Ch 10: PSAT Math - About the Math Section: Help and Review
About This Chapter
Who's it for?
Anyone who needs help learning or mastering PSAT preparation material will benefit from taking this course. You will be able to grasp the subject matter faster, retain critical knowledge longer and earn higher scores. You're in the right place if you:
- Have fallen behind in understanding how to prepare for the PSAT math section
- Need an efficient way to learn about the PSAT math test
- Learn best with engaging auditory and visual tools
- Struggle with learning disabilities or learning differences, including autism and ADHD
- Experience difficulty understanding your teachers
- Missed class time and need to catch up
- Can't access extra PSAT review resources at school
How it works:
- Start at the beginning, or identify the topics that you need help with.
- Watch and learn from fun videos, reviewing as needed.
- Refer to the video transcripts to reinforce your learning.
- Test your understanding of each lesson with short quizzes.
- Submit questions to one of our instructors for personalized support if you need extra help.
- Verify you're ready by completing the PSAT Math - About the Math Section chapter exam.
Why it works:
- Study Efficiently: Skip what you know, review what you don't.
- Retain What You Learn: Engaging animations and real-life examples make topics easy to grasp.
- Be Ready on Test Day: Use the PSAT Math - About the Math Section chapter exam to be prepared.
- Get Extra Support: Ask our subject-matter experts any question about the PSAT math section. They're here to help!
- Study With Flexibility: Watch videos on any web-ready device.
Students will review:
In this chapter, you'll learn the answer to questions including:
- What is the structure of the PSAT math section?
- What are some strategies for taking the PSAT math test?
- How can I tackle multiple choice and grid-in questions on the PSAT math test?

1. Understanding the Structure of the PSAT Math Section
Prepare for the PSAT math section by understanding its structure. See how the section is broken down into calculator and no-calculator sections, understand the free-response and grid-in questions, and prepare for the four categories of questions.

2. PSAT Math Section: Test Taking Strategies
The PSAT math section comprises 48 questions that test a student's skills in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. Prepare for the PSAT math section with some strategies, including being smart about question order, plugging answers, and using tools.

3. SAT and PSAT Math: Multiple Choice and Grid-In Questions
Prepare for the math portion of the SAT and PSAT tests, both of which feature multiple choice and grid-in questions. Improve your understanding of the questions on the SAT and PSAT tests by closely examining the question types and question order of the math sections.
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Other Chapters
Other chapters within the PSAT Prep: Help and Review course
- PSAT Prep - About the Test: Help and Review
- PSAT Prep: General Info
- PSAT Writing - About the Writing Section: Help and Review
- PSAT Writing - Grammar and Usage: Help and Review
- PSAT Reading - About the Reading Section: Help and Review
- PSAT Reading - Sentence Completions: Help and Review
- PSAT Reading - Reading Passages: Help and Review
- PSAT Reading - Understanding Reading Passages: Help and Review
- PSAT Reading - Literary Terms: Help and Review
- PSAT Math - Numbers and Operations: Help and Review
- PSAT Math - Equations and Expressions: Help and Review
- PSAT Math - Exponents: Help and Review
- PSAT Math - Rational Equations and Expressions: Help and Review
- PSAT Math - Inequalities: Help and Review
- PSAT Math - Functions: Help and Review
- PSAT Math - Geometry and Measurement: Help and Review
- PSAT Math - Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability: Help and Review