SAT For Dummies

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
	About This Book
	Icons Used in This Book
	Beyond the Book
	Where to Go from Here
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
			How to register
			When to take the test
		Special Needs Considerations
			Learning disabilities
			Physical issues
			Financial help
		Making the SAT Work for You as a Foreign Student
		Examining Your Mind: What the SAT Really Looks For
		Scoring on the SAT
			Types of scores
			Score reporting
	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
			Bringing the right stuff
			Taking control of the tension
			Starting off
			Focusing during the test
			Pacing yourself
		It Isn’t You: Testing Under Adverse Conditions
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
			Starting with the line-number questions
			Continuing with the detail questions
			Ending with the inference and main idea questions
		Taking On the Reading Passages
			Distancing with social studies
			Blinding me with science
			Saving the literature for last
	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
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
			Answering the easy questions before the hard questions
			Using the 9-minute rule
		Nailing the Common Questions
			Starting with grammar and punctuation
			Getting vocabulary in context
			Writing with style, logic, and organization
		Killing It Softly: The SAT Grammar Review
			Verb matching
			Easing verb tension
			Parallel writing
			Casing pronouns
			Using punctuation
			Wording up
		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
			Appeals to logic, authority, and emotion
			Diction and tone
			Organization
			Other techniques
		Trying Out a Sample Essay Question
			The question
			The answer
			Scoring your own essay
			Examining graded responses
	Chapter 8 Practicing Essays
		Practice Essay I — Momentum: Igniting Social Change
			The question
			The answer
			Scoring your essay
		Practice Essay II — Addressing Mathematical Innumeracy
			The question
			The answer
			Scoring your essay
		Practice Essay III — Nonsexist Language
			The question
			The answer
			Scoring your essay
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
			Checking out types of numbers
			Remembering the order of operations
		Simplifying Numbers and Operations
			Simplifying prime numbers
			Simplifying percents
			Simplifying ratios
			Simplifying conversions
			Simplifying exponents
			Simplifying square and cube roots
			Simplifying imaginary i
			Simplifying projections
	Chapter 11 Algebra and Functions
		Solving for X
			Solving for x with a number
			Solving for x with a y
			Solving for x in a radical
			Solving for x in a fraction
			Solving for x in a reciprocal fraction
		Solving for More Than One X
			Solving an absolute value
			Solving a quadratic
			Solving the difference of squares
			Solving an expression
		Setting Up Equations
			Setting up a story
			Setting up a sum of numbers
			Setting up interest
			Setting up rates of change
		Graphing Coordinate Geometry
			Graphing a line
			Graphing two lines
			Graphing an inequality
			Graphing a parabola
			Graphing a circle
			Graphing a function
	Chapter 12 Geometry and Trigonometry
		Drawing Basic Shapes
			Drawing angles
			Drawing triangles
			Drawing rectangles and squares
			Drawing trapezoids and parallelograms
			Drawing circles
			Drawing overlapping shapes
			Drawing parts of circles
		Drawing 3-D Shapes
			Drawing rectangular solids and cubes
			Drawing cylinders and cones
			Drawing spheres
		Solving Trigonometry Problems
			Solving right triangles with SOH CAH TOA
			Solving unit circles and radians
			Solving trigonometric equations
	Chapter 13 Statistics and Probability
		Defining the Mean, Median, and Mode
			Defining the mean
			Defining the median and mode
			Defining the range
		Defining Probability
		Measuring Graph Data
			Measuring bar graphs
			Measuring circle or pie charts
			Measuring line graphs
			Measuring scatter plots
			Measuring multiple graphs
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
			Reading
			Analysis
			Writing
			Scoring your 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
			Reading
			Analysis
			Writing
		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
			First practice exam
			Second practice exam
			Third practice exam
			Fourth practice exam
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
Index
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