SAT For Dummies

SAT For Dummies

Part I Surveying the Field: An Overview of the SAT

Chapter 1 Pouring Your Brain into Little Ovals: The SAT

Chapter 2 Getting Ready, Set, and Going: Preparing for the SAT

Part II Comprehending the SAT: The Critical Reading Sections

Chapter 3 Reading between (and on) the Lines: The Critical Reading Section

Chapter 4 Practicing Critical Reading Passages: Reading for Points

Chapter 5 Filling In the Blanks: Sentence Completions

Chapter 6 Practicing Sentence Completions

Part III Getting the “Write” Answers: The Writing Sections

Chapter 7 Writing Your Way to a High Score: The Essay

Chapter 8 Practicing Essays

Chapter 9 Joining the Grammar Police

Chapter 10 Practicing Grammar Problems: Recognizing Your Mistakes

Part IV Take a Number, Any Number: The Mathematics Sections

Chapter 11 Meeting Numbers Head-On: The SAT Math Sections

Chapter 12 Numb and Numbering: The Ins and Outs of Numbers and Operations

Chapter 13 Practicing Problems in Numbers and Operations

Chapter 14 X Marks the Spot: Algebra and Functions

Chapter 15 Practicing Problems in Algebra and Functions

Chapter 16 Checking More Figures Than an IRS Agent: Geometry Review

Chapter 17 Practicing Problems in Geometry

Chapter 18 Playing the Odds: Statistics and Probability

Chapter 19 Practicing Problems in Probability, Statistics, and Logic

Part V Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Practice Tests

Chapter 20 Practice Exam 1

Chapter 21 Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations

Chapter 22 Practice Exam 2

Chapter 23 Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations

Chapter 24 Practice Exam 3

Chapter 25 Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations

Chapter 26 Practice Exam 4

Chapter 27 Practice Exam 4: Answers and Explanations

Chapter 28 Practice Exam 5

Chapter 29 Practice Exam 5: Answers and Explanations

Part VI The Part of Tens

Chapter 30 Ten Ways to Maximize Your Score

Chapter 31 Ten Ways to Calm Down