Mastering the SAT Critical Reading Test

Аннотация

The Critical Reading section of the SAT is often referred to as the most difficult in which to adequately prepare. This ispartially due to the uncertainty surrounding the materials. Unlike the math section that tests your understanding of skills against learned formulas, the Critical Reading section tests vocabulary, literary analysis, comprehension, and a variety of fairly subtle interpretative skills based on a host of authors using complex writing styles. This book shows you concrete and proven methodologies to address all of the areas tested in the Critical Reading sections of the SAT. Specific strate-gies regarding the Sentence Completion section will prepare you to effectively analyze even the most subtle connotations to improve your scores. In-depth discussions regarding the Short and Long Reading sections specifically show you what you will see on the SAT and will help you develop an individualized strategy based on proven, results-oriented methods to improve your score in each of these vital areas. By working through the Skill Sets in this book and taking the practice tests, you will gain the knowledge necessary to perform your best and achieve the highest scores possible.