Barron's Verbal Workbook for the Sat 1

by Green, Sharon Weiner; Weiner, Mitchel

• ISBN13: 9780764113826
• ISBN10: 0764113828
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

This workbook presents three complete verbal reasoning tests based on those given in the actual SAT I. All questions are answered and explained. Includes an extensive vocabulary list with definitions and hundreds of practice questions.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
PART I Introducing SAT I: Verbal Reasoning
Nature of the Test	3	(1)
Overview and Content	3	(3)
Sentence Completion Questions	4	(1)
Analogy Questions	4	(1)
Critical Reading Questions	4	(2)
Before the Test	6	(3)
Six Months Before	6	(1)
Two Months Before	6	(2)
The Night Before	8	(1)
During the Test	9	(4)
Use Time Wisely	9	(1)
Center on the Test	10	(3)
PART II Self-Assessment
Introduction	13	(4)
Self-Assessment Test	17	(18)
Answer Key	35	(1)
Analysis of Test Results	35	(2)
Answer Explanations	37	(6)
PART III Sentence Completion Questions
Overview	43	(1)
Tips on Handling Sentence Completion Questions	43	(3)
Before You Look at the Answer Choices, Think of a Word That Makes Sense	43	(1)
Spot Clues in the Sentence: Signal Words	44	(1)
Notice Negatives	45	(1)
Take One Blank at a Time	45	(1)
Sentence Completion Exercises	46	(26)
Level A	46	(9)
Level B	55	(8)
Level C	63	(9)
Answers to Sentence Completion Exercises	72	(2)
Answer Explanations	74	(11)
PART IV Analogy Questions
Overview	85	(1)
Tips on Handling Analogy Questions	85	(3)
Set Up a Test Sentence That Links the Capitalized Words	85	(1)
Fine-Tune Your Test Sentence	86	(1)
Know Common Analogy Patterns	86	(1)
Words Have Many Meanings: Stay Alert	87	(1)
Analogy Exercises	88	(20)
Level A	88	(6)
Level B	94	(7)
Level C	101	(7)
Answers to Analogy Exercises	108	(2)
Answer Explanations	110	(11)
PART V Critical Reading Questions
Overview	121	(1)
Tips on Handling Critical Reading Questions	122	(2)
Try to Anticipate What the Passage Is About	122	(1)
Pick Your Questions to Answer	122	(1)
Read Purposefully: Passage, Questions, and Answer Choices	122	(1)
Go Back to the Passage to Double-Check Your Answer Choice	123	(1)
Tackle Paired Passages One Passage at a Time	123	(1)
Critical Reading Exercises	124	(34)
Level A	124	(17)
Level B	141	(8)
Level C	149	(9)
Answers to Critical Reading Exercises	158	(1)
Answer Explanations	159	(12)
PART VI Building Your Vocabulary
Overview	171	(1)
Tips on Building Your Vocabulary	171	(2)
Read Widely to Develop Your Feeling for Words	171	(1)
Use Memory Tricks to Keep New Words in Your Active Vocabulary	172	(1)
Work Through the SAT I High-Frequency Word List to Expand Your College-Level Vocabulary	172	(1)
SAT I High-Frequency Word List	173	(36)
PART VII Tests for Practice
Verbal Reasoning Test 1	209	(26)
Answer Key	227	(1)
Analysis of Test Results	227	(1)
Answer Explanations	228	(7)
Verbal Reasoning Test 2	235	(26)
Answer Key	253	(1)
Analysis of Test Results	253	(1)
Answer Explanations	254	(7)
Verbal Reasoning Test 3	261	(26)
Answer Key	279	(1)
Analysis of Test Results	279	(1)
Answer Explanations	280	(7)
PART VIII Suggested Study Program
Introduction	287	(1)
Your Personal Study Program	287