An edition of SAT/PSAT exam prep (2006)

SAT/PSAT exam prep

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An edition of SAT/PSAT exam prep (2006)

SAT/PSAT exam prep

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SAT/PSAT Exam Prep shares the insider information that students need to score higher on their SAT and PSAT tests. This book from Pearson Education, the Global Leader in Education Publishing, is authored by an expert who has tutored students on the PSAT and SAT tests for the past 20 years. The book starts with preparation planning outlines as well as test-taking strategies for overcoming text anxiety and beating your worst fears. The book then provides extensive tutorial coverage that helps the student mastering the knowledge needed for the Math, Critical Reading, and Writing sections. Extra coverage of the new writing section helps students deal with this added challenge. Finally, the book then includes four complete exams with detailed answers for more practice and better understanding of difficult topics. SAT/PSAT Exam Prep comes packaged with a CD that provides more practice questions and more detailed answers so students have that extra practice time on those tough topics.

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Publisher
Que Pub.
Language
English
Pages
559

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SAT/PSAT Exam Prep
2007, Que Publishing
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Cover of: SAT/PSAT exam prep
SAT/PSAT exam prep
2007, Que Pub.
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SAT/PSAT Exam Prep
December 1, 2006, Pearson Education
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Table of Contents

pt. I. Introduction to the SAT and PSAT
1. Overview of the tests
About the SAT
About the PSAT
Differences between the PSAT and the SAT
What's next?
2. Taking the tests
Registering for the SAT
Scoring the SAT
Scoring the PSAT
Test takers with disabilities
What's next?
pt. II. Preparing for the SAT and PSAT
3. Diagnostic test with answers and explanations
SAT diagnostic test answer key
Scoring your simulated SAT exam
Answer key and explanations
4. Strategies for success
KSA (Knowledge, skills, abilities)
Do the easy stuff first
Stay "on point"
Manage the answer grid
Use the test booklet
Guess wisely
Manage stress
Relax to succeed
A note on music
What to expect on test day
What's next?
5. SAT/PSAT verbal
Critical reading sections
Writing skills section
Essay section
Practice essay prompt with sample essays
What's next?
6. SAT/PSAT quantitative
Multiple choice
Student-produced response
What's next?
pt. III. Content area review
7. Quantitative review
Numbers and operations
Algebra and functions
Geometry
Triangles
Special symbols
Data interpretation
Internalize the rules
8. Verbal review
Subject-verb agreement
Nouns and pronouns
Verbs and verb forms
Parallel construction
Run-on sentences
Sentence fragments/incomplete sentences
Misplaced modifiers
Punctuation
Idiom
Internalize the rules
pt. IV. Practicing for the SAT and PSAT
9. Practice test 1 with answers and explanations
Practice test 1 answer key
Scoring practice test 1
Answer key and explanations
10. Practice test 2 with answers and explanations
Answer key
Scoring practice test 2
Answers and explanations
11. Practice test 3 with answers and explanations
Answer key
Scoring practice test 3
Answers and explanations
12. Practice test 4 with answers and explanations
Answer key
Scoring practice test 4
Answers and explanations
pt. V. Appendixes
Appendix A. SAT/PSAT vocabulary list
Appendix B. Glossary of SAT/PSAT math terms
Numbers and operations
Algebra and functions
Geometry
Special symbols
Data interpretation
Appendix C. Additional resources
The College Board Website
National Merit Scholarships
The official SAT study guide to the new SAT
Advantage Education programs
Sources for help with vocabulary
School textbooks
Teachers and older students.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
Indianapolis, In
Genre
Study guides.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
378.1/662
Library of Congress
LB2353.56 D87 2007, LB2353.56D87 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
559 p. ;
Number of pages
559

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL18400553M
ISBN 10
0789736152
ISBN 13
9780789736154
LCCN
2006035931
OCLC/WorldCat
76064534
Goodreads
2965048

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OL8578726W

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