Practice Test 4 - Practice PSAT 4 Answer Sheet

Sep 22, 2026

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Practice Test 4 provides instructions for completing a timed PSAT/NMSQT answer sheet, including pacing across multiple sections, strict adherence to section time limits, and proper methods for marking and correcting responses. It explains scoring rules such as scaled scores derived from raw section scores, point awards for correct answers, and penalties for incorrect multiple-choice responses while noting no deduction for wrong numeric grid-in answers. The document includes Section 1 sentence-completion items and reading-passage questions grounded in themes of the French Revolution and Enlightenment thought.

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Pages45

Reading Time1 h 53 min

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Administering the Test

Scoring the Test

Section 1

Questions 6–9 (Reading Passages)

PRACTICE TEST 4 ANSWER SHEET Last Name: First Name: Date: Testing Location: Administering the Test • Remove this answer sheet from the book and use it to record your answers to this test. • This test will require 2 hours and 10 minutes to complete. Take this test in one sitting. • Use a stopwatch to time yourself on each section. The time limit for each section is written clearly at the beginning of each section. The ﬁrst four sections are 25 minutes long, and the last section is 30 minutes long. • Each response must completely ﬁll the oval. Erase all stray marks completely, or they may be interpreted as responses. • You must stop ALL work on a section when time is called. • If you ﬁnish a section before the time has elapsed, check your work on that section. You may NOT move onto the next section until time is called. • Do not waste time on questions that seem too difﬁcult for you. • Use the test book for scratchwork, but you will only receive credit for answers that are marked on the answer sheets. Scoring the Test • Your scaled score, which will be determined from a conversion table, is based on your raw score for each section. • You will receive one point toward your raw score for every correct answer. • You will receive no points toward your raw score for an omitted question. • For each wrong answer on a multiple-choice question, your raw score will be reduced by 1/4 point. For each wrong answer on a numerical “grid-in” question (Section 4, questions 29–38), your raw score will receive no deduction. 476 MCGRAW-HILL’S PSAT/NMSQT CHAPTER 14 / PRACTICE PSAT 4 477 Section 1 Time—25 minutes 24 Questions (1–24) Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are ﬁve words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best ﬁts the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Example: Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutional republics overnight; on the contrary, the change was- - - --- . (A) unpopular (B) unexpected (C) advantageous (D) sufﬁcient (E) gradual Correct response: (E) Æz1 B1 B2 B3 Bob Ross’s instructional television show, The Joy of Painting, was an enormous success because of his - - - --- personality; viewers were - - - --- by his mantra that there were“no mistakes, only happy accidents.” (A) inspirational . . dispirited (B) boorish . . enthused (C) ﬂippant . . agitated (D) motivating . . inspired (E) civilized . . expectant Yorkshire Terriers are an- - ----and mischievous breed known for their resistance to authority and their love of- - ---- . (A) agile . . trouble (B) obstinate . . misbehavior (C) inert . . infamy (D) adamant . . notoriety (E) indominable . . scrutiny Even at a young age, when she started her own lemonade business, the former CEO of Blanden Pharmaceuticals showed the - - ----and - - - --- that has brought her business success. (A) industriousness . . lassitude (B) tenacity . . lethargy (C) contempt . . pertinacity (D) diligence . . initiative (E) swagger . . agility B4 B5 Amelia’s recent tightﬁsted behavior belies her usual------; for as long as I have known her, she has otherwise always been willing to give to those less fortunate. (A) maliciousness (B) muniﬁcence (C) animosity (D) clairvoyance (E) mirth Because Truman had always been ------, he did not mind the isolation that came from being- - ----by his peers in high school. (A) a pariah ... lionized (B) a mendicant ... exiled (C) a hermit ... ostracized (D) a miscreant ... censured (E) an egotist ... appreciated GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ÅÅÅ zÆ1 478 The passages below are followed by questions based on their content or the relationship between the passages. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passages or the introductory material prece

FAQs

How should students mark answers on this PSAT answer sheet?

Completely fill in the oval for each response. Erase stray marks completely because they may be interpreted as responses.

What are the main timing rules for each section?

Take the test in one sitting and use a stopwatch to time each section. Stop all work when time is called and do not move to the next section until time is called.

How are wrong answers scored on multiple-choice and numeric grid-in questions?

For multiple-choice questions, each wrong answer reduces the raw score by 1/4 point. For numeric “grid-in” questions (Section 4, questions 29–38), there is no deduction for wrong answers.

Sep 22, 2026

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