Free PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) Exam Questions and Answers
The PSAT/NMSQT is the only route to National Merit recognition, and that is what separates it from the other two PSAT papers. Structurally it is the SAT: 98 questions in 2 hours 14 minutes, Reading and Writing then Math, each split into two adaptive modules, delivered digitally through Bluebook — the whole PSAT family went digital in the United States in autumn 2023. The scale is the difference, running 320 to 1520 rather than the SAT's 400 to 1600, with 160 to 760 per section. It is normally sat in eleventh grade, and there is no pass mark.
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Question #2
A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours?
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. In 3 hours, it will travel 60 * 3 = 180 miles.
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Explain your reasoning, not just the letterMore PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary questions
- Question 1If Sarah has 3 apples and buys 5 more, how many apples does she have?
- Question 3Which number is the largest? 34, 67, 23, 89
- Question 4In a triangle, if one angle is 90 degrees and another is 45 degrees, what is the third angle?
- Question 5If a rectangle has a length of 10 and a width of 5, what is its area?
- Question 6What is the value of x in the equation 2x + 3 = 11?
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- Q1: What is the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) exam?
- A: PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) is a College Board certification exam. Judging by the questions in our bank, it concentrates on triangle, degrees, angle, planet and apples.
- Q2: What topics does the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) exam cover?
- A: Questions in our PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) bank cluster around triangle, degrees, angle, planet, apples, largest, year and left. Working through the full set is the quickest way to find which of these you are weakest on.
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- A: Work through the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) 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/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) exam questions?
- A: They are drawn from officially released past questions and from community members who have sat PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). Answers are verified and updated weekly.
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