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Gruber's Complete SAT Guide 2009

Author(s): Gary R. Gruber
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Date : 2008
Pages : 1090
Format : PDF
OCR : Yes
Quality : Good
Language : English
ISBN-10 : N.A.
ISBN-13 : N.A.

Uploaded By TheSoftwareGuru a.k.a TSG


Description
This book is the most up-to-date and complete book on the current SAT. EVERY EXAM is patterned
after the SAT, and all the strategies and techniques deal with the SAT. The SAT incorporates
all the Gruber Critical Thinking Strategies.
This book was written by Dr. Gary Gruber, the leading authority on the SAT, who knows
more than anyone else in the test-prep market exactly what is being tested for in the SAT. In
fact, the procedures to answer the SAT questions rely more heavily on the Gruber Critical
Thinking Strategies than ever before, and this is the only book that has the exact thinking
strategies you need to use to maximize your SAT score. GruberÆs SAT books are used more
than any other books by the nationÆs school districts and are proven to get the highest documented
school district SAT scores.


Review

"The Best Book On SAT" - CBS Radio


Contents

INTRODUCTION xiii

PART 1
STRATEGY DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE SAT 1
Directions for Taking the Diagnostic Test / 2
Strategy Diagnostic Test Answer Sheet / 3
Section 1: Verbal Ability / 4
Section 2: Math Ability / 12
Strategy Diagnostic Test Answer and Diagnostic Table
(Keyed to Strategies in book) / 18

PART 2
THE SHORTEST SAT TESTù16 QUESTIONS TO APPROXIMATE
YOUR SAT SCORE 23
Verbal (Critical Reading) / 24
Math / 25
Writing / 26
Answers / 27
Shortest SAT Test: What You Did Wrong, Explanatory
Answers and Scoring, Strategies and Basic Skills
Needed to Improve / 28

PART 3
THE 101 MOST IMPORTANT MATH QUESTIONS
YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO SOLVE 29
101 Math Questions Answer Sheet / 30
101 Math Questions Test / 32
101 Math Questions: Answers / 45
Basic Skills Math Diagnosis / 47
Solutions, Generalizations, Rules / 48


PART 4
STRATEGY SECTION 59
5 General Strategies / 60
35 Easy- to- Learn Strategies / 62
How to Learn the Strategies / 62
Important Note on the Allowed Use of Calculators
on the SAT / 62
Important Note on Math Questions on the SAT / 63
The Grid- Type Math Question / 63
Use of a Calculator in the Grid- Type Question / 67
19 Math Strategies / 69
16 Verbal (Critical Reading) Strategies / 117
4 Sentence Completion Strategies / 118
Critical Reading Strategies / 125
What Reading Comprehension Questions Ask / 125
Getting Involved with the Passage / 125
Introductory Passage 1 / 126
Breakdown and Underlining of Passage / 126
How to Answer Reading Comprehension Questions
Most Effectively / 127
Introductory Passage 2 / 128
Introductory Passage 3 / 130
Summary / 132
About the Double-Reading Passages / 132
9 Reading Comprehension Strategies / 133
3 Vocabulary Strategies / 148

PART 5
MINI- MATH REFRESHER 155

PART 6
COMPLETE SAT MATH REFRESHER 165
Session #1ùFractions, Decimals,
Percentages, etc. / 168
Fractions, Decimals, Percentages / 168
Deviations / 171
Ratios and Proportions / 172
Variations / 173
Comparison of Fractions / 173
Practice Test 1 / 176
Answer Key for Practice Test 1 / 186
Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 1 / 186
Session #2ùRate Problems / 192
Word Problem Setup / 192
Distance and Time / 194
Work / 195
Mixture / 196
Cost / 196
Practice Test 2 / 198
Answer Key for Practice Test 2 / 208
Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 2 / 208
Session #3ù Area, Perimeter, and Volume
Problems / 219
Area, Perimeter, and Volume Problems / 219
Practice Test 3 / 227
Answer Key for Practice Test 3 / 236
Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 3 / 236
Session #4ùAlgebra Problems / 243
Algebraic Properties / 243
Equations / 244
Algebra of Graphs / 246
Inequalities / 253
Exponents and Roots / 257
Practice Test 4 / 259
Answer Key for Practice Test 4 / 268
Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 4 / 268
Session #5ù Geometry Problems / 274
Basic Definitions / 274
Triangles / 276
Properties of Triangles / 277
Four- Sided Figures / 280
Many- Sided Figures / 281
Circles / 281
Practice Test 5 / 284
Answer Key for Practice Test 5 / 293
Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 5 / 293
Session #6ù Miscellaneous Problems / 304
Averages, Medians, and Modes / 304
Series / 305
Properties of Integers / 306
Approximations / 308
Combinations / 310
Probability / 311
The Absolute Value Sign / 311
Functions / 311
Practice Test 6 / 312
Answer Key for Practice Test 6 / 320
Answers and Solutions for Practice Test 6 / 320
Session #7ùTables, Charts, and Graphs / 326
Charts and Graphs / 326
Tables and Charts / 326
Graphs / 327
Bar Graphs / 328
Circle Graphs / 329
Line Graphs / 330
Practice Test 7 / 331
Session #8ùModern Math / 337
Sets / 337
Relations / 338
Solution Sets / 338
Axioms / 339
Closed Sets / 339
Mathematical Symbols / 339
Practice Test 8 and Solutions / 340

PART 7
VOCABULARY BUILDING THAT IS GUARANTEED TO RAISE
YOUR SAT SCORE 347
Knowing Word Meanings Is Essential for a Higher SAT Score / 348
8 Steps to Word Power / 349
The Gruber Prefix-Root-Suffix List That Gives You the
Meanings of Over 150,000 Words / 352
Roots / 353
Prefixes / 355
Suffixes / 356
A List of SAT Words Appearing More Than Once on
Actual SAT Exams / 357
The 291 Most Important/Frequently Used SAT Words
and Their Opposites / 359
The Gruber SAT 3,400 Word List / 363
100 Tests to Strengthen Your Vocabulary / 415
Answers to Vocabulary Tests / 458

PART 8
GRAMMAR AND USAGE REFRESHER 461
The Parts of Speech / 463
Clauses and Phrases / 466
The Sentence and Its Parts / 469
Verbs / 475
Nouns and Pronouns / 479
Subject- Verb Relationship / 486
Tense / 489
Verbals / 493
Mood and Voice / 497
ModifiersùAdjectives, Adjective Phrases and
Clauses / 500
Modifiers (continued)ùAdverbs, Adverbial Phrases
and Clauses / 506
Connectives / 510
Correct Usage: Choosing the Right Word / 515
Grammar and Usage Index / 519


PART 9
THE SAT WRITING TEST 523
The SAT Writing Section / 524
Content of the Writing Test / 524
The Essay on the SAT Writing Test / 525
The SAT Essay Scoring Guide / 528
The Writing Sample / 529
Sample Essays / 529
Important Tips on How to Write the Best
Essay / 531
Other Types of Questions on the SAT Writing
Test / 539
Identifying Errors / 539
Sample Questions with Answers / 539
Improving Sentences / 542
Sample Questions with Answers / 542
Improving Paragraphs / 546
Sample Test with Answers / 548

PART 10
FIVE SAT PRACTICE TESTS 551
Five Important Reasons for Taking These Practice
Tests / 551
10 Tips for Taking the Practice Tests / 553
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 1 / 555
SAT Practice Test 1 / 561
How Did You Do on This Test? / 607
Answer Key for Practice Test 1 / 608
Raw- Score/Scaled Score Conversion Tables / 613
Chart for Self- Appraisal Based on the Practice Test
You Have Just Taken / 616
Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 1 / 619
What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Score / 650
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 2 / 652
SAT Practice Test 2 / 658
How Did You Do on This Test? / 705
Answer Key for Practice Test 2 / 706
Raw-Score/Scaled Score Conversion Tables / 711
Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice Test You
Have Just Taken / 714
Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 2 / 717
What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Score / 748
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 3 / 750
SAT Practice Test 3 / 756
How Did You Do on This Test? / 803
Answer Key for Practice Test 3 / 804
Raw-Score/Scaled Score Conversion Tables / 809
Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice Test You
Have Just Taken / 812
Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 3 / 815
What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT
Score / 849
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 4 / 851
SAT Practice Test 4 / 857
How Did You Do on This Test? / 903
Answer Key for Practice Test 4 / 904
Raw-Score/Scaled Score Conversion Tables / 909
Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice
Test You Have Just Taken / 912
Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 4 / 915
What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT
Score / 945
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 5 / 947
SAT Practice Test 5 / 953
How Did You Do on This Test? / 1000
Answer Key for Practice Test 5 / 1001
Raw-Score/Scaled Score Conversion Tables / 1006
Chart for Self-Appraisal Based on the Practice Test You
Have Just Taken / 1009
Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 5 / 1012
What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT
Score / 1044
Appendices
Appendix A: Hot Prefixes and Roots / 1046
Appendix B: Words Commonly Mistaken for Each
Other / 1050

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