Category Archives: PSAT

6 Improving Sentences Tips for the SAT and PSAT

The "Improving Sentences" questions in the Writing Skills sections of the SAT and PSAT require you to identify and correct grammatical errors and errors in diction.
One Writing Skills section will consist of 35 questions, 11 of which will be "Improving Sentences" questions. A separate Writing Skills section will consist of 14 questions of this type. […]

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7 Sentence Completion Tips for the SAT and PSAT

The Critical Reading sections of the SAT and PSAT contain sentence completion questions that test your vocabulary knowledge and your logic skills. Keep these tips in mind as you approach these questions:

Anticipate the answer. As you read the sentence for the first time, try to get a general sense of the missing word or words. […]

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8 Reading Comprehension Tips for the SAT and PSAT

The reading comprehension passages on the SAT and PSAT can be daunting. They are often long and may contain confusing language. Keep these tips in mind as you approach the reading comprehension sections on the test:

Get the vocabulary questions out of the way. Skim the questions before you read the passage […]

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