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how to improve PSAT scores!!?

im taking the PSAT later this week. And I am aiming for 210+

my average scores are:

Math: 680

Writing (Grammar) : 630

English (Vocab/ Reading Comprehension) : 620

I want to break 720 for math and at least 700 in both writing and english. are there any psat vocab lists that are useful? how do i do better?!

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    recovering your PSAT score isn't exceedingly substantial on your destiny (besides the incontrovertible fact that suitable scores will make you eligible for an quite prestigious NMSQT scholarship). the point of the PSAT, besides the incontrovertible fact that, is to offer you a glimpse into the SAT. The SAT (and this is cousin the ACT) is the only which will verify what colleges you will attend, so because it particularly is the score you'll be able to desire to advance. commence by ability of examining authors who use good vocabulary - Anne McCaffrey and Arthur Conan Doyle are great. this could enable you to slightly with examining, and could additionally help with lots of the grammar questions. next, check out an entire-length prepare try - you may take a loose one at your community Kaplan midsection. you additionally can advance your score by ability of gaining know-how of greater approximately how the SAT is scored and what's substantial on the essay - there are loose Kaplan seminars that might assist you with that, too. finally, if your prepare try consequences are actually not the place you % them to be, evaluate getting some help from a e book, a classification, or possibly a private show. good success!

  • 1 decade ago

    You might try this:

    http://www.quia.com/jg/160741.html

    In the next week before the test, I would drill the specific areas in English and writing that you are having difficulty with. Do lots of practice on just those skills. (I'm assuming you've already done the basic thing and purchased a PSAT specific test prep book. If not--go now, buy one, and use it.)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    its the PSAT, don't worry about it.

    do you even know what the SAT/ACT is about/

    how good you are at taking tests.

    until you have to take the ACTUAL test don't worry and just pay attention to what your teachers are telling you.

    if you want though there are classes and websites that you can take practice tests on in order to guage what you need to focus on before the test.

    for writing you really just need to make sure you are being grammatically correct in capitalization, punctuation, and sentence form. in english, know your accronyms and synonyms.

    Source(s): scored highly on MEAP and PSAT but scored just above average on the SAT. and im still doin just fine and got a ton in scholarships. its all BS but a good score does help when it comes to how much the school is willing to give you in scholarship money. but only slightly.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    to improve your english, the best thing to do is study the dictionary. if you know the definition of a word, then you will do well in writing and vocabulary. harder questions usually use obscure definitions of words, so if you don't know what it means, you most likely won't get the question right.

    when writing, it's good to know how to use words properly. you don't want to use well when you should use good.

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  • 1 decade ago

    take a prep course!! check out princeton review or kaplan!!

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