SAT Vocabulary Express Word Puzzles Designed to Decode the New SAT

by Byrne, Jacqueline; Ashley, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780071443265
• ISBN10: 0071443266
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-14
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

A fun way to build vocabulary and boost SAT scoresWord puzzles are a proven tool for building vocabulary. They nudge the puzzler gently toward shades of meaning, synonym recognition, contextual interpretation, and making educated guesses--all the mental tricks needed to do well on the SAT verbal section. InSAT Vocabulary Express,a top test-prep coach teams up with a leading crossword puzzle author to offer students a fun, effective alternative to standard vocabulary builders.A unique learning tool for breaking the code in the SAT verbal section, this book features: Dozens of crosswords, anagrams, acrostics, cryptograms, and other fun, skill-building puzzles Brainteasers that stimulate vocabulary mastery Tips and techniques for using the puzzles to pump up vocabularies to unprecedented levels--painlessly!

Author Biography

Jacqueline Byrne is a founding partner of Ivy Educational Associates, a test prep and college application consulting firm. She provides private tutoring for the verbal SAT, the SAT II Writing exam and the AP and SAT II Literature exams.

Michael Ashley's crossword puzzles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal He has been a contributor to GAMES Magazine for 25 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Foreword	xiii
Letter to Students	xv
How to Use This Book to Crack the Code of the New SAT	xvii
SAT Decoder: Increase Your Vocabulary	1	(14)
How Crossword Puzzles Will Help You Raise Your SAT Score	1	(7)
Solving Crossword Puzzles Increases Your Vocabulary	1	(1)
Crossword Puzzles Help You Learn to Play with Words	2	(1)
Crossword Puzzles Change Your Attitude toward the SAT	3	(1)
Crossword Puzzle Instructions	4	(1)
Crossword Puzzles 1--3	5	(3)
How Quotation Puzzles Will Help You Raise Your SAT Score	8	(3)
Quotation Puzzle Instructions	8	(1)
Quotation Puzzles 1 and 2	9	(2)
How Anagram Magic Square Puzzles Will Help You Raise Your SAT Score	11	(3)
Anagram Magic Square Puzzle Instructions	11	(1)
Anagram Magic Square Puzzles 1 and 2	12	(2)
End Note	14	(1)
Fun Quiz	14	(1)
SAT Decoder: Learn to Play with Words	15	(14)
How Hidden Meanings Puzzles Will Increase Your SAT Score	15	(6)
Hidden Meanings Puzzle Instructions	16	(1)
Hidden Meaning Puzzles 1 and 2	17	(4)
How Cryptofamily Puzzles Will Help You Raise Your SAT Score	21	(4)
Solving Cryptofamily Puzzles Increases Your Vocabulary	21	(1)
Cryptofamily Puzzles Create an Association among All the Words in the Family	21	(1)
Cryptofamily Puzzles Help You to Guess Effectively on the SAT	21	(1)
Cryptofamily Puzzle Instructions	22	(1)
Cryptofamily Puzzles 1--4	23	(2)
How Groupie Puzzles Will Help You Raise Your SAT Score	25	(2)
Groupie Puzzle Instructions	25	(1)
Groupie Puzzle 1 and 2	26	(1)
End Note	27	(1)
Fun Quiz	27	(2)
SAT Decoder: Learn to Build and Deconstruct Words	29	(6)
How Word Creation Puzzles, Word within Word Puzzles, and Phobia Puzzles Will Help You Raise Your SAT Score	29	(5)
Word Creation Puzzle Instructions	30	(1)
Word Creation Puzzle 1	30	(1)
Word within Word Puzzle Instructions	31	(1)
Word within Word Puzzles 1--3	31	(1)
Phobia Puzzle Instructions	32	(1)
Phobia Puzzle 1	33	(1)
End Note	34	(1)
Fun Quiz	34	(1)
Puzzles to Increase Vocabulary	35	(22)
Crossword Puzzles 4--6	36	(3)
Anagram Magic Square Puzzles 3--6	39	(9)
Hidden Meanings Puzzles 3--8	48	(7)
End Note	55	(1)
Fun Quiz	55	(2)
Word Connection Puzzles	57	(16)
Crossword Puzzles 7--9	58	(3)
Quotation Puzzles 3--5	61	(3)
Cryptofamily Puzzles 5--16	64	(6)
Groupie Puzzles 3 and 4	70	(1)
End Note	71	(1)
Fun Quiz	71	(2)
Back to the Roots Puzzles	73	(18)
Crossword Puzzles 10--12	74	(3)
Word Creation Puzzles 2--5	77	(4)
Cryptofamily Puzzles 17--28	81	(6)
Phobia Puzzles 2 and 3	87	(2)
End Note	89	(1)
Fun Quiz	89	(2)
Vocabulary Building Puzzles	91	(22)
Quotation Puzzles 6--8	92	(3)
Anagram Magic Square Puzzles 7--9	95	(3)
Crossword Puzzles 13--16	98	(4)
Hidden Meanings Puzzles 9--13	102	(10)
End Note	112	(1)
Fun Quiz	112	(1)
Challenging Word Connection Puzzles	113	(18)
Crossword Puzzles 17--19	114	(3)
Groupie Puzzles 5--13	117	(4)
Cryptofamily Puzzles 29--41	121	(7)
End Note	128	(1)
Fun Quiz	128	(1)
Cryptofamily Puzzle 42	129	(2)
Challenging Puzzles	131	(10)
Crossword Puzzle 20	132	(1)
Anagram Magic Square Puzzles 10 and 11	133	(2)
Words within Word Puzzles 4--9	135	(2)
Quotation Puzzles 9 and 10	137	(2)
Hidden Meanings Puzzle 14	139	(2)
Closing Letter to Students	141	(2)
Answers	143	(34)
The SAT Code Breaker Dictionary	177	(10)
Index	187	(6)
About the Authors	193