthe umber in he regions where the ows top16, The table sbove shows values forthe ution f. What Isthe va of 2/3) ~ (4)? ws ® @7 © 9 ®u 17, The vee point shoe on te suber ine above have coudiaas x,y, nd 0 (W) Tealy @) and irony (© Ind Tt only ©) Handttlony © Lima it SY (s e ote: gure not drain to sale 18, Ine ciceabove, the two diameters shown intersect Tfthe sum of the sfas of th Unthided region ix tal tothe average (arithmetic mean) of he wea ofthe Shaded repons, what ish value of? 19, How many postive integers less than 100 do nt have Tas ay ig ) 100 @ 7s (© 736 © 7 © 09 20, Points , Bnd do nota ie om the sre ie. Point is Suits fom Aan 3 uss fom 2. How ‘many other pins inthe same plane aA. sd 3 feealbo Suns fom A and 3 wnt fom 2? (A) None ®) One © To ©) Four (©) More than four STOP befor ine Is calle, you ry clock your work on ths section only. Do not turn fo any other section in the tet.3@ 3 3 @ 3 SECTION 3 ‘Time — 25 minutes 24 Questions (25.48) ‘Directions: For ech qusnon in thi coon, sls the ba anwar rom ang he choise gen sd ila he comsponng cle onthe ase set. ach sentence below bs ne orto Bans, each banc {ndlsting at something has bea ont Beneath the sentence ar five words ost of words abled A through E. Chose the word or set of word tha, Wien Inserted i the ratence, bs ts the meaning ofthe sentence a3 whale. (A enforce sal G) end. divisive (© overcome anatase (©) cxead.-satstacory ) resolve. acceptable @0008 25, Despite his oustanding alent and profound commi- seat is rt, sbist Roland Hayes never achieved ‘elsonty be never == the" enjoyed Dy te ‘mont commercially wecetfl entaraine. (A) avoided. renown 26. Caroline is —~ though not she works intently ‘her assignments, but rarely ands them non ie A) ase Hart sate for wcrical taining (@) simulate Harts stars in wach mending 42, Tels paragraph lies 485) snggonte that uti be eocountered Me Panwalluh, Hi belived tat. 38, The stor uses the age ofthe “house ine 29) tweonvey be ingestion (A) his struggle fr advancement had bee ule 7 a (@) his prospect ini were severely med (A) astro explore () basinepeonle cared only abou money (B) aplwcetwrexiae (©) sn apprenticeship would Be hard fo eae (©) sbitocal odsty (@) scons was doe morto chance than alent (D) sneer location (©) sminnovaive design 40, Toe repttion ofthe word “aly” in ines 39-40 serves emphasize H's (A) incredulity ®) duplicity © aiience (©) eynicism ©) ave an(Question 43-48 are based onthe following passage, The following pasage is from a 2001 ance onthe sate ofthe ober iking intr nine. Many ofthe leading sie who tack te North ‘America lobster population do so mainly on computer ‘screens in goverment Inbortres, and rom hat vantage on, oltre appear toe n danger, rom te mid 1905 othe mid 1980s, Man's leben baled ina remirably consent umber of lobar, Bu daring ‘he pst ioe years, they have neal tiple th ete ‘asig feats about verbarvetig. The sation reals the recast of te co bey in New Haglan in ‘Which an exponential rise in he each was flowed by 1 devastating biological and economic cllpee Te Mase mos men an women who harvest obtrs ‘aleve ait iusy i eal, perhaps even foo ‘edit. They wer not abou population cllpse bt boa recent lobster attest woud lead to sharp mum ; @ 3 46, The stor uses the statement nines 28-29 Bt 48, The euthor indicates thatthe ew brea of obser ‘abr to emphasize hat selena” (le 42) does wb of the folowing? (A) thecommeriallobter fishing indoeey (A) Uses scien data to avise the govenment ‘seconomaly healthier hen msny {) User computes to model ober poputins fei (©) Bow states sod harvests ober (B) Mologiss are more qualifed han obste- (D) Wor wit ibsermen in gatering dita ‘er fo make estimates of how well lber (Observes lobsters in tol mative envioenct opulons re fang (©) tiger wad Yor tacking sh popaltons may not be appropri fr wracking lobe pation () sent racking lobster popsitons mast ‘ely heavily on mathematical models (© ise scents most spend more fie ing underwater research than fisheries ‘sient do 47. Toe pasage ugg tt ll ofthe follwing re te offi EXCEPT (A) They are gently es susceptible to oves vesting than ae lobsters (@) They are peeraly es faint the Haber ‘cn wh arvest ther tan lobes ae to Iobermen. (©) They en be physically hamed by beng cought (D) Tak popeltons are often estimated by ‘hing mathraial models (&) Their popelaions we dca fr siewiss to observe diel STOP It you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only. ‘Do not turn to any other section inthe teat. a9400 Omemooo4 SECTION 4 ‘Tune — 25 minutes 18 Questions 2138) Directions: This section contain wo types of questions. Yu have 25 mines o comple bxh pes Foe gestions 71-28, sone cach problem and decide which ite best ofthe choces given, Flin the corresponding ice oo the snswer shes. ‘You may we ny avalble space for serach work. 1. The ase of a clelator i permite, 2. All mabecs ed ae real number. 5 igures mt accompany problem tet are intends fo prong stormaton wet in solving the problems They are awn as accurately as posible EXCEPT when itis stated ina specie problem tht he ig sot ‘rao scale. 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Choice A repess the ‘ginal phrsing; he other four coices afferent It you thnk the cgi prasng produces «beter serence ‘han any of te alirtives, select choice A; fot, select ‘one of te ae cee. In making your sleion follow the regiments of standard writen Engl that i pay atention grammar, choice of words, searoce constuction, and punctuation. ‘Your telecon shoul rent inthe mow effective senteneo— clear and rcs, witoat ewhwardoess ox anbiguy. 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