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Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
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Part I: Orientation
1 The SAT, The Princeton Review, and You
2 Cracking the SAT: Basic Principles
Part II: How to Crack the Reading Test
3 The Reading Test: Basic Approach
SAT Reading: Cracking the Passages
Sample Passage and Questions
Steps of the Basic Approach
Using the Basic Approach
4 More Question Types
More Question Types on the Reading Test
Paired Questions
Main Idea/General Questions
Charts and Graphs
Dual Passages
Dual Passage Drill
Dual Passage Drill Answers and Explanations
5 Advanced Reading Skills
When the Going Gets Tough
Translating
Matching Back Answer Choices
6 Reading Drills
Reading Drill 1
Reading Drill 2
Chapter Drill Answers and Explanations
Part III: How to Crack the Writing and Language Test
7 Introduction to Writing and Language Strategy
Can You Really Test Writing on a Multiple-Choice Exam
Where Did All the Questions Go?
The Answer Choices Ask the Questions
Learn from the Answer Choices
POE Does the Big Work
All of the Questions Can’t Be Wrong All of the Time
How to Ace the Writing and Language Test: A Strategy
Writing and Language Drill 1
Writing and Language Drill 1 Answer Key
8 Words
The Words Change, but the Song Remains the Same
Transitions
Verbs
Pronouns
Vocabulary
Concision
More Fun with Words
Writing and Language Drill 2
Writing and Language Drill 2: Answers and Explanations
9 Questions
And Then SAT Was Like, “Hey, Can I Ask You a Question?”
Purpose
Adding and Deleting
Order
Combining Sentences
What Do Graphs Have to Do with Grammar?
Conclusion
Writing and Language Drill 3
Writing and Language Drill 3 Answers and Explanations
10 Punctuation
Wait, the SAT Wants Me to Know How to Use a Semicolon
STOP, GO, and the Vertical Line Test
A Slight Pause for Commas
Your Going to Be Tested on Apostrophe’s
Punctuation Questions in Disguise
Writing and Language Drill 4
Writing and Language Drill 4 Answers and Explanations
Part IV: How to Crack the Math Test
A Few Words about SAT Math
11 SAT Math: The Big Picture
The Big Picture
Ballparking
Read the Final Question
One Piece at a Time
Write Stuff Down
The Calculator
12 Fun with Fundamentals
The Building Blocks
The Math Breakdown
There Are Only Six Operations
Fractions
Decimals
Exponents and Square Roots
How to Read Charts and Graphs
Fundamentals Drill 1: No Calculator Section
Fundamentals Drill 2: Calculator-Permitted Section
13 Algebra: Cracking the System
SAT Algebra: Cracking the System
Fundamentals of SAT Algebra
Solving Radical Equations
Solving Rational Equations
Solving for Expressions
Solving Simultaneous Equations
Solving Inequalities
Simplifying Expressions
Solving Quadratic Equations
Imaginary and Complex Numbers
When Values are Absolute
Algebra Drill 1: No Calculator Section
Algebra Drill 2: Calculator-Permitted Section
14 Other Algebra Strategies
Princeton Review Algebra
Plugging In the Answers (PITA)
Plugging In Your Own Numbers
Meaning In Context
Algebra Strategies Drill 1
Algebra Strategies Drill 2
15 Advanced Arithmetic
Ratios and Proportions
Percentages
Percent Change
Percentages: Advanced Principles
Averages
What Is a Median?
What Is a Mode?
What Is a Range?
Rates
Probability
Sets of Questions
Analysis in Science
Advanced Arithmetic Drill: Calculator-Permitted Section
16 Functions and Graphs
Function Fundamentals
The Coordinate Plane
Points on a Line
Slope
Equations of a Line
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Two Equations with Infinitely Many Solutions
Two Equations with No Solutions
Points of Intersection
Other Things You Can Do to a Line
Root, Solutions, and x-intercepts
Graphing Functions
Equations of a Parabola
Equation of a Circle
Functions and Graphs Drill 1
Functions and Graphs Drill 2
17 Geometry
Geometry on the SAT
Lines and Angles
Triangles
Circles
Rectangles and Squares
Polygons
Volume
Plugging In
Geometry Drill 1
Geometry Drill 2
18 Grid-Ins
What is a Grid-In?
The Instructions
Fractions or Decimals: Your Choice
Gridding In: A Test Drive
More POOD
Range of Answers
Extended Thinking
Grid-In Drill 1
Grid-In Drill 2
Part V: Taking the SAT
Part VI: Practice Tests
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations
Practice Test 2
Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations
Practice Test 3
Practice Test 3: Answers and Explanations
Practice Test 4
Practice Test 4: Answers and Explanations