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Barron's Critical Reading Workbook for the SAT

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ISBN-10: 0764133810

ISBN-13: 9780764133817

Edition: 12th 2006

Authors: Sharon Weiner Green, Mitchel Weiner

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Concentrating on the Critical Reading section of the newly structured SAT college entrance exam, this test-preparation workbook presents tips, questions, answers, and answer explanations for the section’s two main question types—sentence completion questions and reading comprehension questions—as well as extensive vocabulary review. Both the sentence completion and the reading comprehension exercises are organized according to level of difficulty and presented in three sections, labeled from A to C. Students who master Level C in both parts are well on the road to achieving a high Critical Reading score when they take the actual SAT. This new workbook replaces Barron's Verbal Workbook for…    
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Book details

List price: $14.99
Edition: 12th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Publication date: 2/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 8.00" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Preface
Introducing The SAT: Critical Reading Skills
Nature of the Test
Overview and Content
The Critical Reading Sections
Sentence Completion Questions
Reading Comprehension Questions
Before the Test
Six Months Before
Two Months Before
The Night Before
During the Test
Use Time Wisely
Center on the Test
Self-Assessment
Introduction
Self-Assessment Test
Answer Key
Analysis of Test Results
Answer Explanations
Sentence Completion Questions
Overview
Tips on Handling Sentence Completion Questions
Before You Look at the Answer Choices, Think of a Word That Makes Sense
Spot Clues in the Sentence: Signal Words
Notice Negatives
Words Have Many Meanings: Stay Alert
Break Down Unfamiliar Words, Looking for Familiar Word Parts
Take One Blank at a time
Sentence Completion Exercises
Level A
Level B
Level C
Answers to Sentence Completion Exercises
Answer Explanations
Reading Comprehension Questions
Overview
Tips on Handling Reading Comprehension Questions
Try to Anticipate What the Passage Is About
Pick Your Questions to Answer
Read Purposefully: Passage, Questions, and Answer Choices
Go Back to the Passage to Double-Check Your Answer Choices
Tackle Paired Passages One Passage at a Time
Reading Comprehension Exercises
Level A
Level B
Level C
Answers to Reading Comprehension Exercises
Answer Explanations
Building Your Vocabulary
Overview
Tips on Building Your Vocabulary
Read Widely to Develop Your Feeling for Words
Use Memory Tricks to Keep New Words in Your Active Vocabulary
Acquaint Yourself with Word Parts-Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots-to Expand Your Vocabulary
Work Through the SAT High-Frequency Word List to Expand Your College-Level Vocabulary
SAT High-Frequency Word List
Basic Word Parts
Tests for Practice
Critical Reading Test 1
Answer Key
Analysis of Test Results
Answer Explanations
Critical Reading Test 2
Answer Key
Analysis of Test Results
Answer Explanations
Critical Reading Test 3
Answer Key
Analysis of Test Results
Answer Explanations