Students who are focusing on getting an exceptionally high or even perfect score on the SAT will want to get their hands on this guide. Barron's SAT 1600 is based on the new Spring 2016 SAT test. It takes students beyond standard test prep exercises, reviewing the rigorous coursework that serves as a foundation for the new kinds of questions and presenting novel and effective strategies for tackling the SAT's hardest questions. The book's major features include:
Extra practice and review in all math topicsDetailed discussion and examples of the new types of math problemsUpper-level vocabulary lists to bring students' word power up to college standardsComprehensive answer explanations for every question in the bookA complete SAT test
The book can be purchased alone or with an optional CD-ROM that presents a full-length practice test with answers, explanations, and automatic scoring. Many test takers have told Barron's about their satisfaction with this manual's earlier editions, finding helpful test-taking tips and welcoming the book's special focus on the SAT's most difficult questions. This timely new edition is now better than ever!
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Table of Contents:
Welcome to the 1600 Club
PART 1: THE EVIDENCE-BASED READING TEST
Chapter 1: 1600 Club Reading Strategies
Chapter 2: Practice Reading Questions
PART 2: THE EVIDENCE-BASED WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST
Chapter 3: English Grammar and Usage
Chapter 4: Practice Writing and Language Questions
PART 3: THE ESSAY
Chapter 5: Writing the 50-Minute Essay
Chapter 6: Sample Source Texts
PART 4: THE MATH SECTIONS
Chapter 7: Getting Started
Chapter 8: Strategies for Solving SAT Math Problems
Chapter 9: 1600 Club Background Topics
Chapter 10: Problems in Context
Chapter 11: Heart of Algebra
Chapter 12: Problem Solving and Data Analysis
Chapter 13: Passport to Advanced Math
Chapter 14: Additional Topics in Math
PART 5: SAT PRACTICE TEST
Appendix
Sample Source Text Advanced Reponses (Chapter 6)
Upper-Level Vocabulary Building
Useful Math Formulas
Useful Numbers to Memorize
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- PublisherBarrons Educational Series
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1438006195
- ISBN 13 9781438006192
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number5
- Number of pages416