Synopses & Reviews
This updated edition of the best-selling CliffsNotes SAT® Cram Plan uses calendars to create a specific study plan for SAT test-takers depending on how much time they have left before they take the test! Features of this plan-to-ace-the-exam product include:• Timed, boxed calendars for preparing to take the SAT® — two-month study calendar, one-month study calendar, and one-week study calendar
• Diagnostic test that helps test-takers pinpoint strengths and weaknesses so they can focus their review on topics in which they need the most help
• Subject reviews that cover everything on the exam: English, math, and the essay
• Full-length practice test with answers and explanations
Synopsis
This abbreviated version of Barron's brand-new full-length SAT test preparation manual presents two ) full-length SAT practice tests with all questions answered and explained. Also included is advice on writing the required SAT essay and review material covering the SAT's three sections--Critical Reading, Writing Skills, and Math. This book also presents a general overview of the SAT and a list of all important math facts students need to know.
Synopsis
This updated edition of CliffsNotes SAT Cram Plan calendarizes a study plan for SAT test-takers depending on how much time they have left before they take the test!
About the Author
JANE R. BURSTEIN taught English at Herricks High School in New Hyde Park, New York, for thirty-six years. She has been an ACT and SAT tutor for twenty-five years, and a Reader for the Advanced Placement English Language exam.
WILLIAM MA is a math consultant and former chair of the Math Department at the Herricks School District on Long Island. He also taught as an adjunct math instructor at Baruch College, Columbia University, and Fordham University.
Table of Contents
Preface
SAT Format
SAT Test Dates
Acknowledgments
1 About the SATCommonly Asked Questions
About the SAT
2 Tips and Strategies for the SATGuessing
Timing
How to Use This Book
Before the Test
During the Test
3 The Critical Reading Sections: Strategies,Tips, and Practice
The Sentence Completion
Question
The Reading Comprehension
Question
4 Building Your VocabularySAT High-Frequency
Word List
5 The Writing Skills Sections: Strategies,Tips, and Practice
The Identifying Sentence Errors Question
The Improving Sentences Question
The Improving Paragraphs Question
Common Grammar and Usage Errors
The 25-Minute Essay
6 The Mathematics Sections:Strategies, Tips, and Practice
The Use of Calculators on the SAT
Memorize Important Facts and Directions
An Important Symbol
Important Definitions, Facts, Formulas,
and Strategies
General Math Strategies
The Multiple-Choice Question
The Grid-in Question
Summary of Important Tips and Tactics
7 Practice SAT ExamsTest 1
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Test 2
Answer Key
Answer Explanations