"Barron's SAT" by Sharon Weiner Green

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"Barron's SAT" by Sharon Weiner Green
Barron’s Educational Series. Twenty Sixth Edition
Barron's ES | 2012 | ISBN: 1438000197 1438083688 1438071884 9781438083681 9781438000190 | 936 pages | epub | 33 MB

Updated to reflect the most recent SATs, this manual offers college-bound students an explanation of all the important tactics and strategies for taking the SAT, as well as a detailed review of all test topics, a diagnostic test, and five full-length SAT practice tests with all questions answered and explained. Subject reviews cover critical reading, grammar and usage, and math, as well as detailed instruction in preparing and writing the required SAT essay. The book's additional features include an overview of the SAT, an explanation of its scoring method, and general study advice.

This study guide is your personal SAT tutor, because that’s precisely what it is. Like any good tutor, it will work closely with you, prompting you and giving you pointers to improve your testing skills. It will help you pinpoint your trouble spots and show you how to work on them, and it will point out your strengths as well. After working with your tutor, you should see marked improvement in your performance


Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
SAT Format and Test Dates
Countdown to the SAT
PART ONE: GET AQUAINTED WITH THE SAT
Introduction: Let’s Look at the SAT
What Is the SAT?
What Is Score Choice?
What Is the Format of the SAT?
The Critical Reading Sections
The Mathematics Sections
The Writing Skills Sections
Winning Tactics for the SAT
An Afterword: More on Guessing
PART TWO: PINPOINT YOUR TROUBLE SPOTS
A Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test
Answer Key
Self-Evaluation
Answers Explained
PART THREE: TACTICS AND PRACTICE: CRITICAL READING
1. The Sentence Completion Question
2. The Passage-Based Reading Question
3. Build Your Vocabulary
The SAT High-Frequency Word List
The SAT Hot Prospects Word List
The 3,500 Basic Word List
Basic Word Parts
WRITING SKILLS
4. Grammar, Plain and Fanciful
5. Common Problems in Grammar and Usage
6. The Writing Skills Questions
7. Writing a 25-Minute Essay
MATHEMATICS
Introduction to the Math Sections
8. Math Strategies and Tactics
Testing Tactics
Practicc Exercises
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
9. Reviewing Mathematics
Arithmetic
9-A Basic Arithmetic Concepts
9-B Fractions and Decimals
9-C Percents
9-D Ratios and Proportions
9-E Averages
Algebra
9-F Polynomials
9-G Solving Equations and Inequalities
9-H Word Problems
Geometry
9-1 Lines and Angles
9-J Triangles
9-K Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons
9-L Circles
9-M Solid Geometry
9-N Coordinate Geometry
Miscellaneous Topics
9-0 Counting and Probability
9-P Logical Reasoning
9-Q Interpretation of Data
9-R Functions and Their Graphs
PART FOUR: TEST YOURSELF
10. Five Model SAT Tests
Model Test 1
Model Test 2
Model Test 3
Model Test 4
Model Test 5
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