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               TAKE A TEST DRIVE!




               PRE-TEST








               TAKE THE PRE-TEST




               Use this PSAT information to      At the beginning of the course, you will take a pre-test. This pre-test is
               replace the “Take the Pre-Test”   a full-length PSAT/NMSQT test written by the College Board. When you
               section on page 2.                take the pre-test, you should bring the following items to the classroom, in
                                                 addition to anything else your teacher instructs you to bring:

                                                     1.  Sharpened, soft-lead No. 2 pencils (not mechanical pencils).
                                                     2.  A calculator that is approved for use on the test. Most graphing
                                                         calculators and all scienti�ic and four-function calculators are
                                                         permitted, but four-function calculators are not recommended.
                                                         The following are NOT permitted:

                                                         •   Handheld or laptop computers, tablets, cell phones, or
                                                             smartphones
                                                         •   Electronic writing pad or pen-input devices
                                                         •   Devices that have Internet access, wireless, Bluetooth,
                                                             cellular, audio/video recording or playing capability, a
                                                             camera, or any other smartphone feature
                                                         •   Devices with a QWERTY (typewriter) keypad
                                                         •   Devices with paper tape
                                                         •   Devices that make noise or “talk”
                                                         •   Devices that must be plugged into an outlet

                                                     3.  A watch (to pace yourself as you work through each test section).

                                                 If your program has ordered pre-test Student Summary reports, you will
                                                 receive one of these reports with your pre-test results. You will learn more
                                                 about how to read and use the Student Summary report in the “Use the
                                                 Pre-Test Reports” section.




               USE THE PRE-TEST REPORTS




               Use this PSAT information to      Your reports will look very similar to the sample reports in the AccelePrep
               supplement the “Use the Pre-Test   book. The biggest difference is that the score ranges for the PSAT/NMSQT
               Reports” section on page 3.       are slightly different from the score ranges for the SAT (see page 8 of this
                                                 supplement for more information).

                                                 However, your report will tell you the score range for each test section, so
                                                 you will be able to see how you did compared to the possible highest and
                                                 lowest scores.
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