Ron Woldoff - SAT For Dummies

SAT For Dummies®, 10th Edition with Online Practice

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020948885

ISBN 978-1-119-71624-2 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-71625-9 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-71626-6 (ebk)

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction About This Book Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5 Part 1: Getting Started with the SAT Chapter 1: What to Expect with the SAT What About the ACT? So What’s on the SAT? Signing Up Before Sitting Down: Registering for the SAT Special Needs Considerations Making the SAT Work for You as a Foreign Student Examining Your Mind: What the SAT Really Looks For Scoring on the SAT Chapter 2: Strategies for Success Starting Early: The Long-Term Phase Moving Along: The Medium-Term Phase Getting Closer: The Short-Range Phase Planning It Out: What to Do the Night Before Your SAT It’s All You: What to Do the Morning of Your SAT It Isn’t You: Testing Under Adverse Conditions

6 Part 2: Mastering the SAT Reading Test Chapter 3: Getting Acquainted with the SAT Reading Test Understanding the Reading Section Managing Your Time with Key Strategies Getting Each Question Right, Quickly, With More Key Strategies Answering the Best-Evidence Questions Putting the Strategies to Use Taking On the Reading Passages Chapter 4: Where It Counts: Practicing the SAT Reading Test Social Studies Passages Passage I Answers Passage II Answers Science Passages Passage III Answers Passage IV Answers Literature Passage Passage V Answers

7 Part 3: Conquering the Writing and Language Test and Writing a Killer Essay Chapter 5: Gearing Up for the SAT Writing and Language Test Getting to Know the Writing and Language Test Managing Your Time with Simple Strategies Nailing the Common Questions Killing It Softly: The SAT Grammar Review Answers Taking It Further Chapter 6: Getting It “Write”: Practicing the Writing and Language Multiple-Choice Test Passage I Answers Passage II Passage II Answers Passage III Passage III Answers Passage IV Passage IV Answers Chapter 7: Preparing for the Essay Deciding Whether to Actually Write the Essay Knowing the Assignment Knowing What the Essay Scorers Look For Getting Started Identifying Other Writing Techniques in the Passage Trying Out a Sample Essay Question Chapter 8: Practicing Essays Practice Essay I — Momentum: Igniting Social Change Practice Essay II — Addressing Mathematical Innumeracy Practice Essay III — Nonsexist Language

8 Part 4: Owning the SAT Math Tests Chapter 9: Meeting Numbers Head-On: The SAT Math Tests Starting with Formulas Just Gridding Getting Familiar with the Math Tests Chapter 10: Numbers and Operations Starting with the Basics Simplifying Numbers and Operations Chapter 11: Algebra and Functions Solving for X Solving for More Than One X Setting Up Equations Graphing Coordinate Geometry Chapter 12: Geometry and Trigonometry Drawing Basic Shapes Drawing 3-D Shapes Solving Trigonometry Problems Chapter 13: Statistics and Probability Defining the Mean, Median, and Mode Defining Probability Measuring Graph Data

9 Part 5: It’s All You: Taking Practice SAT Exams Chapter 14: Practice Exam 1 Answer Sheets Section 1: Reading Test Section 2: Writing and Language Test Section 3: Math Test — No Calculator Allowed Section 4: Math Test — Calculator Allowed Section 5: The Essay Chapter 15: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations Answers for Section 1: Reading Test Answers for Section 2: Writing and Language Test Answers for Section 3: Math Test — No Calculator Allowed Answers for Section 4: Math Test — Calculator Allowed Answer Guidelines for Section 5: The Essay Answer Key Chapter 16: Practice Exam 2 Answer Sheets Section 1: Reading Test Section 2: Writing and Language Test Section 3: Math Test — No Calculator Allowed Section 4: Math Test — Calculator Allowed Section 5: The Essay Chapter 17: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations Answers for Section 1: Reading Answers for Section 2: Writing and Language Test Answers for Section 3: Math Test — No Calculator Allowed Answers for Section 4: Math Test — Calculator Allowed Answer Guidelines for Section 5: The Essay Answer Key Chapter 18: How Did You Do? Scoring Your Practice SAT Finding Your Reading and Writing Score Finding Your Math Test Score Finding Your Killer Essay Score Recording Your Final Scores

10 Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 19: Ten Mistakes Other Test-Takers Make That You Won’t You Won’t Forget Your Wristwatch You Won’t Bubble Everything at the End You Won’t Let Your Calculator Batteries Die You Won’t Run Out of Steam You Won’t Forget Snacks and Water You Won’t Work the Reading Test Straight On You Won’t Rush Through the Questions You Won’t Get Stuck on a Question You Won’t Choke on the Essay You Won’t Change Your Morning Routine Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Get the Most from the Practice SATs Practice an Entire SAT in One Sitting Practice Not Making Mistakes Under Pressure Practice with Others in the Room Practice as a Dress Rehearsal Practice Your Competitive Edge Practice Your Test-Taking Strategies Practice Using the Bubble Sheet Practice Finding Your Areas of Focus Review the Practice SAT Answers and Explanations Review the Practice SAT with Other Students