{"id":18561,"date":"2015-08-20T20:12:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T20:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=18561"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:21:10","slug":"psat-writing-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/psat-writing-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"PSAT<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Writing Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free PSAT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Writing practice test!<\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonlinks\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/university\/psat\/?utm_source=academy&amp;utm_medium=button&amp;utm_campaign=academy-mu-ads&amp;utm_content=psat-test\" class=\"class_names\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Course Button', 'Course Click', 'PSAT Course Click']);\">PSAT Online Course<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/psat-study-guide\/\" class=\"class_names\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Academy Guide Button', 'Guide Click', 'PSAT Academy Guide Click']);\">PSAT Study Guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/psat\/\" class=\"class_names\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Flashcard Button', 'Flashcard Button Click', 'PSAT Flashcard Click']);\">PSAT Flashcards<\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"What&#039;s_on_the_PSAT_Reading_and_Writing_Test\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>What&#8217;s on the PSAT Reading and Writing Test?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PSAT-Reading-and-Writing-Outline.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-250156\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PSAT-Reading-and-Writing-Outline.svg\" alt=\"PSAT Reading and Writing Outline: 54 questions, 64 minutes. 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Each group of questions will relate to a different passage, and will test your skills relating to grammar, sentence structure, word choice, and other conventions of the English language.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is a good score on the PSAT Writing and Language test?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>The Writing and Language test is scored with the writing section on a scale of 160 to 760. 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