psat-nmsqt-tutorial-for-middle-school-students

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®2011 PSAT/NMSQT Score Report Tutorialfor Middle School Students you learn about yourself and You’ve already taken discover majors and careers the first step toward that fit your strengths and college! How Did I Do? interests ®By taking the PSAT/NMSQT • M y M a j o r & C a r e e r M a t c h e sin middle school, you have a Are you in middle school (grades 6–8)? Yes? — extensive information about head start on college. The test majors and careers, including Then relax. The PSAT/NMSQT shows skills you’ll shows you firsthand the kinds insights about what to expect of reading, mathematics and need before entering college. It does not expect and what courses to take now writing skills you’ll need to • M y C o l l e g e M a t c h e s — asomeone your age to perform as well as high succeed in college and high starter list of colleges based on school. Use your PSAT/NMSQT schoolers who take the test. your home state and indicated Score Report to find out what choice of majoryou need to learn. Then choose Visit www.collegeboard.org/the courses that will put you on Now look at the “Improve Your Prepare for the next time quickstart to get your My College the road to college. Skills” section. Based on your QuickStart. Use the access code you take the PSAT/NMSQT.answers to the test questions, this provided on your score report.If the test seemed hard O n c e you ’ ve z e ro e d i n on you r section shows you skills that you Note: If you are under 13 ...

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• Publié par: Urzoe
• Nombre de lectures: 7
• Langue: English

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You’ve already taken the first step toward college! By taking the PSAT/NMSQT ®   in middle school, you have a head start on college. The test shows you firsthand the kinds of reading, mathematics and writing skills you’ll need to succeed in college and high school. Use your PSAT/NMSQT Score Report to find out what you need to learn. Then choose the courses that will put you on the road to college. If the test seemed hard — it should. It’s aimed at students in the 11th grade. Were there lots of words you didn’t know? Could you solve some of the math problems but not many others? Relax! And don’t focus on your scores. The PSAT/NMSQT is not testing what you know now, but rather what you will need to know later. The longer you’re in school and the harder you work, the more your scores will improve. How good are your skills? The information on your score report will help you identify the skills you already have and those you need to develop. First take a close look at the “Review Your Answers” section. Find the questions you got wrong. Then look at your test book. • Did the questions cover material  you haven’t learned yet? • Did you get the easy questions right and leave the harder ones blank? (Remember, the easy “ ” questions are easy for 11th- graders.) • Did you guess when you didn’t   know the answer?

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2011 PSAT/NMSQT ®   Score Report Tutorial for Middle School Students

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