PSAT-Writing and Language 8/9
Authored by Emily Matash
English
8th - 9th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
12. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
pollination: this is
pollination,
pollination;
no change
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
13. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
no change
highlights the potentially disastrous effects
highlight the potentially disastrous effects
highlights the potentially disastrous affects
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
14. Read the passage and choose your answer.
no change
Known as a colony
It is known as a colony
Colony
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.RI.7.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
15. Which choice offers the most accurate interpretation of the data in the chart.
(exceeded 25 percent of the population each winter)
no change
been above acceptable range
not changed noticeably from year to year
greatly increased every year
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
16. Which choice offers accurate interpretation of the data in the chart?
(portion of the bee population lost fell nearly 10 percent in the United States, with a loss 31 percent)
no change
portion of bees lost was double what it had been the previous year, and rising
number of losses, which had fallen within the acceptable range the previous year rose to,
portion of total colonies lost rose almost 10 percentage points with a loss of
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
17. Which choice most smoothly and effectively introduces the writer's discussion of studies of CCD in this paragraph?
no change
Bees are vanishing, and according to studies there are several possible reasons for this trend.
Several possible reasons, offered by studies, may explain why bees are vanishing
Delete the underlined sentence
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
18. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence:
Prolonged exposure to neonicotinoids has been shown to increase bees' vulnerability to disease and parasitic mites.
Should the writer make this addition here?
Yes, because it provides support for the claim made in the previous sentence.
Yes, because it introduces a new idea that will become important later in the passage.
No, because it would be better placed elsewhere.
No, because it contradicts the main idea of the passage.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
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