PSAT Review UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
sentence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expresses a complete thought, contains a subject and a
predicate. i.e., "I am going to swim.", "When are we going to have dinner?"
sentence fragment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expresses an incomplete thought and consists
of only a subject or predicate. i.e., "Is going to win.", "Franklin, my favorite pet dog."
run-on sentence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2 or more complete sentences not joined
together appropriately with punctuation or transitions.
logical comparisons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- make sure the sentence compares the
correct amount and types of things to make a logical comparison.
(i.e., "The coach of the football team is stronger than the baseball team."; which should be
"The coach of the football team is stronger than the COACH OF the baseball team.")
modifier placement and clarity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- place descriptions in logical
spots in the sentence to clarify what you're talking about.
(i.e., "While hiking through the woods, a large bear crossed my path."; which should be
"While I WAS hiking through the woods, a large bear crossed my path.")
wordiness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- clear descriptions with the least amount of words
possible. Remove repetitive and irrelevant wording.
(i.e., "The meeting is going to last FOR THE DURATION OF five hours."; cut out
capitalized part since it is repetitive and makes the sentence longer)
parallelism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- information should be presented in a way that is
consistent and flowing.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
sentence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expresses a complete thought, contains a subject and a
predicate. i.e., "I am going to swim.", "When are we going to have dinner?"
sentence fragment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expresses an incomplete thought and consists
of only a subject or predicate. i.e., "Is going to win.", "Franklin, my favorite pet dog."
run-on sentence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2 or more complete sentences not joined
together appropriately with punctuation or transitions.
logical comparisons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- make sure the sentence compares the
correct amount and types of things to make a logical comparison.
(i.e., "The coach of the football team is stronger than the baseball team."; which should be
"The coach of the football team is stronger than the COACH OF the baseball team.")
modifier placement and clarity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- place descriptions in logical
spots in the sentence to clarify what you're talking about.
(i.e., "While hiking through the woods, a large bear crossed my path."; which should be
"While I WAS hiking through the woods, a large bear crossed my path.")
wordiness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- clear descriptions with the least amount of words
possible. Remove repetitive and irrelevant wording.
(i.e., "The meeting is going to last FOR THE DURATION OF five hours."; cut out
capitalized part since it is repetitive and makes the sentence longer)
parallelism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- information should be presented in a way that is
consistent and flowing.
