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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 | |