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THE NEW PSAT: Exam Overview & Section Breakdown SECTION 1: READING SECTION 2: WRITING & LANGUAGE SECTION 3: MATH (no calculator) SECTION 4: MATH (calculator) Flip over for changes to total testing time and the scoring process Format: 47 questions (4 long passages, 1 double) Time: 60 minutes Content Changes: Longer passages Less vocabulary Graphs and charts Founding Document/Global Conversation passage “Find Your Evidence” questions Format: 44 questions (4 passages) Time: 35 minutes Content Changes: Punctuation now tested Questions have context Graphs and charts Format: 17 questions (13 multiple choice, 4 grid-ins) Time: 25 minutes Content Changes: No calculator for 44% of the exam Multi-part questions More algebra and data analysis Higher-level math Format: 31 questions (27 multiple choice, 4 grid-ins) Time: 45 minutes Content Changes: Multi-part questions More algebra and data analysis Higher-level math

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Page 1: SECTION 1: READING SECTION 2: WRITING...Reading & Writing Subscore 200 - 800 POINTS Math Subscore 200 - 800 POINTS PSAT Composite Score Note: The College Board will not release 400

THE NEW PSAT:Exam Overview & Section Breakdown

SECTION 1: READING SECTION 2: WRITING & LANGUAGE

SECTION 3: MATH(no calculator)

SECTION 4: MATH(calculator)

Flip over for changes to total testing time and the scoring process

Format: 47 questions (4 long passages, 1 double)

Time:60 minutes

Content Changes:Longer passagesLess vocabularyGraphs and chartsFounding Document/Global Conversation passage“Find Your Evidence” questions

Format: 44 questions (4 passages)

Time:35 minutes

Content Changes:

Punctuation now testedQuestions have contextGraphs and charts

Format: 17 questions (13 multiple choice, 4 grid-ins)

Time:25 minutes

Content Changes:No calculator for 44% of the examMulti-part questionsMore algebra and data analysisHigher-level math

Format: 31 questions (27 multiple choice, 4 grid-ins)

Time:45 minutes

Content Changes:Multi-part questionsMore algebra and data analysisHigher-level math

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TOTAL TESTING TIMEOld PSAT2 hours 10 minutes

New PSAT2 hours 45 minutes

Reading: 50 mins. Writing: 30 mins. Math: 50 mins.

Reading: 60 mins. Writing: 35 mins. Math: 70 mins. totalNo calculator: 25 mins. Calculator: 45 mins.

SCORING PROCESSReading Section

10 - 40 POINTSWriting Section

10 - 40 POINTS

Evidence BasedReading & Writing Subscore

200 - 800 POINTS

Math Subscore200 - 800 POINTS

PSAT Composite Score400 - 1600 POINTSNote: The College Board will not release

score charts until AFTER the first PSAT is administered in October 2015.

Math Section10 - 40 POINTS

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THE NEW PSAT:Exam Overview & Section Breakdown