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Up Your Score
The Underground Guide to the SAT, 2007-2008 Edition
By Larry Berger, Michael Colton, Manek Mistry, Paul Rossi and Jean Huang
352 pages
Paperback
(also available in
Paperback)
ISBN: 0761143076
ISBN13: 9780761143079
$11.95(US)
$16.95(CAN)
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Table Of Contents
Introduction:
A Brief History of This Book (1)
One Afternoon in the Ithaca High School Cafeteria Way Back in the Late ’80s (2)
Years Later (2)
Months Later (4)
About the SAT (5)
Before We Begin, Any Questions? (6)
An Author’s Note Intended to Build Confidence (13)
The Story of the Evil Testing Serpent (18)
SAT Scoring (20)
SAT Mistakes (23)
SAT Services (23)
How to Practice (26)
Getting in Gear (28)
Up Your Score Cheat Sheet ( 29)
The Critical Reading Section (33)
Four Key Rules and a Tip (34)
Sentence Completions (36)
Critical Reading Passages (41)
About SAT Words (58)
Memorizing SAT Words (60)
The Word List (64)
Useful Synonyms (155)
Similar-Looking Words (156)
Important Literary Terms (157)
The Math Section (167)
Theory of Study (1680
Calculators (171)
Fractions/Units (176)
Word Problems (184)
Equations (194)
Geometry (209)
Coordinate Geometry (222)
The Funny Symbol Question (229)
Heinous Miscellaneous Math (2320
Grid-in Problems (236)
The Writing Section (241)
The Story of Little-Read Writing Serpent (242)
The Three Question Types (244)
The 13 Rules of the Writing Test (249)
Practice Questions (263)
The Essay (267)
Guessing, or The ETS Strikes Back: Impostors from Hell (279)
Impostors from Hell (280)
Guessing, the SAT, and the Specter of World Destruction (283)
The Six Rules of Guessing (285)
A Final Word on Guessing (290)
But Wait! You Also Get (291)
Concentration (292)
Proctors: Mindless Slaves of the ETS (297)
Relaxation (299)
Yoga and the SAT (302)
Cheating (305)
Little Circles (307)
Is the SAT Biased? (311)
SATing for Dollars (313)
Don’t Let Your Parents Read This! (314)
SATitis (315)
Canceling Counseling (316)
The SSS and the SDQ (316)
The SAT and the Internet (317)
Sneaky Snacking (319)
Fashion and Beauty Tips (321)
Stick It in Your Ear (322)
Some Other Thoughts on Getting into College (323)
Parting Words of Advice (324)
Who Are These People, Anyway? (326)
Free PrepMe.com Diagnostic Test and iPod® Vocab List (328)
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