SAT For Dummies. Ron Woldoff

SAT For Dummies®, 10th Edition with Online Practice

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2020948885

      ISBN 978-1-119-71624-2 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-71625-9 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-71626-6 (ebk)

      SAT For Dummies® with Online Practice

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      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Introduction About This Book Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

      5  Part 1: Getting Started with the SAT Chapter 1: What to Expect with the SAT What About the ACT? So What’s on the SAT? Signing Up Before Sitting Down: Registering for the SAT Special Needs Considerations Making the SAT Work for You as a Foreign Student Examining Your Mind: What the SAT Really Looks For Scoring on the SAT Chapter 2: Strategies for Success Starting Early: The Long-Term Phase Moving Along: The Medium-Term Phase Getting Closer: The Short-Range Phase Planning It Out: What to Do the Night Before Your SAT It’s All You: What to Do the Morning of Your SAT It Isn’t You: Testing Under Adverse Conditions

      6  Part 2: Mastering the SAT Reading Test Chapter 3: Getting Acquainted with the SAT Reading Test Understanding the Reading Section Managing Your Time with Key Strategies Getting Each Question Right, Quickly, With More Key Strategies Answering the Best-Evidence Questions Putting the Strategies to Use Taking On the Reading Passages Chapter 4: Where It Counts: Practicing the SAT Reading Test Social Studies Passages Passage I Answers Passage II Answers Science Passages