Practice Test 1 - PSAT Reading & Writing

20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.

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1. What role does the word "however" play in the sentence?
2. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
3. The student wants to explain how pasteurization works and why it improves food safety. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
4. Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
5. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
6. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
7. Okoro's principal claim is that
8. A wildlife biologist notes that reintroducing wolves can reduce overbrowsing by deer, allowing young trees to survive and riverbanks to stabilize. _______ the outcomes vary by region, because human land use and available prey can alter how wolves move and what they hunt.
9. Which statement best captures Ma's primary claim?
10. Which quotation would best support Okafor's argument?
11. Which choice best summarizes how the author of Text 2 would evaluate the idea in Text 1 that standardized tests can prompt districts to address inequities?
12. Which choice completes the sentence so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
13. The hiking guide recommended packing a few essentials for the day trip: a full water bottle, a map, and a light jacket. She also suggested checking the forecast before _______ storms can form quickly in the mountains even on warm afternoons.
14. Which choice correctly completes the sentence?
15. Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the overall structure of the text?
16. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
17. Text 1
    Many cities now promote remote work as a climate policy, assuming fewer commuters automatically means lower emissions. Yet the arithmetic is not so kind. When workers stay home, they often heat or cool larger spaces for longer hours, and many take extra car trips that would have been combined with the commute. In several household energy surveys, weekday electricity use rose enough to offset much of the fuel saved on driving. Treating remote work as a primary emissions strategy is therefore misguided.
    Text 2
    Remote work should not be dismissed because some households use more electricity. A commute is not merely a personal choice; it is a system that requires roads, parking, and peak-hour transit capacity built to handle daily surges. When remote work reduces those surges, cities can delay highway expansion and repurpose parking lots, changes that cut emissions for decades. Even if home energy use rises, the long-term savings from avoiding new infrastructure can outweigh short-term household increases.
    
    Based on Text 2, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the conclusion in Text 1 that treating remote work as a primary emissions strategy is misguided?
18. Which choice most logically completes the text?
19. Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the overall structure of the text?
20. Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

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