7 Part 3: Conquering the Writing and Language Test and Writing a Killer Essay Chapter 5: Gearing Up for the SAT Writing and Language Test Getting to Know the Writing and Language Test Managing Your Time with Simple Strategies Nailing the Common Questions Killing It Softly: The SAT Grammar Review Answers Taking It Further Chapter 6: Getting It “Write”: Practicing the Writing and Language Multiple-Choice Test Passage I Answers Passage II Passage II Answers Passage III Passage III Answers Passage IV Passage IV Answers Chapter 7: Preparing for the Essay Deciding Whether to Actually Write the Essay Knowing the Assignment Knowing What the Essay Scorers Look For Getting Started Identifying Other Writing Techniques in the Passage Trying Out a Sample Essay Question Chapter 8: Practicing Essays Practice Essay I — Momentum: Igniting Social Change Practice Essay II — Addressing Mathematical Innumeracy Practice Essay III — Nonsexist Language
8 Part 4: Owning the SAT Math Tests Chapter 9: Meeting Numbers Head-On: The SAT Math Tests Starting with Formulas Just Gridding Getting Familiar with the Math Tests Chapter 10: Numbers and Operations Starting with the Basics Simplifying Numbers and Operations Chapter 11: Algebra and Functions Solving for X Solving for More Than One X Setting Up Equations Graphing Coordinate Geometry Chapter 12: Geometry and Trigonometry Drawing Basic Shapes Drawing 3-D Shapes Solving Trigonometry Problems Chapter 13: Statistics and Probability Defining the Mean, Median, and Mode Defining Probability Measuring Graph Data
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Part 5: It’s All You: Taking Practice SAT Exams
Chapter 14: Practice Exam 1
Answer Sheets
Section 1: Reading Test
Section 2: Writing and Language Test
Section 3: Math Test — No Calculator Allowed
Section 4: Math Test — Calculator Allowed
Section 5: The Essay
Chapter 15: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations
Answers for Section 1: Reading Test
Answers for Section 2: Writing and Language Test
Answers for Section 3: Math Test — No Calculator Allowed
Answers for Section 4: Math Test — Calculator Allowed
Answer Guidelines for Section 5: The Essay
Answer Key
Chapter 16: Practice Exam 2
Answer Sheets
Section 1: Reading Test
Section 2: Writing and Language Test
Section 3: Math Test — No Calculator Allowed
Section 4: Math Test — Calculator Allowed
Section 5: The Essay
Chapter 17: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations