, 2020 edition

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 22
Copyright Page......Page 23
Contents......Page 24
CHAPTER 1 FAQs about the SAT......Page 28
How is the SAT Scored?......Page 29
What Control do I have over my SAT Scores?......Page 30
How Should I Prepare for the SAT?......Page 31
How can I get the most out of my SAT Study Sessions?......Page 32
What should I do the Week before my SAT?......Page 33
CHAPTER 2 Diagnostic SAT......Page 34
Reading Test......Page 43
Writing and Language Test......Page 62
Math Test – No Calculator......Page 75
Math Test – Calculator......Page 81
Essay (optional)......Page 93
CHAPTER 3 SAT Vocabulary: The Language of Ideas......Page 116
The Language of Ideas and Learning......Page 119
The Language of Argument, Reasoning, and Persuasion......Page 121
The Language of Dissent, Criticism, and Rebellion......Page 131
The Language of Power and Submission......Page 135
The Language of Language and Literature......Page 142
The Language of Judgment......Page 145
The Language of Extremism and Exaggeration......Page 148
The Language of Care and Restraint......Page 149
The Language of Freedom......Page 152
The Language of Change and Force......Page 153
The Language of Dullness and Stasis......Page 155
The Language of Truth, Truthfulness, and Beauty......Page 156
The Language of Deceit, Error, and Confusion......Page 157
The Language of Creativity and Productivity......Page 160
The Language of Mystery, Surprise, Adventure, and Discovery......Page 162
The Language of Harm, Dec fi it, and Decline......Page 164
The Language of Kindness, Favor, and Benetfi......Page 166
The Language of Wisdom, Strength, and Skill......Page 170
The Language of Capital and Wealth......Page 172
The Language of Passion, Emotion, and Sensation......Page 174
The Power Roots and Afx fi es for the SAT......Page 177
CHAPTER 4 The SAT Reading Test......Page 184
The Core Analytical Reading Skills......Page 186
The Three Key Questions......Page 188
The Three Secondary Questions......Page 197
Advanced SAT Reading Techniques......Page 207
CHAPTER 5 The SAT Writing and Language Test......Page 222
Writing and Language Question Types......Page 224
Parsing Sentences......Page 226
Trimming Sentences......Page 227
Verb Agreement......Page 229
Developing and Coordinating Ideas......Page 231
Transitions and References......Page 234
Parallelism......Page 237
Coordinating Modie fi rs......Page 240
Using Modie fi rs Logically......Page 243
Making Comparisons......Page 246
Pronoun Agreement......Page 248
Pronoun Case......Page 250
Verb Tense and Aspect......Page 252
Diction and Redundancy......Page 256
Idiomatic Expression......Page 260
The Active and Passive Voices......Page 262
Verb Mood......Page 263
Punctuation......Page 266
CHAPTER 6 The SAT Essay......Page 278
Understand the Analytical Task......Page 280
Read the Passage Using the “Three-Pass Approach”......Page 285
Construct Your Thesis and Outline......Page 293
Write the Essay......Page 296
Sample Essay......Page 300
CHAPTER 7 The SAT Math Test: The Heart of Algebra......Page 302
Word Problems......Page 304
The Order of Operations and Laws of Arithmetic......Page 305
Simplifying Expressions......Page 312
Conversions......Page 314
Constructing and Interpreting Linear Equations......Page 319
Solving Equations with the Laws of Equality......Page 321
Analyzing Linear Graphs......Page 322
Absolute Values......Page 330
The Laws of Inequality......Page 331
Graphing Inequalities......Page 332
Linear Systems......Page 337
Solving Systems with Algebra......Page 339
CHAPTER 8 The SAT Math Test: Problem Solving and Data Analysis......Page 346
Averages......Page 348
Medians and Modes......Page 349
Data Spread......Page 350
Direct and Inverse Variations......Page 351
Rate Problems......Page 358
Ratios......Page 360
Percentages......Page 366
Percent Change......Page 367
Proportions and Scaling......Page 368
Tables and Venn Diagrams......Page 373
Conditional Probabilities from Tables......Page 374
Analyzing Relations with Tables......Page 375
Scatterplots......Page 380
Nonlinear Relationships......Page 381
Drawing Inferences from Graphs......Page 382
Pie Graphs......Page 383
CHAPTER 9 The SAT Math: Passport to Advanced Math......Page 388
Functions......Page 390
Representing Functions......Page 392
Compositions and Transformations......Page 393
Analyzing and Factoring Quadratics......Page 400
Solving Quadratic Equations......Page 402
Analyzing Graphs of Quadratic Equations......Page 404
Higher Order Equations......Page 410
Higher Order Systems......Page 411
The Laws of Exponentials......Page 416
The Laws of Radicals......Page 418
Solving Exponential and Radical Equations......Page 419
Rational Expressions......Page 424
Simplifying Rational Expressions......Page 426
Solving Rational Equations......Page 427
CHAPTER 10 The SAT Math Test: Additional Topics......Page 434
Angles and Parallel Lines......Page 436
Triangles......Page 438
Working in the xy-Plane......Page 440
The Pythagorean Theorem......Page 442
Circles......Page 448
Radians, Chords, Arcs, and Sectors......Page 450
Areas and Volumes......Page 453
Similarity......Page 455
Basic Trigonometry......Page 462
The Pythagorean Identity......Page 464
The Cofunction Identities......Page 465
Imaginary and Complex Numbers......Page 468
CHAPTER 11 Practice Test 1......Page 474
Practice Test 2......Page 554
Practice Test 3......Page 632
Practice Test 4......Page 708