Barron's SAT

✍ Scribed by Ira Wolf, Brian W. Stewart, Sharon Weiner Green

• Publisher: Barron’s Educational
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 2519
• Edition: 29
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This completely revised edition will help students prepare and succeed on the new SAT. This guide reflects all of the question types that have appeared on the new SAT that was administered for the first time in Spring 2016. It contains: a diagnostic test and four full-length practice tests with all questions answered and explained; an overview of the SAT, an explanation of the test’s scoring method, and study advice; test-taking tactics for the exam as a whole, and special strategies for each part of the test; subject reviews covering all of the sections on the test; detailed instruction in writing the SAT essay, and more. BONUS ONLINE PRACTICE TESTS AND VOCABULARY: Students who purchase this book will also get FREE access to two additional full-length online SAT tests with all questions answered and explained, as well as Barron’s extensive vocabulary list in flash card format

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Dedication
About the Authors
Copyright
Contents
Preface
SAT Format and Test Dates
Countdown to the SAT
Acknowledgments
Part One: Get Acquainted with the SAT
Introduction: Let’s Look at the SAT
What Is the SAT?
What Is Score Choice?
What Is the Format of the SAT?
The Reading Test
The Writing and Language Test
The Math Test
The Optional Essay
Winning Tactics for the SAT
Practice, Practice, Practice: Online Resources
Part Two: Pinpoint your Trouble Spots
A Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test
Score Analysis
Part Three: The SAT Reading Test
1 The Evidence-Based Reading Test
Quick Overview
Testing Tactics
Practice Exercises
2 Build Your Vocabulary
The Master Word List
Part Four: The SAT Writing and Language Test
3 The Evidence-Based Writing and Language Test
SAT Writing and Language Test Overview
SAT Grammar Review
Quantitative Graph Analysis
13 SAT Writing Strategies
Putting It All Together
Practice Passages
4 SAT Essay
What Is the SAT Essay?
How Is This Chapter Organized?
Sample Prompt
Sample Response
Reading Skill Building
Analysis Skill Building
Writing Skill Building
Ten Key Strategies for SAT Essay Writing Success
Putting It All Together
Sample Essays
Sample Essay Prompts with Sample Top-Scoring Responses
Part Five: The SAT Math Test
Introduction to the Math Test
5 Math Strategies and Tactics
Testing Tactics
Practice Exercises
6 Reviewing Mathematics
Arithmetic
6-A Basic Arithmetic Concepts
6-B Fractions and Decimals
6-C Percents
6-D Ratios and Proportions
6-E Averages
Algebra
6-F Polynomials
6-G Solving Equations and Inequalities
6-H Word Problems
Geometry
6-I Lines and Angles
6-J Triangles
6-K Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons
6-L Circles
6-M Solid Geometry
6-N Coordinate Geometry
Data Analysis
6-O Interpretation of Data
Miscellaneous Topics
6-P Counting and Probability
6-Q Sequences
6-R Functions and Their Graphs
6-S Trigonometry
6-T Imaginary and Complex Numbers
Part Six: Test Yourself
Model Test 1
Model Test 2
Model Test 3
Model Test 4
Answers Explained