Synopsis
SAT Preparation: Test Strategies explains the best approaches to the SAT test in general and to each type of question.

Audience
This course is for anyone who wants to improve their scores on the SAT.

Time
4 hours

Product Code: SATC01
After completing SAT Preparation: Test Strategies the user should be able to:

Explain the structure and format of the SAT test
Demonstrate the best methods for taking each type of test question
Prepare for the SAT

SAT Structure
The format of the SAT
Types of questions on the SAT
Scoring of the SAT
Call your schools

Test-Taking Strategies
Don't get stuck
Zap the losers
Always guess
Answer what's asked
Know where the question lives
Know the I II III strategy
Don't read the directions

Strategies for Reading Questions
Read the interesting passages first
Use only what you read
Let the paragraphs help
Read and mark
Make a movie in your head
Know the different types of critical reading questions

Strategies for Analogy Questions
Figure out the relationship between the stem words
Find the same relationship in one of the answer choices
Consider starting with the second stem word
Use the answer choices to help you
Know the most common analogy relationships
Practice with lots of analogy questions

Strategies for Sentence Questions
Use your own word
Look for flag words
Try the second blank first
Try all the choices
Read in your answer choice

Strategies for Problem Solving
Scan choices
See how it ends
Approximate
Work from the choices
Use numbers for unknowns

Strategies for Quantitative Comparisons
Quantitative comparison section
Substitute values for variables
Cancel if you can
Factor out common terms
Diagram strategies

Strategies for Grid-In Questions
Write your answer first
Start whole numbers in any column
Entering fractions or decimals
Leave improper fractions
Change all mixed numbers to improper fractions
Round off at the last possible digit

Preparing for Test Day
Get your materials ready
Calculator tips
Other preparations to consider
Things you won't need
Getting physically and mentally prepared

This course has the following features:

A Skill Assessment
A glossary