SAT/PSAT Exam Prep
SAT/PSAT Exam Prep shares the insider information that students need to score higher on their SAT and PSAT tests. This book from Pearson Education, the Global Leader in Education Publishing, is authored by an expert who has tutored students on the PSAT and SAT tests for the past 20 years. The book starts with preparation planning outlines as well as test-taking strategies for overcoming text anxiety and beating your worst fears. The book then provides extensive tutorial coverage that helps...
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SAT/PSAT Exam Prep shares the insider information that students need to score higher on their SAT and PSAT tests. This book from Pearson Education, the Global Leader in Education Publishing, is authored by an expert who has tutored students on the PSAT and SAT tests for the past 20 years. The book starts with preparation planning outlines as well as test-taking strategies for overcoming text anxiety and beating your worst fears. The book then provides extensive tutorial coverage that helps the student mastering the knowledge needed for the Math, Critical Reading, and Writing sections. Extra coverage of the new writing section helps students deal with this added challenge. Finally, the book then includes four complete exams with detailed answers for more practice and better understanding of difficult topics.
Part I: Introduction to the SAT and PSATChapter 1: Overview of the TestsAbout the SATStructure of the SATAbout the PSATStructure of the PSATDifferences Between the PSAT and the SATWhat’s Next?Chapter 2: Taking the TestsRegistering for the SATScoring the SATWhat Your SAT Scores Mean to SchoolsA Note on Scoring the Practice Tests in This Book .Scoring the PSATTest Takers with DisabilitiesWhat’s Next?Part II: Preparing for the SAT and PSATChapter 3: Diagnostic Test with Answers and ExplanationsSAT Diagnostic Test Answer KeyScoring Your Simulated SAT ExamAnswer Key and ExplanationsSection 1Section 2Section 3Section 4Section 5Section 6Section 7Section 8Section 9Chapter 4: Strategies for SuccessKSA (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)Learning Factual Information Versus Acquiring SkillsPracticing to Internalize SkillsDo the Easy Stuff FirstStay “On Point”Manage the Answer GridUse the Test BookletGuess WiselyManage StressRelax to SucceedSpecific Relaxation TechniquesA Note on MusicThe Impact of MozartWhat to Expect on Test DayDo a Dry RunWake Up EarlyDress for SuccessFuel UpBring SuppliesWarm Up Your BrainPlan a Mini-VacationWhat’s Next?Chapter 5: SAT/PSAT VerbalCritical Reading SectionsSentence CompletionPractice Sentence Completion QuestionsPassage-Based ReadingPassage-Based Reading Question TypesPractice Passage-Based Reading QuestionsWriting Skills SectionImproving SentencesPractice Improving Sentences QuestionsIdentifying Sentence ErrorsPractice Identifying Sentence Errors QuestionsImproving ParagraphsPractice Improving Paragraphs QuestionsEssay SectionResponding to the Essay PromptWriting Strategies and TechniquesScoring the EssayPractice Essay Prompt with Sample EssaysWhat’s NextChapter 6: SAT/PSAT QuantitativeMultiple ChoiceAnatomy of an SAT/PSAT Multiple Choice Quantitative QuestionGeneral Strategies for SAT/PSAT Multiple Choice Quantitative QuestionsStudent-Produced ResponseGeneral Strategies for SAT/PSAT Student Produced Response QuestionsWhat’s NextPart III: Content Area ReviewChapter 7: Quantitative ReviewNumbers and OperationsThe Properties of IntegersReal NumbersDecimalsFractions, Rational Numbers, and Scientific NotationNumber SetsRatio, Proportion, and PercentSquares and Square RootsArithmetic and Geometric SequencesFactors and MultiplesMean, Median, and ModeProbability and OutcomesAbsolute ValueAlgebra and FunctionsFactoringExponentsInequalitiesWord ProblemsFunctionsGeometryCoordinate GeometryTrianglesQuadrilaterals, Lines, and AnglesOther PolygonsCirclesThree-Dimensional FiguresSpecial SymbolsData InterpretationInternalize the RulesChapter 8: Verbal ReviewSubject-Verb AgreementNouns and PronounsPersonal PronounsRelative PronounsIndefinite PronounsPronoun ConsistencyMisleading and Ambiguous PronounsVerbs and Verb FormsSimple Past Versus Past ParticipleParallel ConstructionRun-on SentencesSentence Fragments/Incomplete SentencesMisplaced ModifiersPunctuationCommasApostrophesColons and SemicolonsParentheses and DashesEnd PunctuationIdiomRhetoricCommonly Misused WordsInternalize the RulesPart IV: Practicing for the SAT and PSATChapter 9: Practice Test 1 with Answers and ExplanationsAnswer KeyScoring Practice Test 1Answer Key and ExplanationsSection 1Section 2Section 3Section 4Section 5Section 6Section 7Section 8Section 9Chapter 10: Practice Test 2 with Answers and ExplanationsAnswer KeyScoring Practice Test 2Answers and ExplanationsSection 1Section 2Section 3Section 4Section 5Section 6Section 7Section 8Section 9Chapter 11: Practice Test 3 with Answers and ExplanationsAnswer KeyScoring Practice Test 3Answers and ExplanationsSection 1Section 2Section 3Section 4Section 5Section 6Section 7Section 8Section 9Chapter 12: Practice Test 4 with Answers and ExplanationsAnswer KeyScoring Practice Test 4Answers and ExplanationsSection 1Section 2Section 3Section 4Section 5Section 6Section 7Section 8Section 9Part V: AppendixesAppendix A: SAT/PSAT Vocabulary ListAppendix B: Glossary of SAT/PSAT Math TermsNumbers and OperationsThe Properties of IntegersOrder of Operations (PEMDAS)Fractions and Rational NumbersRatio, Proportion, and PercentSquares and Square RootsArithmetic and Geometric SequencesSets of NumbersFactors and MultiplesMean, Median, and ModeOutcomesAlgebra and FunctionsFactoringExponentsInequalitiesWord ProblemsFunctionsGeometryCoordinate GeometryTrianglesQuadrilaterals, Lines, and AnglesCirclesSpecial SymbolsData InterpretationAppendix C: Additional ResourcesThe College Board WebsiteNational Merit ScholarshipsThe Official SAT Study Guide for the New SATAdvantage Education ProgramsSources for Help with VocabularySchool TextbooksTeachers and Older StudentsIndex
