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ThePrincetonReviewPublishingTeamRobFranek,Editor-in-ChiefDavidSoto,SeniorDirector,DataOperationsStephenKoch,SeniorManager,DataOperationsDeborahWeber,DirectorofProductionJasonUlimeyer,ProductionDesignManagerJenniferChapman,SeniorProductionArtistSelenaCoppock,DirectorofEditorialOrionMcBean,SeniorEditorAaronRiccio,SeniorEditorMeaveShelton,SeniorEditorChrisChimera,EditorPatriciaMurphy,EditorLauraRose,EditorIsabelleAppleton,EditorialAssistantPenguinRandomHousePublishingTeamTomRussell,VP,PublisherAlisonStoltzfus,SeniorDirector,PublishingEmilyHoffman,AssociateManagingEditorPattyCollins,ExecutiveDirectorofProductionMaryEllenOwens,AssistantDirectorofProductionAliceRahaeuser,AssociateProductionManagerMaggieGibson,AssociateProductionManagerSuzanneLee,SeniorDesignerEugeniaLo,PublishingAssistantThePrincetonReview110East42ndStreet,7thFloorNewYork,NY10017Copyright©2024byTPREducationIPHoldings,LLC.Allrightsreserved.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyPenguinRandomHouseLLC,NewYork.TermsofService:ThePrincetonReviewOnlineCompanionTools(“StudentTools”)forretailbooksareavailableforonlythetwomostrecenteditionsofthatbook.StudentToolsmaybeactivatedonlyoncepereligiblebookpurchasedforatotalof24monthsofaccess.

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ActivationofStudentToolsmorethanonceperbookisindirectviolationoftheseTermsofServiceandmayresultindiscontinuationofaccesstoStudentToolsServices.ISBN9780593517543EbookISBN9780593517550SATisatrademarkregisteredbytheCollegeBoard,whichisnotaffiliatedwith,anddoesnotendorse,thisproduct.Thisbookisthe2025editionofPrincetonReviewSATPrep.SomematerialinthisbookwaspreviouslypublishedinPrincetonReviewPSATPrep2024,atradepaperbackrespectivelypublishedbyRandomHouseLLCin2023.ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversity.Editor:LauraRoseProductionEditors:LizDaceyandWendyRosenProductionArtist:DeborahWeber©2024PenguinRandomHouseLLCCoverartbyMadeleineJettre/AlamyStockPhotoCoverdesignbySuzanneLeePhotoselectionandlayoutbyCarlingDesign,Inc.Forcustomerservice,pleasecontacteditorialsupport@review.com,andbesuretoinclude:«fulltitleofthebook«ISBN*pagenumbera_prh_7.0_147466945_c0_r0OceanofPDF.com{-Studyxy

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AcknowledgmentsAnSATcourseismuchmorethanclevertechniquesandpowerfulcomputerscorereports.Thereasonourresultsaregreatisthatourteacherscaresomuchabouttheirstudents.Manyteachershavegoneoutoftheirwaytoimprovethecourse,oftengoingsofarastowritetheirownmaterials,someofwhichwehaveincorporatedintoourcoursemanualsaswellasintothisbook.Thelistoftheseteacherscouldfillthispage.Specialthankstoallthosewhocontributedtothisyear’sedition:KennethBrenner,SaraKuperstein,AmyMinster,ScottO’Neal,BrittanyBudzon,TaniaCapone,RemyCosse,StaceyCowap,JenniferDaniels,BethHollingsworth,AdamKeller,AliLandreau,AaronLindh,ChristineLindwall,JomilLondon,SweenaMangal,SionainnMarcoux,ValerieMeyers,GabbyPeterson,DenisePollard,KathyRuppert,JessThomas,JimmyWilliams,andSuzanneWint.Wearealso,asalways,veryappreciativeofthetimeandattentiongiventoeachpagebyDeborahWeber,LizDacey,andWendyRosen.Finally,wewouldliketothankthepeoplewhotrulyhavetaughtuseverythingweknowabouttheSAT:ourstudents.OceanofPDF.com

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ContentsForewordGetMore(Free)ContentPartI:Orientation1TheDigitalSAT,ThePrincetonReview,andYouGeneralInformationAbouttheDigitalSATHowtoBegin2PracticeTest13PracticeTest1:DiagnosticAnswerKeyandExplanations4CrackingtheDigitalSAT:BasicPrinciplesBasicPrinciplesofCrackingtheTestTakingtheEasyTestFirstCrackingMultiple-ChoiceQuestionsProcessofElimination(POE),Summary,PartII:HowtoCracktheReadingandWritingSection5ReadingandWritingIntroductionFindYourStrengthsandWeaknessesReading,Rules,andRhetoricQuestionsStartwiththeQuestion6TheReadingQuestionsSATReading:CrackingthePassagesStepsoftheBasicApproach

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ApplyingtheStepsPOECriteriaSummary,7ReadingQuestionTypes1-3:CraftandStructureVocabularyQuestionsPurposeQuestionsDualTextsQuestionsSummary,8ReadingQuestionTypes4-8:InformationandIdeasRetrievalQuestionsMainIdeaQuestionsClaimsQuestionsChartsQuestionsConclusionsSummary,9AdvancedReadingSkillsVocabulary:PlayingtheGreatestHitsDowntoTwo(orMore):MasteringPOEPoetry:Keeping_YourCoolSentenceFunction:UnderstandingWhySentencesareIncludedSummary.10ComprehensiveReadingDrillComprehensiveReadingDrillAnswersandExplanations11IntroductiontoRulesQuestionsLearntheRulesandFollowThemToolsforRulesWhat'sChanging_intheAnswersExercise

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AnswerstoWhat'sChanging_intheAnswersExercise12RulesQuestions:CompleteSentencesWhatDoesaSentenceNeed?QuestionorStatement?VerbFormsinCompleteSentencesCompleteSentencesDrillCompleteSentencesDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,13RulesQuestions:DescribingPhrasesWhoorWhatAreYouTalkingAbout?Extra!Extra!PutPunctuationAroundIt!Specifyingvs.ExtraInformationExerciseAnswerstoSpecifying_vs.ExtraInformationExerciseDescribingPhrasesDrillDescribingPhrasesDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary14RulesQuestions:LinkingIndependentClausesHowtoConnectIndependentClausesPunctuationwithTransitionsLinkingIndependentClausesDrillLinkingIndependentClausesDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,15RulesQuestions:DependentClauses,Lists,andNoPunctuationDependentClausesIndependentvs.DependentClausesExercisePunctuatingListsWherePunctuationisNotNeeded

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AnswerstoIndependentvs.DependentClausesExerciseDependentClauses,Lists,andNoPunctuationDrillDependentClauses,Lists,andNoPunctuationDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,16RulesQuestions:GrammarGrammarandConsistency,VerbsSubjectsandVerbsExerciseVerbTenseExercisePronounsNounsModifiersAnswerstoSubjectsandVerbsExerciseAnswerstoVerbTenseExerciseGrammarDrillGrammarDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,17RhetoricQuestionsTransitionQuestionsRhetoricalSynthesisQuestionsRhetoricDrillRhetoricDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,Partlll:HowtoCracktheMathSection18MathIntroductionTheMathBreakdown

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Using_theOnlineToolsandScratchPaper19DigitalSATMath:TheBigPictureTheBigPictureandImportantStrategiesBallparkingStrategy,ReadtheFinalQuestionStrategyBite-SizedPiecesStrategy.WordProblemsTheCalculatorSummary,20EunwithFundamentalsTheBuildingBlocksTheSixArithmeticOperationsOrderofOperationsEractionsDecimalsExponentsandSquareRootsHowtoReadChartsandGraphsEundamentalsDrillFundamentalsDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,21Algebra:CrackingtheSystemDigitalSATAlgebra:CrackingtheSystemFundamentalsofDigitalSATAlgebraSolvingRadicalEquationsSolvingRationalEquationsSolvingforExpressionsSolvingSystemsofEquationsSolvingInequalities

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WritingYourOwnEquationsSimplifyingExpressionsSolvingQuadraticEquationsGrowthandDecay,WhenValuesareAbsoluteAlgebraDrillAlgebraDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,22OtherDigitalSATAlgebraStrategiesPrincetonReviewAlgebra—AKAHowtoAvoidAlgebraontheDigitalSATPluggingIntheAnswers(PITA)SolvingRationalEquationsPluggingInYourOwnNumbersMeaning_InContextOtherDigitalSATAlgebraStrategiesDrillOtherDigitalSATAlgebraStrategiesDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,23FunctionsandGraphsCallontheCalculatorFunctionFundamentalsTheCoordinatePlanePointsonaLineSlopeEquationsofaLineParallelandPerpendicularLinesTwoEquationswithInfinitelyManySolutions

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TwoEquationswithNoSolutionsPointsofIntersectionCallontheCalculatorGraphingFunctionsEquationsofaParabolaEquationofaCircleEunctionsandGraphsDrillFunctionsandGraphsDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,24AdvancedArithmeticCallontheCalculatorRatiosandProportionsPercentagesFractions,Decimals,andPercentsExerciseAveragesWhatIsaMedian?WhatIsaMode?WhatIsaRange?WhatisMarginofError?WhatisaFrequencyTable?WhatisaStandardDeviation?Probability,RatesIsThereScienceontheDigitalSAT?AdvancedArithmeticDrillAnswerstoFractions,Decimals,andPercentsExerciseAdvancedArithmeticDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,

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25GeometryandTrigonometry,GeometryontheDigitalSATLinesandAnglesTrianglesTrigonometry,CirclesRectanglesandSquaresVolumeBallparkingPluggingInDrill1:Geometry,Drill2:Trigonometry,Drill1andDrill2AnswersandExplanationsSummary,26Fill-InsWhatisaFill-In?TheInstructionsEill-Ins:ATestDriveMorePOODMultipleCorrectAnswersFill-InDrillEill-InDrillAnswersandExplanationsSummary,PartIV:TakingtheDigitalSATTheDigitalSATisaWeekAway—WhatShouldYouDo?PartV:PracticeTest2

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ForewordWelcometoThePrincetonReviewDigitalSATPrep!TheDigitalSATisnotatestofaptitude,howgoodofapersonyouare,orhowsuccessfulyouwillbeinlife.TheDigitalSATsimplytestshowwellyoutaketheDigitalSAT.AndperformingwellontheDigitalSATisaskill,onethatcanbelearnedlikeanyother.ThePrincetonReviewwasfoundedmorethan40yearsagoonthisverysimpleidea,and—asourstudents’testscoresshow—ourapproachistheonethatworks.Sure,youwanttodowellontheDigitalSAT,butyoudon’tneedtoletthetestintimidateyou.Asyouprepare,remembertwoimportantthingsthathavealwaysbeentrueabouttheSAT:¢Itdoesn’tmeasurethestuffthatmatters.Itmeasuresneitherintelligencenorthedepthandbreadthofwhatyou'relearninginhighschool.Itdoesn’tpredictcollegegradesaswellasyourhighschoolgradesdo.Collegesknowthereismoretoyouasastudent—andasaperson—thanwhatyoudoinasingle2-hourtestadministeredonarandomSaturdaymorning.oItunderpredictsthecollegeperformanceofwomen,minorities,anddisadvantagedstudents.Historically,womenhavedonebetterthanmenincollegebutworseontheSAT.Foratestthatisusedtohelppredictperformanceincollege,that’saprettypoorrecord.YourpreparationfortheDigitalSATstartshere.WeatThePrincetonReviewspendmillionsofdollarseveryyearimprovingourmethodsandmaterialssothatstudentsarealwaysreadyfortheDigitalSAT,andwe’llgetyoureadytoo.

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However,thereisnomagicpill:justbuyingthisbookisn’tgoingtoimproveyourscores.Solidscoreimprovementtakescommitmentandeffortfromyou.Ifyoureadthisbookcarefullyandworkthroughtheproblemsandpracticetestsincludedinthebook,notonlywillyoubewell-versedintheformatoftheDigitalSATandtheconceptsittests,butyouwillalsohaveasoundoverallstrategyandapowerfularsenaloftest-takingstrategiesthatyoucanapplytowhateveryouencounterontestday.InadditiontothecomprehensivereviewinDigitalSATPrep,we’veincludedadditionalpracticeonline,accessiblethroughourwebsite—PrincetonReview.com—tocontinuehelpingyoutoimproveyourscores.Beforedoinganythingelse,besuretoregisteryourbookatPrincetonReview.com/prep.Whenyoudo,you’llgainaccesstotheStudentTools,whichhasthemostup-to-dateinformationontheDigitalSAT,aswellastheonlinepracticetestsandcollegeadmissionsresources.Themoreyoutakeadvantageoftheresourceswe’veincludedinthisbookandtheonlineStudentToolsthatgowithit,thebetteryou’lldoonthetest.Readthebookcarefullyandlearnourstrategies.Takethefull-lengthpracticetestsunderactualtimedconditions.Analyzeyourperformanceandfocusyoureffortswhereyouneedimprovement.Perhapsevenstudywithafriendtostaymotivated.AttendafreeeventatThePrincetonReviewtolearnmoreabouttheDigitalSATandhowitisusedinthecollegeadmissionsprocess.Searchourwebsiteforaneventthatwilltakeplacenearyouortakeplaceonline!Thistestischallenging,butyou’reontherighttrack.We’llbewithyoualltheway.Goodluck!TheStaffofThePrincetonReviewOceanofPDF.com

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1GotoPrincetonReview.com/prepandenterthefollowingISBNforyourbook:97805935175502AnswerafewsimplequestionstosetupanexclusivePrincetonReviewaccount.(Ifyoualreadyhaveone,youcanjustlogin.)

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3EnjoyaccesstoyourFREEcontent!Needtoreportapotentialcontentissue?ContactEditorialSupport@review.comandinclude:«fulltitleofthebook

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*ISBN«pagenumberNeedtoreportatechnicalissue?ContactTPRStudentTech@review.comandprovide:«yourfullname»emailaddressusedtoregisterthebook«fullbooktitleandISBN»Operatingsystem(Mac/PC)andbrowser(Chrome,Firefox,Safari,etc.)LET'SGOMOBILE!Accessfree,additionalresourcesbydownloadingthenewPrincetonReviewappatwww.princetonreview.com/mobile/lapps/highschool.Onceyou'veregistered,youcan...«AccessthreepracticeDigitalSATexamsaswellascomprehensivescoringreports«Checkoutourcomprehensivestudyguidestohelpenhanceyourtestprep«Readourspecial“SATInsider”andgetvaluableadviceaboutthecollegeapplicationprocess,includingtipsforwritingagreatessayandwheretoapplyforfinancialaid«OnlineflashcardswithkeyReadingandWritingandMathconcepts»Videoexplanationsofkeyin-bookquestions

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»Downloadprintablebubblesheetsforyourinbooktest+UseoursearchablerankingsofTheBest390Collegestofindoutmoreinformationaboutyourdreamschool*Checktoseeiftherehavebeenanycorrectionsorupdatestothisedition«GetourtakeonanyrecentorpendingupdatestotheDigitalSATLookForTheseIconsThroughoutTheBookPREMIUMPORTALONLINEARTICLESONLINEPRACTICETESTSPROVENTECHNIQUESAPPLIEDSTRATEGIESOTHERREFERENCESWATCHUSCRACKIT

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PartIOrientation1TheDigitalSAT,ThePrincetonReview,andYou2PracticeTest13PracticeTest1:DiagnosticAnswerKeyandExplanations4CrackingtheDigitalSAT:BasicPrinciples

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LET'SGETTHISPARTYSTARTED!Youareabouttounlockavastrepertoireofpowerfulstrategiesthathaveoneandonlyonepurpose:tohelpyougetabetterscoreontheDigitalSAT.ThisbookcontainsthecollectedwisdomofThePrincetonReview,whichhasspentmorethan40yearshelpingstudentsachievehigherscoresonstandardizedtests.We’vedevotedmillionsofdollarsandyearsofourlivestobeatingtheSAT.It’swhatwedo(twistedasitmaybe),andwewantyoutobenefitfromourexpertise.WHATISTHEPRINCETONREVIEW?ThePrincetonReviewistheleaderintestprep.OurgoalistohelpstudentseverywherecracktheSATandabunchofotherstandardizedtests,includingthePSATandtheACTaswellasgraduate-levelexamsliketheGREandtheGMAT.Startingfromhumblebeginningsin1981,ThePrincetonReviewisnowthenation’slargestSATpreparationcompany.Weoffercoursesinmorethan500locationsin20differentcountries,aswellasonline;wealsopublishbest-sellingbooks,liketheoneyou'reholding,andonlineresourcestogetstudentsreadyforthistest.Ourtechniqueswork.WedevelopedthemafterspendingcountlesshoursscrutinizingrealSATs,analyzingthemwithcomputers,andprovingourtheoriesintheclassroom.

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Welcome!WelcometothePremiumEditionofDigitalSATPrep.Thiseditioncomeschock-fullofawesomeonlineresources,includingonlineDigitalSATpracticetests,aswellasstudyguides,collegeadmissionsarticles,andmore.See“GetMore(Free)Content”onthispageforstep-by-stepinstructionsforaccessingyourexclusivePremiumtools.Happytestprepping!ThePrincetonReviewWayThisbookwillshowyouhowtoscorehigherontheDigitalSATbyteachingyouto:»extractimportantinformationfromtrickytestquestions«takefulladvantageofthelimitedtimeallowed»systematicallyanswerquestions—evenifyoudon’tfullyunderstandthemavoidthetrapsthattheDigitalSAThaslaidforyou(andusethosetrapstoyouradvantage)ThetestiswrittenandadministeredbyCollegeBoard,andtheyknowthatourtechniqueswork.Foryears,thetest-writersclaimedthattheSATcouldn’tbecoached.Butwe’veproventhatviewwrong,andthey,inturn,havestruggledtofindwaysofchangingtheSATsothatThePrincetonReviewwon’tbeabletocrackit—ineffect,acknowledgingwhatourstudentshaveknownallalong:thatourtechniquesreallydowork.(Infact,CollegeBoardhasrecentlyadmittedthatstudentscanandshouldpreparefortheSAT.Sothere!)TheSAThasremainedhighlyvulnerabletoourtechniques.AndthecurrentversionoftheSATisevenmoresusceptibletoStudyXY

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ourmethods.Readthisbook,workthroughthedrills,takethepracticetests,andyou’llseewhatwemean.Study!Ifyouweregettingreadytotakeabiologytest,you'dstudybiology.Ifyouwerepreparingforabasketballgame,you'dpracticebasketball.So,ifyou'repreparingfortheSAT,youneedtostudyandpracticefortheSAT.Theexamcan'ttesteverythingyoulearninschool(infact,ittestsverylittle),soconcentrateonlearningwhatitdoestest.OceanofPDF.comStudy!

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Chapter1TheDigitalSAT,ThePrincetonReview,andYouWelcome!OurjobistohelpyougetthebestpossiblescoreontheDigitalSAT.ThischapterwilltellyouwhattoexpectfromtheDigitalSATaswellassomespecificsaboutthetest.ItwillalsoexplainhowtomakethemostofallyourPrincetonReviewmaterials.

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GENERALINFORMATIONABOUTTHEDIGITALSATYoumayhaveboughtthisbookbecauseyouknownothingabouttheDigitalSAT,orperhapsyoutooktheSATonceandwanttoraiseyourscore.Eitherway,it’simportanttoknowaboutthetestandthepeoplewhowriteit.Let’stakeasecondtodiscusssomeDigitalSATfacts,someofwhichmaysurpriseyou.WhatIsTestedontheDigitalSAT?JustbecausetheDigitalSATfeaturesmath,reading,andwritingquestionsdoesn’tmeanthatitreflectswhatyoulearnedinschool.YoucanacecalculusorwritelikeShakespeareandstillstrugglewiththeSAT.Thetest-writersclaimthatthetestpredictshowwellyouwilldoincollegebymeasuring“reasoningability,”butalltheDigitalSATreallymeasuresishowwellyoutaketheDigitalSAT.Itdoesnotrevealhowsmart—orhowgood—apersonyouare.WhoWritestheDigitalSAT?EventhoughcollegesanduniversitiesmakewideuseoftheSAT,they’renottheoneswhowritethetest.That’sthejobofCollegeBoard,theorganizationthatcreatesthetestsanddecideshowtheywillbeadministeredandused.Thetest-writershavebeencriticizedfortheSATovertheyears.Manyeducatorshavearguedthatthetestdoesnotmeasuretheskillsyoureallyneedforcollege.In2005,thisledCollegeBoardtooverhaultheentiretest,onlytoreviseitalloveragaininearly2016.AndinJanuary2022,CollegeBoardannouncedanothermajorchange—theshifttoadigital,adaptiveSAT.TheimportanttakeawayhereisthatthepeoplewhowritetheDigitalSAThavemademanychangestothetestovertheyears,sounderstandingthestructureofthecurrentexamisyourfirststeptoimprovingonthetest.

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Wait,WhoWritesThisTest?YoumaybesurprisedtolearnthatthepeoplewhowriteDigitalSATtestquestionsareNOTnecessarilyteachersorcollegeprofessors.ThepeoplewhowritetheDigitalSATareprofessionaltest-writers,notsuper-humangeniuses,soyoucanlearntothinkastheydoandbeatthemattheirowngame.What'sontheDigitalSAT?TheDigitalSATis2hoursand14minuteslong:64minutesforReadingandWritingand70minutesforMath.Thetestconsistsofthefollowingsections,inthisorder:¢ReadingandWriting(RW)(2modules,each27questionsin32minutes)oAllquestionsintheRWsectionaremultiple-choice.oTwoquestionsineachmoduleareexperimentalandarenotscored.¢A10-minutebreak*Math(2modules,each22questionsin35minutes)oMostquestionsintheMathsectionaremultiple-choice.oTherestare“student-producedresponses”(fill-ins).oTwoquestionsineachmoduleareexperimentalandarenotscored.KeyTakeawayKnowinghowthetestisstructuredwillhelpyoudeterminewhatyouneedtodotocrackit!TheMathsectioncontainssomestudent-produced-responsequestions,butallotherquestionsontheexamaremultiple-choice.Allmultiple-choicequestionsontheDigitalSAThavefourpossibleanswerchoices.Theremainingchaptersofthisbookcoverthesesectionsindetail,buthere’sabriefrundownofwhatyoucanexpect.StudyXY

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ReadingandWritingSectionPreviousversionsoftheSAThadReadingandWritingasseparatesections,withseveralquestionsattachedtoeachlongpassage.TheDigitalSATcombinesReadingandWriting.TheReadingandWriting(RW)sectionis64minuteslongandconsistsof2modules,eachwith27questionsthatarepassage-basedandmultiple-choice.Eachshortpassage(whichCollegeBoardcallsa“text”)orpairofpassages(texts)isassociatedwithjustonequestion,andpassagesmaybepairedwithinformationalgraphics.Someoftheselectedpassageswillbefrompreviouslypublishedworksintheareasofworldliteratureorpoetry,butmostwillbeshortpassageswrittenbyCollegeBoardandcoveringtopicsinhistory,socialstudies,andscience.TheRWsectionconsistsoffourpartsinorder:1.CraftandStructure(~28%)2.InformationandIdeas(%26%)3.StandardEnglishConventions(~26%)4.ExpressionofIdeas(#20%)Thequestionsineachcontentareawillbearrangedbytypeand,inmostcases,inorderofdifficulty.ThefirsttwopartsofeachmodulewillcoverwhatwaspreviouslyintheReadingsectionoftheSAT,withquestionsthatrequireyoutojustifyyourselectedanswerwithevidencefromthepassageand/orgraphprovided.(Thissectionisnotaboutcomingupwithanything;it’saboutfindingthecorrectanswerbasedonthepassage.)Inthethirdandfourthpartsofeachmodule,therewillbequestionsfocusedonWritingskills.Insteadofaskingyoutoanalyzeapassage,questionswillrequireyoutodothingslikechooseanswerswithcorrectpunctuationandgrammar.PartIIofthisbookwillcovereachquestiontypeintheReadingandWritingsection.
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