Free PSAT 8/9 Exam Questions and Answers
PSAT 8/9 is the entry point of the SAT Suite, sat in eighth or ninth grade, and it is used neither for admissions nor for scholarships — it exists to establish a baseline. The structure matches the rest of the family: 98 questions in 2 hours 14 minutes, digital, split into two adaptive modules per section. The scale is what marks it out, running 240 to 1440 overall and 120 to 720 per section — a lower ceiling than the PSAT/NMSQT's 1520 or the SAT's 1600, because it measures an earlier stage of the same underlying skills.
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Question #1
A farmer has 120 apples and wants to distribute them equally among his 4 friends. How many apples will each friend get?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: A
Each friend will get 120 / 4 = 30 apples.
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In a certain city, the population increased from 50,000 to 60,000 in a year. What was the percentage increase in population?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: D
The population increased by 10,000, which is (10,000 / 50,000) * 100 = 20%.
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If Sarah has a budget of $200 for shopping and spends $75 on clothes, how much does she have left?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: C
Sarah has $200 - $75 = $125 remaining.
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A rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm. What is its area?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: A
The area is calculated as length _ width, which is 8 cm _ 3 cm = 24 cm_.
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If a train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour, how far will it travel in 2.5 hours?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: A
The distance is calculated as speed _ time, which is 60 mph _ 2.5 hours = 150 miles.
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If a book costs $15 and you buy 4 books, how much do you spend in total?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: C
The total cost is 4 _ $15 = $60.
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A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 5 cm. What is its area?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: C
The area of a triangle is (base _ height) / 2, which is (10 cm _ 5 cm) / 2 = 25 cm_.
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If a car travels 240 miles in 4 hours, what is its average speed?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: D
Average speed is distance/time, so 240 miles / 4 hours = 60 mph.
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A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: B
If 3 slices are eaten, then 8 - 3 = 5 slices are left, which is 5/8 of the pizza.
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If you roll a six-sided die, what is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?
Please select an optionIncorrectCorrect answer: B
The numbers greater than 4 are 5 and 6, so the probability is 2/6 = 1/3.
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- Q1: What is the PSAT 8/9 exam?
- A: PSAT 8/9 is a College Board certification exam. Judging by the questions in our bank, it concentrates on miles, probability, length, width and rectangle.
- Q2: What topics does the PSAT 8/9 exam cover?
- A: Questions in our PSAT 8/9 bank cluster around miles, probability, length, width, rectangle, train, spend and candy. Working through the full set is the quickest way to find which of these you are weakest on.
- Q3: How should I prepare for PSAT 8/9?
- A: Work through the PSAT 8/9 practice questions here, checking your answer on each one, then sit the practice test to rehearse the exam under timed conditions before the real thing.
- Q4: Are these real PSAT 8/9 exam questions?
- A: They are drawn from officially released past questions and from community members who have sat PSAT 8/9. Answers are verified and updated weekly.
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