Full Description
When you want to raise your SAT score but don't want to work through hundreds of pages of subject reviews, here's a straightforward, step-by-step approach for fast and fun mastery of SAT skills SAT DeMYSTiFieD takes the mystery out of studying for the SAT by walking you step-by-step through the fundamentals of the subject. Following the easy-to-use format of the books in the bestselling DeMYSTiFieD series, SAT DeMYSTiFieD helps you build the skills you need to prepare for the test. Inside you will find: Sample practice tests at the end of each of the four sections with complete answer explanations Two comprehensive practice exams at the end of the book Sample tests designed to match the real SAT in degree of difficulty Classroom-tested tips and strategies for mastering every question type Extra help and practice with every math topic tested on the SAT Strategies for answering all multiple-choice and constructed response math question types on the SAT
Contents
PART IINTRODUCTIONChapter 1. About the BookChapter 2. About the TestPART IIVERBAL SECTION Chapter 3. Sentence CompletionQuizChapter 4. Reading ComprehensionQuizVERBAL SECTION Answer KeyPART IIIWRITING SECTION Chapter 5.EssayEssay DrillsChapter 6. Improving SentencesQuizChapter 7. Identifying sentence errorsQuizChapter 8. Improving ParagraphsQuizWRITING SECTION Answer KeyPART IIIMATH SECTIONChapter 9.NumbersOdd & Even NumbersExponentsRadicalsScientific NotationUnions Absolute ValuesSymbolic RulesQuizChapter 10. AlgebraAlgebraic ExpressionsAlgebraic EqualitiesAlgebraic InequalitiesSystems of EquationsQuizChapter 11.Measures of Central Tendency & SequencesMeanMedianModeRangeProbabilitySequencesQuizChapter 12.Coordinate GeometryCoordinatesDistanceSlopeParallel & Perpendicular LinesLine EquationsDistance Along a PathQuizChapter 13.GeometryTrianglesQuadrilateralsCirclesInscribed & Circumscribed PolygonsLocusVolumeAreaQuizChapter 14.ProportionsSimple RatiosPercentsInverse & Direct ProportionHarmonic MeanQuizChapter 15.FunctionsQuadraticExponential Growth & DecayIntersectionsFactoring & ZerosEvaluating TransformationsQuizMATH SECTION Answer KeyPART IVPRACTICE TESTSChapter 16.TCT Compass: Personal Strategy for the SATChapter 17.Test 1Answers and ExplanationsChapter 18. Test 2Answers and ExplanationsAppendices I. Night before the exam hint sheetII. Checklist III. Math factsIV. Vocabulary
