SAT For Dummies

This new edition of The SAT For Dummies gives you the information you need to focus on those areas that are most problematic and to ensure that you achieve the best possible score. Whether you're struggling with math, reading, or writing essays, this updated guide offers advice for tackling the toughest questions, as well as hints and tips for making the most of the time available to complete each section. Features four full-length practice tests (two more than prior editions) with detailed answers and explanations Provides reviews of foundational concepts for every section, from identifying root words and the correct use of commas to solving math word problems and using the quadratic formula Includes complete explanations for every question type and practice problems for every section of the test The SAT For Dummies gives you the edge you need to successfully achieve the highest score possible!

This new edition of The SAT For Dummies gives you theinformation you need to focus on those areas that are mostproblematic and to ensure that you achieve the best possible score.Whether you're struggling with math, reading, or writing essaysthis updated guide offers advice for tackling the toughestquestions, as well as hints and tips for making the most of thetime available to complete each section.* Features four full-length practice tests (two more than prioreditions) with detailed answers and explanations* Provides reviews of foundational concepts for every sectionfrom identifying root words and the correct use of commas tosolving math word problems and using the quadratic formula* Includes complete explanations for every question type andpractice problems for every section of the testThe SAT For Dummies gives you the edge you need tosuccessfully achieve the highest score possible!

Introduction.Part I: Surveying the Field: An Overview of the SAT.Chapter 1: Pouring Your Brain into Little Ovals: The SAT.Chapter 2: Getting Ready, Set, and Going: Preparing for theSAT.Part II: Comprehending the SAT: The Critical ReadingSections.Chapter 3: Reading between (and on) the Lines: The CriticalReading Section.Chapter 4: Practicing Critical Reading Passages: Reading forPoints.Chapter 5: Filling In the Blanks: Sentence Completions.Chapter 6: Practicing Sentence Completions.Part III: Getting the "Write" Answers: The WritingSections.Chapter 7: Writing Your Way to a High Score: The Essay.Chapter 8: Practicing Essays.Chapter 9: Joining the Grammar Police.Chapter 10: Practicing Grammar Problems: Recognizing YourMistakes.Part IV: Take a Number, Any Number: The MathematicsSections.Chapter 11: Meeting Numbers Head-On: The SAT Math Sections.Chapter 12: Numb and Numbering: The Ins and Outs of Numbers andOperations.Chapter 13: Practicing Problems in Numbers and Operations.Chapter 14: X Marks the Spot: Algebra and Functions.Chapter 15: Practicing Problems in Algebra and Functions.Chapter 16: Checking More Figures Than an IRS Agent: GeometryReview.Chapter 17: Practicing Problems in Geometry.Chapter 18: Playing the Odds: Statistics and Probability.Chapter 19: Practicing Problems in Probability, Statistics, andLogic.Part V: Where the Rubber Meets the Road: PracticeTests.Chapter 20: Practice Exam 1.Chapter 21: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations.Chapter 22: Practice Exam 2.Chapter 23: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations.Chapter 24: Practice Exam 3.Chapter 25: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations.Chapter 26: Practice Exam 4.Chapter 27: Practice Exam 4: Answers and Explanations.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Maximize Your Score.Chapter 29: Ten Ways to Calm Down.Appendix: Scoring Your Exam.Index.