As an SAT Tutor, I have found this book most helpful to use with my students. From math strategies to grammar traps, this book covers it all. I have found the "Math Traps" and "Common Mistakes" to be the most useful parts. The four practice tests provided in the book are of moderate difficulty. Test one and four seem to be the most difficult, and test three seems to be the easiest. I recommend this resource to any student who wants to learn how to understand "SAT lingo" and get inside the heads, per say, of the test writers. I also recommend this resource to any tutor or parent that is looking to help a student prep for the SAT exam.

Parents' Guide to Surviving the SAT

SAT Study Group Guide

Welcome to Kaplan SAT: Strategies, Practice, and Review

PART ONE: KNOW THE SAT

Chapter 1: SAT Basics

 If You Learn Only Seven Things in This Chapter

 SAT Dates and Registration

 SAT Format

 SAT Scoring

 SAT Ground Rules

Chapter 2: SAT Strategies

 If You Learn Only Eight Things in This Chapter

 SAT Fundamentals

 Key SAT Strategies

PART TWO: HOW TO ATTACK THE WRITING COMPONENT

Chapter 3: SAT Writing Basics

 If You Learn Only Six Things in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 The Essay

 Multiple-Choice Questions

Chapter 4: The Essay

 If You Learn Only Seven Things in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 How to Write a High-Scoring SAT Essay

 How Your Essay Is Graded

 Essay Practice

 Sample Essays

Chapter 5: The Multiple-Choice Questions

 If You Learn Only Seven Things in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Identifying Sentence Errors Questions

 Avoid Common Mistakes for Identifying Sentence Errors Questions

 Improving Sentences Questions

 Avoid Common Mistakes for Improving Sentences Questions

 Improving Paragraphs Questions

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

PART THREE: HOW TO ATTACK THE CRITICAL READING COMPONENT

Chapter 6: SAT Critical Reading Basics

 if You Learn Only Six Things in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Sentence Completion Questions

 Reading Comprehension Questions

Chapter 7: Sentence Completion Strategies

 If You Learn Only Seven Things in This Chapter

 Four Steps to Test Day Success

 Techniques for Tackling the Hardest Questions

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

Chapter 8: Reading Comprehension Strategies--Short Passages

 If You Learn Only Seven Things in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Reading Comprehension Question Types and Strategies

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

Chapter 9: Reading Comprehension Strategies--Long Passages

 If You Learn Only Five Things in This Chapter

 Long Passage Strategies

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

Chapter 10: Vocabulary-Building Strategies

 If You Learn Only Five :l-hings in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Mastering SAT Vocabulary

PART FOUR: HOW TO ATTACK THE MATH COMPONENT

Chapter 11: SAT Math Basics and Strategies

 If You Learn Only Seven Things in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Multiple-Choice Questions

 Grid-in Questions

 Using Your Calculator (or Not)

 Four Strategies for Educated Guessing

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

Chapter 12: Basic Math Concepts

 If You Learn Only One Thing in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 The Ten Most Tested Basic Math Concepts

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

Chapter 13: Advanced Math Concepts

 If You Learn Only One Thing in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 The Twenty Most Tested Advanced Math Concepts

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

Chapter 14: SAT Math Traps

 If You Learn Only Four Things in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Ten Common Math Traps and How to Avoid Them

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

PART FIVE: HOW TO PREPARE FOR TEST DAY

Chapter 15: Strategies for Test Day Success

 Get Ready for Test Day

 Before the Test

 During the Tes

 After the Test

PART SIX: PRACTICE TESTS AND EXPLANATIONS

 Practice Test One

 Answers and Explanations

 Practice Test Two

 Answers and Explanations

 Practice Test Three

 Answers and Explanations

 Practice Test Four

 Answers and Explanations

 Compute Your Score

PART SEVEN: RESOURCES

 Resource One: Word Roots

 Resource Two: Vocabulary Word List

 Resource Three: 100 Essential Math Concepts