New SAT 2005 Edition

Table of Contents Get with the ProgramCustomize Your Test PreparationSAT Format Changes, Dates, and RegistrationNote for International StudentsSection One: Be the SATChapter One: SAT Basics SAT FormatSAT ScoringOrder of DifficultyGround RulesSAT ComponentsChapter One Summary Chapter Two: SAT Strategies The Directions Never ChangeUse Order of Difficulty to Your AdvantageYou Don''t Have to Answer the Questions in OrderGuessing AdvantageAnswer All Grid-insAnswer Sheet StrategiesKeep Track of TimeWrite Your EssayRead the Questions Carefully Before You Look at the AnswerLocate Quick Points If You''re Running Out of TimeUse Backdoor Strategies If the Answer Doesn''t Come to YouChapter Two Summary Section Two: How to Attack the Writing ComponentChapter Three: SAT Writing Basics BasicsThe EssayMultiple-Choice QuestionsChapter Three Summary Chapter Four: Essay Strategies LengthContentNeatnessHow to Write a High-Scoring SAT EssayThinking PracticeHow Your Essay is GradedPractice EssaySample EssaysChapter Four Summary Chapter Five: Multiple-Choice Strategies Multiple Choice: Usage QuestionsThe FormatThe Kaplan Four-Step MethodCommon Usage MistakesMultiple Choice: Sentence Correction QuestionsThe FormatThe Kaplan Four-Step MethodCommon Sentence Correction MistakesMultiple Choice: Paragraph Correction QuestionsThe FormatThe Three Kinds of Paragraph Correction QuestionsThe Kaplan Five-Step MethodPracticeChapter Five SummaryAnswers and Explanations Section Three: How to Attack the Critical Reading ComponentChapter Six: SAT Critical Reading Basics Sentence Completion QuestionsReading Comprehension QuestionsChapter Six Summary Chapter Seven: Sentence Completion Strategies The FormatThe Kaplan Four-Step MethodMore on Clue WordsGetting the Hard Questions at the End RightPracticeChapter Seven SummaryAnswers and Explanations Chapter Eight: Reading Comprehension Strategies -- Short Passages Long and Short PassagesThe FormatKinds of Reading Comprehension QuestionsHow to Read a PassageThe Kaplan Five-Step MethodFive-Step PracticeChapter Eight SummaryAnswers and Explanations Chapter Nine: Reading Comprehension Strategies -- Long Passages Long Passage StrategiesPassage Map PracticePaired PassagesWhen Time is Running OutPracticeChapter Nine SummaryAnswers and Explanations Chapter Ten: Vocabulary-Building Strategies Hard SAT WordsThe Kaplan Three-Step MethodDecoding Strange Words on the TestChapter Ten Summary Section Four: How to Attack the Math ComponentChapter Eleven: SAT Math Basics and Strategies Multiple-Choice QuestionsGrid-in QuestionsMath Covered in the New SATThe Kaplan Five-Step MethodAlternative TechniquesGrid-in StrategiesUsing Your Calculator (or Not)Good Guessing on SAT MathPracticeChapter Eleven SummaryAnswers and Explanations Chapter Twelve: Basic Math Concepts Basic MathRemaindersAveragesRatiosRatesPercentsCombinationsSimultaneous EquationsSymbolsSpecial TrianglesMultiple and Strange FiguresPracticeChapter Twelve SummaryAnswers and Explanations Chapter Thirteen: Advanced Math Concepts Advanced Math TopicsSequences Involving Exponential GrowthSetsAbsolute ValueRational Equations and InequalitiesRadical EquationsManipulation with Integer and Rational ExponentsDirect and Inverse VariationFunction Notation and EvaluationConcepts of Domain and RangeFunctions as ModelsLinear Functions -- Equations and GraphsQuadratic Functions -- Equations and GraphsGeometric Notation for Length, Segments, Lines, Rays, and CongruenceProblems in Which Trigonometry Can Be Used as an Alternative Method of SolutionProperties and Tangent LinesCoordinate GeometryQualitative Behavior of Graphs and FunctionsTransformations and Their Effect on Graphs of FunctionsData Interpretation, Scatterplots, and MatricesGeometric ProbabilityPracticeChapter Thirteen SummaryAnswers and Explanations Chapter Fourteen: SAT Math Traps Trap TestTrap 1: Percent Increase/DecreaseTrap 2: Weighted AveragesTrap 3: Ratio:Ratio:RatioTrap 4: "Least" and "Greatest"Trap 5: Percent "of" Versus Percent "Less" or "Greater"Trap 6: Ratio Versus QuantityTrap 7: Not All Numbers Are Positive IntegersTrap 8: Hidden InstructionsTrap 9: Average RatesTrap 10: Counting NumbersPracticeChapter Fourteen SummaryAnswers and Explanations Section Five: How to Prepare for Test DayChapter Fifteen: Test Day Strategies Three Days Before the TestTwo Days Before the TestThe Night Before the TestThe Morning of the TestDuring the TestAfter the Test Section Six: Practice Tests and ExplanationsPractice Test OneAnswer KeyAnswers and ExplanationsPractice Test TwoAnswer KeyAnswers and ExplanationsPractice Test ThreeAnswer KeyAnswers and ExplanationsCompute Your Raw ScoreSection Seven: Appendices Appendix One: SAT MindsetAppendix Two: Word RootsAppendix Three: Vocabulary Word ListAppendix Four: SAT Math in a Nutshell User''s Guide to the CD-ROMKaplan Publishing Staff is the author of 'New SAT 2005 Edition', published 2004 under ISBN 9780743260312 and ISBN 0743260317.