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Parents' Guide to Surviving the SAT

SAT Study Group Guide

PART ONE: KNOW THE SAT

Chapter 1: SAT Basics

 Get Ready for Test Day

 SAT Dates and How to Register

 Test Format

 Scoring

 SAT Ground Rules.

 If You Learn Only Three Things in This Chapter

Chapter 2: SAT Strategies

 SAT Fundamentals

 Strategies for Scoring Higher

 Key SAT Answer Strategies

 If You Learn Only Three Things in This Chapter

PART TWO: HOW TO ATTACK THE WRITING COMPONENT

Chapter 3: SAT Writing Basics

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 The Essay

 Multiple-Choice Questions

 If You Learn Only Three Things in This Chapter

Chapter 4: 1-he Essay

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on TestDay

 How to Write a High-Scoring SAT Essay

 How Your Essay Is Graded

 Essay Practice

 Sample Essays

 If You Learn Only Four Things in This Chapter

Chapter 5: The Multiple-Choice Questions

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Identifying Sentence Errors Questions and How to Avoid Common Mistakes

 Improving Sentences Questions and How to Avoid Common Mistakes

 Improving Paragraphs Questions and How to Avoid Common Mistakes

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

 If You Learn Only Seven Things in This Chapter

PART THREE: HOW TO ATTACK THE CRITICAL READING COMPONENT

Chapter 6: SAT Critical Reading Basics

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Sentence Completion Questions

 Reading Comprehension Questions

 If You Learn Only Five Things in This Chapter

Chapter 7: Sentence Completion Strategies

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Four Steps to Test Day Success

 Techniques for Tackling the Hardest Questions

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

 If You Learn Only Five Things in This Chapter

Chapter 8: Reading Comprehension Strategies--Short Passages

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Short Passage Question Types and Strategies

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

 If You Learn Only Six Things in This Chapter

Chapter 9: Reading Comprehension Strategies--Long Passages

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Long Passage Question Types and Strategies

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

 If You Learn Only Six Things in This Chapter

Chapter 10: Vocabulary-Building Strategies

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 Mastering SAT Vocabulary

 If YOu Learn Only Three Things in This Chapter

PART FOUR: HOW TO ATTACK THE MATH COMPONENT

Chapter 11: SAT Math Strategies

 SmartPoints Covered 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

 If YOu Learn Only Six Things in This Chapter

Chapter 12: Basic Math Concepts

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 The Ten Most Tested Basic Math Concepts

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

 If You Learn Only One Thing in This Chapter

Chapter 13: Advanced Math Concepts

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 The 20 Most Tested Advanced Math Concepts

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

 If YOu Learn Only One Thing in This Chapter

Chapter 14: How to Avoid SAT Math Traps

 SmartPoints Covered in This Chapter

 What to Expect on Test Day

 The Ten Most Common Math Traps and How to Avoid :/hem

 Practice

 Answers and Explanations

 If You Learn Only Three Things in This Chapter

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 Test

 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