Pretty much all non-math questions are “reading comprehension”.

 

Standard L9-10RST2: Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
 
^constantly addressed. Many questions force students to consider adding new sentences to a passage, and considering which of the possible sentences best furthers the main points of the passage.

 

^constantly addressed because the test uses high level vocabulary frequently which students would need to understand and interpret.

 

Standard L9-10RH10: By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

 ^ Addressed in PSAT lvl 10 question #12:
 “The passage’s discussion of life in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s primarily serves to…”
Which forces students to apply independent information, gained in SS classes, to consider the authenticity of the passage.

 

 

L9-10RH6: Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.
^Addressed in PSAT Question #45: Which choice best states the relationship between the two passages?

                A) Passage 2 attacks a political decision that Passage 1 strongly advocates.

 B) Passage 2 urges caution regarding a technology that Passage 1 describes in favorable terms.

C) Passage 2 expands on the results of a research study mentioned in Passage 1. 

D) Passage 2 considers practical applications that could arise from a theory discussed in Passage 1.