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Important Note About This Book and Its Author | |
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Note on the New SAT | |
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The Author Has Something Important to Tell You About How to Raise Your SAT Score | |
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Introduction | |
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Important Facts about the New SAT | |
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The Inside Track on How SAT Questions Are Developed and How They Vary from Test to Test | |
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What Are Critical Thinking Skills? | |
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Are Men Better Than Women on the SAT? | |
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A Four-Hour Study Program for the SAT | |
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Longer-Range Study Program and Helpful Steps for Using This Book | |
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Format of the New SAT | |
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Format of the New PSAT | |
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Diagnostic SAT Pre-test | |
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Answer Sheet for Practice Test 1 | |
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New SAT Practice Test 1 [Full-Length Diagnostic Pre-Test] | |
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How Did You Do on This Test? | |
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Answer Key for Practice Test 1 | |
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Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 1 | |
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What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Score | |
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How to Score the SAT for Tests 1-5 | |
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Raw Score/Scaled Score Conversion Tables for Practice Tests 1-5 | |
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Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice Tests You Have Just Taken | |
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Strategy Diagnostic Test for the New SAT | |
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Purpose and Instructions | |
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Strategy Diagnostic Test Answer Sheet | |
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Verbal Ability | |
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Math Ability | |
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Strategy Diagnostic Test Answer and Diagnostic Table (keyed to Strategies in book) | |
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The 22 Questions that Can Determine Top College Eligibility | |
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Verbal Portion | |
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Math Portion | |
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Scoring | |
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Answers and Hints (keyed to Strategies in book) | |
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The 101 Most Important Basic Skills Math Questions You Need to Know How to Solve | |
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101 Questions Answer Sheet | |
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101 Questions Test | |
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101 Math Questions: Solutions, Generalizations, Rules | |
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101 Math Questions: Answers | |
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Basic Skill Math Diagnosis (keyed to Math refresher) | |
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Strategy Section | |
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Using Critical Thinking Skills to Score High on the New SAT | |
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5 General Strategies | |
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47 Easy-to-Learn Strategies | |
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How to Learn the Strategies | |
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Important Note on the Allowed Use of Calculators on the New SAT | |
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Important Note on Math Questions on the New SAT | |
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The New Grid-Type Math Question | |
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Use of a Calculator in the Grid-Type Question | |
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25 Math Strategies | |
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Regular Math Strategies | |
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Introduction to Quantitative Comparison-Type Question | |
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Quantitative Comparison Strategies | |
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22 Verbal Strategies | |
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6 Analogy Strategies | |
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4 Sentence Completion Strategies | |
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Critical Reading Strategies | |
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What Reading Comprehension Questions Ask | |
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Introductory Passage 1 | |
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Breakdown and Underlining of Passage | |
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How to Answer Reading Comprehension Questions Most Effectively | |
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Introductory Passage 2 | |
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Introductory Passage 3 | |
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Summary | |
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9 Reading Comprehension Strategies | |
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3 Vocabulary Strategies | |
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Mini-Math Refresher | |
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Complete New SAT Math Refresher | |
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Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, etc. | |
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Fractions, Decimals, Percentages | |
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Deviations | |
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Ratios and Proportions | |
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Variations | |
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Comparison of Fractions | |
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Practice Test 1 | |
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Answer Key for Practice Test 1 | |
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Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 1 | |
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Rate Problems | |
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Word-Problem Setup | |
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Distance and Time | |
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Work | |
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Mixture | |
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Cost | |
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Practice Test 2 | |
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Answer Key for Practice Test 2 | |
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Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 2 | |
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Area, Perimeter, and Volume Problems | |
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Area, Perimeter, and Volume Problems | |
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Practice Test 3 | |
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Answer Key for Practice Test 3 | |
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Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 3 | |
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Algebra Problems | |
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Algebraic Properties | |
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Equations | |
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Algebra of Graphs | |
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Inequalities | |
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Exponents and Roots | |
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Practice Test 4 | |
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Answer Key for Practice Test 4 | |
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Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 4 | |
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Geometry Problems | |
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Basic Definitions | |
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Triangles | |
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Properties of Triangles | |
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Four-Sided Figures | |
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Many-Sided Figures | |
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Circles | |
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Practice Test 5 | |
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Answer Key for Practice Test 5 | |
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Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 5 | |
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Miscellaneous Problems | |
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Averages, Medians, and Modes | |
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Series | |
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Properties of Integers | |
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Approximations | |
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Combinations | |
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Probability | |
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The Absolute Value Sign | |
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Functions | |
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Practice Test 6 | |
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Answer Key for Practice Test 6 | |
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Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 6 | |
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Tables, Charts, and Graphs | |
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Charts and Graphs | |
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Tables and Charts | |
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Graphs | |
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Bar Graphs | |
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Circle Graphs | |
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Line Graphs | |
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Practice Test 7 and Solutions | |
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Vocabulary Building that is Guaranteed to Raise Your SAT Score | |
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Knowing Word Meanings Is Essential for a Higher SAT Score (8 Steps to Word Power) | |
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The Prefix Root Suffix List That Gives You the Meanings of Over 150,000 Words | |
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Roots | |
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Prefixes | |
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Suffixes | |
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A List of SAT Words Appearing More Than Once on Actual SAT Exams | |
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The 291 Most Important SAT Words and Their Opposites | |
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The Gruber SAT 3,400-Word List | |
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100 Tests to Strengthen Your Vocabulary | |
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Answers to Vocabulary Tests | |
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Four More SAT Practice Tests | |
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Four Important Reasons for Taking These Practice Tests | |
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10 Tips for Taking the Practice Tests | |
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SAT Practice Test 2 | |
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Answer Sheet | |
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Test 2 | |
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How Did You Do on This Test? | |
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Answer Key | |
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Explanatory Answers | |
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SAT Practice Test 3 | |
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Answer Sheet | |
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Test 3 | |
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How Did You Do on This Test? | |
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Answer Key | |
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Explanatory Answers | |
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SAT Practice Test 4 | |
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Answer Sheet | |
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Test 4 | |
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How Did You Do on This Test? | |
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Answer Key | |
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Explanatory Answers | |
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SAT Practice Test 5 | |
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Answer Sheet | |
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Test 5 | |
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How Did You Do on This Test? | |
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Answer Key | |
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Explanatory Answers | |
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The SAT-II Writing Test | |