Preface | p. vii |
Introducing the SAT | p. 1 |
About the SAT | p. 2 |
What's in the SAT | p. 3 |
Preparing for the Test | p. 4 |
Understanding Your Scores | p. 7 |
Using Your Scores | p. 8 |
Student Services | p. 9 |
Test-Taking Strategies | p. 11 |
Test-Taking Rules | p. 12 |
Pacing and Timing | p. 15 |
Guessing Strategies | p. 17 |
Psyching Yourself Up | p. 21 |
Relaxation Techniques | p. 22 |
About Verbal Questions | p. 25 |
Strategies for Tackling the Questions | p. 26 |
Building Vocabulary Skills | p. 28 |
Sentence Completion Questions | p. 31 |
Strategies | p. 37 |
Sample Questions | p. 40 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 41 |
Practice Questions and Answer Key | p. 47 |
Analogy Questions | p. 51 |
Strategies | p. 53 |
Sample Questions | p. 58 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 59 |
Practice Questions and Answer Key | p. 66 |
Critical Reading Questions | p. 69 |
Strategies | p. 71 |
Extended Reasoning Questions | p. 74 |
Vocabulary-in-Context Questions | p. 76 |
Literal Comprehension Questions | p. 76 |
Questions Involving Two Passages | p. 77 |
Key Words and Phrases | p. 78 |
Sample Questions | p. 80 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 82 |
A Final Note on Critical Reading Questions | p. 95 |
Practice Questions and Answer Key | p. 96 |
Verbal Practice | p. 99 |
Sentence Completions | p. 100 |
Analogies | p. 102 |
Gritical Reading | p. 103 |
Answer Key | p. 106 |
About Mathematics Questions | p. 107 |
Math Reference Information | p. 108 |
Types of Questions | p. 108 |
General Math Tips | p. 111 |
Strategies for Finding the Right Answer | p. 112 |
Calculators | p. 117 |
Calculators Are Recommended | p. 118 |
Mathematics Review | p. 119 |
Concepts You Need to Know | p. 120 |
Arithmetic | p. 122 |
Algebra | p. 136 |
Word Problems | p. 141 |
Geometry | p. 146 |
Miscellaneous Math Questions | p. 159 |
Five-Choice Multiple-Choice Questions | p. 169 |
Strategies | p. 170 |
Sample Questions | p. 172 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 176 |
Quantitative Comparison Questions | p. 199 |
Strategies | p. 200 |
Sample Questions | p. 202 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 204 |
Student-Produced Response Questions | p. 215 |
Strategies and Guidelines for Completing the Grid | p. 216 |
Sample Questions | p. 220 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 223 |
Mathematics Practice | p. 235 |
Five-Choice Multiple-Choice Questions | p. 237 |
Quantitative Comparison Questions | p. 240 |
Student-Produced Response Questions | p. 243 |
Answer Key | p. 246 |
About the PSAT/NMSQT | p. 247 |
Introduction | p. 248 |
Preparing for the PSAT/NMSQT | p. 250 |
Four Characteristics of Effective Writing | p. 252 |
Sample Writing Skills Questions with Explanations | p. 253 |
Writing Skills Practice | p. 265 |
Answer Key | p. 272 |
10 Complete, Real SATs with Answer Keys | p. 273 |
Taking the Practice Tests | p. 274 |
10 SAT Practice Tests | p. 275 |
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