DO NOT OPEN THE TEST BOOK UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO! last First Midéle initial Timing The PSAT/NMSQT® has five sections. You will have 25 minutes each for Sections 1-4 and 30 minutes for Section 5. Scoring For each correct answer, you receive one point. For questions you > SATURDAY, ‘omit, you receive no points. For a wrong answer to a multiple-choice 21, question, you lose a quarter (14) of a point. Fora wrong answer to a math question that is not multiple choice, you do not lose any points. Sarena th question that is not multiple choi do not los ts. (This is the authorized ; , emer aasel Guessing If you can eliminate one or more choices as wrong, you increase your this test form for entry chances of choosing the correct answer and earning one point. If you to scholarship and can't eliminate any choices, move on. You can return to the question recognitionprograms.) later if there is time. Marking You must mark all of your answers on your answer sheet to receive ‘Answers credit. Make sure each mark is dark and completely fills the oval. If you erase, do so completely. You may write in the test book, but you won't receive credit for anything you write there. Checking You may check your work on a particular section if you finish it before ‘Answers time is called, but you may not turn to any other section. DO NOT OPEN THE TEST BOOK UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO! Unauthorized reproduction or use of any part of this test is prohibited, Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test cosponsored by NATIONAL MERIT (bottegeBoara / SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION, ait 4cPT21@ a A @ 1 SECTION 1 + Time — 25 minutes 24 Questions Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the corresponding, oval on the answer sheet. Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words o sts of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted inthe sentence, best its the meaning of the. sentence as a whole. Example: Hoping to —-—-the dispute, negotiators proposed ‘a compromise that they felt would be ----- to both labor and management. (A) enforce . useful (B) end... divisive (© overcome .. unattractive (D) extend .. satisfactory ©) resolve .. acceptable DOOoe Ravi was not just disappointed but completely —-——- when his favorite team lost in the finals. (A) indulgent — (B) satisfied (© unmoved (D) crushed (©) deceived of the mosaic was individually selected -- according to a preconceived pattern until the entire floor of the villa was decorated. (A) photograph .. developed B) color... studied (©) image .. discussed () tile. . removed ®) piece .. positioned 3. ‘The essays of James Baldwin, which are extraordinarily -——-~ and worldly, provide insight into this -—--—- and perceptive man, (A) sophisticated . . profound (B) specialized .. provincial (© altruistic... self-centered (D) naive. . masterful ©) volatile. gentle 5. The new healthcare legislation was intended as ‘The Burasian taiga, the world’s largest forest, exhibits a remarkable lack of ———: itis ——- in most places by only a few species of conifers. (A) definition .. bordered (B) variety .. dominated (© space... covered (D) precision . . dotted (©) thickness .. overrun a temporary expedient that would serve until more thorough measures could be instituted. (A) astopgap _(B) a moratorium (D) an admonition (© aportent (©) an invocation Feeling -—-—- by a voting process that ultimately led to their votes being invalidated, these citizens ----- their discontent by way of a lawsuit. (A) heartened .. voiced (B) emboldened . . denied (© compromised . . (D) disenfranchised ... registered (©) intrigued .. revoked ‘The manager’ shocked her employees, who neither expected nor deserved such bitter, abusive language. (A) diatribe (B) soliloquy (C) repartee (D) quibble (E) affirmation Peregrine falcons are among the avian world’s (A) mercenaries. (B) itinerants (© charlatans (D) recidivists (B) provincials GO ONTOTHE NEXT PAGE >1@ a A @1 ‘The passages below are followed by questions based gn their content; questions following a pair of related passages may also be based on the relationship between the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passages and in any introductory material that may be provided. ‘Questions 9-10 are based on the following passage. Researchers engaged in the study of chimpanzee behavior have recently documented a multitude of distinct patterns across Africa, in actions ranging from Line the animals’ use of tools to their forms of communica- 5 tion and social customs. They have found, for example, that chimps in the Tai Forest of the Ivory Coast use stone “hammers” to cleave nuts, but that on the opposite bank of a river members ofthe same species do not crack nuts at all. The required raw materials are available on both 10 sides, but the river serves as a cultural barrier. 9. The passage implies that for chimpanzees “on the opposite bank” (line 7) the river isa “cultural barrier” (line 10) because it prevents them from. (A) reaching a distant source of food (B) making contact with human researchers (©) acquiring the capacity to communicate (D) exploring diverse habitats ©) leaming technical skills from other chimps 10, All of the following could serve as examples of the kinds of differences discussed in the passage EXCEPT: (A) To attract attention during courtship, chimpanzees {n one group rap their knuckles on tree trunks, while those in another group do not. (B) To get drinking water, chimpanzees in one group fold leaves into “cups” to scoop water, while those in another group use leaves as a “sponge” to-soak up water. (©) Chimpanzees in one group sit on large leaves when the ground is wet, but those in another group do not. (D) Chimpanzees in one group eat termites, but those in another group have no termites to eatin their area, (©) Chimpanzees in one group use leafy twigs to fan ‘away flies, but those in another group do not. ‘Questions 11-12 are based on the following passage. | thought we had finished with the subject of your wanting to become a writer when you passed through ‘New York last April. You asked for what you called “an uncle’s meddling advice,” and we spent an afternoon talking about your chances of commercial or critical success (nil and next to none), about the number of readers that constitutes the American audience for literature (not enough to fill the seats at Yankee Stadium), and about the Q ratings awarded to authors by the celebrity markets (equivalent to those assigned to trick dogs and retired generals). You didn't disagree with the drift of the ‘conversation, and I thought it was understood that you would apply to business school. 11. The tone of the parenthetical comments is best characterized as (A) ebullient ©) diffident (C) sanguine (D) surly © wy 12. The passage suggests that the person being addressed ‘most likely (A) did not expect career guidance (B) chose to defy a categorical command (©) hoped to avoid an intimidating event (D) was unconvinced by the uncle's advice (E) did not feel challenged by college GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE >