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Up Your Score
The Underground Guide to the SAT 2009-2010 Edition
By Larry Berger, Michael Colton, Manek Mistry and Paul Rossi
Paperback
, 328 pages
ISBN: 9780761149422 (0761149422)
Published by Workman Publishing
$11.95(US)
$13.95(CAN)
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Table Of Contents
Introduction: A Brief History of This Book- One Afternoon in the Ithaca High School Cafeteria Way Back in the Late ‘80s
- Years Later
- Months Later
Chapter 1: About the SAT- Before We Begin, Any Questions?
- An Author’s Note Intended to Build Confidence
- The Story of the Evil Testing Serpent
- SAT Scoring
- SAT Mistakes
- SAT Services
- How to Practice
- Getting in Gear
- Up Your Score Cheat Sheet
Chapter 2: The Critical Reading Section- Four Key Rules and a Tip
- Sentence Completions
- Critical Reading Passages
- About SAT Words
- Memorizing SAT Words
- The Word List
- Useful Synonyms
- Similar-Looking Words
- Important Literary Terms
Chapter 3: The Math Section- Theory of Study
- Calculators
- Fractions/Units
- Word Problems
- Equations
- Geometry
- Coordinate Geometry
- The Funny Symbol Question
- Heinous Miscellaneous Math
- Grid-in Problems
Chapter 4: The Writing Section- The Story of Little-Read Writing Serpent
- The Three Question Types
- The 13 Rules of the Writing Test
- Practice Questions
- The Essay
Chapter 5: Guessing, or The ETS Strikes Back: Impostors from Hell- Impostors from Hell
- Guessing, the SAT, and the Specter of World Destruction
- The Six Rules of Guessing
- A Final Word on Guessing
Chapter 6: But Wait! You Also Get- Concentration
- Proctors: Mindless Slaves of the ETS
- Relaxation
- Yoga and the SAT
- Cheating
- Little Circles
- Is the SAT Biased?
- SATing for Dollars
- Don’t Let Your Parents Read This!
- SATitis
- Canceling Counseling
- The SSS and the SDQ
- The SAT and the Internet
- Sneaky Snacking
- Fashion and Beauty Tips
- Stick It in Your Ear
- Some Other Thoughts on Getting into College
- Parting Words of Advice
- Who Are These People, Anyway?
- Free PrepMe.com Diagnostic Test and iPod Vocab List
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