Standardized Testing

Drink plenty of water the morning of the tests; it gets the brain moving!
There are no retesting opportunities for students that do not show or who are ill.

What to bring: Two No. 2 pencils

Calculator (no sharing allowed)

PSAT

PSAT Bulletin/practice test will be distributed to students 2-3 weeks prior to the test.

PSAT Benefits

Practice for the SAT
Compete for National Merit Scholarships (juniors only)
PSAT Components: critical reading skills (2 25-minute sections, 48 questions), math problem-solving skills (2 25-minutes sections, 38 questions), writing skills (30 minutes, 39 questions)

Scores are reported on a scale of 20-80 per section
Scores are returned in early January
For more info go to: www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html

PLAN

This is a practice test for the ACT • Students will also complete a career inventory and needs assessment • Score will be returned in early January • Score range is 1-32 for the entire test

Testing Components

English – 30 minutes, 50 questions - punctuation, grammar & usage, sentence structure, strategy, organization, and style
Mathematics – 40 minutes, 40 questions – pre-algebra, elementary algebra, coordinate geometry, and plane geometry
Reading – 20 minutes, 25 questions – prose fiction, humanities, social sciences
Science – 25 minutes, 30 questions – data representation, research summaries, and conflicting viewpoints

For more information, please see the PLAN website.

Questions? Contact Kim Barvick, College & Academic Counselor