McGraw-Hill's PSAT/NMSQT, Second Edition

by Black, Christopher; Anestis, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780071742115
• ISBN10: 0071742115
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

We want to help you get your best score on the PSAT/NMSQTMcGraw-Hill's PSAT/NMSQTgives you the all-important test-taking skills to carry you through the SATs, college exams, and beyond. Designed to develop your command of the eight critical reasoning skills--the very skills the PSAT is constructed to measure--this valuable resource will help you outthink the test and find the right answers even for unfamiliar question types. Written by test-prep experts with years of experience,McGraw-Hill's PSAT/NMSQTexplains the test and analyzes all the crucial subject areas it covers--math, critical reading, and vocabulary. It also features 40 top strategies that can help you on test day!McGraw-Hill's PSAT/NMSQTincludes: 4 full-length simulated PSATs with fully explained answers in the book and 2 more practice PSATs online Daignostic test to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses Techniques to develop the essential critical reasoning skills

Author Biography

Christopher Black, MA, is the founder of College Hill Coaching and author of McGraw-Hill's SAT.

Mark Anestis, MA, is coauthor of McGraw-Hill's SAT, and author of 5 Steps to a 5 on the AP Biology Exam.

College Hill Coaching is one of the foremost providers of individualized tutoring services in the United States.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. What You Need to Know about the PSAT/NMSQT; Chapter 2. Smart Training for the PSAT/NMSQT and Beyond; Chapter 3. Diagnostic PSAT; Chapter 4. How to Build an Impressive Vocabulary; Chapter 5. Critical Reading Skills for the PSAT and SAT I; Chapter 6. Sentence Completion Skills; Chapter 7. Math Reasoning Skills: What the PSAT Math Test is Really Testing; Chapter 8. Essential Pre-Algebra Skills; Chapter 9. Essential Algebra I Skills; Chapter 10. Special Math Problems; Chapter 11. Essential Geometry Skills; Chapter 12. Attacking the PSAT Writing Questions; Chapter 13. Essential PSAT Grammar Skills; Chapter 14. Three Practice PSATs with Detailed Answer Keys; Online: More Practice PSATs with Explanations