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PSAT · Lessons

PSAT lessons

2 sections · 25 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

PSAT

Practice 25 skills across this outline.

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Words in Context
Reading and Writing · Craft and Structure
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
8 categories
Math · Algebra
16%
Math · Advanced Math
16%
Reading and Writing · Craft and Structure
12%
Reading and Writing · Information and Ideas
12%
Math · Problem-Solving and Data Analysis
12%
Math · Geometry and Trigonometry
12%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of psat — drill into a card to work its skills.

Reading and Writing · Craft and Structure

3 core skills12% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Words in ContextRecommended
Long-form
2
Text Structure and PurposeAvailable
Long-form
3
Cross-Text ConnectionsAvailable
Long-form

Reading and Writing · Information and Ideas

3 core skills12% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Central Ideas and DetailsAvailable
Long-form
2
InferencesAvailable
Long-form
3
Command of Evidence (Textual + Quantitative)Available
Long-form

Reading and Writing · Standard English Conventions

2 core skills11% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Sentence BoundariesAvailable
Long-form
2
Form, Structure, and SenseAvailable
Long-form

Reading and Writing · Expression of Ideas

2 core skills9% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
TransitionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Rhetorical SynthesisAvailable
Long-form

Math · Algebra

4 core skills16% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Linear Equations in One VariableAvailable
Long-form
2
Linear Equations in Two VariablesAvailable
Long-form
3
Linear FunctionsAvailable
Long-form
4
Systems of Linear EquationsAvailable
Long-form

Math · Advanced Math

3 core skills16% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Equivalent ExpressionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Nonlinear Equations in One VariableAvailable
Long-form
3
Nonlinear FunctionsAvailable
Long-form

Math · Problem-Solving and Data Analysis

4 core skills12% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Ratios, Rates, and ProportionsAvailable
Long-form
2
PercentagesAvailable
Long-form
3
One-Variable DataAvailable
Long-form
4
Two-Variable DataAvailable
Long-form

Math · Geometry and Trigonometry

4 core skills12% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Area and VolumeAvailable
Long-form
2
Lines, Angles, and TrianglesAvailable
Long-form
3
Right Triangles and TrigonometryAvailable
Long-form
4
CirclesAvailable
Long-form