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PSAT Overview

The PSAT/NMSQT takes 2 hours and 45 minutes and consists of 3 tests: (1) the Reading Test, (2) the Writing and Language Test, and (3) the Math Test. Most of the questions are multiple choice, though some math questions ask you to write in the answer rather than select it. It includes a Reading Test, Writing and Language Test, and Math Test.

The Reading Test presents five reading passages followed by multiple-choice questions about each passage. You have 60 minutes to complete this test, which includes 47 questions total.
The Writing and Language test is a multiple-choice test where you read passages, find mistakes and weaknesses, and fix them. This part of the PSAT/NMSQT is 35 minutes long, includes 4 passages, and contains 44 multiple-choice questions.
The Math Test focuses on the areas of math that play the biggest role in a wide range of college majors and careers:
- - Heart of Algebra, which focuses on the mastery of linear equations and systems.

Problem Solving and Data Analysis, which is about analyzing problems and drawing information from data.
Passport to Advanced Math, which features questions that ask you to manipulate complex equations.
The Math Test also includes 2 questions from Additional Topics in Math, including the geometry and trigonometry most relevant to college and career readiness.

The Math Test is divided into two parts: a no-calculator portion and a calculator portion. In both portions, most of the test is multiple choice, but some of the questions at the end ask you to write the answer (these are called “grid-ins”).

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