The Princeton Review is the fastest growing test-preparation company in the country, with over 60 franchise offices in the nation. Each year, we help more than 2 million students prepare for college, grad school, professional licensing exams, and successful careers.The Princeton Review realizes that acing the PSAT/NMSQT is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about math and English–only the techniques you’ll need to score higher on the exam.iThere’s a big difference/i. IniCracking the PSAT/NMSQT/i, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers andbrbr·Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool youbr·Master the most important PSAT/NMSQT vocabulary wordsbr·Nail even the toughest subjects: Analogies, Geometry, Vocabulary, Algebra, Grammar and morebrbrThis book includes 2 full-length practice PSAT/NMSQT exams. All of our practice test questions are just like the ones you’ll see on the actual PSAT/NMSQT, and we fully explain every solution.bCONTENTSbr/bPART I: ORIENTATION 1br1bWhat Is the PSAT/NMSQT?/b3br2bAll About National Merit Scholarships/b11br3bGeneral Strategies/b17br4bAdvanced Strategies/b25brPART II: CRACKING THE PSAT/NMSQT 33br5bSentence Completions/b35br6bAnalogies/b47br7bCritical Reading/b63br8bMath Basics/b77br9bMath Techniques/b103br10bAdvanced Math Principles/b123br11bWriting Skills/b145br12bVocabulary/b179brPART III: THE PRINCETON REVIEW PRACTICE TESTS ANDbrEXPLANATIONS 199br13bPractice Test 1/b201br14bPractice Test 1: Answers and Explanations/b239br15bPractice Test 2/b267br16bPractice Test 2: Answers and Explanations/b301