Barron's Verbal Workbook for the Sat 1,9780764113826

Barron's Verbal Workbook for the Sat 1

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Edition: 10th
ISBN13: 9780764113826
ISBN10: 0764113828
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-03-01
Publisher(s): Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Summary

This workbook presents three complete verbal reasoning tests based on those given in the actual SAT I. All questions are answered and explained. Includes an extensive vocabulary list with definitions and hundreds of practice questions.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
PART I Introducing SAT I: Verbal Reasoning
Nature of the Test
3(1)
Overview and Content
3(3)
Sentence Completion Questions
4(1)
Analogy Questions
4(1)
Critical Reading Questions
4(2)
Before the Test
6(3)
Six Months Before
6(1)
Two Months Before
6(2)
The Night Before
8(1)
During the Test
9(4)
Use Time Wisely
9(1)
Center on the Test
10(3)
PART II Self-Assessment
Introduction
13(4)
Self-Assessment Test
17(18)
Answer Key
35(1)
Analysis of Test Results
35(2)
Answer Explanations
37(6)
PART III Sentence Completion Questions
Overview
43(1)
Tips on Handling Sentence Completion Questions
43(3)
Before You Look at the Answer Choices, Think of a Word That Makes Sense
43(1)
Spot Clues in the Sentence: Signal Words
44(1)
Notice Negatives
45(1)
Take One Blank at a Time
45(1)
Sentence Completion Exercises
46(26)
Level A
46(9)
Level B
55(8)
Level C
63(9)
Answers to Sentence Completion Exercises
72(2)
Answer Explanations
74(11)
PART IV Analogy Questions
Overview
85(1)
Tips on Handling Analogy Questions
85(3)
Set Up a Test Sentence That Links the Capitalized Words
85(1)
Fine-Tune Your Test Sentence
86(1)
Know Common Analogy Patterns
86(1)
Words Have Many Meanings: Stay Alert
87(1)
Analogy Exercises
88(20)
Level A
88(6)
Level B
94(7)
Level C
101(7)
Answers to Analogy Exercises
108(2)
Answer Explanations
110(11)
PART V Critical Reading Questions
Overview
121(1)
Tips on Handling Critical Reading Questions
122(2)
Try to Anticipate What the Passage Is About
122(1)
Pick Your Questions to Answer
122(1)
Read Purposefully: Passage, Questions, and Answer Choices
122(1)
Go Back to the Passage to Double-Check Your Answer Choice
123(1)
Tackle Paired Passages One Passage at a Time
123(1)
Critical Reading Exercises
124(34)
Level A
124(17)
Level B
141(8)
Level C
149(9)
Answers to Critical Reading Exercises
158(1)
Answer Explanations
159(12)
PART VI Building Your Vocabulary
Overview
171(1)
Tips on Building Your Vocabulary
171(2)
Read Widely to Develop Your Feeling for Words
171(1)
Use Memory Tricks to Keep New Words in Your Active Vocabulary
172(1)
Work Through the SAT I High-Frequency Word List to Expand Your College-Level Vocabulary
172(1)
SAT I High-Frequency Word List
173(36)
PART VII Tests for Practice
Verbal Reasoning Test 1
209(26)
Answer Key
227(1)
Analysis of Test Results
227(1)
Answer Explanations
228(7)
Verbal Reasoning Test 2
235(26)
Answer Key
253(1)
Analysis of Test Results
253(1)
Answer Explanations
254(7)
Verbal Reasoning Test 3
261(26)
Answer Key
279(1)
Analysis of Test Results
279(1)
Answer Explanations
280(7)
PART VIII Suggested Study Program
Introduction
287(1)
Your Personal Study Program
287

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