How to Prepare for the SAT

by Green, Sharon Weiner

• ISBN13: 9780764134494
• ISBN10: 0764134493
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: Barrons Test Prep

Summary

This brand-new edition of Barron's SAT test preparation manual presents oneiagnostic test and six full-length practice SAT's, all of which reflect theew SAT in length, question types, and degree of difficulty. Students canurchase the book with an optional CD-ROM that reproduces all of the manual'sests so that they can be taken and scored automatically on a home computer.oth the manual and the CD-ROM offer an overview of the SAT and its scoringethod, and then present extensive subject reviews in critical reading,rammar and usage, and maths. They also offer detailed guidance for preparingnd composing the test's required student-written essay. In addition to theull-length practice tests, all of the manual's extra practice and reviewuestions are presented on the CD-ROM with automatic scoring.niversity-bound students will find that Barron's all-new combination SATanual with CD-ROM is true state-of-the-art preparation for one of the mostmportant tests that they will ever take.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Countdown to the SAT	p. v
SAT Format and Test Dates	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. x
Get Acquainted with the SAT
Let's Look at the SAT	p. 3
What Is the SAT?	p. 3
The Critical Reading Sections	p. 5
The Mathematics Sections	p. 6
The Use of Calculators on the SAT	p. 9
The Writing Skills Sections	p. 10
Winning Tactics for the SAT	p. 13
Setting Goals	p. 13
Pacing Yourself	p. 15
Guessing	p. 16
Tactics for the Test	p. 20
Pinpoint Your Trouble Spots
A Diagnostic SAT	p. 27
Diagnostic Test	p. 33
Answer Key	p. 66
Self-Evaluation	p. 68
Answer Explanations	p. 73
Tactics, Strategies, Practice: Critical Reading
The Sentence Completion Question	p. 87
The Critical Reading Question	p. 103
Build Your Vocabulary	p. 143
The SAT High-Frequency Word List	p. 144
The SAT Hot Prospects Word List	p. 145
The 3,500 Basic Word List	p. 146
Basic Word Parts	p. 248
Tactics, Strategies, Practice: Writing Skills
Grammar, Plain and Fanciful	p. 269
Common Problems in Grammar and Usage	p. 273
The Writing Skills Questions	p. 291
Writing a 25-Minute Essay	p. 307
Tactics, Strategies, Practice: Mathematics
Introduction to the Math Sections	p. 329
Math Strategies and Tactics	p. 337
Reviewing Mathematics	p. 371
Basic Arithmetic Concepts	p. 372
Fractions and Decimals	p. 385
Percents	p. 396
Ratios and Proportions	p. 404
Averages	p. 413
Polynomials	p. 419
Solving Equations and Inequalities	p. 425
Word Problems	p. 434
Lines and Angles	p. 441
Triangles	p. 448
Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons	p. 459
Circles	p. 465
Solid Geometry	p. 472
Coordinate Geometry	p. 477
Counting and Probability	p. 485
Logical Reasoning	p. 494
Interpretation of Data	p. 499
Functions and Their Graphs	p. 507
Test Yourself
Six Model SAT Tests	p. 517
	p. 523
	p. 579
	p. 635
	p. 691
	p. 745
	p. 799
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