SAT/PSAT exam prep
By: Steven W. Dulan.
Publisher: Que Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Indianapolis, In
Language: eng
Number of pages: 559
ISBN-13: 9780789736154
Subjects: PSAT (Educational test) -- Study guides; SAT (Educational test) -- Study guides
Genres: Study guides.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. Introduction to the SAT and PSAT; title: 1. Overview of the tests; title: About the SAT; title: About the PSAT; title: Differences between the PSAT and the SAT; title: What's next?; title: 2. Taking the tests; title: Registering for the SAT; title: Scoring the SAT; title: Scoring the PSAT; title: Test takers with disabilities; title: What's next?; title: pt. II. Preparing for the SAT and PSAT; title: 3. Diagnostic test with answers and explanations; title: SAT diagnostic test answer key; title: Scoring your simulated SAT exam; title: Answer key and explanations; title: 4. Strategies for success; title: KSA (Knowledge, skills, abilities); title: Do the easy stuff first; title: Stay "on point"; title: Manage the answer grid; title: Use the test booklet; title: Guess wisely; title: Manage stress; title: Relax to succeed; title: A note on music; title: What to expect on test day; title: What's next?; title: 5. SAT/PSAT verbal; title: Critical reading sections; title: Writing skills section; title: Essay section; title: Practice essay prompt with sample essays; title: What's next?; title: 6. SAT/PSAT quantitative; title: Multiple choice; title: Student-produced response; title: What's next?; title: pt. III. Content area review; title: 7. Quantitative review; title: Numbers and operations; title: Algebra and functions; title: Geometry; title: Triangles; title: Special symbols; title: Data interpretation; title: Internalize the rules; title: 8. Verbal review; title: Subject-verb agreement; title: Nouns and pronouns; title: Verbs and verb forms; title: Parallel construction; title: Run-on sentences; title: Sentence fragments/incomplete sentences; title: Misplaced modifiers; title: Punctuation; title: Idiom; title: Internalize the rules; title: pt. IV. Practicing for the SAT and PSAT; title: 9. Practice test 1 with answers and explanations; title: Practice test 1 answer key; title: Scoring practice test 1; title: Answer key and explanations; title: 10. Practice test 2 with answers and explanations; title: Answer key; title: Scoring practice test 2; title: Answers and explanations; title: 11. Practice test 3 with answers and explanations; title: Answer key; title: Scoring practice test 3; title: Answers and explanations; title: 12. Practice test 4 with answers and explanations; title: Answer key; title: Scoring practice test 4; title: Answers and explanations; title: pt. V. Appendixes; title: Appendix A. SAT/PSAT vocabulary list; title: Appendix B. Glossary of SAT/PSAT math terms; title: Numbers and operations; title: Algebra and functions; title: Geometry; title: Special symbols; title: Data interpretation; title: Appendix C. Additional resources; title: The College Board Website; title: National Merit Scholarships; title: The official SAT study guide to the new SAT; title: Advantage Education programs; title: Sources for help with vocabulary; title: School textbooks; title: Teachers and older students.