BARRON’S
The Leader in Test Preparation
SAT
®
Aiming for the Perfect Score
2400
3RD EDITION
Linda Carnevale, M.A., and Roselyn Teukolsky, M.S.
THIS RIGOROUS TEST PREP GUIDE CAN HELP YOU
SCORE 2100 OR HIGHER AND QUALIFY FOR
ADMISSION TO AMERICA’S BEST COLLEGES
■ Critical Reading strategies to help you overcome
difficult and trick questions
■ Expert guidance in writing a winning SAT essay
■ Extra coaching in all math topics
■ Upper-level vocabulary tests . . . and much more
® 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.
www.ZTCprep.com
5/17/10 11:39 AM
, BARRON’S
®
SAT
2400
Aiming for the Perfect Score
3rd Edition
Linda Carnevale, M.A.
Former English Teacher
Cold Spring Harbor High School
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Roselyn Teukolsky, M.S.
Math Teacher
Ithaca High School
Ithaca, New York
® 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.
www.ZTCprep.com
, Authors’ Credentials and Qualifications
Linda Carnevale holds a Masters of Arts from Columbia University’s Teachers College. Before leaving full-time
teaching to raise her three sons, Ms. Carnevale was a tenured teacher of English at Cold Spring Harbor Schools
in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York. She is the author of Barron’s Hot Words for the SAT and Barron’s
ACT English, Reading, and Writing Workbook and has published in a variety of local and national publications,
including Long Island Parents & Children, Long Island Quarterly, Modern Bride, and Conde Nast’s BRIDE’S maga-
zines. Her poem “Daisies Grow on My Windowsill” was recently selected for publication in a 2009 anthology of
poems about Long Island titled Paumanok: Poems and Pictures of Long Island. Ms. Carnevale, a sought-after SAT
and ACT verbal coach, has repeatedly scored a perfect 800 on the SAT verbal section. Presently, she is a profes-
sional development trainer specializing in English language arts, critical reading, and literacy. Ms. Carnevale
conducts workshops through the CIT (Curriculum, Instruction, & Technology) and the SETRC (Special Education
& Training Resource Centers) of Nassau BOCES, which serves 57 public school districts throughout Nassau
County, New York.
Roselyn Teukolsky has an M.S. degree from Cornell University and is a math teacher at Ithaca High School
in Ithaca, New York. She has published articles in The Mathematics Teacher and in the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, and is the author of Barron’s AP Computer Science Exam review book and
Barron’s ACT Math and Science Workbook. She has received the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Mathematics
Teaching and the Alfred Kalfus Distinguished Coach Award from the New York State Math League (NYSML).
Mrs. Teukolsky has been teaching, and helping students with their SAT preparation, for 34 years.
© Copyright 2010, 2008, 2006 by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any
means without the written permission of the copyright owner.
All inquiries should be addressed to:
Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
250 Wireless Boulevard
Hauppauge, New York 11788
www.barronseduc.com
Library of Congress Control No.: 2010009630
ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-4435-6
ISBN-10: 0-7641-4435-9
ISBN-13 (with CD-ROM): 978-0-7641-9721-5
ISBN-10 (with CD-ROM): 0-7641-9721-5
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Carnevale, Linda.
Barron’s SAT 2400 : aiming for the perfect score / Linda Carnevale, Roselyn Teukolsky. – 3rd ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-4435-6
ISBN-10: 0-7641-4435-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-9721-5
ISBN-10: 0-7641-9721-5
1. SAT (Educational test)—Study guides. I. Teukolsky, Roselyn. II. Title.
LB2353.57.C358 2010
378.1′662—dc22 2010009630
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
987654321
www.ZTCprep.com
, CONTENTS
Welcome to the 2400 Club 1
Who Is This Book For? 1
What Sets This Book Apart from the Rest? 1
What Exactly Is on the SAT? 2
2400 Club Icons 3
Get in the Game 3
2400 Club Test-Day Checklist 3
PART 1: THE CRITICAL READING SECTIONS 5
Chapter 1: Sentence-Level Reading 7
2400 Club Strategies: 7
Bring Your Word to the Blank 8
Locate a Context Clue 9
Assign a Positive (+) or Negative (–) Value to the Blank 9
Never Do’s! 11
Keep Level-Headed 12
Say the Sentence to Yourself to Ensure That It Makes Sense 14
High Scorer’s Strategy Acronym 14
Practice Test Questions 15
Answers and Explanations 17
Chapter 2: Paragraph-Level Reading 21
2400 Club Strategies (the 4Ps of Paragraph Reading): 21
Paraphrase as You Read 21
Predict the Answer 22
Pare Down the Answer Choices 22
Pick the Best Answer 22
Practice Test Questions on Paragraphs 22
Answers and Explanations 24
Practice Test Questions on Paired Paragraphs 27
Answers and Explanations 28
Chapter 3: Long-Passage Reading 31
2400 Club Global Strategies: 31
Hunting and Gathering 31
Passage Evidence 31
Listening 32
Critical Reading Secret Formula 32
Read 33
www.ZTCprep.com
The Leader in Test Preparation
SAT
®
Aiming for the Perfect Score
2400
3RD EDITION
Linda Carnevale, M.A., and Roselyn Teukolsky, M.S.
THIS RIGOROUS TEST PREP GUIDE CAN HELP YOU
SCORE 2100 OR HIGHER AND QUALIFY FOR
ADMISSION TO AMERICA’S BEST COLLEGES
■ Critical Reading strategies to help you overcome
difficult and trick questions
■ Expert guidance in writing a winning SAT essay
■ Extra coaching in all math topics
■ Upper-level vocabulary tests . . . and much more
® 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.
www.ZTCprep.com
5/17/10 11:39 AM
, BARRON’S
®
SAT
2400
Aiming for the Perfect Score
3rd Edition
Linda Carnevale, M.A.
Former English Teacher
Cold Spring Harbor High School
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Roselyn Teukolsky, M.S.
Math Teacher
Ithaca High School
Ithaca, New York
® 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.
www.ZTCprep.com
, Authors’ Credentials and Qualifications
Linda Carnevale holds a Masters of Arts from Columbia University’s Teachers College. Before leaving full-time
teaching to raise her three sons, Ms. Carnevale was a tenured teacher of English at Cold Spring Harbor Schools
in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York. She is the author of Barron’s Hot Words for the SAT and Barron’s
ACT English, Reading, and Writing Workbook and has published in a variety of local and national publications,
including Long Island Parents & Children, Long Island Quarterly, Modern Bride, and Conde Nast’s BRIDE’S maga-
zines. Her poem “Daisies Grow on My Windowsill” was recently selected for publication in a 2009 anthology of
poems about Long Island titled Paumanok: Poems and Pictures of Long Island. Ms. Carnevale, a sought-after SAT
and ACT verbal coach, has repeatedly scored a perfect 800 on the SAT verbal section. Presently, she is a profes-
sional development trainer specializing in English language arts, critical reading, and literacy. Ms. Carnevale
conducts workshops through the CIT (Curriculum, Instruction, & Technology) and the SETRC (Special Education
& Training Resource Centers) of Nassau BOCES, which serves 57 public school districts throughout Nassau
County, New York.
Roselyn Teukolsky has an M.S. degree from Cornell University and is a math teacher at Ithaca High School
in Ithaca, New York. She has published articles in The Mathematics Teacher and in the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, and is the author of Barron’s AP Computer Science Exam review book and
Barron’s ACT Math and Science Workbook. She has received the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Mathematics
Teaching and the Alfred Kalfus Distinguished Coach Award from the New York State Math League (NYSML).
Mrs. Teukolsky has been teaching, and helping students with their SAT preparation, for 34 years.
© Copyright 2010, 2008, 2006 by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any
means without the written permission of the copyright owner.
All inquiries should be addressed to:
Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
250 Wireless Boulevard
Hauppauge, New York 11788
www.barronseduc.com
Library of Congress Control No.: 2010009630
ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-4435-6
ISBN-10: 0-7641-4435-9
ISBN-13 (with CD-ROM): 978-0-7641-9721-5
ISBN-10 (with CD-ROM): 0-7641-9721-5
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Carnevale, Linda.
Barron’s SAT 2400 : aiming for the perfect score / Linda Carnevale, Roselyn Teukolsky. – 3rd ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-4435-6
ISBN-10: 0-7641-4435-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-9721-5
ISBN-10: 0-7641-9721-5
1. SAT (Educational test)—Study guides. I. Teukolsky, Roselyn. II. Title.
LB2353.57.C358 2010
378.1′662—dc22 2010009630
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
987654321
www.ZTCprep.com
, CONTENTS
Welcome to the 2400 Club 1
Who Is This Book For? 1
What Sets This Book Apart from the Rest? 1
What Exactly Is on the SAT? 2
2400 Club Icons 3
Get in the Game 3
2400 Club Test-Day Checklist 3
PART 1: THE CRITICAL READING SECTIONS 5
Chapter 1: Sentence-Level Reading 7
2400 Club Strategies: 7
Bring Your Word to the Blank 8
Locate a Context Clue 9
Assign a Positive (+) or Negative (–) Value to the Blank 9
Never Do’s! 11
Keep Level-Headed 12
Say the Sentence to Yourself to Ensure That It Makes Sense 14
High Scorer’s Strategy Acronym 14
Practice Test Questions 15
Answers and Explanations 17
Chapter 2: Paragraph-Level Reading 21
2400 Club Strategies (the 4Ps of Paragraph Reading): 21
Paraphrase as You Read 21
Predict the Answer 22
Pare Down the Answer Choices 22
Pick the Best Answer 22
Practice Test Questions on Paragraphs 22
Answers and Explanations 24
Practice Test Questions on Paired Paragraphs 27
Answers and Explanations 28
Chapter 3: Long-Passage Reading 31
2400 Club Global Strategies: 31
Hunting and Gathering 31
Passage Evidence 31
Listening 32
Critical Reading Secret Formula 32
Read 33
www.ZTCprep.com
