PSAT/NMSQT Answer Key - Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021

For the Wednesday, October 13 test form, though the order of the test questions may differ, the test questions themselves do not.

For schools participating in the test administration study in fall 2021, correct answers will not be provided. Correct answers will also not be provided for tests administered on Saturday, October 16, 2021.

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Answer Key 1

Section 1: Reading Test

Question # Answer
1 D
2 A
3 B
4 D
5 B
6 A
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 A
11 C
12 B
13 C
14 A
15 D
16 B
17 B
18 C
19 C
20 A
21 A
22 B
23 A
24 D
25 A
26 C
27 D
28 D
29 B
30 D
31 A
32 D
33 B
34 A
35 A
36 B
37 D
38 C
39 B
40 A
41 C
42 D
43 C
44 A
45 A
46 B
47 D

Section 2: Writing and Language Test

Question # Answer
1 B
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 D
6 A
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 D
11 C
12 C
13 B
14 A
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 D
19 B
20 A
21 A
22 C
23 C
24 A
25 B
26 B
27 D
28 C
29 B
30 D
31 D
32 C
33 D
34 C
35 A
36 C
37 D
38 A
39 D
40 B
41 C
42 C
43 D
44 A

Section 3: Math Test—No Calculator

Question # Answer
1 A
2 B
3 A
4 B
5 B
6 C
7 C
8 D
9 D
10 C
11 A
12 B
13 C
14 11
15 8
16 8
17 4.8, 24/5

Section 4: Math Test—Calculator

Question # Answer
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 A
5 C
6 C
7 A
8 A
9 C
10 D
11 D
12 D
13 A
14 C
15 C
16 A
17 D
18 C
19 B
20 B
21 D
22 B
23 D
24 B
25 A
26 C
27 D
28 .333, 1/3
29 4
30 3
31 1905

Answer Key 2

Section 1: Reading Test

Question # Answer
1 D
2 A
3 B
4 B
5 A
6 D
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 A
11 C
12 B
13 C
14 A
15 D
16 B
17 C
18 B
19 C
20 A
21 A
22 B
23 A
24 D
25 A
26 D
27 D
28 C
29 B
30 D
31 A
32 D
33 B
34 A
35 A
36 D
37 C
38 B
39 A
40 C
41 B
42 D
43 C
44 A
45 A
46 B
47 D

Section 2: Writing and Language Test

Question # Answer
1 B
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 D
6 A
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 D
11 C
12 C
13 A
14 B
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 B
19 D
20 D
21 C
22 D
23 C
24 B
25 A
26 B
27 D
28 C
29 D
30 B
31 A
32 A
33 C
34 C
35 A
36 C
37 D
38 A
39 D
40 B
41 C
42 C
43 D
44 A

Section 3: Math Test—No Calculator

Question # Answer
1 B
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 B
6 D
7 C
8 C
9 C
10 D
11 C
12 A
13 B
14 8
15 11
16 8
17 4.8, 24/5

Section 4: Math Test—Calculator

Question # Answer
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 A
6 C
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 A
11 C
12 D
13 D
14 A
15 C
16 B
17 A
18 D
19 C
20 B
21 B
22 D
23 B
24 A
25 D
26 C
27 D
28 4
29 .333, 1/3
30 3
31 1905

Answer Key 3

Section 1: Reading Test

Question # Answer
1 D
2 A
3 B
4 D
5 B
6 D
7 C
8 A
9 A
10 A
11 C
12 B
13 C
14 A
15 D
16 B
17 C
18 B
19 A
20 A
21 B
22 C
23 A
24 D
25 A
26 C
27 D
28 D
29 B
30 D
31 A
32 B
33 A
34 A
35 D
36 B
37 D
38 C
39 A
40 C
41 B
42 D
43 C
44 A
45 A
46 B
47 D

Section 2: Writing and Language Test

Question # Answer
1 C
2 B
3 A
4 B
5 D
6 C
7 D
8 B
9 A
10 A
11 C
12 B
13 B
14 C
15 B
16 D
17 A
18 D
19 C
20 A
21 D
22 C
23 C
24 A
25 B
26 B
27 D
28 C
29 B
30 D
31 D
32 C
33 D
34 C
35 A
36 C
37 D
38 A
39 D
40 B
41 C
42 C
43 D
44 A

Section 3: Math Test—No Calculator

Question # Answer
1 B
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 B
6 C
7 D
8 D
9 C
10 C
11 C
12 A
13 B
14 8
15 11
16 8
17 4.8, 24/5

Section 4: Math Test—Calculator

Question # Answer
1 A
2 C
3 A
4 B
5 C
6 D
7 C
8 A
9 A
10 C
11 A
12 C
13 C
14 D
15 D
16 D
17 C
18 B
19 B
20 A
21 B
22 A
23 D
24 B
25 D
26 C
27 D
28 4
29 .333, 1/3
30 3
31 1905

Answer Key 4

Section 1: Reading Test

Question # Answer
1 D
2 A
3 B
4 D
5 B
6 A
7 A
8 D
9 C
10 A
11 C
12 B
13 C
14 A
15 D
16 C
17 B
18 B
19 C
20 A
21 A
22 A
23 B
24 D
25 A
26 C
27 D
28 D
29 A
30 B
31 D
32 D
33 B
34 A
35 A
36 B
37 D
38 C
39 C
40 B
41 A
42 D
43 C
44 A
45 A
46 B
47 D

Section 2: Writing and Language Test

Question # Answer
1 B
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 D
6 A
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 D
11 C
12 C
13 A
14 B
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 B
19 D
20 D
21 C
22 D
23 C
24 B
25 A
26 B
27 D
28 C
29 D
30 B
31 A
32 A
33 C
34 C
35 A
36 C
37 D
38 A
39 D
40 B
41 C
42 C
43 D
44 A

Section 3: Math Test—No Calculator

Question # Answer
1 B
2 B
3 A
4 B
5 A
6 C
7 D
8 D
9 C
10 C
11 C
12 A
13 B
14 8
15 11
16 8
17 4.8, 24/5

Section 4: Math Test—Calculator

Question # Answer
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 A
6 C
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 A
11 D
12 A
13 C
14 C
15 D
16 D
17 B
18 A
19 C
20 B
21 B
22 B
23 D
24 A
25 D
26 C
27 D
28 4
29 .333, 1/3
30 3
31 1905

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