McGraw-Hill Education SAT 2022

by Christopher Black, Mark Anestis

Overview

Ace the SAT with this essential study guide packed with skill-building techniques, practice tests, and interactive features

Make the most of your study time and achieve your best score on the SAT with this multi-platform program. Developed by professional SAT coaches, this comprehensive resource is packed with targeted instructions, test-taking strategies, and more than 700 exercises to help you master every skill on the SAT. You’ll find a total of eight full-length practice tests and all the tools you need to build your skills and your test-taking confidence.

McGraw Hill’s SAT 2022 features:

• 8 full-length practice tests (5 in the book and 3 online)
• New content addressing how the SAT is changing in the post-COVID times, with complete explanation of the new SAT Landscape™ and how it affects new students
• A complete online SAT course with daily progress reports, flashcards, games, and more
• Practice questions just like the ones on the real SAT
• Tips for improving your reading comprehension
• Student-tested strategies to help you answer every type of SAT question
• Skill-building techniques developed by expert authors who have prepared thousands of exam takers for success
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264266524
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	06/15/2021
Pages:	720
Sales rank:	1,129,102
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Christopher Black is the founder and director of College Hill Coaching and co-author of McGraw Hill’s SAT.

Mark Anestis is the founder and director of The Learning Edge, and co-author of McGraw Hill’s SAT and 5 Steps to a 5 on the AP Biology Exam.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Chapter 1 FAQs about the SAT 1

What does the SAT test? 2

What is the format of the SAT? 2

How is the SAT scored? 2

How do the Landscape™ scores affect me? 3

What will colleges do with my SAT scores? 3

What control do I have over my SAT scores? 3

How should I prepare for the SAT? 4

How can I get the most out of my SAT study sessions? 5

What should I do the week before my SAT? 6

Chapter 2 Diagnostic SAT 7

Reading Test 12

Writing and Language Test 32

Math Test - No Calculator 46

Math Test - Calculator 54

Chapter 3 SAT Vocabulary: The Language of Ideas 87

The Language of ideas and Learning 90

The Language of Argument, Reasoning, and Persuasion 92

The Language of Dissent, Criticism, and Rebellion 102

The Language of Power and Submission 106

The Language of Language and Literature 113

The Language of Judgment 116

The Language of Extremism and Exaggeration 119

The Language of Care and Restraint 120

The Language of Freedom 123

The Language of Change and Force 124

The Language of Dullness and Stasis 126

The Language of Truth, Truthfulness, and Beauty 127

The Language of Deceit, Error, and Confusion 128

The Language of Creativity and Productivity 131

The Language of Mystery, Surprise, Adventure, and Discovery 133

The Language of Harm, Deficit, and Decline 135

The Language of Kindness, Favor, and Benefit 137

The Language of Wisdom, Strength, and Skill 141

The Language of Capital and Wealth 143

The Language of Passion, Emotion, and Sensation 145

The Power Roots and Affixes for the SAT 148

Chapter 4 The SAT Reading Test 155

The Core Analytical Reading Skills 157

The Three Key Questions 159

The Three Secondary Questions 168

Advanced SAT Reading Techniques 178

Chapter 5 The SAT Writing and Language Test 193

Writing and Language Question Types 195

Parsing Sentences 197

Trimming Sentences 198

Verb Agreement 200

Developing and Coordinating Ideas 202

Transitions and References 205

Parallelism 208

Coordinating Modifiers 211

Using Modifiers Logically 214

Making Comparisons 217

Pronoun Agreement 219

Pronoun Case 221

Verb Tense and Aspect 223

Diction and Redundancy 227

Idiomatic Expression 231

The Active and Passive Voices 233

Verb Mood 234

Punctuation 237

Chapter 6 The SAT Math Test: The Heart of Algebra 249

World Problems 251

The Order of Operations and Laws of Arithmetic 252

Simplifying Expressions 259

Conversions 261

Constructing and Interpreting Linear Equations 266

Solving Equations with the Laws of Equality 268

Analyzing Linear Graphs 269

Understanding Inequalities and Absolute Values 277

Solving Inequalities with the Laws of Inequality 278

Graphing Inequalities 279

Constructing, Graphing, and Interpreting Linear Systems 284

Solving Systems by Substitution 286

Solving Systems by Linear Combination 287

Chapter 7 The SAT Math Test: Problem Solving and Data Analysis 293

Averages 295

Medians and Modes 296

Data Spread 297

Direct and Inverse Variations 298

Rate Problems 305

Ratios 307

Percentages 313

Percent Change 314

Proportions and Scaling 315

Tables and Venn Diagrams 320

Conditional Probabilities from Tables 321

Analyzing Relations with Tables 322

Scatterplots 327

Nonlinear Relationships 328

Drawing Inferences from Graphs 329

Pie Graphs 330

Chapter 8 The SAT Math: Passport to Advanced Math 335

Functions 337

Representing Functions 339

Compositions and Transformations 340

Analyzing and Factoring Quadratics 347

Solving Quadratic Equations 349

Analyzing Graphs of Quadratic Equations 351

Higher Order Equations 357

Higher Order Systems 358

The Laws of Exponentials 363

The Laws of Radicals 365

Solving Exponential and Radical Equations 366

Rational Expressions 371

Simplifying Rational Expressions 373

Solving Rational Equations 374

Chapter 9 The SAT Math Test: Additional Topics 381

Angles and Parallel Lines 383

Triangles 385

Working in the xy-Plane 387

The Pythagorean Theorem 389

Circles 395

Radians, Chords, Arcs, and Sectors 397

Areas and Volumes 400

Similarity 402

Basic Trigonometry 409

The Pythagorean Identity 411

The Cofunction Identities 412

Imaginary and Complex Numbers 415

Chapter 10 Practice Test 1 421

Practice Test 2 495

Practice Test 3 567

Practice Test 4 637