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THETRUSTEDNAMEINTESTPREP©D80orPI2021-2022Reflectsthe20271examupdate7full-lengthpracticetestswithdetailedanswerexplanationsInteractiveonlinepracticewithatimedtestoptionandautomatedscoringComprehensivereviewandpracticeforalltopicsontheexamSharonWeinerGreen,M.A.,WONLINEPRACTICE[ionenerreerBrianW.Stewart,M.Ed.SAT®isaregisteredtrademarkoftheCollegeBoard,whichwasnotinvolvedintheproductionof,anddoesnotendorse,thisproduct.

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THETRUSTEDNAMEINTESTPREPP12021-2022SharonWeinerGreen,M.A.FormerInstructorinEnglishMerrittCollegeOakland,CaliforniaIraK.Wolf,Ph.D.FormerHighSchoolTeacher,CollegeProfessor,andUniversityDirectorofTeacherPreparationBrianW.Stewart,M.Ed.FounderandPresidentBWSEducationConsulting,Inc.SAT®isaregisteredtrademarkoftheCollegeBoard,whichwasnotinvolvedintheproductionof,anddoesnotendorse,thisproduct.Study.

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ABOUTTHEAUTHORSSharonGreenstartedhelpingpreparestudentsforthePSATandSATasa13-year-oldassistantatherfather’scollegeentrancetutoringcourse;shehasneverstoppedsince.ANationalMeritScholar,sheholdsdegreesfromHarvardCollege,NewYorkUniversitySchoolofEducation,andtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley.Hertestpreparationbooks,allpublishedbyBarron’s,runthegamutfromtheCaliforniaHighSchoolProficiencyExaminationtotheGRE.Whenevershecandigherwayoutfromundermultipledictionaries,Sharonenjoysfolkdancing,readingJaneAustenandsciencefiction,andwatchingLittleLeaguebaseball.Dr.IraWolfhashadalongcareerinmatheducation.Inadditiontoteachingmathatthehighschoollevelforseveralyears,hewasaprofessorofmathematicsatBrooklynCollegeandtheDirectoroftheMathematicsTeacherPreparationprogramatSUNYStonyBrook.Dr.Wolfhasbeenhelpingstudentsprepareforcollegeentranceexams,includingthePSAT,SAT,ACT,andSATSubjectTestsinMathformorethan35years.HeisthefounderandformerpresidentofPowerPrep,atestpreparationcompanyonLongIslandthathashelpedseveralthousandhighschoolstudentspreparefortheSAT.BrianW.StewartisthefounderandpresidentofBWSEducationConsulting,Inc.,aboutiquetutoringandtestpreparationcompanybasedinColumbus,Ohio.Hiscompanyhasworkedwiththousandsofstudentsfromallovertheworldtohelpthemimprovetheirtestscoresandearnadmissiontoselectiveschools.BrianearnedhisA.B.inPhilosophyatPrincetonUniversityandhisMaster’sinEducationatTheOhioStateUniversity.HeisalsotheauthorofBarron’sACTStudyGuide,Barron’sStrategiesandPracticeforthePSAT/NMSQT,Barron’sPSAT/NMSQT1520,andBarron’sSATReadingWorkbook.YoucanconnectwithBrianatwww.bwseducationconsulting.com.

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©Copyright2021,2019,2017,2016,2014,2012,2010,2008byKaplan,Inc.,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesPreviouseditions©copyright2006,2005,2001,1998,1997,1994,1993,1991,1989,1987,1986,1984,1982,1980,1978,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1969,1966,1965,1964,1962,1958,1955,1954byBarron’sEducationalSeries,Inc.,underthetitlesHowtoPreparefortheSAT,HowtoPreparefortheSAT1,andHowtoPreparefortheScholasticAptitudeTest.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeanswithoutthewrittenpermissionofthecopyrightowner.PublishedbyKaplan,Inc.,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeries750ThirdAvenueNewYork,NY10017www.barronseduc.comISBN:978-1-5062-8161-210987654321Kaplan,Inc.,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesprintbooksareavailableatspecialquantitydiscountstouseforsalespromotions,employeepremiums,oreducationalpurposes.Formoreinformationortopurchasebooks,pleasecalltheSimon&Schusterspecialsalesdepartmentat866-506-1949.+StudyXY

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Contents_§-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—PrefaceSATFormatandTestDatesCountdowntotheSATAcknowledgmentsPARTONE:GETACQUAINTEDWITHTHESATIntroduction:Let’sLookattheSATWhatIstheSAT?WhatIsScoreChoice?WhatIstheFormatoftheSAT?TheReadingTestTheWritingandLanguageTestTheMathTestWinningTacticsfortheSATPARTTWO:PINPOINTYOURTROUBLESPOTSADiagnosticTestDiagnosticTestAnswerKey

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ScoreAnalysisAnswersExplainedPARTTHREE:THESATREADINGTEST1TheEvidence-BasedReadingTestQuickOverviewTestingTacticsPracticeExercisesAnswersExplained2BuildYourVocabularyTheMasterWordListPARTFOUR:THESATWRITINGANDLANGUAGETEST3TheEvidence-BasedWritingandLanguageTestSATWritingandLanguageTestOverviewSATGrammarReviewQuantitativeGraphAnalysis13SATWritingStrategiesPuttingItAllTogetherPracticePassagesPARTFIVE:THESATMATHTESTIntroductiontotheMathTest4MathStrategiesandTacticsTestingTacticsPracticeExercisesAnswersExplanations

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5ReviewingMathematicsArithmetic5-ABasicArithmeticConcepts5-BFractionsandDecimals5-CPercents5-DRatiosandProportions5-EAveragesAlgebra5-FPolynomials5-GSolvingEquationsandInequalities5-HWordProblemsGeometry5-1LinesandAngles5-JTriangles5-K QuadrilateralsandOtherPolygons5-LCircles5-MSolidGeometry5-NCoordinateGeometryDataAnalysis5-OInterpretationofDataMiscellaneousTopics5-PCountingandProbability5-QSequences5-RFunctionsandTheirGraphs5-STrigonometry5-TImaginaryandComplexNumbersPARTSIX:TESTYOURSELFPracticeTest1PracticeTest2PracticeTest3PracticeTest4Index

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Preface__N-—-—-—-—_—--—-—-—-—nwritingthiseditionofBarron’sSAT,wehaveaimedtogiveyoutheadvantagesontheSATthatthestudentswetutorandteachinclasseshaveenjoyedfordecades.Therefore,we’dlikeyoutothinkofthisstudyguideasyourpersonalSATtutor,becausethat’spreciselywhatitis.Likeanygoodtutor,itwillworkcloselywithyou,promptingyouandgivingyoupointerstoimproveyourtestingskills.Itwillhelpyoupinpointyourtroublespotsandshowyouhowtoworkonthem,anditwillpointoutyourstrengthsaswell.Afterworkingwithyourtutor,youshouldseemarkedimprovementinyourperformance.Yourpersonaltutorwillbeavailabletoworkwithyouwheneveryoulike,foraslongorshortatimeasyoulike.Workingwithyourtutor,youcangoasquicklyorasslowlyasyoulike,repeatingsectionsasoftenasyouneed,orskippingoversectionsyoualreadyknowwell.Yourtutorwillgiveyouexplanations,notjustcorrectanswers,whenyoumakemistakes,andwillbeinfinitelypatientandadaptable.ONLINEThisbookcomeswithonlineaccesstotwoadditionalpracticetestsandvocabularyflashcards.Youcanaccessallonlinecontenthere:http://online.barronsbooks.com/Herearejustafewofthethingsyourtutoroffersyou:»Ittakesyoustepbystepthroughthousandsofreading,writingandlanguage,andmathematicalquestions,showingyouhowtosolvethem+StudyXY

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andhowtoavoidgoingwrong.»Itoffersyoudozensofclear-cutTestingTacticsandshowsyouhowtousethemtoattackeveryquestiontypeyouwillfindontheSAT.»Itenablesyoutosimulateactualtestingconditions,providingyouwithadiagnostictestandfourpracticetests—allwithanswersfullyexplained—eachofwhichfollowstheformatoftheSAT.nIfyou'reonthemoveanddon’thaveyourbookwithyou,youcanaccesstwoadditionalpracticetestsonline.Thesetestsprovideyouwithtimedconditionsandfullyexplainedanswers.»[ItprovidesacomprehensivereviewofallthemathtopicsyouneedtoknowtodowellontheSAT.aItthoroughlypreparesyoufortheWritingandLanguagesectionsoftheexam.Withstep-by-steplessonsonEnglishgrammarandinformationalgraphicsdrills,youwillhavethetoolstoapproachthesesectionswithtotalconfidence.nItgivesyouBarron’sMasterWordList,yourbestchancetoacquaintyourselfwiththewholerangeofcollege-levelvocabularyyouwillfaceontheSAT.nmItevengivesyouaccesstothewordlistintheformofonlineflashcards.Testyourvocabularyonyourtabletoronyoursmartphone,athomeoronthego.Nootherbookoffersyouasmuch.YourpersonaltutorembodiesBarron’songoingcommitmenttoprovideyouwiththebestpossiblecoachingfortheSATandeveryotherimportanttestyoutake.IthasbenefitedfromthededicatedlaborsofAnnieBernbergandothermembersoftheeditorialstaffofBarron’s,allofwhomwishyouthebestasyousettledownwithyourtutortoworkontheSAT.

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lHWAWAWhWWWhOWWmWmWmWWSATFormatTotalTime:3HoursSection1:Reading5ReadingPassages,including1pairedpassage52QuestionsTime—65minutesSection2:WritingandLanguage4Passages44QuestionsTime—35minutesSection3:Math,NoCalculator15MultipleChoice,5Grid-in20QuestionsTime—25minutesSection4:Math,Calculator30MultipleChoice,8Grid-in38QuestionsTime—55minutesNotethattheSATwillnolongerofferaJanuarytestadministration.AnAugusttestdateisnowavailable.YoucanregisterfortheSATatsat.collegeboard.org.SATTestDates2021-2022SchoolYear*2022-2023SchoolYear*August28,2021August27,2022October2,2021October1,2022November6,2021November5,2022December4,2021March11,2023March12,2022May6,2023May7,2022June3,2023June4,2022+StudyXxy

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*Asofpresstime,examdatesforthe2021-2022and2022-2023schoolyearsareapproximate.Checkcollegeboard.orgperiodicallytoconfirmtheanticipatedtestdatesandtheregistrationandlateregistrationdeadlines.+StudyXxy

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CountdowntotheSATmBWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAwaThedaybeforeyoutakethetest,don’tdopracticetests.Dolookoverallthetacticsthatfollowsotheywillbefreshinyourmind.BEFORETHETESTIfthetestlocationisunfamiliartoyou,drivetherebeforethetestdaysothatyouwillknowexactlywhereyou’regoingonthedayyoutakethetest.Setoutyourtestkitthenightbefore.Youwillneedyouradmissionticket,aphotoID(adriver’slicenseoranon-driverpictureID,apassport,oraschoolID),yourcalculator,fourorfivesharpenedNo.2pencils(witherasers),plusamapordirectionsshowinghowtogettothetestcenter.Getagoodnight’ssleepsoyouarewellrestedandalert.Wearcomfortableclothes.Dressinlayers.Bringasweaterincasetheroomiscold.Bringanaccuratewatch—notonethatbeepsandnotyourcellphone—incasetheroomhasnoclock.You’llwanttousethesamewatchorsmallclockthatyou’vebeenusingduringyourpracticesessions.Bringasmallsnackforquickenergy.Don’tbelate.Allowplentyoftimeforgettingtothetestsite.Youwanttobeinyourseat,relaxed,beforethetestbegins.PickyourfavoriteletterfromamongA,B,C,andD.Thisistheletteryouwillalwaysusewhenyouhavetomakeaquickguess.Leaveyourphoneathome.Youwon’tbeabletouseitduringthetestorduringbreaks.Ifyourphonemakesnoiseoryouareseenusingit,yourscorescouldbecanceled.+StudyXxy

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DURINGTHETESTPaceyourself.Don’tworksofastthatyoustartmakingcarelesserrors.Ontheotherhand,don’tgetboggeddownonanyonequestion.Feelfreetoskipbackandforthbetweenquestionswithinasection.Playthepercentages:alwayseliminateasmanyoftheanswerchoicesaspossibleandthenmakeaneducatedguess,notarandomone.Ifyouhavenoidea,quicklyguessyourfavoriteletterandmoveon.Ifyouarerunningoutoftimeinasection,useyourlast20secondstofillinyourfavoriteletteroneveryquestionyoudidn’tgetto.Watchoutforeye-catchers,answerchoicesthataredesignedtotemptyouintoguessingwrong.Changeanswersonlyifyouhaveareasonfordoingso;don’tchangethemonalast-minutehunchorwhim.Checkyourassumptions.Makesureyouareansweringthequestionaskedandnottheoneyouthoughtwasgoingtobeasked.Rememberthatyouareallowedtowriteanythingyouwantinyourtestbooklet.Makefulluseofit.»Domathcalculationsanddrawdiagrams.»Underlinekeywordsinreadingpassages.nCrossoutanswerchoicesyouaresurearewrong.»Circlequestionsyouwanttocomebackto,butfirstmakeaguess.Becarefulnottomakeanystraymarksonyouranswersheet.Thetestisgradedbyamachine,andamachinecannotalwaystellthedifferencebetweenanaccidentalmarkandanintentionallyfilled-inanswer.Checkfrequentlytomakesureyouareansweringthequestionsintherightspots.Rememberthatyoudon’thavetoattempteveryquestiontodowell.Justbesuretofillinanswersforeveryquestionyoudon’tattempt.TIPSFORTHEEVIDENCE-BASEDREADINGQUESTIONSReadalltheanswerchoicesbeforeyoudecidewhichisbest.

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Thinkofacontextforanunfamiliarword;thecontextmayhelpyoucomeupwiththeword’smeaning.Breakdownunfamiliarwordsintorecognizableparts—prefixes,suffixes,roots.Considersecondarymeaningsofwords.Ifnoneoftheanswerchoicesseemsrighttoyou,takeanotherlook.Awordmayhavemorethanonemeaning.Whenyouhaveachoice,tacklereadingpassageswithfamiliarsubjectsbeforepassageswithunfamiliarones.Firstattemptthepassagesthatyouknowareeasierforyou.Leavethesortsofpassagesthatarehardforyouuntillater.Makeuseoftheintroductionstoacquaintyourselfwiththetext.Readasrapidlyasyoucanwithunderstanding,butdonotforceyourself.Asyoureadtheopeningsentence,trytopredictwhatthepassageisabout.Whenyoutacklethequestions,useanylinereferencesgiventohelpinthepassage.Baseyouransweronlyonwhatiswritteninthepassage,notonwhatyouknowfromotherbooksorcourses.Inansweringquestionsonthepairedreadingpassages,firstreadonepassageandanswerthequestionsbasedonit;thenreadthesecondpassageandtackletheremainingquestions.Ongraphanalysisquestions,askyourselfthis:(1)Whatinformationishere?(2)Whatdoesitmean?Taketimetoevaluatethegraphlabelsandaxes.Bemindfulthatyouwilloftenneedtointegrateinformationfromthereadingpassagewithinformationpresentedinthegraph.Thevocabularyincontextquestionstypicallyinvolveunusualmeaningsofwordsyouknow—besureyoureadenoughofthetextinwhichthewordappearssothatyou’llbeabletofigureexactlyhowthewordisbeingusedinthepassage.Ifyounoticethataquestionisimmediatelyfollowedbyasecondquestionthataskswhichlinesinthepassageprovideevidencesupportingyouranswertothefirstquestion,don’twastetimegoingoverthesecondquestion’sanswerchoices.Instead,asyouanswerthefirstquestion,notewhereyoufoundtheevidencesupportingyouranswerchoice.Markthelineswithanasterisk,orsettheminbrackets.Thenanswerthesecondquestion.Donothesitatetocomebacktoquestionsifyouareunsure;aquestion

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