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    Acknowledgments An SAT course is much more than clever techniques and powerful computer score reports. The reason our results are great is that our teachers care so much about their students. Many teachers have gone out of their way to improve the course, often going so far as to write their own materials, some of which we have incorporated into our course manuals as well as into this book. The list of these teachers could fill this page. Special thanks to all those who contributed to this year’s edition: Sara Kuperstein, Amy Minster, Scott O'Neal, Cynthia Ward, Anne Bader, Gabby Budzon, Brittany Lee, Jomil London, Jason Morgan, Jess Thomas, and Chris Vakulchik. We are also, as always, very appreciative of the time and attention given to each page by Jason Ullmeyer, Liz Dacey, Emily Epstein White. Finally, we would like to thank the people who truly have taught us everything we know about the SAT: our students.

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    Contents Foreword Get More (Eree)_ Content Part I: Orientation 1 The SAT, The Princeton Review, and You 2 Practice Test 1 3 Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations 4 Cracking the SAT: Basic Principles Part ll: How to Crack the Reading Test 5 The Reading Test: Basic Approach SAT Reading; Cracking the Passages Sample Passage and Questions Steps of the Basic Approach Using the Basic Approach 6 More Question Types More Question Types on the Reading Test Paired Questions Purpose Questions General Questions Charts and Graphs Dual Passages Dual Passage Drill Dual Passage Drill Answers and Explanations

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    7 Advanced Reading Skills When the Going Gets Tough Translating Matching Back Answer Choices 8 Reading Drills Reading Drill 1 Chapter Drill Answers and Explanations Part lll: How to Crack the Writing and Language Test 9 Introduction to Writing_and Language Strategy. Can You Really Test Writing on a Multiple-Choice Exam Where Did All the Questions Go? The Answer Choices Ask the Questions Learn from the Answer Choices POE Does the Big Work All of the Questions Can't Be Wrong All of the Time How to Ace the Writing and Language Test: A Strategy. Writing_and Language Drill 1 Writing_and Language Drill 1 Answer Key. 10 Words The Words Change, but the Song Remains the Same Transitions Verbs Pronouns Vocabulary, Concision More Fun with Words Writing_and Language Drill 2

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    Writing_and Language Drill 2: Answers and Explanations 11 Questions And Then SAT Was Like, “Hey, Can | Ask You a Question?” Purpose Adding and Deleting Order Combining_Sentences What Do Graphs Have to Do with Grammar? Conclusion Writing_and Language Drill 3 Writing_and Language Drill 3: Answers and Explanations 12 Punctuation Wait, the SAT Wants Me to Know How to Use a Semicolon? STOP, GO, _and the Vertical Line Test A Slight Pause for Commas Your Going to Be Tested on Apostrophe’s Punctuation Questions in Disguise Conclusion Writing_and Language Drill 4 Writing_and Language Drill 4: Answers and Explanations Part IV: How to Crack the Math Test A Few Words about SAT Math 13 SAT Math: The Big Picture The Big_Picture Ballparking Read the Final Question One Piece at a Time

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    Write Stuff Down The Calculator 14 Fun with Fundamentals The Building Blocks There Are Only Six Operations Fractions Decimals Exponents and Square Roots How to Read Charts and Graphs Fundamentals Drill 1: No Calculator Section Fundamentals Drill 2: Calculator-Permitted Section Chapter Drill Answers and Explanations 15 Algebra: Cracking the System SAT Algebra: Cracking the System Fundamentals of SAT Algebra Solving Radical Equations Solving Rational Equations Solving for Expressions Solving Simultaneous Equations Solving Inequalities Simplifying_Expressions Solving Quadratic Equations Imaginary and Complex Numbers When Values are Absolute Algebra Drill 1: No Calculator Section Algebra Drill 2: Calculator-Permitted Section Chapter Drill Answers and Explanations 16 Other SAT Algebra Strategies

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    Princeton Review Algebra—AKA How to Avoid Algebra on the SAT Plugging In the Answers (PITA) Solving Rational Equations Solving Radical Equations Plugging In Your Own Numbers Meaning In Context SAT Algebra Strategies Drill 1 SAT Algebra Strategies Drill 2 Chapter Drill Answers and Explanations 17 Advanced Arithmetic Ratios and Proportions Percentages Percent Change Percentages: Advanced Principles Averages What Is a Median? What Is a Mode? What is a Frequency Table? What Is a Range? What is Standard Deviation? Rates Probability, Sets of Questions Analysis in Science Advanced Arithmetic Drill: Calculator-Permitted Section Chapter Drill Answers and Explanations 18 Functions and Graphs

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    Function Fundamentals The Coordinate Plane Points on a Line Slope Equations of a Line Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Two Equations with Infinitely Many Solutions Two Equations with No Solutions Points of Intersection Other Things You Can Do to a Line Root, Solutions, and x-intercepts Graphing Functions Equations of a Parabola Equation of a Circle Functions and Graphs Drill 1 Functions and Graphs Drill 2 Chapter Drill Answers and Explanations 19 Geometry, Geometry on the SAT Lines and Angles Triangles Circles Rectangles and Squares Polygons Volume Ballparking Plugging In Geometry Drill 1

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    Geometry Drill 2 Chapter Drill Answers and Explanations 20 Grid-Ins What is a Grid-In? The Instructions Fractions or Decimals: Your Choice Gridding_In: A Test Drive More POOD Range of Answers Extended Thinking Grid-In Drill 1 Grid-In Drill 2 Chapter Drill Answers and Explanations Part V: Taking the SAT Part VI: Practice Tests Practice Test 2 Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations Practice Test 3 Practice Test 3: Answers and Explanations Practice Test 4 Practice Test 4: Answers and Explanations

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    Foreword Welcome to Princeton Review SAT Prep! The SAT is not a test of aptitude, how good of a person you are, or how successful you will be in life. The SAT simply tests how well you take the SAT. And performing well on the SAT is a skill, one that can be learned like any other. The Princeton Review was founded more than 35 years ago on this very simple idea, and—as our students’ test scores show—our approach is the one that works. Sure, you want to do well on the SAT, but you don’t need to let the test intimidate you. As you prepare, remember two important things about the SAT: o It doesn’t measure the stuff that matters. It measures neither intelligence nor the depth and breadth of what you’re learning in high school. It doesn’t predict college grades as well as your high school grades do. Colleges know there is more to you as a student—and as a person—than what you do in a single 3-hour test administered on a random Saturday morning. « It underpredicts the college performance of women, minorities, and disadvantaged students. Historically, women have done better than men in college but worse on the SAT. For a test that is used to help predict performance in college, that’s a pretty poor record. Your preparation for the SAT starts here. We at The Princeton Review spend millions of dollars every year improving our methods and materials so that students are always ready for the SAT, and we’ll get you ready too. However, there is no magic pill: just buying this book isn’t going to improve your scores. Solid score improvement takes commitment and effort from you.

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    If you read this book carefully and work through the problems and practice tests included in the book, not only will you be well-versed in the format of the SAT and the concepts it tests, you will also have a sound overall strategy and a powerful arsenal of test-taking strategies that you can apply to whatever you encounter on test day. In addition to the comprehensive review in SAT Prep, we’ve included additional practice online, accessible through our website— PrincetonReview.conr—to make it even more efficient at helping you to improve your scores. Before doing anything else, be sure to register your book at PrincetonReview.com/prep. When you do, youll gain access to the most up-to-date information on the SAT, as well as more SAT and college admissions resources. The more you take advantage of the resources we’ve included in this book and the online student tools that go with it, the better you’ll do on the test. Read the book carefully and learn our strategies. Take the full-length practice tests under actual timed conditions. Analyze your performance and focus your efforts where you need improvement. Perhaps even study with a friend to stay motivated. Attend a free event at The Princeton Review to learn more about the SAT and how it is used in the college admissions process. Search our website for an event that will take place near you or take place online! This test is challenging, but you're on the right track. We’ll be with you all the way. Good luck! The Staff of The Princeton Review

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    1 Go to PrincetonReview.com/prep or scan the QR code and enter the following ISBN for your book: 9780593450987 2 Answer a few simple questions to set up an exclusive Princeton Review account. (If you already have one, you can just log in.)

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    3 Enjoy access to your FREE content! Need to report a potential content issue? Contact EditorialSupport@review.com and include:

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    « full title of the book » ISBN * page number Need to report a technical issue? Contact TPRStudentTech@review.com and provide: your full name + email address used to register the book « full book title and ISBN « Operating system (Mac/PC) and browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.) Once you've registered, you can... » Access and print out five more full-length practice tests as well as the corresponding answers and explanations » Check out bonus Premium content, including comprehensive study guides and short videos to help enhance your test prep * Read our special “SAT Insider” and get valuable advice about the college application process, including tips for writing a great essay and where to apply for financial aid

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    + Download printable resources such as score conversion tables, extra bubble sheets, and essay lessons for students with required essays for SAT School Day administrations « If you're still choosing between colleges, use our searchable rankings of The Best 388 Colleges to find out more information about your dream school » Check to see if there have been any corrections or updates to this edition * Get our take on any recent or pending updates to the SAT Look For These Icons Throughout The Book PREMIUM PORTAL ONLINE VIDEO TUTORIALS ONLINE ARTICLES ONLINE PRACTICE TESTS PROVEN TECHNIQUES

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    APPLIED STRATEGIES STUDY BREAK OTHER REFERENCES WATCH US CRACK IT

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    Part I Orientation 1 The SAT, The Princeton Review, and You 2 Practice Test 1 3 Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations 4 Cracking the SAT: Basic Principles

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    LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED! You are about to unlock a vast repertoire of powerful strategies that have one and only one purpose: to help you get a better score on the SAT. This book contains the collected wisdom of The Princeton Review, which has spent more than 35 years helping students achieve higher scores on standardized tests. We’ve devoted millions of dollars and years of our lives to beating the SAT. It’s what we do (twisted as it may be), and we want you to benefit from our expertise. Welcome! Welcome to the Premium Edition of SAT Prep. This edition comes chock-full of awesome online resources, including five more full-length practice tests, as well as videos, study guides, college admissions articles, and more. See “Get More (Free) Content” on this page for step-by-step instructions for accessing your exclusive Premium tools. Happy test prepping! WHAT IS THE PRINCETON REVIEW? The Princeton Review is the leader in test prep. Our goal is to help students everywhere crack the SAT and a bunch of other standardized tests, including the PSAT and ACT as well as graduate-level exams like the GRE and GMAT. Starting from humble beginnings in 1981, The Princeton Review is now the nation’s largest SAT preparation company. We offer courses in more than 500 locations in 20 different countries, as well as online; we also publish best-selling books, like the one you're holding, and online resources to get students ready for this test. T= StudyXY

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    Our techniques work. We developed them after spending countless hours scrutinizing real SATs, analyzing them with computers, and proving our theories in the classroom. The Princeton Review Way This book will show you how to score higher on the SAT by teaching you to: e extract important information from tricky test questions « take full advantage of the limited time allowed « systematically answer questions—even if you don’t fully understand them « avoid the traps that the SAT has laid for you (and use those traps to your advantage) The test is written and administered by the College Board, and they know that our techniques work. For years, the test-writers claimed that the SAT couldn’t be coached. But we’ve proven that view wrong, and they in turn have struggled to find ways of changing the SAT so that The Princeton Review won’t be able to crack it—in effect, acknowledging what our students have known all along: that our techniques really do work. (In fact, the College Board has recently admitted that students can and should prepare for the SAT. So there!) The SAT has remained highly vulnerable to our techniques. And the current version of the SAT is even more susceptible to our methods. Read this book, work through the drills, take the practice tests, and you’ll see what we mean. If you were getting ready to take a biology test, you'd study biology. If you were preparing for a basketball game, you'd practice basketball. So, if you're preparing for the SAT, you need to study and practice for the SAT. The exam can't test everything you learn in school (in fact, it tests very little), so concentrate on learning what it does test.

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    Chapter 1 The SAT, The Princeton Review, and You Welcome! Our job is to help you get the best possible score on the SAT. This chapter tells you what to expect from the SAT as well as some specifics about the test. It will also explain how to make the most of all your Princeton Review materials.

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    You may have bought this book because you know nothing about the SAT, or perhaps you took the test once and want to raise your score. Either way, it’s important to know about the test and the people who write it. Let’s take a second to discuss some SAT facts: some of them may surprise you. This Just In The SAT is changing again. In January 2022, College Board announced that the SAT will be going digital and getting a makeover in the process. These changes will go into effect in March 2023 for international students and in March 2024 for students in the U.S. The Princeton Review will be tracking these changes and will continue to offer our students all the tools they need to prepare for this new version of the SAT. What Does the SAT Test? Just because the SAT features math, reading, and writing questions doesn’t mean that it reflects what you learned in school. You can ace calculus or write like Faulkner and still struggle with the SAT. The test-writers claim that the test predicts how well you will do in college by measuring “reasoning ability,” but all the SAT really measures is how well you take the SAT. It does not reveal how smart—or how good—a person you are. Who Writes the SAT? Even though colleges and universities make wide use of the SAT, they’re not the ones who write the test. That’s the job of the College Board, the organization that creates the tests and decides how they will be administered and used. The test-writers are often criticized for the SAT. Many educators have argued that the test does not measure the skills you really need for college. This led them in 2005 to overhaul the entire test, only to revise it all over again in early 2016. The important takeaway here is that the people who write the T= StudyXY

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    SAT are professional test-writers, and, with some practice, it’s possible to beat them at their own game. Wait, Who Writes This Test? You may be surprised to learn that the people who write SAT test questions are NOT necessarily teachers or college professors. The people who write the SAT are professional test-writers, not superhuman geniuses, so you can beat them at their own game. What’s on the SAT? The SAT is 3 hours long for most students. In some states, a 50-minute essay is also required as part of the SAT School Day administration. If you are taking such an administration, check to see whether the essay will be part of it. The SAT consists of the following: o 1 multiple-choice Reading Test (52 questions, 65 minutes) o 1 multiple-choice Writing and Language Test (44 questions, 35 minutes) « 1 Math Test, consisting of a No Calculator section (20 questions, 25 minutes) and a Calculator section (38 questions, 55 minutes) Key Takeaway What really matters to you as a test-taker is how the test is divided up and what YOU need to know to crack it! Both sections of the Math Test contain some student-produced-response questions called Grid-Ins, but all other questions on the exam are multiple choice. All multiple-choice sections on the SAT have four possible answer choices. Each part of this book covers these tests in detail, but here’s a brief rundown of what you can expect. StudyXY

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    For even more practice, check out 10 Practice Tests for the SAT. Reading Test Your scores on the Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test (see below) together make up your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score on the SAT. The Reading Test is 65 minutes long and consists of 52 questions, all of which are passage based and multiple choice. Passages may be paired with informational graphics, such as charts or graphs, and there will be a series of questions based on a pair of passages. The selected passages will be from previously published works in the areas of world literature, history/social studies, and science. Questions based on science passages may ask you to analyze data or hypotheses, while questions on literature passages will focus more on literary concepts like theme, mood, and characterization. The main goal of the Reading Test is to measure your ability to understand words in context as well as find and analyze evidence. Writing and Language Test The Writing and Language Test is 35 minutes long and consists of 44 questions, which are also multiple choice and based on passages. However, instead of asking you to analyze a passage, questions will require you to proofread and edit the passage. This means you will have to correct grammar and word choice, as well as make larger changes to the organization or content of the passage. Math Test You will have a total of 80 minutes to complete the Math Test, which, as mentioned earlier, is divided into two sections: No Calculator (Section 3; 25

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    minutes, 20 questions) and Calculator (Section 4; 55 minutes, 38 questions). Most questions are multiple choice, but there are also a handful of what College Board calls Student-produced Response questions, which are also known as Grid-Ins. For Grid-In questions, instead of choosing from four answer choices, you'll have to work through a question and then enter your answer on your answer sheet by bubbling in the appropriate numbers. We’ll discuss this in more detail in Chapter 20. Exactly 13 of the 58 math questions will be Grid-Ins. The Math Test covers four main content areas, which the College Board has named the following: (1) Heart of Algebra, (2) Problem Solving and Data Analysis, (3) Passport to Advanced Math, and (4) Additional Topics in Math. This last section includes complex numbers and topics in geometry and trigonometry. Part IV of this book covers each of these content areas in depth. The Optional Essay is No Longer an Option After June 2021, College Board stopped offering students the option to take the SAT essay. This means that no colleges require it (since it’s not an option for most students), so ignore any outdated information you might see about the SAT essay. The only students who will take the essay are those who are required to do so during a School Day Administration—that is, when your school or district has you take the SAT during a school day rather than over the weekend. If you will be taking a School Day SAT, find out from your school whether the essay portion will be included. If it will be, you can find some sample prompts online in your free Student Tools.

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    Enhance your test prep with your Premium online resources, like helpful video tutorials and week-by- week study guides. Plus, use the “SAT Insider” to help navigate college admissions, applications, financial aid, and more. Scoring on the SAT The SAT is scored on a scale of 400 to 1600, which is a combination of your scores for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (a combination of your Reading and Writing and Language scores, scored from 200 to 800) and Math (also scored from 200 to 800). The exam also has a detailed scoring system that includes cross-test scores and subscores based on your performance on each of the three tests. Your score report for the SAT will feature scores for each of the following: o Total Score (1): The sum of the two section scores (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, Math), ranging from 400 to 1600 « Section Scores (2): Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, ranging from 200 to 800; Math, also ranging from 200 to 800 Test Scores (3): Reading Test, Writing and Language Test, Math Test, each of which is scored on a scale from 10 to 40 o Cross-Test Scores (2): Each is scored on a scale from 10 to 40 and based on selected questions from the three tests (Reading, Writing and Language, Math): 1. Analysis in History/Social Studies 2. Analysis in Science o Subscores (7): Each of the following receives a score from 1 to 15: 1. Command of Evidence (Reading; Writing and Language)

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    2. Words in Context (Reading; Writing and Language) 3. Expression of Ideas (Writing and Language) 4. Standard English Conventions (Writing and Language) 5. Heart of Algebra (Math) 6. Problem Solving and Data Analysis (Math) 7. Passport to Advanced Math (Math) This scoring structure was designed to help provide a more holistic profile of students’ skills and knowledge, as well as readiness for college. However, colleges aren’t likely to look at the cross-test scores or the subscores. Your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score is determined in the following way: Verbal Scaled Score out of 800 = Since the two verbal sections are tied together, an improvement in either area will increase your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score. The Math score is a bit less complicated, with a direct relationship between the Math Test Score and the number of questions answered correctly in the Math sections. The scale may change slightly from test to test, but this chart will give you a good idea of the approximate score you would get with each number of raw points. Math Scale Score 350 12

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