McGraw-Hill's Conquering the New SAT Critical Reading

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Pub. Date: 2005-09-06
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
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Summary

Introducing the extra help students need for this year's brand-new version of the SAT IMore than 1.4 million high school students will be taking this year's brand-new version of the SAT I, and all of them will be looking for something that will give them the edge they need to ace the test. Written by distinguished experts in their fields, these books in the McGraw-Hill SAT I Workbook series are exactly what test takers will be looking for. Ideal for those who feel they need extra help preparing for the test, and also for those who are just looking to practice and further hone their skills, these workbooks provide all the expert test-taking guidance students expect from McGraw-Hill, including: Coverage of all the latest changes to the SAT I Surefire strategies for successfully answering every type of question Hundreds of sample questions just like those on the actual test Dozens of skill-building drills and exercises Five complete tests with thorough explanations of all questions and answers

Author Biography

Nicholas Falletta is a nationally known textbook writer and editor.

Table of Contents

All About Taking the New Sat
1(3)
What Is the New SAT?
1(1)
Do I Really Need to Take the New SAT?
1(1)
How Is the New SAT Scored?
2(1)
When Should I Take the New SAT?
2(1)
How Do I Register to Take the New SAT?
2(1)
What Should I Bring with Me on Test Day?
2(1)
What Do the New SAT Critical Reading Sections Measure?
3(1)
What Can I Do to Raise My Critical Reading Score?
3(1)
Planning Your SAT Training Program
4(4)
Studying Correctly
4(1)
Using Good Test-Taking Strategies
5(1)
Preparing Yourself for Test Day
6(1)
Choosing Your SAT Study Plan
6(2)
Diagnostic SAT Critical Reading Exam
8(34)
Answer Sheet
9(2)
Section 1 Questions
11(5)
Section 2 Questions
16(6)
Section 3 Questions
22(4)
Answer Key
26(1)
Answers and Explanations
27(15)
Strategies for Sentence Completion Questions
42(13)
Format of Sentence Completion Questions
42(1)
Sample Sentence Completion Question Explained
42(1)
Strategies for Answering Sentence Completion Questions
43(1)
Using Clue Words
43(1)
Sample Sentence Completion Practice Set Explained
44(5)
On Your Own: Practice Set A
49(1)
Answers and Explanations
50(2)
On Your Own: Practice Set B
52(1)
Answers and Explanations
53(2)
Strategies for Critical Reading Comprehension Questions
55(25)
Format of Passage-Based Critical Reading Comprehension Questions
55(1)
Strategies for Passage-Based Critical Reading Questions
55(1)
Sample of a Long-Passage Reading Question Set Explained
56(2)
Sample of a Short-Passage Reading Question Set Explained
58(3)
Related-Passage Reading Comprehension Questions
61(1)
Sample of a Related-Passage Reading Question Set Explained
61(3)
Vocabulary-in-Context Questions
64(1)
Strategies for Vocabulary-in-Context Questions
65(1)
Sample of Vocabulary-in-Context Questions Explained
65(3)
On Your Own: Practice Set A
68(3)
Answers and Explanations
71(3)
On Your Own: Practice Set B
74(3)
Answers and Explanations
77(3)
SAT Critical Reading Practice Exam I
80(31)
Answer Sheet
81(2)
Section 1 Questions
83(4)
Section 2 Questions
87(5)
Section 3 Questions
92(4)
Answer Key
96(1)
Answers and Explanations
97(14)
SAT Critical Reading Practice Exam II
111(33)
Answer Sheet
113(2)
Section 1 Questions
115(5)
Section 2 Questions
120(6)
Section 3 Questions
126(3)
Answer Key
129(1)
Answers and Explanations
130(14)
SAT Critical Reading Practice Exam III
144(32)
Answer Sheet
145(2)
Section 1 Questions
147(5)
Section 2 Questions
152(5)
Section 3 Questions
157(4)
Answer Key
161(1)
Answers and Explanations
162(14)
Glossary: Build Your SAT Vocabulary 176

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