Preparing for the SAT: Reading and Writing

, by Christ, Henry I.

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ISBN: 9781567651249 | 1567651240
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Copyright: 1/1/2005

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Summary

This book instructs students in the skills they need to do well on each part of the new test: Critical Reading, including sentence completion and reading comprehension; and Writing, including usage, sentence and paragraph correction and improvement, and the essay.

Introduction

Complete Diagnostic Test for Critical Reading

(18)

DIVISION A VOCABULARY

(156)

Section I: Context Clues

(36)

Context Clue 1: The Entire Sentence

(6)

Context Clue 2: Pairing

(5)

Context Clue 3: Direct Explanation

(4)

Context Clue 4: Comparison

(4)

Context Clue 5: Contrast

(4)

Context Clue 6: Sequence

(5)

Context Clue 7: Function Words

(8)

Review Test

(1)

Summary

(2)

Section II: Word Clues

(32)

Word Clue 1: Connotation and Denotation

(6)

Word Clue 2: Figurative Language

(5)

Word Clue 3: Synonym Discrimination

(6)

Word Clue 4: Associated Words

(4)

Word Clue 5: Words Within Words

(3)

Word Clue 6: Allusions

(8)

Review Test

(1)

Summary

(1)

Section III: Clues From Etymology

(83)

Etymology Clue 1: Latin Prefixes

100

(1)

Etymology Clue 2: Latin Roots---Verbs

101

(8)

Etymology Clue 3: Latin Roots---Nouns and Adjectives

109

(13)

Etymology Clue 4: Greek Prefixes and Roots

122

(14)

Etymology Clue 5: Anglo-Saxon Prefixes and Roots

136

(8)

Etymology Clue 6: Suffixes

144

(8)

Etymology Clue 7: Foreign Words in English

152

(7)

Etymology Clue 8: The Growth of English

159

(16)

Review Test

165

(1)

Summary

166

(2)

Vocabulary Diagnostic Test A

168

(2)

Vocabulary Diagnostic Test B

170

(5)

DIVISION B READING COMPREHENSION

175

(214)

Section I: Drawing Generalizations and Finding the Main Idea

176

(13)

Drawing Generalizations

176

(2)

Finding the Main Idea

178

(3)

Providing a Title

181

(3)

Providing a Summary

184

(5)

Summary

187

(2)

Section II: Drawing Inferences

189

(13)

Identifying Inferences

189

(3)

Supplying an Interpretation

192

(2)

Providing a Paraphrase

194

(3)

Making a Comparison

197

(5)

Summary

200

(2)

Section III: Finding Details

202

(12)

Spotting Details in the Text

202

(4)

Finding Details in Combination

206

(3)

Combining Skills

209

(5)

Summary

213

(1)

Section IV: Understanding the Author's Role

214

(18)

Evaluating the Author's Tone

214

(4)

Evaluating the Author's Attitude

218

(4)

Evaluating the Author's Purpose

222

(4)

Evaluating the Author's Style

226

(6)

Summary

230

(2)

Section V: Understanding Language in Action

232

(157)

Evaluating the Author's Diction

233

(3)

Understanding Figurative Language

236

(3)

Evaluating Degree and Exclusion

239

(150)

Summary

244

(145)

DIVISION D WRITING

389

(7)

Complete Diagnostic Test for Writing

391

(5)

PART ONE REVIEW OF WRITING SKILLS

396

(37)

Section I: The Single Sentence

396

(5)

Section II: Writing Clear, Forceful Sentences

401

(20)

Section III: Writing the Paragraph

421

(4)

Section IV: Writing the Essay to Persuade

425

(8)

Practice Writing an Essay to Persuade

432

(1)

PART TWO REVIEW OF COMMON USAGE PROBLEMS

433

(62)

Section I: Problems with Sentence Structure

433

(12)

Section II: Problems with Nouns

445

(5)

Section III: Problems with Verbs

450

(7)

Section IV: Problems with Modifiers

457

(3)

Section V: Problems with Joining Words

460

(2)

Section VI: Problems with Pronouns

462

(5)

Section VII: Problems with Punctuation

467

(4)

Section VIII: Problems with Capitalization

471

(3)

Section IX: Problems with Spelling

474

(21)

Practice Identifying Sentence Errors

477

(3)

Practice Improving Sentences

480

(2)

Practice Improving Paragraphs

482

(2)

Writing Diagnostic Test A

484

(6)

Writing Diagnostic Test B

490

(5)

DIVISION E MASTERY TESTS/WRITING

495

(18)

Mastery Test 1/Writing

499

(4)

Mastery Test 2/Writing

503

(4)

Mastery Test 3/Writing

507

(6)

DIVISION F ANSWERS

513

(68)

Answers to Complete Diagnostic Test for Critical Reading

515

(3)

Answers to Trial Tests for Division A, Vocabulary

518

(6)

Answers and Analysis for Vocabulary Diagnostic Test A

524

(2)

Answers and Analysis for Vocabulary Diagnostic Test B

526

(1)

Answers to Trial Tests for Division B, Reading Comprehension

527

(4)

Answers and Analysis for Reading Diagnostic Test A

531

(1)

Answers and Analysis for Reading Diagnostic Test B

532

(2)

Answers to Reviews, Review Tests, and Practice Tests

534

(3)

Answers to Mastery Test 1/Critical Reading

537

(4)

Answers to Mastery Test 2/Critical Reading

541

(4)

Answers to Mastery Test 3/Critical Reading

545

(4)

Answers to Complete Diagnostic Test for Writing

549

(2)

Answers to Review of Writing Skills

551

(2)

Answers to Review of Common Usage Problems

553

(3)

Answers to Identifying Sentence Errors

556

(1)

Answers to Improving Sentences

557

(1)

Answers to Improving Paragraphs

558

(1)

Answers to Writing Diagnostic Test A

558

(2)

Answers to Writing Diagnostic Test B

560

(2)

Answers and Analysis to Mastery Test 1/Writing

562

(1)

Answers and Analysis to Mastery Test 2/Writing

563

(1)

Answers and Analysis to Mastery Test 3/Writing

564

(3)

How to Use This Guide

567

(1)

Getting Started

568

(1)

Grade 9 Study Plan

569

(2)

Grade 10 Study Plan

571

(2)

Grade 11 Study Plan

573

(1)

Grade 12 Study Plan

573

(2)

Plans for the Writing Sections

Grade 9 Study Plan

575

(1)

Grade 10 Study Plan

576

(1)

Grade 11 Study Plan

576

(1)

Grade 12 Study Plan

577

(4)

Index

581

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