Preview Barrons SAT Study Guide Premium, 20212022 (Reflects the 2021 Exam Update) 7 Practice Tests and Interactive Online Practice with Automated Scoring by Sharon Weiner Green Ira K. Wolf Brian W. Stewart (2021)

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sharon Green started helping prepare students for the PSAT and SAT as a

13-year-old assistant at her father’s college entrance tutoring course; she has never stopped since A National Merit Scholar, she holds degrees from Harvard College, New York University School of Education, and the University of California at Berkeley Her test preparation books, all published by Barron’s, run the gamut from the California High School Proficiency Examination to the GRE Whenever she can dig her way out from under multiple dictionaries, Sharon enjoys folk dancing, reading Jane Austen and science fiction, and watching Little League baseball.

Dr Ira Wolf has had a long career in math education In addition to teaching math at

the high school level for several years, he was a professor of mathematics at Brooklyn College and the Director of the Mathematics Teacher Preparation program at SUNY Stony Brook.

Dr Wolf has been helping students prepare for college entrance exams, including the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and SAT Subject Tests in Math for more than 35 years He is the founder and former president of PowerPrep, a test preparation company on Long Island that has helped several thousand high school students prepare for the SAT.

Brian W Stewart is the founder and president of BWS Education Consulting, Inc., a

boutique tutoring and test preparation company based in Columbus, Ohio His company has worked with thousands of students from all over the world to help them improve their test scores and earn admission to selective schools Brian earned his A.B in Philosophy at Princeton University and his Master’s in

Education at The Ohio State University He is also the author of Barron’s ACT

Study Guide, Barron’s Strategies and Practice for the PSAT/NMSQT, Barron’s PSAT/NMSQT 1520, and Barron’s SAT Reading Workbook You can connect with

Brian at www.bwseducationconsulting.com.

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Preface

SAT Format and Test Dates

Countdown to the SAT

Acknowledgments

PART ONE: GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE SAT

Introduction: Let’s Look at the SAT

What Is the SAT?

What Is Score Choice?

What Is the Format of the SAT?

The Reading Test

The Writing and Language Test

The Math Test

Winning Tactics for the SAT

PART TWO: PINPOINT YOUR TROUBLE

1 The Evidence-Based Reading Test

Quick Overview

Testing Tactics

Practice Exercises

Answers Explained

2 Build Your Vocabulary

The Master Word List

PART FOUR: THE SAT WRITING AND

LANGUAGE TEST

3 The Evidence-Based Writing and Language Test

SAT Writing and Language Test Overview

SAT Grammar Review

Quantitative Graph Analysis

13 SAT Writing Strategies

Putting It All Together

Practice Passages

PART FIVE: THE SAT MATH TEST

Introduction to the Math Test

4 Math Strategies and Tactics

5-A Basic Arithmetic Concepts

5-B Fractions and Decimals

5-C Percents

5-D Ratios and Proportions

5-T Imaginary and Complex Numbers

PART SIX: TEST YOURSELF

Preface

n writing this edition of Barron’s SAT, we have aimed to

give you the advantages on the SAT that the students wetutor and teach in classes have enjoyed for decades Therefore,we’d like you to think of this study guide as your personalSAT tutor, because that’s precisely what it is Like any goodtutor, it will work closely with you, prompting you and givingyou pointers to improve your testing skills It will help youpinpoint your trouble spots and show you how to work onthem, and it will point out your strengths as well Afterworking with your tutor, you should see marked improvement

in your performance

Your personal tutor will be available to work with youwhenever you like, for as long or short a time as you like.Working with your tutor, you can go as quickly or as slowly asyou like, repeating sections as often as you need, or skippingover sections you already know well Your tutor will give youexplanations, not just correct answers, when you makemistakes, and will be infinitely patient and adaptable

ONLINE

This book comes with online access to two additional practice tests and

vocabulary flashcards You can access all online content here:

http://online.barronsbooks.com/

Here are just a few of the things your tutor offers you:

It takes you step by step through thousands of reading,writing and language, and mathematical questions,

showing you how to solve them and how to avoid goingwrong.

It offers you dozens of clear-cut Testing Tactics andshows you how to use them to attack every questiontype you will find on the SAT

It enables you to simulate actual testing conditions,providing you with a diagnostic test and four practicetests—all with answers fully explained—each of whichfollows the format of the SAT

If you’re on the move and don’t have your book withyou, you can access two additional practice tests online.These tests provide you with timed conditions and fullyexplained answers

It provides a comprehensive review of all the mathtopics you need to know to do well on the SAT

It thoroughly prepares you for the Writing and Languagesections of the exam With step-by-step lessons onEnglish grammar and informational graphics drills, youwill have the tools to approach these sections with totalconfidence

It gives you Barron’s Master Word List, your bestchance to acquaint yourself with the whole range ofcollege-level vocabulary you will face on the SAT

It even gives you access to the word list in the form ofonline flashcards Test your vocabulary on your tablet or

on your smartphone, at home or on the go

No other book offers you as much Your personal tutorembodies Barron’s ongoing commitment to provide you withthe best possible coaching for the SAT and every otherimportant test you take It has benefited from the dedicatedlabors of Annie Bernberg and other members of the editorialstaff of Barron’s, all of whom wish you the best as you settledown with your tutor to work on the SAT

SAT Format and Test Dates

15 Multiple Choice, 5 Grid-in

Section 4: Math, Calculator

38 Questions

Time—55 minutes

30 Multiple Choice, 8 Grid-in

Note that the SAT will no longer offer a January testadministration An August test date is now available You canregister for the SAT at sat.collegeboard.org

SAT Test Dates

* As of press time, exam dates for the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 school years are approximate Check collegeboard.org periodically to confirm the anticipated test dates and the registration and late registration deadlines.

Countdown to the SAT

The day before you take the test, don’t do practice tests Do look over all the tactics that follow so they will be fresh in your mind.

BEFORE THE TEST

If the test location is unfamiliar to you, drive there before thetest day so that you will know exactly where you’re going onthe day you take the test

Set out your test kit the night before You will need youradmission ticket, a photo ID (a driver’s license or a non-driverpicture ID, a passport, or a school ID), your calculator, four orfive sharpened No 2 pencils (with erasers), plus a map ordirections showing how to get to the test center

Get a good night’s sleep so you are well rested and alert.Wear comfortable clothes Dress in layers Bring a sweater

in case the room is cold

Bring an accurate watch—not one that beeps and not yourcell phone—in case the room has no clock You’ll want to usethe same watch or small clock that you’ve been using duringyour practice sessions

Bring a small snack for quick energy

Don’t be late Allow plenty of time for getting to the testsite You want to be in your seat, relaxed, before the testbegins

Pick your favorite letter from among A, B, C, and D This

is the letter you will always use when you have to make a

quick guess.

TIP

Leave your phone at home You won’t be able to use it during the test or during breaks If your phone makes noise or you are seen using it, your scores could be canceled.

DURING THE TEST

Pace yourself Don’t work so fast that you start makingcareless errors On the other hand, don’t get bogged down onany one question

Feel free to skip back and forth between questions within asection

Play the percentages: always eliminate as many of theanswer choices as possible and then make an educated guess,not a random one

If you have no idea, quickly guess your favorite letter andmove on

If you are running out of time in a section, use your last 20seconds to fill in your favorite letter on every question youdidn’t get to

Watch out for eye-catchers, answer choices that aredesigned to tempt you into guessing wrong

Change answers only if you have a reason for doing so;don’t change them on a last-minute hunch or whim

Check your assumptions Make sure you are answering the

question asked and not the one you thought was going to be

asked

Remember that you are allowed to write anything you want

in your test booklet Make full use of it

Do math calculations and draw diagrams

Underline key words in reading passages

Cross out answer choices you are sure are wrong.

Circle questions you want to come back to, but firstmake a guess.

Be careful not to make any stray marks on your answersheet The test is graded by a machine, and a machine cannotalways tell the difference between an accidental mark and anintentionally filled-in answer

Check frequently to make sure you are answering thequestions in the right spots

Remember that you don’t have to attempt every question to

do well Just be sure to fill in answers for every question youdon’t attempt

TIPS FOR THE EVIDENCE-BASED

READING QUESTIONS

Read all the answer choices before you decide which is best.Think of a context for an unfamiliar word; the context mayhelp you come up with the word’s meaning

Break down unfamiliar words into recognizable parts—prefixes, suffixes, roots

Consider secondary meanings of words If none of theanswer choices seems right to you, take another look A wordmay have more than one meaning

When you have a choice, tackle reading passages with

familiar subjects before passages with unfamiliar ones First

attempt the passages that you know are easier for you Leavethe sorts of passages that are hard for you until later

Make use of the introductions to acquaint yourself with thetext

Read as rapidly as you can with understanding, but do notforce yourself

As you read the opening sentence, try to predict what thepassage is about

When you tackle the questions, use any line referencesgiven to help in the passage.

Base your answer only on what is written in the passage,not on what you know from other books or courses

In answering questions on the paired reading passages, firstread one passage and answer the questions based on it; thenread the second passage and tackle the remaining questions

On graph analysis questions, ask yourself this: (1) Whatinformation is here? (2) What does it mean? Take time toevaluate the graph labels and axes Be mindful that you willoften need to integrate information from the reading passagewith information presented in the graph

The vocabulary in context questions typically involveunusual meanings of words you know—be sure you readenough of the text in which the word appears so that you’ll beable to figure exactly how the word is being used in thepassage

If you notice that a question is immediately followed by asecond question that asks which lines in the passage provideevidence supporting your answer to the first question, don’twaste time going over the second question’s answer choices.Instead, as you answer the first question, note where youfound the evidence supporting your answer choice Mark thelines with an asterisk, or set them in brackets Then answer thesecond question

Do not hesitate to come back to questions if you are unsure;

a question that initially seems confusing will often be fareasier when you consider it a second time

TIPS FOR THE MATHEMATICS

QUESTIONS

Whenever you know how to answer a question directly, just do

it The tactics that are reviewed below should be used onlywhen you need them

Memorize all the formulas you need to know Even thoughsome of them are printed on the first page of each mathsection, during the test you do not want to waste any timereferring to that reference material.

Be sure to bring a calculator for use on the long mathsection, but use it only when you need it Don’t use it forsimple arithmetic that you can easily do in your head

Remember that no problem requires lengthy or difficultcomputations If you find yourself doing a lot of arithmetic,stop and reread the question You are probably not answeringthe question asked

Answer every question you attempt Even if you can’t solve

it, you can almost always eliminate two or more choices.Often you know that an answer must be negative, but two orthree of the choices are positive, or an answer must be even,and some of the choices are odd

Unless a diagram is labeled “Note: Figure not drawn toscale,” it is perfectly accurate, and you can trust it in making

Answer any question for which you can estimate theanswer, even if you are not sure you are correct

Don’t panic if you see a strange symbol in a question; itwill always be defined Getting the correct answer justinvolves using the information given in the definition

When a question involves two equations, the most usefulthing to do is to add them or subtract them If there are three ormore, just add them

Never make unwarranted assumptions Do not assumenumbers are positive or integers If a question refers to two

numbers, do not assume that they have to be different If youknow a figure has four sides, do not assume that it is arectangle.

Be sure to work in consistent units If the width and length

of a rectangle are 8 inches and 2 feet, respectively, eitherconvert the 2 feet to 24 inches or the 8 inches to two-thirds of

a foot before calculating the area or perimeter

Standard Multiple-Choice Questions

Whenever you answer a question by backsolving, start withchoice (C)

When you replace variables with numbers, choose use numbers, whether or not they are realistic

easy-to-Choose appropriate numbers The best number to use inpercent problems is 100 In problems involving fractions, thebest number to use is the least common denominator

When you have no idea how to solve a problem, eliminateall of the absurd choices before you guess Remember, youshould provide an answer to each and every question Guess if

you have to Bubble in an answer to every question.

Student-Produced Response (Grid-in)

Questions

Write your answer in the four spaces at the top of the grid, and

carefully grid in your answer below No credit is given for a

correct answer if it has been gridded improperly

Remember that the answer to a grid-in question can never

be negative

You can never grid in a mixed number—you must convert

it to an improper fraction or a decimal

Never round off your answers If a fraction can fit in thefour spaces of the grid, enter it If not, use your calculator to