Up Your Score 2003-2004

by Abaluck, Jason; Berger, Larry; Colton, Michael; Mistry, Manek; Prabhuswamy, Smitha; Rossi, Paul; Kalb, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780761126843
• ISBN10: 0761126848
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Workman Pub Co

Summary

Wrapping its valuable advice in attitude, this revised handbook covers 600 key vocabulary words, reveals how to think like the SAT, divulges insider math tricks, and helps students hone speed and timing.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Brief History of This Book	1	(1)
One Afternoon in the Ithaca High School Cafeteria Way Back in the Late '80s	2	(1)
Years Later	2	(2)
Months Later	4	(1)
About the SAT	5	(26)
Before We Begin, Any Questions?	6	(7)
An Authors' Note Intended to Build Confidence	13	(5)
The Story of the Evil Testing Serpent	18	(2)
SAT Scoring	20	(2)
SAT Mistakes	22	(1)
SAT Services	23	(2)
How to Practice	25	(2)
Getting in Gear	27	(1)
Up Your Score Cheat Sheet	28	(3)
The Verbal Section	31	(130)
Four Key Rules and a Tip	32	(2)
Sentence Completions	34	(5)
Analogies	39	(7)
Critical Reading Passages	46	(15)
About SAT Words	61	(2)
Memorizing SAT Words	63	(3)
The Word List	66	(92)
Useful Synonyms	158	(1)
Similar-Looking Words	159	(2)
The Math Section	161	(52)
Theory of Study	162	(1)
Calculators	163	(4)
Fractions/Units	167	(9)
Word Problems	176	(9)
Equations	185	(4)
Geometry	189	(13)
Coordinate Geometry	202	(3)
Quantitative Comparisons	205	(1)
The Funny Symbol Question	206	(3)
Grid-in Problems	209	(4)
Guessing, or The ETS Strikes Back: Impostors from Hell	213	(12)
Impostors from Hell	214	(3)
Guessing, the SAT, and the Specter of World Destruction	217	(2)
The Six Rules of Guessing	219	(4)
A Final Word on Guessing	223	(2)
SAT II Writing Test	225	(34)
The Story of Little-Read Writing Serpent	226	(1)
The Three Question Types	227	(5)
The 13 Rules of the Writing Test	232	(14)
Practice Questions	246	(3)
The Essay	249	(10)
But Wait! You Also Get	259	(1)
Concentration	260	(5)
Proctors: Mindless Slaves of the ETS	265	(2)
Relaxation	267	(2)
Yoga and the SAT	269	(3)
Cheating	272	(2)
Little Circles	274	(5)
Is the SAT Biased?	279	(2)
SATing for Dollars	281	(1)
Don't Let Your Parents Read This!	282	(1)
SATitis	283	(1)
Canceling Counseling	284	(1)
The SSS and the SDQ	284	(1)
The SAT and the Internet	285	(2)
Food Smuggling	287	(2)
Fashion and Beauty Tips	289	(2)
Stick It in Your Ear	291	(1)
Some Other Thoughts on Getting Into College	291	(2)
Parting Words of Advice	293	(2)
Who Are These People, Anyway?	295