Sparknotes Guide to the PSAT

Each October, more than 2.7 million high school students take the PSAT. In addition to serving as a practice run for the SAT, the PSAT can qualify top test-takers for prestigious financial awards like the National Merit Scholarship. With so much at stake, students and parents need an easy-to-understand study guide to walk them through their first important standardized test.

The book includes:

• A mini-PSAT test at the beginning of the book to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses
• Guided practicesections that provide step-by-step solutions
• Customized test-taking strategies for acing each section and question type on the PSAT
• Special "101"chapters to reinforce grammar, math and vocabulary basics
• A full-length practice test with answers and thorough explanations
• A tear-out chart containing the 300 most -tested PSAT vocabulary words
• Tips for test day