This brand-new edition of Barron’s SAT test preparation manual presents one diagnostic test and six full-length practice SATs, all of which reflect the new SAT in length, question types, and degree of difficulty. The manual offers an overview of the SAT and its scoring method, and then present extensive subject reviews in critical reading, grammar and usage, and math. It also offers detailed guidance for preparing and composing the test’s required student-written essay. College-bound students will find that Barron’s all-new combination SAT manual is ideal preparation for one of the most important tests that they will ever take.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Countdown to the SAT
SAT Format and Test Dates
Acknowledgments
Part 1 - Get Acquainted with the SAT
Let’s Look at the SAT
Winning Tactics for the SAT
Part 2 - Pinpoint Your Trouble Spots
A Diagnostic SAT
Part 3 - Tactics, Strategies, Practice
Tactics, Strategies, Practice: Critical Reading
The Sentence Completion Question
The Critical Reading Question
Build Your Vocabulary
Tactics, Strategies, Practice: Writing Skills
Grammar, Plain and Fanciful
Common Problems in Grammar and Usage
The Writing Skills Questions
Writing a 25-Minute Essay
Tactics, Strategies, Practice: Mathematics
Introduction to the Math Sections
Math Strategies and Tactics
Reviewing Mathematics
Part 4 - Test Yourself
Six Model SAT Tests
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