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Preparing for the Critical Reading and Writing Skills on the PSAT Preparing for the Critical Reading and Writing Skills on the PSAT

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Preparing for the Critical Reading and Writing Skills on the PSAT - PPT Presentation

September 30 2012 through October 11 2012 D Sibley September 2012 PSAT Test Format taken from Barrons PSAT NMSQT 2012 The PSATNMSQT is preparation for the SAT and is generally given in October It differs from the SAT in that it is shorter 2hours and 10 mins ID: 626584

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Preparing for the Critical Reading and Writing Skills on the PSAT

September 30, 2012 through October 11, 2012

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide2

PSAT Test Format taken from Barron’s PSAT/ NMSQT, 2012

The PSAT/NMSQT is preparation for the SAT, and is generally given in October. It differs from the SAT in that it is shorter (2hours and 10 mins.).

Sec. 1- Critical Reading 25

mins

. 24 questions8 sentence completion4 short-reading comprehension12 long-passage reading comprehension1 min breakSec. 2-Math 25 mins. 20 questions 20 multiple choice20 questions1 min. break

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide3

Passive vs. Active Reading

Passive Leisure reading

Skimming for ideas

Active

Reading for contentEngaging with the textUsing prior knowledgeTaking Notes

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide4

Active Reading

Preview the reading materialEstimate the length and level of difficultyClarify your purpose for reading

Activate prior knowledge

Rhetorical Triangle and Reader Response Theory

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide5

PSAT/NMSQT Test Format

Sec. 3- Critical Reading 25 mins. 24 questions5 sentence completions

4 short-paragraph reading comprehension

15 long-passage reading comprehension

5 min. breakSec. 4- Math 25 mins. 18 questions8 multiple-choice10 student-produced response (grid-in)1 Min. breakSection 5- Writing Skills 30 mins. 39 questions20 improving sentences14 identifying sentence errors

5 improving paragraphs

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide6

Using Context Clues to Help Define Words and Phrases and Build Your Vocabulary

Let’s look at the Types of Context Clues

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide7

Definition Context Clues

You will see questions on the PSAT that may ask you for the meaning of a word and the passage may contain a definition of the word you are being asked to define. For example:“A distinctive perspective is central to the discipline of sociology, which is defined as the scientific study of human social activity.”

“Words take on meaning from their context, that is, they are used in conjunction with other words in the sentence and surrounding sentences.”

“Like terms are terms that have the same variables with the same exponents.”

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide8

An Example Context Clue

You may encounter a question that asks for the meaning of a word, and several examples of the word are included in the passage to help lead you to a definition:“Macionis helps us understand the term subculture. Teenagers, Polish-Americans, the homeless, and “southerners” are all examples of subcultures.”

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide9

An Explanation Context Clue

Some passages may include an explanation of the term to help you define the term.“The psychologist set up the experiment to test the rat’s adaptability

; he wished to see how well the rat adjusted to the changing conditions it had to face.”

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide10

An Opposite Term Context

You may find the opposite meaning of a term included in the passage that may help you define the term:“ In general, people emigrate to from countries where they have limited prospects for earning a living, and they migrate to countries where they believe that economic opportunity awaits them.”

Most birds of prey hunt by day; owls; however, are nocturnal.”

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide11

A Punctuation Context Clue

Sometimes, writers use punctuation marks (dashes, colons, parentheses, or commas) in a passage to lead readers to the definition of a term. “A composer often provides a marking for tempo, or overall speed, to help convey the character of a composition.”

“In a sense, there is no single cause for war, but a myriad.”

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide12

Using Parts of the Word to Help Define It

We add prefixes and suffixes to root words to change word meanings, or make new words.When you are taking the PSAT, you can look at the root word to help you determine the meaning of a word, if the passage does not include context clues

For example, lets look at the word perihelion

Peri

from the Greek meaning near and helios from the Greek meaning the sun, so the perihelion is the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid

or

comet

where it is nearest to the

sun

. (taken from Wikipedia)

***Obtain a list of common root words, suffixes, and prefixes.

D. Sibley, September 2012Slide13

Using the Dictionary to Help Build Vocabulary

You may be required to define a term that does not include context clues in the passage and cannot be defined by looking at its root word, prefix, nor suffix.It is important to get a list of words commonly used on the PSAT/SAT (high-frequency words) and learn their definitions. You can go to

www.collegeboard.com

to get words and their definitions daily, or you can obtain a list from the website.

I would suggest putting the words and their definitions on flashcards the old-fashioned way, or create electronic flashcards, and make a game of it!!!D. Sibley, September 2012