SAT 2016
CHAPTER 1 ATTACKING THE NEW SAT: TWELVE FAQs
1 WHAT’S NEW IN THE REDESIGNED SAT?
2 WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY SKILLS ASSESSED BY THE REDESIGNED SAT?
3 WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE REDESIGNED SAT?
4 WHAT KINDS OF SCORES ARE REPORTED BY THE SAT?
5 WHAT WILL COLLEGES DO WITH MY SAT SCORES?
6 WHAT CONTROL DO I HAVE OVER MY SAT SCORES?
7 SHOULD I TAKE THE ACT AS WELL?
8 WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR THE REDESIGNED SAT?
9 HOW CAN I GET THE MOST OUT OF MY STUDY SESSIONS?
10 WHEN AND HOW OFTEN SHOULD I TAKE THE SATs AND SUBJECT TESTS?
11 WHAT SHOULD I DO THE WEEK BEFORE MY SAT?
12 WHAT SHOULD I DO ON TEST DAY?
CHAPTER 2 DIAGNOSTIC SAT
CHAPTER 3 THE LANGUAGE OF IDEAS: VOCABULARY FOR SAT EVIDENCE-BASED READING
1 THE LANGUAGE OF IDEAS AND LEARNING
2 THE LANGUAGE OF ARGUMENT, REASONING, AND PERSUASION
3 THE LANGUAGE OF DISSENT, CRITICISM, AND REBELLION
4 THE LANGUAGE OF POWER AND SUBMISSION
5 THE LANGUAGE OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
7 THE LANGUAGE OF EXTREMISM AND EXAGGERATION
8 THE LANGUAGE OF CARE AND RESTRAINT
10 THE LANGUAGE OF CHANGE AND FORCE
11 THE LANGUAGE OF DULLNESS AND STASIS
12 THE LANGUAGE OF TRUTH, TRUTHFULNESS, AND BEAUTY
13 THE LANGUAGE OF DECEIT, ERROR, AND CONFUSION
14 THE LANGUAGE OF CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVITY
15 THE LANGUAGE OF MYSTERY, SURPRISE, ADVENTURE, AND DISCOVERY
16 THE LANGUAGE OF HARM, DEFICIT, AND DECLINE
17 THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESS, FAVOR, AND BENEFIT
18 THE LANGUAGE OF WISDOM, STRENGTH, AND SKILL
19 THE LANGUAGE OF CAPITAL AND WEALTH
20 THE LANGUAGE OF PASSION, EMOTION, AND SENSATION
The Power Roots and Affixes for the SAT
CHAPTER 4 THE SAT WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST: THE TEN ESSENTIAL RULES
Rule 1: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
Rule 3: Organize the Ideas in Your Paragraphs
Rule 4: Use Parallel Structure
Rule 5: Use Modifiers Effectively
Rule 6: Make Your Comparisons Clear and Precise
Rule 7: Make Sure Your Pronouns Are Clear and Precise
Rule 8: Make Your Verbs Clear and Precise
Rule 9: Make the Rest of Your Sentence Clear and Precise
Rule 10: Know How to Punctuate
CHAPTER 5 THE SAT READING TEST
The Core Analytical Reading Skills
Advanced SAT Reading Techniques
CHAPTER 6 THE SAT ESSAY: ANALYZING ARGUMENTS
Understand the Analytical Task
Use the “Three-Pass Approach” (15–20 minutes)
Organize Your Thoughts (10–15 minutes)
Write the Essay (20–25 minutes)
CHAPTER 7 THE SAT MATH TEST: THE HEART OF ALGEBRA
Skill 1: Working with Expressions
Skill 2: Working with Linear Equations
Skill 3: Working with Inequalities and Absolute Values
Skill 4: Working with Linear Systems
CHAPTER 8 THE SAT MATH TEST: PROBLEM SOLVING AND DATA ANALYSIS
Skill 2: Working with Rates, Ratios, Percentages, and Proportions
Skill 3: Working with Tables of Data
Skill 4: Working with Graphs of Data
CHAPTER 9 THE SAT MATH: ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
Skill 1: Understanding Functions
Skill 2: Working with Quadratics and Other Polynomials
Skill 3: Working with Exponentials and Radicals
Skill 4: Working with Rational Expressions
CHAPTER 10 THE SAT MATH: ADDITIONAL TOPICS
Skill 1: Understanding Geometric Relationships
Skill 2: Understanding Basic Trigonometry
Skill 3: Understanding Complex Numbers
CHAPTER 11 PRACTICE TEST 1
SAT PRACTICE TEST 1 ANSWER KEY
CHAPTER 12 PRACTICE TEST 2