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