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with this full-lengthPSAT/NMSQTTimingThe PSAT/NMSQT has five sections. You will have 25 minutes each forSections 1-4 and 30 minutes for Section 5.ScoringFor each correct answer, you receive one point For questions you omit, youreceive no points. For a wrong answer to a multiple-choice question, you losea quarter ( / ) of a point. For a wrong answer to a math question that is notmultiple choice, you do not lose any points.The best way toget ready for thePSAT/NMSQTis to take thepractice test.Find time!GuessingIf you can eliminate one or more choices as wrong, you increase your chancesof choosing the correct answer and earning one point. If you can't eliminate anychoices, move on. You can return to the question later if there is time.MarkingAnswersYou must mark all of your answers on your answer sheet fo receive credit. Makesure each mark is dark and completely fills the oval. If you erase, do socompletely. You may write in the test book, but you won't receive credit foranything you write there.CheckingAnswersYou may check your work on a particular section if you finish it before time is.called, but you may npj turn to any other section.DO NOT OPEN THE TEST BOOK UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO!Unauthorized reproduction or use of any part of this test is prohibited.Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying TestC9cosponsored by/! NATIONAL MERITCollegeBoard / mmamm scholarship corporation4APT12006 PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide: Practice Test 1

TAKE THE PRACTICE TESTTake the practice test on the following pages to become familiar with the kinds of questions (critical reading, math, and writingskills) on the PSAT/NMSQT. The test you take in October will be similar, containing 5 sections: critical reading questions in 2sections, math questions in 2 sections, and writing skills questions in 1 section.Set aside time to take the entire test; you'll need about 2 hours and 10 minutes. Use the practice answer sheet on pages 3 and 4.Have your calculator available for the math sections. After the test, check your answers and see how you did.TEST-TAKING STRATEGIESTry these out when you take the practice test: Expect easy questions at the beginning of each setMark your answers in the correct row of ovals onof sentence completion questions (in the criticalthe answer sheet Be especially careful if you skipreading sections) and math questions. Within aquestions.set, questions generally get harder as you go along. However, sets of passage-based reading questionsWrite your answers to math questions 29 - 38(in the critical reading sections) and writing skillsquestions are not necessarily arranged by difficulty.answer accurately and as completely as the grid willEarn as many points as you can on easy questions.in the ovals to receive credit. If the correct answerFor each correct answer you receive one point, nomatter how hard or easy the questions are. Beware ofis written above the grid, but the incorrect ovals aremarked, the answer is incorrect. A common mistake iscareless errors on questions you know how to answer.marking two ovals in the same column, so be sure to You don't have to answer every question. Vou can dowell even though you omit some questions. Work steadily. Don't waste time on a question thatin the boxes above the ovals. Then enter youraccommodate. You MUST grid the correct answerdouble-check your grids.Try guessing when you can eliminate at least oneanswer to a multiple-choice question.is hard for you. If you can't answer it, mark it in yourtest book and go on. Go back to it later if there istime. Bring a watch with you to help with pacing.GET CREDIT FOR ALL YOU KNOW Mark only one answer to each question.J Make dark marks, and fill ovals. Erase completely if you change aresponse. Follow instructions for grids.p Use a No. 2 pencil.wrongIncompletecolumnerasurecorrect22006 PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide: Practice Test

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APRACTICE TESTASECTION 1Time — 25 minutes24 Questions(1-24)Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the correspondingoval on the answer sheet.4. Scholars who consider science ascientificbenefit society.Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blankindicating that something has been omitted. Beneath "the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled Athrough E. Choose the word or set of words that, wheninserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of thesentence as a e. usefulend. divisiveovercome. unattractiveextend. satisfactory(E) resolve. acceptableCD CD CD and pillars.(A) excavating(B) barricading(C) restoring(D) dislodging(E) duplicating(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)2. Because the age of early cave paintings cannotbe —— by their appearance, archaeologists mustlocate andthe tools with which the artistsworked.identified. disregardamplified. examinedecided ., directdetermined P. analyze(A) sardonic(D) urbane(D) humoring(B)(E) refiningreproduction or use of any part of this test is prohibited.(C) diminutive(A) gregarious . ingratiating(C) celebrating 2004 The College Board. All rights reserved. Unauthorized(B) innovative(E) surreal8. Though friends, Jaelyn and Sean are temperamentalopposites: while Jaelyn is outgoing and-, Sean is usually reserved and-.3. The Marian Anderson Award gala feted HarryBelafonte,his myriad achievements as anentertainer and humanitarian.(B) slightingplaintive. languorousstaccato . boisterouscontemplative. freneticcacophonous. grandiosebrazen . rambunctious7. The dinner party's host was truly-: he impressedhis guests with his elegant manners, discriminatingtaste, and broad education.(A) observed. obfuscate(A) thwartingconsequential. devastatingdramatic . subtletroubling. significantimaginary. capriciousdisquieting. emphatic6. The dance numbers were of contrasting styles:solos, inviting meditation and instilling tranquillity,were intermixed with ensemble performances that were — in nature, full of wild, excited movements.1. The ancient structure of the Moon Temple is undergoing a facelift: workers areits front surface(B)(C)(D)(E)progressive. breakthroughslogical. blunderscontentious. interactionsmisguided. .'indicatorspernicious. goals5. Neurological impairment can presentsymptoms,such as total paralysis, or moreones, such asbarely perceptible tremblings in one hand.Hoping tothe dispute, negotiators proposeda compromise that they felt would be —-— to bothlabor and management(A)(B)(C)(D)force argue thatreclusive. .imperious(C) affable. aloof(D) demure. introverted(E) jovial. congenial-5 (The passages for this test have been adapted from published material. The ideascontained in them do not necessarily represent the opinions of the College Board,National Merit Scholarship Corporation, or Educational Testing Service.)

APRACTICE TESTAThe passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions following a pair of related passages may alsobe based on the relationship between the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in thepassages and in any introductory material that may be provided.Questions 11-12 are based on the following passage.Questions 9-10 are based on the following passage.In late 1977,1 visited Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentinewriter. He was blind and lonely, and asked me if I wouldread to him. He knew exactly where on the shelf, andLine on what page, I would find Kipling's "Harp Song of5 the Dane Women." As I began reading, he. beseechedme, "Long sips, please—more slowly."I had never read the poem with such attention before,and had not noticed until then that it is largely composedof words derived from Anglo-Saxon rather than Latin.10 It was a leathery old aficionado of Anglo-Saxon, sittingin a darkened room in South America, who lovingly drewthis to my attention.Line510It is easiest to see how food choices reflect the eater'sidentity when we focus on culinary conservatism. Humanscling tenaciously to familiar foods because they become,associated with nearly every dimension of human social.and cultural life. Whether in New Guinea or New Bedford,humans share particular foods with family and friends; theypursue good health through unique diets; they pass on foodlore and create stories and myths about food's meaning andtaste; they celebrate rites of passage and religious beliefswith distinctive dishes. Food thus entwines intimately withmuch that makes a culture unique, binding taste and satietyto group loyalties.11. In line 5, the phrase "Whether in.,. New Bedford"9. The quoted remarks in line 6 primarily suggest thatBorgesserves to(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(A)(By(C)(D)(E)doubts the author's skill as a readeris having trouble understanding a poemis unaccustomed to listening to poetrywants to savor an experiencewants to extend the speaker's visit12. The primary argument of the passage is that10. The author's general attitude toward Borgesis best described as(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)take issue with a previous statementcelebrate the diversity of a specific cultureindicate the broad applicability of a claimpoint out the preferences of different groupschallenge a commonly held belief(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)subtle sarcasmsympathetic concernvague uneasinesshistorical objectivityrespectful appreciation 6-food and culture are intricately interconnectedpeople should experiment with new cuisinespeople rarely alter their diets as adultsfood is a reflection of a society's ethical valuesstudying food choices helps us understand ancientsocieties

APRACTICE TESTpsi the instant evidence accumulates that can be reliablyreplicated. Unfortunately, for fifty years parapsychologyhas rolled along the same murky road of statistical tests that" can be repeated with positive results only by true believers.Questions 13-24 are based on the following passages.The passages below have been adapted from discussionsofparapsychology (the science that investigates psychicphenomena—or "psi"). The author of Passage 1 haswritten many books on science and philosophy. Theauthor of Passage 2 is a parapsychologist.Line5w152050Passage 1Passage 2Parapsychologists are fond of ah argument that goeslike this: Orthodox science is making such colossal strides,putting forth such bizarre theories, that no one shouldhesitate to accept the reality of psi. It is a theme thatpervades Arthur Koestler's Roots of Coincidence. Asparapsychology becomes "more rigorous, more statistical,"Koestler writes on the very first page, theoretical physicsbecomes. more and more "occult," cheerfully breaking. practically every previously sacrosanct "law ofnature." Thus to some extent the accusation couldeven be reversed: parapsychology has laid itselfopen to the charge of scientific pedantry, quantumphysics to the charge of leaning toward such"supernatural" concepts as negative mass and timeflowing backwards. One might call this a negativesort of [reconciliation]—negative in the sense thatthe unthinkable phenomena of ESP [extrasensoryperception] appear somewhat less preposterousin the light of the unthinkable propositions ofphysics.As a researcher at the Institute for Parapsychology, I amoften asked by a reporter whether I believe in ESP. I alwaysBut there is a problem with Koestler's rhetoric: the extraordinary claims of modern science rest on extraordinary55 .reply that I don't believe in it, an answer which usually60657075evidence, and the extraordinary claims of parapsychology25are not backed by extraordinary evidence.For reasons that spiritualists have never been able to303540explain, the great mediums of the nineteenth century couldperform their greatest miracles only in darkness. The equivalent of that darkness today is the darkness of the statisticsused to verify psi, and why psi phenomena flourish best insuch darkness is equally hard to comprehend. If a mind canalter the statistical outcome of many tosses of heavy dice,why is it powerless to rotate a tiny arrow under strictly,controlled laboratory conditions? The failure of such direct,unequivocal tests is, in my opinion, one of the great scandals of parapsychology.No skeptic known to me rules psi forces outside thebounds of the possible. They are merely waiting forevidence strong enough to justify such extraordinaryso8590claims. Their skepticism is not mollified when they findthe raw data of sensational experiments sealed off from45Psi forces have a curious habit of fading away when controls are tightened or when the experimenter is a skeptic—sometimes even when a skeptic is just there to observe.inspection by outsiders or when failures of replication byunbelievers are blamed on unconscious negative vibes.I am convinced that today's skeptics would not havethe slightest difficulty—/ certainly would not—accepting95-7-startles my questioner. I then explain that I regard "belief'as something appropriate in matters of faith, such as inreligious questions, but not in matters of science. One'sreligious beliefs might require what a theologian would calla "leap of faith" precisely because there is no evidence to,support them. As a scientist I do not take leaps of faith withmy subject matter. I study the evidence.Occasionally, you will hear some scientific punditproclaim there is no evidence for parapsychologicalphenomena, therefore parapsychology is a pseudosciencewith no subject matter to study. That is patent nonsense.For over two thousand years people have been reportinga class of human experiences—the kind commonly calledpsychic—and for almost as long, scholars and scientistshave been trying to understand them. Two millenniaof human experience is a subject matter. Surveys haverepeatedly shown that anywhere from one-half to threequarters of the population have-had experiences theybelieve were psychic. That constitutes a subject matter witha rather large initial database. There is no doubt that peoplehave experiences that are apparently psychic in nature, andtherefore parapsychology does have something to study.The question put to parapsychology as a science is: Howare we to explain these experiences?Obviously, the very first step in dealing with experiences of this kind is to examine how far "normal" orconventional mechanisms and knowledge can go inexplaining them. Investigators must consider such factorsas malobservation, faulty memory, and deceit. If it provesthat all normal explanations fail to explain the experienceadequately, then what do we have? Actuallyt all we haveat that point is an anomaly, something that science at itspresent stage is unable to explain.At any particular time science is confronted by a varietyof anomalies; anomalies are what fuel scientific advances.Meteors—stones falling from the sky—were long dismissed as the ravings of lunatics. X rays were thought bymany scientists to be a hoax. The anomalies encompassedby parapsychology are only a small portion of theanomalies that face science today.

APRACTICE TEST13. According to Koestler's argument, the advances ofmodem physics make the claims of parapsychologyappear(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(A) possessing no special psychic powers(B) relying on esoteric scientific knowledge"(C) believing in the authenticity of theirown feats(D) being superior to their present-daycounterparts(E) endorsing some contemporary scientifictheories15. lines 40-43 ("Their skepticism. vibes") containaccusations ofarrogance and maliceignorance and incompetencecomplacency and obtusenesssecrecy and deception(E) bias and elitism16. The word "curious" in line 50 conveys a sense of(A) mild disappointment(B) sarcastic disbelief(C) slight impatience(D) interest(E) bafflement17. In line 66, "patent" most nearly means(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)18. The use of italics in lines 71 and 77 of Passage 2 addsemphasis to the author's(A) belief that two thousand years represents arelevant to the experience of everyday lifeless outlandish than they did originallyeasier than before to verify scientificallycredible to untrained laypersonstoo ordinary to merit much consideration14. The author of Passage 1 would most likelycharacterize "the great mediums of thenineteenth century" (line 27) vilegedobviouscomparatively short span of human history(B) claim that all people possess at least some psychicpotential(C) conviction that surveys about psychic experiencescannot all be inaccurate(D) response to the criticism that parapsychology hasinsufficient data(E) rebuttal of the notion that parapsychologists relytoo much on surveys19. The author of Passage 2 suggests that the "factors"(line 83) are ones that would(A) be pervasive in all excellent scientificresearch(B) characterize the research done byparapsychologists(C) indicate the presence of a scientificanomaly(D) expose investigators to legalcomplications(E) render reports of psychic experiencesinvalid20. The references to "Meteors" (line 91) and "X rays"(line 92) primarily serve to suggest that(A) scientific progress is sometimes a result ofaccidents(B) psychic phenomena may someday come tohave a generally accepted explanation(C) allegations of deception are often made bythose who most fear the truth(D) unexplained phenomena are feared by the(E). general publicscientific irregularities defy explanation

APRACTICE TEST23. The author of Passage 2 would most likely respond tothe statement in Passage 1 about "the great mediums"(line 27) by arguing that21. The author of Passage 2 would most likely reactto Arthur Koestler's assessment of the status ofparapsychology in Passage 1 with(A) the popularity of certain performers reflects theculture that fosters them(B) the standards of nineteenth-century science seem(A) mild amusement(B)(C)(D)(E)scientific detachmentcool indifferencemuted outragegeneral agreementprimitive to trie modern researcher(C) clairvoyance cannot be proved or disprovedbecause it is a matter of faith(D) mediums require darkness just as scientists needequipment(E) deceit cannot fully account for all reports ofpsychic events22. How might the author of Passage 1 respond to thereference to the "Surveys" (line 71) in Passage 2 ?(A) Surveys are not considered reliable becausethey are a relatively new development.(B) Surveys are not as useful as reports madeimmediately after an event.24. The author of Passage 2 would probably characterizethe author of Passage 1 as most like which of thefollowing?(C) Subjective reports of psychic experiences donot constitute proper evidence.(D) Appropriately used statistics can bolster thecredibility of parapsychology.(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(E) If the reported percentages are true, psychicevents are more common than one wouldexpect.STOPThe "reporter" (line 54)A "theologian" (line 59)A "pundit" (line 63)One of the "people" (line 75)An "anomaly" (line 87)If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.Do not turn to any other section in the test.-9-

2 PRACTICE TEST 2SECTION 2Time — 25 minutes20 Questions(1-20)Directions: For this section, solVe each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given. Fill in the correspondingoval on the answer sheet. You may use any available space for scratchwork.1. The use of a calculator is permitted.2. All numbers used are real numbers.3. Figures that accompany problems in this test are intended to provide information useful in solving the problems.They are.drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is stated in a specific problem that the figure is notdrawn to scale. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.4. Unless otherwise specified, the domain of any function / is assumed to be the set of all real numbers x for which/(*) is a real number.Special Right TrianglesThe number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180. - --3-2-1011. In the figure above, if the coordinates of points P andQ are added together, the result will be the coordinateof a point between which two Consecutive integers?m(A) -3 and -2(B) -2 and -1Oand 1(C)2 and 3(D)3 and 4(E)Note: Figure not drawn to scale.3. In the figure above, lines I, m, and k are parallel.If y 135, what is the value of x z ?2. Erik owned 50 marbles. After winning w marbles in(A)one game and losing k marbles in the next game, heowned 60 marbles. What is the value of w - k ?(B) 7570(C)(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(E)80(D) 851020304050-10-90

2 26. A container in the shape of a right circular cylinder is12 inches high and has a capacity of 3 quarts. What isthe number of quarts of liquid in the container when itis filled to a height of 4 inches?ATTENDANCE OFGARDEN CLUB MEMBERS 3#(B) 123Week4(D) l 4. The graph above shows attendance of membersat meetings of a garden club over 5 weeks. All but2 members of the club attended the meeting in the firstweek, and no members joined or left the club over the5-week period. What fraction of the members attendedthe meeting in the 4th week?(E)27. If ax bx 36, what is the value Of x when(B) Ia b 12 7(A)(B)36(C) 12(D) 24(C) 44(D) 4(E)o48(E) 8. On a map, the scale is 4 inches to 24 miles. How manymiles apart are two cities if they are 9— inches apart83985on the map?5. When a number is chosen at random from thesix numbers listed above, the probability that(A) 224this number will be less than 7 is —. Which2of the following could be the value of x ?,(A) 6 *(B)56(C)52(D)48(E) 37i(B)7(C)8(D) 9(E) 10-11-

2Do212. Typing at a rate of w words in 20 seconds, a typist can' type how many words, in terms of w, in 15 minutes?9. In the figure above, AC passes through point O,and OB is perpendicular to OD. What is the measureof ZA0D1(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)122 128 132 138 148 ,.13. For how many values of jc is the equation above true?(A)(B)- (C)(D)(E)10. At a certain hotel, s dollars is the overnight rate for asingle room and d dollars is the overnight rate for adouble room. If s is at least 15 more than — of it,2which of the following describes this relationship?NoneOneTwoFourMore than four(A) ,S 4f 15(B)s(C)s , d —14. If 0 a 2 b c, each of the following couldbe less than - EXCEPT2(A) \b(E)5 d 15 ,(C) rb(D) .11. If x 4v f and r w y, what is y in terms of xand w ?(A) *- w-(B) w(C) 2w(D) 2x w(E)" 2x - w!-12-

2- PRACTICE TEST15i If the average (arithmetic mean) of two numbers is 24and the smaller number is one third of the largernumber, what is the smaller number?.(A)6(B)823x .(C) 12(D) 15(E) 1818. In the rectangle above, the sum of the areas of theshaded regions is 1. What is the area of the unshadedregion?(A) 2(B) 3(Q 416. The set S has the property that if a is in S, thena2 a is also in S. Which of the following sets could(D)be 5 ?(E) 2V2V2.(A) {-2,-1,0}(B) {-1,0}19. ff a and b are numbers such that (a 8)(b - 8) 0,(C) {-1,0,1}what is the smallest possible value of a2 b2 ?(D) {0,1}(E)(A){0,1,2}0(B)8(Q16(D) 64(E) 1283 217. If jr, y, and z are positive and xy z xJ1.2y z2wfeich of the following must be true?I. x yII. x zin. y Z(A) I onlyNote: Figure not drawn to scale.(B) Honly20., In A ABC above, which of the following Inequalities(C) IE only(D) II and HI onlyinvolving lengths x and y is true?(E)(A)I,n,andm0 , (x y)2 10(B) 10 (x y)2 20(C) 20 .S ( y)2 50(D) 50. (* } )2 100(E) 100 (x y)2STOP'If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.Do not turn to any other section in the test.-13-

3PRACTICE TEST3SECTION 3Time—25 minutes24 Questions(25-48)Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the correspondingoval on the answer sheet.'27. The overly warm auditorium induced a drowsinessin the audience that the speaker's droning voice anduninspired, truly—-— words compounded.Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blankindicating that something has been omitted. Beneaththe sentence are five words or sets of words labeled Athrough E. Choose the word or set of words that, wheninserted in the sentence, feejl fits the meaning of thesentence as a whole.(A) alarming(B) agreeable(C) lifeless(D) eloquent(E) descriptive28. The diners were eagerly anticipatingmeal andwere, therefore,by the meager repast presentedExample:to them.Hoping tothe dispute, negotiators proposeda compromise that they felt would beto both(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)labor and management.(A) enforce . useful(B) end. divisive(C) overcome. unattractive(D) extend. satisfactory(E) resolve. acceptablean abundant. relieveda sumptuous. disappointeda delicious. intrigueda light. discourageda spartan. nonplussed29. Unfortunately, Stella was typically so - — that shewas often excluded from events where — was ofCS CD 3D CS «paramount importance.25. Jazz entertainer Josephine Baker had a gift formaking people laugh; thisquality served her(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)well throughout her career.(A) comedic(D) poetic(B) political(E) vocal(C) stagestruck26. As a coping mechanism against unpleasant and painful. memories, some people will —— those memories thatthey find too(A)(B)(C)(D)(E).remember, .disagreeableminimize. tolerablesuppress. disturbingintensify. threateningsubdue. enjoyable-14-diligent. etiquetteobstreperous. proprietyduplicitous. indiscretionmodest. decorumodious. flagrancy

33PRACTICE TESTThe passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions following a pair of related passages may alsobe based on the relationship between the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in thepassages and in any introductory material that may be provided.Questions 30-33 are based on the following passages.31. Passage 1 best supports which statement about Stein's"attack" (line 10, Passage 2) ?(A) It betrays her envy of other, more accomplished writers.(B) It was atypical of her overall judgmentof Hemingway.(C) It stemmed from an unpleasant personalexperience with Hemingway.(D) It was most likely inspired by professionalrivalry.,Passage 1Writers, those self-consuming solitaries, are fascinated by other writers. They know how curious and,in the sought-for fusion of word and thing, arduous theLine trick of their trade is, and yet how commonly available5 the tools are—a little learning, a little imagination. Theyeye each other with a vigorous jealousy and suspicion.They are swift to condemn and dismiss, as a means ofkeeping the field from getting too crowded.(E) It probably spurred Hemingway to improvehis writing.Passage 21032. Which best describes the relationship between thetwo passages?In 1933 Gertrude Stein launched the most massiveattack on Ernest Hemingway since he came under fire byAustrian trench mortars in 1918. Her novel Autobiography(A) Passage 1 belittles a literary theory that isdiscussed in Passage 2.(B) Passage 1 offers a personal anecdote thatexplains the quarrel described in Passage 2.(C) Passage 2 presents information that supportsa claim made in Passage 1.(D) Passage 2 introduces an argument that challenges a theory put forth in Passage 1.(E) Passage 2 celebrates a literary phenomenonthat Passage .1 dismisses.of Alice B. Tdklas stabbed at Hemingway's most vulner1520able points and was all the more wounding because of thecore truth at the heart of each bitter accusation. Hemingwaybelieved he had created an original style; she demoted himto a dull-witted disciple "who does it without understandingit." He thought he was sophisticated and cosmopolitan; shereduced him to a country provincial. But Hemingway outlived Stein by fifteen years and so had the last word in thisquarrel. In A Moveable Feast he wrote, "I cannot rememberGertrude Stein ever speaking well of any writer who hadnot written favorably about her work or done somethingto advance her career except for Ronald Firbank and,.later, Scott Fitzgerald."33. Which best characterizes the rhetorical approachesof Passage 1 and Passage 2 ?(A) The first presents theories while the seconddiscusses the author's personal experience.(B) The first makes generalizations while thesecond draws upon literary history.(C) The first refers to specific literary sources30. In line 23, "advance" most nearly eedwhile the second quotes historical documents.(D) The first acknowledges multiple viewpoints while the second presents onlyone side of an argument.(E) The first employs a severe tone while thesecond relies on humorous understatement.-15-

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PSAT/NMSQT The best way to get ready for the PSAT/NMSQT is to take the practice test. Find time! Timing The PSAT/NMSQT has five sections. You will have 25 minutes each for Sections 1-4 and 30 minutes for Section 5. Scoring For each correct answer, you receive