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[...]... second step is to review the content of U.S history Stop first at page 8 and read the Practice Plan for Studying for the SAT II: U.S History Test SCORING HIGH ON THE SAT II: U.S HISTORY TEST You have taken hundreds of tests during your time in school Most of these tests have evaluated your knowledge of a subject or your mastery of a skill The SAT II: U.S History Test is no different The test makers... score by 1 point IF you know something about the question and can eliminate one or more answer choices, why not act on what you know and fill in the oval for your best answer choice? Peterson’s n SAT II Success: U.S History RED 7 ALERT www.petersons.com RED ALERT SOME REMINDERS ABOUT Study Strategy See Chapter 1 for strategies Study Strategy See Chapter 1 for more on pacing THE SAT: II U.S HISTORY TEST... lesson Week 1 Take the Diagnostic Test, pp 13 – 31, and complete the self-scoring process List the areas that you had difficulty with: pacing, question types, or content Then: www.petersons.com First: Reread pp 2–7 about the basic facts of the test and its scoring RED 8 ALERT Peterson’s n SAT II Success: U.S History RED ALERT Week 2 Lesson 1 • Read Top 10 Strategies for Acing the Test, p 1 • Reread Scoring... those areas in Chapters 2 through 8 • Work at least two practice sets of multiple-choice questions in Chapter 1 Peterson’s n SAT II Success: U.S History RED 11 ALERT www.petersons.com RED ALERT WHY TAKE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST? What do you know about the format and questions on the SAT II: U.S History Test? If you knew all you needed to know, you probably would not be reading this book Taking a practice... will tell you to turn the page and begin The answer sheet has 10 0 numbered ovals on the sheet, but there are only 90 (or 95) multiple-choice questions on the test, so be sure to use only ovals 1 to 90 (or 95) to record your answers ➡ GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Peterson’s n SAT II Success: U.S History 13 www.petersons.com SAT II SUCCESS: U.S HISTORY DIAGNOSTIC TEST— Continued Directions: Each of the questions... Madison Alexander Hamilton Alexis de Tocqueville Edmund Burke www.petersons.com Thomas Jefferson James Madison Alexander Hamilton Alexis de Tocqueville George Washington I and II only II and III only I and III only III and IV only II and V only 5 The issue of protective tariffs led to fierce debate in Andrew Jackson’s administration over 3 “On almost all questions, great and small, which have come up... Tests 1 and 2 Week 9 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 www.petersons.com • Take Practice Test 3 and complete the self-scoring process Check your results against the other two tests • If you are still unsure about some content and test-taking strategies, review those chapters and the practice activities • Reread Scoring High on the SAT II: U.S History Test, pp 5–7, and Top 10 Strategies for Acing the Test, p .1 RED 10 ... Period to 17 89, pp 70 10 3 • Read Chapter 3, Reviewing the New Nation to Mid-Century, pp 10 4 13 3 • Take Practice Test 1 • Complete the self-scoring process, and see where you may still have problems with question types Reread those sections of Chapter 1 and complete at least one set of practice questions • Read all the answer explanations including those you identified correctly Week 2 • Reread Top 10 Strategies... Reviewing the Colonial Period to 17 89, and find out more about any of the people, terms, and concepts that are unfamiliar to you Week 3 Lesson 1 • Reread Top 10 Strategies for Acing the Test, p 1 • Reread Scoring High on the SAT II: U.S History Test, pp 5–7 • Review Chapter 1, Strategies for Multiple-Choice Questions, pp 49–69 • Do one set of practice questions at the end of the chapter, and review the answers... SAT II: U.S History Test, pp 5–7 • Read Chapter 1, Strategies for Multiple-Choice Questions, pp 49–69 • Do one set of practice questions at the end of the chapter, and review the explanation of the answers Lesson 2 • Review the list you made after the Diagnostic Test to see what you need to learn/review about early U.S history in order to do well • Read Chapter 2, Reviewing the Colonial Period to 17 89, . ALERT 1 Peterson’s n SAT II Success: U.S. History www.petersons.com 10 FACTS ABOUT THE SAT II: U.S. HISTORY TEST 1. UNLIKE THE SATITEST,WHICH ASSESSES CRITICAL READING AND THINKING, THE SATIISUBJECT. Jefferson II. James Madison III. Alexander Hamilton IV. Alexis de Tocqueville V. George Washington (A) I and II only (B) II and III only (C) I and III only (D) III and IV only (E) II and V only 5 America 10 9876543 21 040302 Third Edition CONTENTS QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE V RED ALERT 1 Top 10 Strategies for Acing the Test 1 10 Facts About the SAT II: U.S. History Test Scoring High on the SAT II: