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New page: The Preliminary SAT® (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) is a standardized test for American high school juniors administered by the College Board and the Nation...
The Preliminary SAT® (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) is a standardized test for American high school juniors administered by the [[College Board]] and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).<ref>http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html</ref>
The purpose of the test is to prepare students for the SAT Reasoning Test™ that is the primary exam results used by competitive colleges. The PSAT/NMSQT also has a modest scholarship program for participants.
The PSAT/NMSQT claims to evaluate:
*critical reading skills
*writing skills
*math problem-solving skills
In its scoring system for the purposes of the scholarships, the verbal skills count twice as much as mathematical skills. Calculators are allowed on the exam.
== References ==
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The purpose of the test is to prepare students for the SAT Reasoning Test™ that is the primary exam results used by competitive colleges. The PSAT/NMSQT also has a modest scholarship program for participants.
The PSAT/NMSQT claims to evaluate:
*critical reading skills
*writing skills
*math problem-solving skills
In its scoring system for the purposes of the scholarships, the verbal skills count twice as much as mathematical skills. Calculators are allowed on the exam.
== References ==
<references/>