Master the Sat 2003

by Pine, Phil

• ISBN13: 9780768908930
• ISBN10: 0768908930
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-20
• Publisher: Peterson's Guides

Summary

The most widely used of ARCOUs Master titles, this comprehensive guide gives students plenty of practice opportunities, exercises, drills, and full-length sample exams that create a true-to-life testing experience. The CD version includes access to two full-length, online practice tests, plus eight easy-to-follow lessons.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
How This Book Helps You Succeed on the Exam	xi
How To Use This Book	xii
You're on Your Way to Success	xii
PART 1 SAT BASICS	1	(32)
Getting Started	3	(8)
How the SAT Is Used for College Admission	3	(1)
When You Should Take the SAT (and SAT II)	4	(1)
How Many Times You Should Take The SAT	4	(1)
How To Register for the SAT	5	(1)
Make an SAT Study Plan	6	(1)
Working Through Your Study Plan	6	(3)
Summary: What You Need To Know About the SAT Preparation	9	(2)
Inside the SAT	11	(10)
Get to Know the SAT Format	11	(1)
Get to Know the SAT Question Types	12	(1)
The SAT Is Answer Sheet	13	(2)
How the SAT Is Scored	15	(1)
Some Test-Wise Strategies for SAT Success	15	(1)
Educated Guessing Will Boost Your Score!	16	(2)
Getting Ready: The Night Before and the Day of the Test	18	(2)
Summary: Understand the SAT, Conquer Test Anxiety	20	(1)
SAT Questions: A First Look	21	(12)
How the SAT Tests Verbal Reasoning	21	(1)
Understanding Analogies	21	(2)
Understanding Sentence Completions	23	(1)
Understanding Critical Reading	24	(1)
How the SAT Tests Mathematical Reasoning	25	(1)
Understanding Multiple-Choice Math	25	(3)
Understanding Quantitative Comparisons	28	(3)
Understanding Grid-Ins	31	(1)
Summary: What You Need to Know About the SAT Question Types	32	(1)
PART 2 DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES	33	(46)
Diagnostic Examination	35	(44)
The Exam	37	(26)
Answer Key	63	(2)
Explanatory Answers	65	(9)
Computing Your Scores on the Diagnostic Exam	74	(1)
Pinpointing Relative Strengths and Weaknesses on the Diagnostic Exam	75	(2)
Measuring Your Progress	77	(1)
Conversion Scales for Diagnostic Examination	77	(1)
Self-Evaluation Charts	78	(1)
PART 3 SAT VERBAL STRATEGIES	79	(66)
SAT Analogies Strategies	81	(18)
A Closer Look at Analogies	81	(1)
Solving Analogies: Strategies That Really Work	82	(4)
Solving Analogies: The Best Tips	86	(2)
Solving Analogies: The Most Important Warnings	88	(2)
Exercise: Identifying Possible Right Answers	90	(1)
Exercise Answers	90	(1)
Summary: What You Need to Know about Analogies	91	(1)
Exercises: Analogies	92	(5)
Answer Keys and Explanations	97	(2)
SAT Sentence Completions Strategies	99	(18)
A Closer Look at Sentence Completions	99	(1)
Methods and Strategies for Solving Sentence Completions	100	(6)
Summary: What You Need to Know about Sentence Completions	106	(1)
Exercises: Sentence Completions	107	(6)
Answer Keys and Explanations	113	(4)
SAT Critical Reading Strategies	117	(28)
A Closer Look at Critical Reading	117	(1)
Best Strategies for Answering Critical Reading Questions	118	(6)
Learn the Most Important Critical Reading Tips	124	(2)
Strategies for Answering Specific Question Types	126	(4)
Summary: What You Need to Know about Critical Reading	130	(1)
Exercises: Critical Reading	131	(10)
Answer Keys and Explanations	141	(4)
PART 4 SAT MATH STRATEGIES	145	(54)
SAT Multiple-Choice Math Strategies	147	(20)
Why Multiple-Choice Math Is Easier	147	(1)
Solving Multiple-Choice Math Questions	148	(2)
Know When to Use Your Calculator	150	(1)
Learn the Most Important Multiple-Choice Math Tips	150	(9)
Summary: What You Need to Know about Multiple-Choice Math	159	(1)
Exercises: Multiple-Choice Math	160	(5)
Answer Keys and Explanations	165	(2)
SAT Quantitative Comparisons Strategies	167	(20)
Get to Know the Quantitative Comparison Format	167	(1)
Solving Quantitative Comparisons	168	(2)
Learn the Most Important Quantitative Comparison Tips	170	(5)
The Best Tips	175	(1)
The Most Important Warnings	176	(2)
Summary: What You Need to Know about Quantitative Comparisons	178	(1)
Exercises: Quantitative Comparisons	179	(4)
Answer Keys and Explanations	183	(4)
SAT Grid-In Strategies	187	(12)
Why Grid-Ins Are Easier than You Think	187	(1)
Take a Look at a Grid	187	(1)
How to Record Your Answers	188	(4)
Guessing on Grid-Ins Can't Hurt You	192	(1)
Summary: What You Need to Know about Grid-Ins	193	(1)
Exercises: Grid-Ins	194	(4)
Answer Explanations	198	(1)
PART 5 SAT VOCABULARY PREP COURSE	199	(44)
How Word Parts Work	201	(16)
How Words Are Built	201	(1)
The Three Basic Word Parts and How They Work	202	(1)
List of Common Word Parts	203	(9)
Summary: What You Need to Know about Word Parts	212	(1)
Exercises: Word Parts	213	(3)
Answer Keys	216	(1)
The SAT ``Top 500'' Word List	217	(26)
The Best Ways to Learn New Words	217	(1)
The Top 500 SAT Words	218	(16)
Summary: What You Need to Know about SAT Words	234	(1)
Exercises: SAT Words	235	(6)
Answer Keys	241	(2)
PART 6 SAT MATH REVIEW	243	(80)
SAT Arithmetic Review	245	(30)
Operations with Integers and Decimals	245	(3)
Operations with Fractions	248	(4)
Verbal Problems Involving Fractions	252	(5)
Variation	257	(4)
Finding Percents	261	(5)
Verbal Problems Involving Percent	266	(5)
Averages	271	(4)
SAT Algebra Review	275	(32)
Signed Numbers	275	(2)
Linear Equations	277	(5)
Exponents	282	(2)
Quadratic Equations	284	(3)
Literal Expressions	287	(3)
Roots and Radicals	290	(3)
Monomials and Polynomials	293	(3)
Problem-Solving in Algebra	296	(5)
Inequalities	301	(4)
Defined Operation Problems	305	(2)
SAT Geometry Review	307	(16)
Areas	307	(1)
Perimeters	308	(1)
Circles	309	(1)
Volumes	310	(1)
Triangles	311	(1)
Right Triangles	312	(1)
Parallel Lines	313	(1)
Polygons	314	(1)
Similar Polygons	315	(1)
Coordinate Geometry	316	(7)
PART 7 PRACTICE EXAMINATIONS	323	(210)
How to Effectively Use the Practice Examinations	325	(4)
How to Simulate Test-Taking Conditions	326	(1)
How Timing Drills Can Help When You Are Short on Time	326	(2)
Summary: What You Need to Know to Take Practice Tests and Do Timing Drills	328	(1)
Five Practice Examinations	329	(204)
Practice Examination 1	329	(28)
Answer Key	357	(2)
Explanatory Answers	359	(9)
Computing Your Scores	368	(1)
Conversion Scales	369	(1)
Self-Evaluation Charts	369	(2)
Practice Examination 2	371	(27)
Answer Key	398	(1)
Explanatory Answers	399	(10)
Computing Your Scores	409	(1)
Conversion Scales	410	(1)
Self-Evaluation Charts	410	(1)
Practice Examination 3	411	(26)
Answer Key	437	(2)
Explanatory Answers	439	(9)
Computing Your Scores	448	(1)
Conversion Scales	449	(1)
Self-Evaluation Charts	449	(2)
Practice Examination 4	451	(29)
Answer Key	480	(2)
Explanatory Answers	482	(9)
Computing Your Scores	491	(1)
Conversion Scales	492	(1)
Self-Evaluation Charts	492	(1)
Practice Examination 5	493	(26)
Answer Key	519	(2)
Explanatory Answers	521	(9)
Computing Your Scores	530	(1)
Conversion Scales	531	(1)
Self-Evaluation Charts	531	(2)
PART 8 THE PSAT/NMSQT	533	(48)
All About the PSAT/NMSQT	535	(6)
How to Register for the PSAT/NMSQT	535	(1)
Why the Student Search Survey Is Important	536	(1)
How the PSAT Differs from the SAT	536	(1)
Get to Know the PSAT Format	537	(1)
How to Interpret and Use Your PSAT Scores	537	(2)
How Your Selection Index Can Qualify You for National Merit	539	(1)
Summary: What You Need to Know about the PSAT/NMSQT	540	(1)
PSAT/NMSQT Diagnostic Examination	541	(40)
PSAT/NMSQT Diagnostic Examination	543	(23)
Answer Key	566	(1)
Explanatory Answers	567	(9)
Computing Your Scores on PSAT/NMSQT Diagnostic	576	(1)
Pinpointing Relative Strengths and Weaknesses on the PSAT/NMSQT	577	(3)
Measuring Your Progress	580	(1)
PART 9 THE SAT AND BEYOND	581	(2)
Appendix A Choosing the Right College	583	(10)
Which College Is Right for You?	583	(2)
Tips on Visiting Campuses	585	(1)
Hanging Out with Other Students Online	586	(2)
College Search Sites on the Internet	588	(5)
Appendix B Applying to the College of Your Choice	593	(10)
When to Apply	593	(1)
How to Apply	594	(2)
Applying Online	596	(1)
College Admissions Timeline	596	(7)
Appendix C Finding Financial Aid	603	(14)
Figuring Out Financial Aid	603	(1)
What's Covered by Financial Aid	603	(1)
Sources of Financial Aid	604	(4)
Finding Financial Aid Online	608	(3)
A Step-by-Step Guide to Applying for Financial Aid	611	(3)
Putting It All Together: The Financial Aid Calendar	614	(3)
Appendix D Using Other Study Aids	617	(1)
Online Study Aids	617	(1)
Software Study Aids	618	(1)
Coaching Courses	619