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3 Test Sections
Understan=
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Your PSAT/NMSQT Results
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Presenter: Use this PowerPoint presentation to help your students
understand their PSAT/NMSQT results and benefit from the feedback provide=
d on
their score reports. The notes provided throughout the presentation can be
read aloud to students or used simply as reference information. |
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| Ther=
e are 5 major
parts to the PSAT/NMSQT Score Report: |
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| -Your Scores |
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| -Review your Answers sectio=
ns |
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| -Improve Your Skills sectio=
ns |
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| -National Merit Scholarship
Corporation (NMSC) Programs |
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| -Your Educational Plans sec=
tion |
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score report
provides your scores for each of the three sections on the PSAT/NMSQT: |
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| -Critical Reading |
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| -Mathematics |
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| -Writing Skills |
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If you are a junior, your scores are compared to thos=
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other If you are a sophomore or younger student, then your
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Review Your
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You will get your original test book back with your
PSAT/NMSQT
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middle section
of the report is the “Review Your Answers” section. When you
receive your results, you will also get your test book, the one you used =
when
you took the test. Be sure to ask for your test book if you don’t h=
ave
it. |
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se your Test
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| Usin=
g your actual
test book will help you make the most of the “Review Your
Answers” section, since you’ll be able to go back to questions
you got wrong and, with the help of the explanations available on
www.collegeboard.com/quickstart, figure out why. You can also look at the
notes you made in your test book to see how you got to your answer. |
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our Columns:
The Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Skills sections of your sc=
ore
report all contain the following information. |
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| •The first column displays the number of ea=
ch
question as it appeared in the test booklet. |
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| •The second column displays the correct ans=
wer to
each question. |
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| • In the third column you will see the answ=
ers that
you chose: |
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| -a c=
heckmark means
CORRECT |
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eans OMITTED |
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| -an =
alphanumeric
letter shows the incorrect answer you chose |
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| •In the fourth column we see the letters E,=
M, or
H, which identify the level of difficulty of each question. |
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| -E m=
eans EASY
questions |
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| -M m=
eans MEDIUM
difficulty |
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| -H m=
eans HARD (the
most difficult questions on the test) |
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| •Remember: This test is for high school juniors wh=
o are
preparing for college, so it’s possible that an E or easy question
might seem difficult to younger students. |
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The written answers are n=
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scored.
Only
answers gridded in the ovals are scored.
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Answer Summa=
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Improve Your
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The Percentile compares your performance to that of o=
ther
coll=
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juniors.
The Selection Index is the sum of your critical readi=
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mathematics and writing
skills scores.
If it has an asterisk, you do not meet all of the
eligibility
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Your Educati=
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