Peterson's Sat II Success 2002: Writing

by Moran, Margaret; Holder, W. Frances

• ISBN13: 9780768906684
• ISBN10: 0768906687
• Edition: Map
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Petersons Guides

Summary

Provides a diagnostic pretest, flexible study plans, test-taking strategies, and four full-length practice tests.

Table of Contents

Quick Reference Guide	iv
Red Alert
Top 10 Strategies for Acing the Test	1	(1)
10 Facts About the SAT II: Writing Test	2	(3)
Scoring High on the SAT II: Writing Test	5	(1)
Using Tips in this Book to Improve Your Score	5	(1)
More About the Essay	6	(1)
More About the Multiple-Choice Questions	6	(1)
Scoring the Test	7	(1)
Educated Guessing	8	(1)
Practice Plan for Studying for the SAT II: Writing Test	9	(5)
The Panic Plan	14	(2)
Why Take the Diagnostic Test	16	(1)
Diagnostic Test	17	(224)
Writing Test-Part A	19	(3)
Writing Test-Part B	22	(29)
Diagnostic Test Answers and Explanations	37	(14)
About the Essay Section	51	(18)
Basic Information About the Essay Section	52	(2)
SAT II: Writing Prompt Instructions	54	(2)
Types of Prompts	56	(2)
Practicing With Prompts	58	(4)
Scoring	62	(3)
Planning Your Time	65	(1)
Some Final Advice	66	(3)
Answers and Explanations: Practicing with Prompts	67	(2)
Writing a 20-Minute Essay	69	(29)
The Essay: A Review	69	(2)
The Writing Process	71	(4)
Writing an ``Excellent'' Essay	75	(6)
Types of Essays	81	(4)
Planning and Writing Each Essay: Practical Advice	85	(2)
Practice Essay 1	87	(3)
Practice Essay 2	90	(3)
Practice Essay 3	93	(5)
The Ten Top Rules of Effective Writing	98	(35)
Practice Set A	118	(8)
Answers and Explanations: Practice Set A	122	(4)
Practice Set B	126	(7)
Answers and Explanations: Practice Set B	129	(4)
About the Multiple-Choice Section	133	(34)
Practice Plan	133	(1)
Basic Information About the Multiple-Choice Section	134	(2)
General Test-Taking Strategies for the Multiple-Choice Questions	136	(1)
Educated Guessing	137	(1)
Planning Your Time	137	(1)
Analyzing the Question Types	138	(1)
Focusing on Identifying Sentence-Error Questions	139	(3)
Focusing on Improving-Sentences Questions	142	(3)
Focusing on Improving-Paragraphs Questions	145	(4)
Focusing on Identifying Sentence-Errors Questions	149	(1)
Practice Set A	150	(8)
Answers and Explanations: Practice Set A	154	(4)
Practice Set B	158	(9)
Answers and Explanations: Practice Set B	163	(4)
About Identifying Sentence Errors	167	(31)
Verbs	167	(8)
Pronouns	175	(3)
Modifiers and Comparisons	178	(3)
Idioms	181	(2)
Contractions and Possessives	183	(1)
Usage Problems	184	(1)
The Top 98 Common Usage Problems	185	(13)
Answers and Explanations	195	(3)
About Improving Sentences	198	(18)
Revising Incomplete and Run-On Sentences	198	(5)
Revising Ambiguous and Confusing Sentences	203	(13)
Answers and Explanations	211	(5)
About Impriving Paragraphs	216	(25)
The Anatomy of an Essay	216	(5)
Paragraphs and Essays	221	(11)
Practice Essay A	232	(5)
Answers and Explanations-Practice Essay A	235	(2)
Practice Essay B	237	(4)
Answers and Explanations-Practice Essay B	239	(2)
Practice Test 1	241	(34)
Writing Test: Part A	243	(3)
Writing Test: Part B	246	(29)
Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations	261	(14)
Practice Test 2	275	(34)
Writing Test: Part A	277	(3)
Writing Test: Part B	280	(29)
Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations	297	(12)
Practice Test 3	309	(30)
Writing Test: Part A	311	(3)
Writing Test: Part B	314	(25)
Practice Test 3: Answers and Explanations	327	(12)
Practice Test 4	339	(34)
Writing Test: Part A	341	(3)
Writing Test: Part B	344	(29)
Practice Test 4: Answers and Explanations	359	(14)
Answer Sheets	373