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How the PSAT 8/9 is Structured

The PSAT 8/9 takes 2 hours and 14 minutes and consists of 2 sections: (1) the Reading and Writing section, and (2) the Math section. Most of the questions are multiple choice, though some of the math questions ask you to type in the answer rather than select it.

The following table shows how much time you get for each section and the number of questions for each section:

Section Length (minutes) Number of Questions/Tasks
Reading and Writing 64 54
Math 70 44
Total 134 98