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.
CONTENTS:
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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"This book was incredibly helpful. The math chapter made more sense logically than much of the material and methods I learned in school. I read the math thoroughly and found the 'tricks' to be foolproof; I believe I finished every math section about ten minutes early."
- Caitlin Dalere, age 17, senior
"After reading the book, I felt much more confident when I arrived for the SAT. When I received the test, I said to myself, 'this is going to be fun.' I looked at every page as a game, so the test flew by fast and I left my testing center with a smile on my face."
- Jackson Renaud, age 17, senior
"The real truth behind taking the SAT."
- Brandon Miller, age 17, senior
Emily Bunker is a former SAT tutor, known for her original and dynamic methods. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in anthropology, and is the author of two other books: Nuri's Donkey: Untold Stories & Unwritten Rules of a Village in Turkey, about the Turkish village to which she once belonged, and a children's book called Jet Black Cat. She lives in Cape Cod.
Cartoons
Tim Joyce is an artist and high school English teacher living in Cape Cod.
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