Secret Rules of the SAT Game
A Player's Guide
By Emily Bunker
(Trafford Publishing, Paperback, 9781425120511, 124pp.)
Publication Date: August 2007
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Description
Learning to solve the huge array of problems is hard enough, but performing on command at breakneck speed for 3 hours and 45 minutes with the clock ticking loudly can be pretty overwhelming. Constructed like a game, the SAT is different from the typical high school test - strategy is therefore key. Secret Rules of the SAT Game shows students how to play the game effectively. They will discover:
-The tricks
-The traps
-The shortcuts
-How to deal with test-taking anxiety
-How to prepare efficiently
-How to guess intelligently
-How to survive test day
This unique "player's guide" challenges the giant test prep book industry by presenting a concise list of time-saving strategies in a clear and innovative way.
Includes original cartoons by Tim Joyce
1. MIND GAME
2. PREP GAME
3. GUESSING GAME
4. CRITICAL READING
Overview ... Complete the Sentence ... Read the Passage ... Save Time with the Long Passages ... Defying Gravity ... Making Movies a Little Too Real?
5. WRITING
Overview ... The SAT's Favorite Grammar ... Multiple-Choice: Choose Good English ... Write the Essay
6. MATH
Overview ... Part (A): General Strategies; A Selection of Shortcuts ... Part (B): Must be/Could be/Cannot be True; Backsolve; Trial and Error; The Triangular Shortcut ... Part (C): Assign a Value; Move the Variables Around; Follow the "Rules"; Ignore Stuff and Save Time ... Part (D): Square It; Count Them ... Part (E): The Triangle; Other Shapes, Sometimes
7. PUT IT TO THE TEST
-The tricks
-The traps
-The shortcuts
-How to deal with test-taking anxiety
-How to prepare efficiently
-How to guess intelligently
-How to survive test day
This unique "player's guide" challenges the giant test prep book industry by presenting a concise list of time-saving strategies in a clear and innovative way.
Includes original cartoons by Tim Joyce
1. MIND GAME
2. PREP GAME
3. GUESSING GAME
4. CRITICAL READING
Overview ... Complete the Sentence ... Read the Passage ... Save Time with the Long Passages ... Defying Gravity ... Making Movies a Little Too Real?
5. WRITING
Overview ... The SAT's Favorite Grammar ... Multiple-Choice: Choose Good English ... Write the Essay
6. MATH
Overview ... Part (A): General Strategies; A Selection of Shortcuts ... Part (B): Must be/Could be/Cannot be True; Backsolve; Trial and Error; The Triangular Shortcut ... Part (C): Assign a Value; Move the Variables Around; Follow the "Rules"; Ignore Stuff and Save Time ... Part (D): Square It; Count Them ... Part (E): The Triangle; Other Shapes, Sometimes
7. PUT IT TO THE TEST
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