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,Table of Contents
SAT TEST RESOURCES....................................................................................................................... 4
SAT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 5
MATH........................................................................................................................................................... 9
MATHEMATICAL REASONING.................................................................................................................. 10
Standard Multiple-Choice .......................................................................................................... 10
Hand-calculated responses (with Grid-ins) ........................................................................ 11
QUESTION TYPES .................................................................................................................................... 13
ARITHMETIC ............................................................................................................................................ 13
DIVISIBILITY ........................................................................................................................................... 14
MULTIPLICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 16
ADDITION ................................................................................................................................................ 16
SUBTRACTION ......................................................................................................................................... 17
EVENS AND ODDS .................................................................................................................................. 18
PRIME NUMBERS ..................................................................................................................................... 20
PERCENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 22
SQUARE OF A NUMBER ........................................................................................................................... 25
EXPONENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 27
ROOTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
AVERAGES ............................................................................................................................................... 30
CRITICAL READING .......................................................................................................................... 32
READING PASSAGES ........................................................................................................................ 32
FLYING OVER THE PASSAGE .................................................................................................................. 32
CREATING A TENTATIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 33
OPENINGS AND ENDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 34
EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION .................................................................................................................. 34
USING KITCHEN LOGIC .......................................................................................................................... 35
GETTING INTO THE AUTHOR’S MIND .................................................................................................... 35
EMOTIONAL WORDS ............................................................................................................................... 36
FINDING THE KEY WORDS ..................................................................................................................... 37
MAKING PROPER INFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 39
APPLYING IDEAS FOR GENERALIZATIONS ............................................................................................. 39
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, USING CONTEXT CLUES ......................................................................................................................... 40
BREAKING DOWN PASSAGE ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................... 41
FIRST WORD ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................... 42
UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION ................................................................................................... 43
FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE .............................................................................................................. 44
DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST .................................................................................................................. 46
FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG .................................................................................... 46
DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ........................................................................................................................ 47
SENTENCE COMPLETIONS............................................................................................................. 49
TRY EVERY CHOICE ................................................................................................................................ 49
READ CAREFULLY .................................................................................................................................... 49
MULTIPLE BLANKS .................................................................................................................................. 50
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU KNOW ................................................................................................................ 50
WRITING................................................................................................................................................. 51
APOSTROPHES......................................................................................................................................... 52
Possessive Nouns ......................................................................................................................... 52
Possessive Personal Pronouns vs. Contractions ............................................................... 53
COMMA ERRORS ..................................................................................................................................... 53
PROBLEMS WITH REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 55
PROBLEMS WITH AGREEMENT ............................................................................................................... 57
LACK OF PARALLELISM ........................................................................................................................... 60
MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS .................................................................................................................. 61
WRITING AN ESSAY ......................................................................................................................... 66
PLANNING STAGE ................................................................................................................................... 66
STICKING TO THE PLAN.......................................................................................................................... 66
REVIEWING THE PLAN ............................................................................................................................ 67
BRAINSTORMING SMART ........................................................................................................................ 67
MAKING THE CUTS ................................................................................................................................. 69
ENDING AT THE START ........................................................................................................................... 70
STAYING CONSISTENT ........................................................................................................................... 71
MAINTAINING THE FLOW........................................................................................................................ 72
BACKING UP YOUR POINTS .................................................................................................................... 72
USING PROPER GRAMMAR ..................................................................................................................... 73
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, WATCHING YOUR VOCABULARY ............................................................................................................ 74
AVOIDING TUNNEL VISION .................................................................................................................... 75
JUST DO IT ............................................................................................................................................. 76
CONCLUSION IS REVIEW........................................................................................................................ 77
COMMUNICATING REASON, NOT PASSION ........................................................................................... 77
ANSWERING THE WHY? ......................................................................................................................... 78
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Guide
Copyright © StudyGuideZone.com. All rights reserved.
1
,Table of Contents
SAT TEST RESOURCES....................................................................................................................... 4
SAT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 5
MATH........................................................................................................................................................... 9
MATHEMATICAL REASONING.................................................................................................................. 10
Standard Multiple-Choice .......................................................................................................... 10
Hand-calculated responses (with Grid-ins) ........................................................................ 11
QUESTION TYPES .................................................................................................................................... 13
ARITHMETIC ............................................................................................................................................ 13
DIVISIBILITY ........................................................................................................................................... 14
MULTIPLICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 16
ADDITION ................................................................................................................................................ 16
SUBTRACTION ......................................................................................................................................... 17
EVENS AND ODDS .................................................................................................................................. 18
PRIME NUMBERS ..................................................................................................................................... 20
PERCENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 22
SQUARE OF A NUMBER ........................................................................................................................... 25
EXPONENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 27
ROOTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
AVERAGES ............................................................................................................................................... 30
CRITICAL READING .......................................................................................................................... 32
READING PASSAGES ........................................................................................................................ 32
FLYING OVER THE PASSAGE .................................................................................................................. 32
CREATING A TENTATIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 33
OPENINGS AND ENDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 34
EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION .................................................................................................................. 34
USING KITCHEN LOGIC .......................................................................................................................... 35
GETTING INTO THE AUTHOR’S MIND .................................................................................................... 35
EMOTIONAL WORDS ............................................................................................................................... 36
FINDING THE KEY WORDS ..................................................................................................................... 37
MAKING PROPER INFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 39
APPLYING IDEAS FOR GENERALIZATIONS ............................................................................................. 39
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, USING CONTEXT CLUES ......................................................................................................................... 40
BREAKING DOWN PASSAGE ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................... 41
FIRST WORD ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................... 42
UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION ................................................................................................... 43
FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE .............................................................................................................. 44
DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST .................................................................................................................. 46
FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG .................................................................................... 46
DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ........................................................................................................................ 47
SENTENCE COMPLETIONS............................................................................................................. 49
TRY EVERY CHOICE ................................................................................................................................ 49
READ CAREFULLY .................................................................................................................................... 49
MULTIPLE BLANKS .................................................................................................................................. 50
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU KNOW ................................................................................................................ 50
WRITING................................................................................................................................................. 51
APOSTROPHES......................................................................................................................................... 52
Possessive Nouns ......................................................................................................................... 52
Possessive Personal Pronouns vs. Contractions ............................................................... 53
COMMA ERRORS ..................................................................................................................................... 53
PROBLEMS WITH REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 55
PROBLEMS WITH AGREEMENT ............................................................................................................... 57
LACK OF PARALLELISM ........................................................................................................................... 60
MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS .................................................................................................................. 61
WRITING AN ESSAY ......................................................................................................................... 66
PLANNING STAGE ................................................................................................................................... 66
STICKING TO THE PLAN.......................................................................................................................... 66
REVIEWING THE PLAN ............................................................................................................................ 67
BRAINSTORMING SMART ........................................................................................................................ 67
MAKING THE CUTS ................................................................................................................................. 69
ENDING AT THE START ........................................................................................................................... 70
STAYING CONSISTENT ........................................................................................................................... 71
MAINTAINING THE FLOW........................................................................................................................ 72
BACKING UP YOUR POINTS .................................................................................................................... 72
USING PROPER GRAMMAR ..................................................................................................................... 73
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, WATCHING YOUR VOCABULARY ............................................................................................................ 74
AVOIDING TUNNEL VISION .................................................................................................................... 75
JUST DO IT ............................................................................................................................................. 76
CONCLUSION IS REVIEW........................................................................................................................ 77
COMMUNICATING REASON, NOT PASSION ........................................................................................... 77
ANSWERING THE WHY? ......................................................................................................................... 78
SAT Test Resources
Free SAT Practice Tests
http://www.testprepreview.com/sat_practice.htm
Financial Aid Facts
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Study Tips and Information
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