Are You Ready for the SAT & ACT?

Synopsis

Is your 7th, 8th, or 9th-grader ready for the SAT and ACT? Build a solid foundation in the critical reading skills students need to succeed on the verbal portions of the SAT and ACT with The Princeton Review!Whether or not you like it, the truth is that scoring well on standardized tests is undeniably important in today's academic environment. The verbal portions of both the SAT and ACT test important reading comprehension skills that many students are unprepared for--or need extra help with. As parents know, the Redesigned SAT is looming on the horizon for rising high school students (those taking the exam in 2016 or beyond). The power of a single word and its variability in meaning in relation to its surrounding context is a core skills-building component in Are You Ready for the SAT & ACT?, which directly addresses the more layered analytical thinking that will be requisite for the Redesigned SAT. With this book, The Princeton Review brings you a focused, strategic approach to improving crucial reading skills for both exams. With this book, you'll find: A Strategic Approach to Sharpening Your Skills * Zero in on specific wording to unlock hidden info * Pinpoint the primary purpose of reading passages * Discover the language of argument and its implicationsFun, Engaging Activities and Drills * Identify the "puzzle pieces" that make up words * Decpiher unfamiliar vocabulary with context clues * Conquer difficult paragraphs by "trimming the fat"From the Trade Paperback edition.

Copyright:

2014

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780804125222

Related ISBNs:

9780804125215

Publisher:

Random House Children's Books

Date of Addition:

07/15/14

Copyrighted By:

TPR Education IP Holdings, LLC

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Study Guides, Education

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.