Overview

Get With the Program . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix How to Use This Book . .  . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Section One: PSAT Strategies Chapter One: Be the PSAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Basics . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 3 Scholarships Offered . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Structure . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Basic Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 7 Chapter One Summary . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chapter Two: How to Attack the Critical Reading Sections . . . . . . . 13 Critical Reading Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Vocabulary and Context . . .. . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . 14 A Vocabulary-Building Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Decoding Tough Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sentence Completion Questions . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 21 Kaplan’s Four-Step Method . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 22 Two-Blank Sentence Completion Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Reading Comprehension Questions . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Types of Reading Comprehension Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Kaplan’s Five-Step Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Chapter Two Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Answers and Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Chapter Three: How to Attack the Math Sections . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Math Basics . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Grid-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Kaplan's Three-Step Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Math Shortcuts: Kid-tested, Kaplan Approved . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Calculators and the PSAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Basic Math and How to Attack It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Advanced Math and How to Attack It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Chapter Three Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . 96 Answers and Explanations . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Chapter Four: How to Attack the Writing Section  . . . . . . . . . . 105 Writing Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Kaplan's Three-Step Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Identifying Sentence Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Improving Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Improving Paragraphs . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Chapter Four Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Answers and Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134         Chapter Five: How to Prepare for Test Day . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ISBN-13

9781419551369

ISBN-10

1419551361

Weight

1.70 Pounds

Dimensions

8.50 x 1.50 x 11.00 In

List Price

$13.95

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

464 pages

Publisher

Kaplan Publishing

Published On

2007-06-05


View All Offers

Sort by:

Condition
Seller
Seller Comments
Price
✨ Used, Good
Seller details
Bonita
★★★★☆

Santa Clarita, CA, USA

Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
$41.43

 Free delivery by: 03 Apr 2026


Bookstores.com relies on cookies to improve your experience.