,Additional educational titles from Nova Press:
GRE Prep Course (624 pages, includes software)
GMAT Prep Course (624 pages, includes software)
Master The LSAT (560 pages, includes an official LSAT exam)
The MCAT Physics Book (444 pages)
The MCAT Biology Book (416 pages)
Law School Basics: A Preview of Law School and Legal Reasoning (224 pages)
Vocabulary 4000: The 4000 Words Essential for an Educated Vocabulary (160 pages)
Copyright © 2005 by Nova Press
Previous editions 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1994
All rights reserved.
Duplication, distribution, or data base storage of any part of this work is prohibited without prior written
approval from the publisher.
ISBN 1 88 905 72 82
SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the
production of, and does not endorse, this book.
Nova Press
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Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone: 1-800-949-6175
E-mail:
Website: www.novapress.net
, iii
ABOUT THIS BOOK
If you dont have a pencil in your hand, get one now! Dont just read this bookstudy it, scrutinize it! In
short, for the next six weeks, this book should be a part of your life.
Although the SAT is a difficult test, it is a very learnable test. This is not to say that the SAT is
beatable. There is n o bag of tricks that will show you how to master it overnight. You probably have
already realized this. Some books, nevertheless, offer "inside stuff" or "tricks" which they claim will
enable you to beat the test. These include declaring that answer-choices B, C, or D are more likely to be
correct than choices A or E. This tactic, like most of its type, does not work. It is offered to give the
student the feeling that he or she is getting the scoop on the test.
The SAT cannot be beaten. But it can be masteredthrough hard work, analytical thought, and by
training yourself to think like a test writer. Many of the exercises in this book are designed to prompt you
to think like a test writer. For example, in the math section, you will find Duals. These are pairs o f
similar problems in which only one property is different. They illustrate the process of creating SAT
questions.
The SAT is not easyn or is this book. To improve your SAT score, you must be willing to work; if
you study hard and master the techniques in this book, your score will improvesignificantly.
This book will introduce you to numerous analytic techniques that will help you immensely, not only
on the SAT but in college as well. For this reason, studying for the SAT can be a rewarding and satisfying
experience.
Although the quick-fix method is not offered in this book, about 15% of the material is dedicated to
studying how the questions are constructed. Knowing how the problems are written and how the test
writers think will give you useful insight into the problems and make them less mysterious. Moreover,
familiarity with the SATs structure will help reduce yo ur anxiety. The more you know about this test, the
less anxious you will be the day you take it.
,
GRE Prep Course (624 pages, includes software)
GMAT Prep Course (624 pages, includes software)
Master The LSAT (560 pages, includes an official LSAT exam)
The MCAT Physics Book (444 pages)
The MCAT Biology Book (416 pages)
Law School Basics: A Preview of Law School and Legal Reasoning (224 pages)
Vocabulary 4000: The 4000 Words Essential for an Educated Vocabulary (160 pages)
Copyright © 2005 by Nova Press
Previous editions 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1994
All rights reserved.
Duplication, distribution, or data base storage of any part of this work is prohibited without prior written
approval from the publisher.
ISBN 1 88 905 72 82
SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the
production of, and does not endorse, this book.
Nova Press
11659 Mayfield Ave., Suite 1
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone: 1-800-949-6175
E-mail:
Website: www.novapress.net
, iii
ABOUT THIS BOOK
If you dont have a pencil in your hand, get one now! Dont just read this bookstudy it, scrutinize it! In
short, for the next six weeks, this book should be a part of your life.
Although the SAT is a difficult test, it is a very learnable test. This is not to say that the SAT is
beatable. There is n o bag of tricks that will show you how to master it overnight. You probably have
already realized this. Some books, nevertheless, offer "inside stuff" or "tricks" which they claim will
enable you to beat the test. These include declaring that answer-choices B, C, or D are more likely to be
correct than choices A or E. This tactic, like most of its type, does not work. It is offered to give the
student the feeling that he or she is getting the scoop on the test.
The SAT cannot be beaten. But it can be masteredthrough hard work, analytical thought, and by
training yourself to think like a test writer. Many of the exercises in this book are designed to prompt you
to think like a test writer. For example, in the math section, you will find Duals. These are pairs o f
similar problems in which only one property is different. They illustrate the process of creating SAT
questions.
The SAT is not easyn or is this book. To improve your SAT score, you must be willing to work; if
you study hard and master the techniques in this book, your score will improvesignificantly.
This book will introduce you to numerous analytic techniques that will help you immensely, not only
on the SAT but in college as well. For this reason, studying for the SAT can be a rewarding and satisfying
experience.
Although the quick-fix method is not offered in this book, about 15% of the material is dedicated to
studying how the questions are constructed. Knowing how the problems are written and how the test
writers think will give you useful insight into the problems and make them less mysterious. Moreover,
familiarity with the SATs structure will help reduce yo ur anxiety. The more you know about this test, the
less anxious you will be the day you take it.
,
