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Preface..................................................................................................................................v
New SAT Format and Test Dates........................................................................................vi
Countdown to the SAT........................................................................................................vii
Acknowledgments................................................................................................................xi

PART ONE: GETACQUAINTED WITH THE NEW SAT
Introduction: Let’sLook at the New SAT .......................................................................3
What Is the SAT?.................................................................................................................3
What Is Score Choice?.........................................................................................................3
What Is the Format of the New SAT?.................................................................................4
The Reading Test...................................................................................................................5
The Writing and LanguageTest............................................................................................7
The Math Test........................................................................................................................9
The OptionalEssay................................................................................................................14Preface..................................................................................................................................v New SAT Format and Test Dates........................................................................................vi Countdown to the SAT........................................................................................................vii Acknowledgments................................................................................................................xi PART ONE: GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE NEW SAT Introduction: Let’s Look at the New SAT .......................................................................3 What Is the SAT? .................................................................................................................3 What Is Score Choice? .........................................................................................................3 What Is the Format of the New SAT? ................................................................................. 4 The Reading Test...................................................................................................................5 The Writing and Language Test............................................................................................7 The Math Test........................................................................................................................ 9 The Optional Essay................................................................................................................14 Winning Tactics for the SAT.................................................................................................17 PART TWO: PINPOINT YOUR TROUBLE SPOTS A Diagnostic Test..................................................................................................................25 Diagnostic Test.......................................................................................................................35 Answer key............................................................................................................................. 81 Score Analysis........................................................................................................................ 85 Answers Explained................................................................................................................. 86 PART THREE: THE SAT READING TEST 1 The Evidence-Based Reading Test....................................................................................115 Quick Overview.......................................................................................................................115 Testing Tactics.........................................................................................................................116 Practice Exercises....................................................................................................................137 2 Build Your Vocabulary......................................................................................................159 The Master Word List............................................................................................................. 160 PART FOUR: THE SAT WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST 3 The Evidence-Based Writing and Language Test...........................................................235 New SAT Writing and Language Test Overview...................................................................236 SAT Grammar Review............................................................................................................241 Quantitative Graph Analysis................................................................................................... 264 13 SAT Writing Strategies.......................................................................................................268 Putting It All Together.............................................................................................................271 Practice Passages ....................................................................................................................280 4 SAT Essay............................................................................................................................295 What Is the SAT Essay? .........................................................................................................295 How Is the New SAT Essay Different from the Old SAT Essay? ..........................................295 How Is This Chapter Organized?............................................................................................ 296 Sample Prompt ....................................................................................................................... 296 Sample Response.................................................................................................................... 299 Reading Skill Building ............................................................................................................ 302 Analysis Skill Building............................................................................................................ 308 Writing Skill Building..............................................................................................................315 Ten Key Strategies for SAT Essay Writing Success............................................................... 320 Putting It All Together.............................................................................................................323 Sample Essays..........................................................................................................................327 Sample Essay Prompts with Sample Top-Scoring Responses................................................. 340 PART FIVE: THE SAT MATH TEST Introduction to the Math Test.....................................................................................,,........ 363 5 Math Strategies and Tactics................................................................................................375 Testing Tactics...........................................................................................................................379 Practice Exercises................................................................................................................... 415 6 Reviewing Mathematics ....................................................................................................427 Arithmetic............................................................................................................................... 428 6-A Basic Arithmetic Concepts.............................................................................................. 428 6-B Fractions and Decimals....................................................................................................451 6-C Percents........................................................................................................................... 468 6-D Ratios and Proportions.................................................................................................... 479 6-E Averages...........................................................................................................................493 Algebra................................................................................................................................... 504 6-F Polynomials..................................................................................................................... 504 6-G Solving Equations and Inequalities..................................................................................513 6-H Word Problems.................................................................................................................532 Geometry.................................................................................................................................545 6-I Lines and Angles............................................................................................................... 545 6-J Triangles............................................................................................................................556 6-K Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons..................................................................................576 6-L Circles.............................................................................................................................. 589 6-M Solid Geometry...............................................................................................................601 6-N Coordinate Geometry.......................................................................................................603 Data Analysis..........................................................................................................................633 6-O Interpretation of Data......................................................................................................633 Miscellaneous Topics............................................................................................................ 644 6-P Counting and Probability................................................................................................ 644 6-Q Sequences....................................................................................................................... 658 6-R Functions and Their Graphs........................................................................................... 665 6-S Trigonometry...................................................................................................................676 6-T Imaginary and Complex Numbers................................................................................. 686 PART SIX: TEST YOURSELF Model Test 1....................................................................................................................... 695 Model Test 2.......................................................................................................................781 Model Test 3...................................................................................................................... 865 Model Test 4.......................................................................................................................947ÐÅÏ¢