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Barron's PSAT/NMSQT 2008 (Barron's How to Prepare for the Psat Nmsqt Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)
by Sharon Weiner Green, Ira K. Wolf Ph.D.
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (2008-07-01)
ISBN: 0764133608
EAN: 9780764133602
Dewy Decimal #: 378.1662
Paperback: 504 pages
Edition: 13
SKU: 07100187
Condition: New As issued no jac
Comments: New book. 13th Edition 2006-2007. Oversize trade paperback with no marks or creases. Appears unread. Beautiful book.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
For many high school students, taking the PSAT/NMSQT is their first concrete step toward preparing for the SAT and planning for college. This exam also serves as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, enabling the highest scoring test takers an opportunity to win one of several scholarships. This manual presents a diagnostic test and six full-length practice tests with all questions answered and explained. It also presents vocabulary-building word lists, and subject reviews with practice questions in critical reading, math reasoning, and writing skills. Added features include an overview of the PSAT/NMSQT, study advice, and test-taking tips.
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Customer Reviews
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Good practice, but frustrating....
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-10-06
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This thing seemed to have it all - practice questions, exams, vocab, tactics, etc. However, this book is WAY harder than any of the other books(including the official PSAT booklet that you get when you pay/register for your exam) and the actual PSAT exam. I got a 197 as my highest score out of the 3 tests I took so far out of this book. However, I also have a 2008 edition of 11 SAT/PSAT practice tests from princeton, and I got a 219 out of that book. ??????????? although some people might argue that it'll "toughen you up" for the real PSAT, I think it just discourages students like me from studying harder and setting high initial goals. Also, there are no explanations whatsoever to the numerous practice reading exercises and it is very frustrating because I completely don't understand some of them; I could probably even argue with whoever wrote this book about a few questions. There actually are quite a few errors even in this 2006-2007 13th edition, so overall, I suggest getting a princeton or kaplans book. they seem to be much more supportive.
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Looks good, but really is a waste of a tree
Rating  (2)
Date: 2005-10-23
11 out of 13 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is so much worse than the Princeton Review it's amazing. The typos are so bad that in the practice tests' answer sheets, the 2nd math section is missing the bubbles for the (e) answer choice! So I had to make my own little bubble while taking the tests.
The tests also seem to be unbalanced. My score on them went way up from the diagnostic and then by the 6th test was back down to almost my original diagnostic score! Very VERY depressing. Until I picked up the princeton book and aced the practice tests in there, I was feeling like I was going to do horribly
The practice tests are also WAY harder than the actual test, although they are a lot of practice, even with the errors, so this is the book's only saving grace.
The explanations are horrible compared to the princeton review's, and the writing section is particularly apalling. It does not even attempt to help you! It has bad advice, and no, i repeat no, coverage of the grammar you'll need to know.
I'm so glad I got the princeton review book just in time to go through before the PSAT, it was so much better.
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Too many errors, unrealistic.
Rating (2)
Date: 2005-10-15
6 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Okay, at first glance, this book looks great. 7 tests (one of which is a diagnostic), compared to the other new PSAT books' 2 or 3, and a giant vocab list, holy crap - MUST BUY, right?
NO. This book has tons of errors, and yes, I am talking about the 12th edition released in 2004. I'm talking like ~2-6 completely wrong answers a test, and even more typos and wrong underlining, which is extremely frustrating, especially under timed conditions. It's the TWELFTH EDITION for christ's sake. Also, this book covers some math that is not on the real test, and is overall, known to be way harder than the PSATS actually are. You will get ~40 points lower than you should, which is not necessarily a good thing. The errors and the crappy questions are the cause for the low score, not because it is "challenging" you and is making you a better test taker by giving tough questions. Do not buy. It's a waste of your time and money.
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Why Are the Reviews For the Wrong Book Here?
Rating  (5)
Date: 2004-09-12
6 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
All of these reviews are for the absolutely wrong edition of this book! This book came out only a few months ago in 2004, and these are 2003 and past reviews. Hello? Amazon.com is really slipping here.
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Excellent Practice for the PSAT's
Rating (5)
Date: 2003-08-15
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
I agree somewhat with what other the reviewers said that "this book has too many errors," and it does have a lot of erros. However, I don't think that there is another PSAT book on the market that parralels all the things in this book. First of all, the writers went into great detail about all the question types and there were TONS of practice problems and a test to review each question type to diagnose your weak areas. Then there was a 1300 word vocabulary list and a succint PSAT high frequency word list. There was even roots to help with unfamiliar words that you may encounter on the day of the test. And lastly but not leastly--there were 10 practice tests. This is probably the best PSAT, SAT, and even SATII:Writing book that there is out there. The mistakes are nothing compared to the breadth of knowledge and tips that this book provides. This book is definitly worth every last penny.
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