Digital SAT Prep 2025/2026 For Dummies

✍ Scribed by Ron Woldoff

• Publisher: WILEY
• Year: 2024
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 323
• Series: learning made easy
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Get the score you need to land scholarships and get into the school of your dreams

The SAT is a crucial step in the college admissions process, and a high score can put you on the road to the future you're dreaming of. Digital SAT Prep 2025/2026 For Dummies gives you the building blocks you need to take the test with confidence. First, get a primer on all the concepts tested on the SAT and find handy strategies for test day to boost your score. Then, apply what you've learned, with four practice tests online, complete with detailed answer explanations. New digital flashcards quiz you on your math and verbal skills, and detailed study plans help you stay on track. With this no-nonsense Dummies guide, you have everything you need to knock the SAT out of the park.

• Get clear explanations of all the content on the digital SAT, plus practice questions with answer explanations
• Quiz your heart out with 4 full-length practice tests and flashcards online
• Follow a customizable study plan, so you know you're making the most of the time you have left before the test
• Improve your chances of getting into your top-choice colleges with a high SAT score

Digital SAT Prep 2025/2026 For Dummies is for anyone looking for that extra edge on this all-important college entrance exam.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Getting Started with the SAT
Chapter 1 What to Expect with the SAT
Thinking About the ACT
So . . . What’s on the Digital SAT?
Working the Online, Adaptive SAT
Signing Up before Sitting Down: Registering for the SAT
How to register
When to take the test
Accommodating Special Needs
Learning disabilities
Physical issues
Financial help
Making the SAT Work for You as a Foreign Student
Examining Your Mind: What the SAT Really Looks For
Scoring on the SAT
Composite score
Score reports
Chapter 2 Strategies for Success
Planning Your Prep Time
Starting early: The long-term study time
Moving along: The medium-term study time
Getting closer: The short-term study time
The Exam Is Tomorrow: What to Do the Night Before Your SAT
Show Time: What to Do the Day of Your SAT
Starting out that morning
Taking control of the tension
Focusing during the test
It Isn’t You: Testing under Adverse Conditions
Part 2 Owning the SAT Reading and Writing Section
Chapter 3 Raising Your Best SAT Reading and Writing Score
Understanding SAT Reading and Writing
Managing Your Time with Reading Strategies
Finding the Right Answer, Fast, with More Strategies
Putting the Strategies to Use with Practice Questions
Detail questions
Inference and main idea questions
Writer’s purpose questions
Practicing with Reading Passages
Social studies
Science
Literature
Poetry
Chapter 4 What Are They Saying: Sentence Completion and Grammar Questions
Completing Sentences and Using In-Context Vocabulary
Killing It Softly: The SAT Grammar Review
Grammar and punctuation
Transitions
Verb matching
Subject-verb agreement
Noun-pronoun agreement
Verb tension
Parallel structure
Pronoun cases
Punctuation
Words in context
Practice Questions
Practice Answers
Chapter 5 Thinking Fast: Critical Thinking and Data Questions
Starting with the Question Formats
Applying the Strategies
Exploring the Question Formats
Purpose of the underlined sentence
Overall structure of the text
Paired reading
Interpreting data
Strengthening or weakening a claim
Using quotations for support
Completing the text logically
Interpreting Research Questions
Practice Questions
Practice Answers
Part 3 Owning the SAT Math Section
Chapter 6 Raising Your Best Math Score
Taking On SAT Math
Starting with Formulas
Typing Your Answers
Refreshing the SAT Math Topics
Chapter 7 Simplifying Numbers and Operations
Simplifying the Basics
Starting with types of numbers
Using order of operations
Simplifying Numbers and Operations
Simplifying prime numbers
Simplifying percents
Simplifying ratios
Simplifying conversions
Simplifying exponents
Simplifying square and cube roots
Simplifying imaginary i
Simplifying projections
Chapter 8 Solving Algebra and Functions
Solving for X
Solving for x with a number
Solving for x with a y
Solving for x in a radical
Solving for x in a fraction
Solving for x in a reciprocal fraction
Solving for More Than One X
Solving an absolute value
Solving a quadratic
Solving the difference of squares
Solving an expression
Setting Up Equations
Setting up a story
Setting up a sum of numbers
Setting up interest
Simple interest
Compound interest
Setting up rates of change
(D)
Graphing Coordinate Geometry
Graphing a line
Graphing two lines
Graphing an inequality
Graphing a parabola
Graphing a circle
Standard form
General form
Graphing a function
Chapter 9 Drawing Geometry and Trigonometry
Drawing Basic Shapes
Drawing angles
Right angle
Acute angle
Obtuse angle
Complementary angles
Supplementary angles
Vertical angles
Transversal angles
Drawing triangles
Calculating the area of a triangle
Using the Pythagorean Theorem
Saving time with common right triangles
Drawing rectangles and squares
Drawing trapezoids and parallelograms
Drawing circles
Drawing overlapping shapes
Drawing parts of circles
Drawing 3-D Shapes
Drawing rectangular solids and cubes
Drawing cylinders and cones
Volume of a cylinder
Volume of a cone
Drawing spheres
Solving Trigonometry Problems
Solving right triangles with SOH CAH TOA
Solving unit circles and radians
Solving trigonometric equations
Chapter 10 Measuring Statistics and Probability
Measuring the Mean, Median, and Mode
Measuring the mean
Measuring the median and mode
Measuring the range
Measuring Probability
Measuring Graph Data
Measuring bar graphs
Measuring circle or pie charts
Measuring line graphs
Measuring scatter plots
Measuring multiple graphs
Part 4 It’s All You: Acing the SAT Practice Exams
Chapter 11 Practice Exam 1
Section 1: Reading and Writing
Module 1
Module 2
Section 2: Math
Module 1
Module 2
Chapter 12 Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations
Section 1: Reading and Writing
Module 1
Module 2
Section 2: Math
Module 1
Module 2
Answer Key
Chapter 13 Practice Exam 2
Section 1: Reading and Writing
Module 1
Module 2
Section 2: Math
Module 1
Module 2
Chapter 14 Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations
Section 1: Reading and Writing
Module 1
Module 2
Section 2: Math
Module 1
Module 2
Answer Key
Chapter 15 How Did You Do? Scoring Your Practice SAT
Finding Your Reading and Writing Score
Finding Your Math Test Score
Recording Your Overall Scores
First practice exam
Second practice exam
Third practice exam
Fourth practice exam
Part 5 The Part of Tens
Chapter 16 Ten Mistakes That Others Make That You Won’t
You Won’t Cheat
You Won’t Neglect Your Break
You Won’t Pack Sugary Snacks
You Won’t Panic Over the Time Limit
You Won’t Run Out of Steam
You Won’t Rush Through the Questions
You Won’t Get Stuck on a Question
You Won’t Stress Over the Answers
You Won’t Change Your Morning Routine
You Won’t Dwell on Previous Modules
Chapter 17 Ten Ways to Get the Most from Practice SATs
Practice an Entire SAT Exam in One Sitting
Practice Not Making Mistakes under Pressure
Practice with the Bluebook App
Practice with Others in the Room
Practice as a Dress Rehearsal
Practice Your Competitive Edge
Practice Your Test-Taking Strategies
Practice Managing Your Time
Practice Finding Your Areas of Focus
Review your Practice SAT Answers and Explanations
Index
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