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| Introduction | |
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| Important Facts About the 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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| Strategies for Women | |
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| Multi-Level Approaches to the Solution of Problems | |
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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 SAT | |
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| Strategy Diagnostic Test For The Sat | |
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| Directions for Taking the Diagnostic Test | |
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| Strategy Diagnostic Test Answer Sheet | |
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| Section 1:Verbal Ability | |
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| Section 2:Math Ability | |
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| Strategy Diagnostic Test Answer and Diagnostic Table (Keyed to Strategies in Book) | |
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| The Shortest Sat Test-18 Questions to approximate your sat score | |
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| Verbal (Critical Reading) | |
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| Math | |
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| Writing | |
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| Answers | |
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| Shortest SAT Test: What You Did Wrong, Explanatory Answers, and Scoring, Strategies, and Basic Skills Needed to Improve | |
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| The 101 Most Important Math Questions You Need To Know How To Solve | |
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| 101 Math Questions Answer Sheet | |
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| 101 Math Questions Test | |
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| 101 Math Questions: Answers, Diagnosis, Solutions, Generalizations, Rules | |
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| 101 Math Questions: Answers | |
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| Basic Skills Math Diagnosis | |
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| Solutions, Generalizations, Rules | |
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| Strategy Section | |
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| 5 General Strategies | |
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| 35 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 SAT | |
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| Important Note on Math Questions on the SAT | |
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| The Grid-Type Math Question | |
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| Use of a Calculator in the Grid-Type Question | |
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| 19 Math Strategies | |
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| 16 Verbal (Critical Reading) 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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| Getting Involved with the Passage | |
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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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| About the Double-Reading Passages | |
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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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| Algebra and Arithmetic | |
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| Geometry | |
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| Complete Sat Math Refresher | |
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| Algebra and Arithmetic | |
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| Geometry | |
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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 | |
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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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| Fundamental Laws of Our Number System | |
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| Algebraic Expressions | |
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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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| Modern Math | |
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| Sets | |
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| Relations | |
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| Solution Sets | |
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| Axioms | |
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| Closed Sets | |
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| Mathematical Symbols | |
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| Practice Test 8 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 | |
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| 8 Steps to Word Power | |
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| The Gruber 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 Most Important/Frequently Used 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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| Grammar And Usage Refresher | |
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| The Parts of Speech | |
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| Clauses and Phrases | |
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| The Sentence and Its Parts | |
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| Verbs | |
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| Nouns and Pronouns | |
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| Subject-Verb Relationship | |
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| Tense | |
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| Verbals | |
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| Mood and Voice | |
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| Modifiers-Adjectives, Adjective Phrases, and Clauses | |
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| Modifiers (continued)-Adverbs, Adverbial Phrases, and Clauses | |
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| Connectives | |
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| Correct Usage-Choosing the Right Word | |
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| Grammar and Usage Index | |
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| The Sat Writing Test | |
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| The SAT Writing Section | |
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| Content of the Writing Test | |
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| The Essay on the SAT Writing Test | |
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| The SAT Essay Scoring Guide | |
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| The Writing Sample | |
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| Sample Essays | |
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| Important Tips on How to Write the Best Essay | |
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| Other Types of Questions on the SAT Writing Test | |
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| Identifying Errors | |
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| Sample Questions with Answers | |
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| Improving Sentences | |
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| Sample Questions with Answers | |
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| Improving Paragraphs | |
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| Sample Test with Answers | |
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| Five Sat Practice Tests | |
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| Five Important Reasons for Taking These Practice Tests | |
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| 10 Tips for Taking the Practice Tests | |
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| Answer Sheet for Practice Test 1 | |
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| SAT Practice Test 1 | |
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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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| SAT Score Conversion Table | |
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| Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice Test You Have Just Taken | |
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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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| Answer Sheet for Practice Test 2 | |
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| SAT Practice Test 2 | |
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| How Did You Do on This Test? | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 2 | |
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| SAT Score Conversion Table | |
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| Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice Test You Have Just Taken | |
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| Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 2 | |
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| What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Score | |
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| Answer Sheet for Practice Test 3 | |
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| SAT Practice Test 3 | |
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| How Did You Do on This Test? | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 3 | |
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| SAT Score Conversion Table | |
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| Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice Test You Have Just Taken | |
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| Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 3 | |
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| What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Score | |
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| Answer Sheet for Practice Test 4 | |
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| SAT Practice Test 4 | |
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| How Did You Do on This Test? | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 4 | |
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| SAT Score Conversion Table | |
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| Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice Test You Have Just Taken | |
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| Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 4 | |
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| What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Score | |
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| Answer Sheet for Practice Test 5 | |
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| SAT Practice Test 5 | |
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| How Did You Do on This Test? | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 5 | |
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| SAT Score Conversion Table | |
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| Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice Test You Have Just Taken | |
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| Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 5 | |
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| What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Score | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Hot Prefixes and Roots | |
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| Words Commonly Mistaken for Each Other | |