Each October, more than 2.7 million high school students take the PSAT. In addition to serving as a practice run for the SAT, the PSAT can qualify top test-takers for prestigious financial awards like the National Merit Scholarship. With so much at stake, students and parents need an easy-to-understand study guide to walk them through their first important standardized test. The book includes: A mini-PSAT test at the beginning of the book to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses Guided practice sections that provide step-by-step solutions Customized test-taking strategies for acing each section and question type on the PSAT Special “101” chapters to reinforce grammar, math and vocabulary basics A full-length practice test with answers and thorough explanations A tear-out chart containing the 300 most -tested PSAT vocabulary words Tips for test day