1 online resource (558 p.)

9th ed.

Description based upon print version of record.. - Avoiding Extremes: A Medium-Range PlanCutting It Close: A Short-Range Plan; Coping with SAT-Night Fever; Smoothing Out SAT-Day Morning; Part II: Comprehending SAT Reading Sections; Chapter 3: Decoding the SAT Reading Section; Getting Acquainted with the Reading Section; Conquering Every Type of Question; Shining a Spotlight on Paired Passages; Cracking All Types of Passages; Making the Most of Your Time; Deciding Which to Read First: Passage or Questions; Making a Long Story Short: Reading Quickly; Chapter 4: Reading for Points: Practicing Critical Reading Passages; Hitting a Single (Passage). - Doing Double Duty: Paired PassagesPart III: Getting the "Write" Answers: The Writing and Language Section; Chapter 5: Getting It in Writing: Answering Multiple-Choice Writing and Language Questions; Surveying Multiple-Choice Writing and Language Questions; Devising a Strategy for All Types of Multiple-Choice Questions; Nailing Nouns and Capturing Commas: The SAT Grammar Review; Chapter 6: Bragging "Writes": Practicing Multiple-Choice Writing and Language Questions; Passage I; Passage II; Passage III; Passage IV; Chapter 7: Writing Your Way to a High Score: The Essay. - Set Two: Practicing Some Questions on Your Own. - Taking Your Time versus Getting It RightKnowing When to Grid and Bear It; Planning for the Battle: Some Effective Math Strategies; Chapter 10: Numb and Numbering: The Ins and Outs of Numbers and Operations; Meeting the Number Families; Getting Your Priorities Straight: Order of Operations; Playing Percentage Games; Keeping It in Proportion: Ratios; Getting DIRTy: Time, Rate, and Distance; Demonstrating the Value of Radicals; Computing Absolute Value; Finding the Pattern; Setting a Spell; Chapter 11: Practicing Problems in Numbers and Operations; Set One: Trying Out Some Guided Questions. - The Write Thing? Deciding Whether to Tackle the EssayDecoding the Prompt; Identifying Writing Techniques; Preparing, Writing, and Proofing the Essay; Understanding Your Essay Scores; Examining a Sample Essay Question; Chapter 8: Practicing Essays; Practice Essay I - Momentum: Igniting Social Change; Practice Essay II - Addressing Mathematical Innumeracy; Practice Essay III - Nonsexist Language; Part IV: Take a Number, Any Number: The Mathematics Sections; Chapter 9: Meeting Numbers Head-On: The SAT Math Section; Having Fun with Numbers: SAT Math 101; Calculating Your Way to SAT Success. - Title Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with the SAT; Chapter 1: Erasing the Worry: Getting to Know the SAT; Not an ACT: Getting Real with the SAT; A Whole New Ballgame: Comparing the Old and New SAT; Signing Up Before Sitting Down: Registering for the SAT; Meeting Special Needs; Examining Your Mind: What the New SAT Tests; Scoring on the New SAT; Chapter 2: Slow and Steady (Breathing) Wins the Race: Preparing for the Test; Starting Early: A Long-Range Plan

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