Grubers SAT 2400 advanced strategies for the perfect score

Gruber_2400_Cover:Layout 10/30/08 3:28 PM Page GET THE TOP SCORE ON THE SAT “GARY GRUBER IS THE LEADING EXPERT ON THE SAT ” MORE THAN MILLION GRUBER BOOKS SOLD! —HOUSTON CHRONICLE WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING: “Gary Gruber is the most prominent guru of SAT preparation.”—Chicago Tribune WHAT STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS ARE SAYING: “The work that Gary Gruber does should be given to every student and every teacher.” —Dr Shirley Thornton, former Deputy Superintendent, California State Department of Education “I’ve gone through almost all the SAT books I can get ahold of, and so far the best is the Gruber’s SAT book I wish I could have found it earlier.”—Online review “With the aid of your books, my scores improved so dramatically that I am now anticipating acceptance into schools that I was reluctant to even apply to.”—Lauren Frasciello, Princeton, New Jersey “In regards to the breadth and quality of material offered, the difference between Gruber’s and other publications is quite astonishing Indeed, only Gruber’s deserves the highest recommendation in SAT preparation.”—Online review THE STRATEGIES YOU NEED TO GET THE PERFECT SCORE To achieve a perfect score—a 2400—on the SAT, you have to understand what skill each question is testing: You have to know how to think about what type of question it is and the easiest, most efficient way to reach the answer Dr Gary Gruber’s exclusive strategies will teach you how to exactly that as well as give you unique methods for handling the toughest questions FROM THE EXPERT IN ALL THINGS SAT For more than thirty years, Dr Gary Gruber has been the leading authority on testing and test preparation—his Gruber Method has helped thousands of students develop critical thinking skills, dramatically boosting their scores on standardized tests Gruber’s SAT 2400 is focused specifically on the strategies you’ll need to breeze through the hardest questions on all three sections of the SAT, get your best score, and set you apart from the competition EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO STUDY TO GET THE TOP SCORE • Math Skills, Shortcuts, and Strategies • Important Tips for Writing a Perfect Essay • Practice Tests for Each Section of the SAT GRUBER’S SAT 2400 “His methods make the questions seem amazingly simple to solve.”—Library Journal * • How to Answer the Hardest Questions • Critical Reading Strategies and Grammar Review • Extensive Vocabulary Builder GRUBER’S SAT * “GARY GRUBER IS THE MOST PROMINENT GURU OF SAT PREPARATION” — CHICAGO TRIBUNE 2400 Advanced Strategies for the Perfect Score If you’re a top student aiming to achieve the perfect SAT score, here are the inside tips and powerful strategies you’ll need to beat the toughest questions and get into the best college!
20 Math Strategies That Will Help You Solve Every Problem Quickly www.sourcebookscollege.com ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-1442-4 ISBN-10: 1-4022-1442-1 * ® SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this book ADVANCED STRATEGIES FOR THE PERFECT SCORE The 291 Vocabulary Words You Must Know Things You Can Do to Write a Top-Scoring Essay
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Gary R Gruber, PhD, is nationally The Hardest Actual SAT Questions and the Best Strategies for Answering Them Practice Tests with Explanatory Answers That Pinpoint Exactly What You Need to Study to Score a 700 or Higher on All Three Sections GARY R GRUBER, PHD Advanced Strategies for the Perfect Score Gary R Gruber, PhD Grubers_SAT_2400.indd 11/7/08 5:26:23 PM Copyright © 2009 by Gary R Gruber Cover and internal design © 2009 by Sourcebooks, Inc Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service If legal advice or other expert ­assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.—From a Declaration of Principles Jointly Adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations All brand names and product names used in this book are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective holders Sourcebooks, Inc., is not associated with any ­product or vendor in this book Published by Sourcebooks, Inc P.O Box 4410, Naperville, Illinois 60567–4410 (630) 961–3900 Fax: (630) 961–2168 www.sourcebooks.com Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file with the publisher Printed and bound in the United States of America SB 10 Grubers_SAT_2400.indd 11/7/08 5:26:23 PM Recent and Forthcoming Study Aids from Dr Gary Gruber Include Gruber’s Essential Guide to Test Taking: Grades 3­­–5 Gruber’s Essential Guide to Test Taking: Grades 6–9 Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide 2009 (12th Edition) Gruber’s Complete SAT Math Workbook Gruber’s Complete SAT Reading Workbook Gruber’s Complete SAT Writing Workbook www.sourcebooks.com www.drgarygruber.com Grubers_SAT_2400.indd 11/7/08 5:26:23 PM Grubers_SAT_2400.indd 11/7/08 5:26:23 PM Dedication To the memory of my parents Edward and Martha, who gave me the interest, encouragement, and support for my lifelong mission of helping students realize their potential, achieve the highest level, and excel in their careers To my treasured wife Raquel, who continues that support and encouragement To my son Ian, who has great insight into SAT preparation and is a terrific SAT teacher and collaborator Grubers_SAT_2400.indd 11/7/08 5:26:23 PM Grubers_SAT_2400.indd 11/7/08 5:26:23 PM Contents Acknowledgments ix Important Note about This Book and Its Author xi A Personal Note from the Author xiii Format of the SAT xv Introduction Important Facts about the SAT / xvii xvii What Are Critical Thinking Skills? / xxix The Inside Track on How SAT Questions Multi-Level Approaches to the Solution of Are Developed and How They Vary from Problems / xxxi Test to Test / xxvii General Test-Taking Strategies Critical Reading Strategies Vocabulary Strategies / Reading Comprehension Strategies / 27 Sentence Completion Strategies / 21 Practice Exercises / 41 Math Prep, Shortcuts, and Strategies Math Prep / 60 Explanatory Answers with Shortcuts, Strategies, and General Math Review / 64 Regular Math Strategies / 77 The Grid-Type Math Questions / 114 About Calculators / 119 Math Practice Exercises Regular Math / 120 Grid Questions / 128 Grubers_SAT_2400.indd 60 120 Answers to Regular Math Questions / 131 Answers to Grid Questions / 139 11/7/08 5:26:23 PM The SAT Writing Test 143 The SAT Writing Section / 144 A Brief Review of English Grammar / 166 Content of the Writing Test / 145 Grammar / 177 The Essay on the SAT Writing Test / 146 The SAT Scoring Guide / 149 Improving Paragraphs: Revision-in-Context and Passage with Questions / 186 Important Tips on How to Write the Best Sample Test with Answers / 188 Essay / 154 The Hardest Actual SAT Questions and Their Top Strategic Solutions 191 Math / 191 Sentence Completions / 196 Writing / 197 The Shortest SAT Test—16 Questions to Approximate Your SAT Score and the Exact Strategies You Need to Improve Your Score 199 Verbal (Critical Reading) / 200 Writing / 203 Math / 202 Answers / 204 SAT Practice Test Answer Sheet for Practice Test / 207 SAT Practice Test / 213 Answer Keys / 260 Scoring the SAT Practice Test / 263 Grubers_SAT_2400.indd 206 Explanatory Answers for Practice Test / 271 What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Score / 300 11/7/08 5:26:23 PM Acknowledgments To Todd Stocke for starting the ball rolling with Sourcebooks and me, to Dominique Raccah for her enormous vision, insight, and continued support in creating the SAT series, to Peter Lynch for the numerous and very helpful dialogues and for the development of the series and other books, to Heather Moore for her innovation and highly creative promotional efforts, to Erin Nevius for her outstanding help and expertise in production, to Melanie Thompson for her creativity in the school arena, to Tom Galvin for his sales expertise and follow-through, and to all others at Sourcebooks who were instrumental in making the SAT series and my other test preparation books successful Grubers_SAT_2400.indd 11/11/08 8:58:31 AM ... than the best material Grubers_ SAT_ 2400. indd 12 11/7/08 5:26:24 PM A Personal Note from the Author SAT 2400? ??Thinking Your Way to a Perfect SAT Score The way to get a perfect or close-to -perfect score. .. authority on the SAT, who knows more than anyone else in the test-prep market exactly what is being tested for in the SAT In fact, the procedures to answer the SAT questions rely more heavily on the Gruber... question on the SAT —Gary R Gruber Grubers_ SAT_ 2400. indd 14 11/7/08 5:26:24 PM Format of the SAT Total time for “counted” (not experimental) CRITICAL READING: 70 minutes—67 questions Total time for “counted”