Top 50 SAT Reading, Writing, and Language Skills, Third Edition

by Brian Leaf

Overview

Proven and practical strategies for success on the Reading, Writing and Language Skills sections of the SAT—completely revised and updated for the latest version of the exam

There are many comprehensive SAT prep books out there, but if you are looking to master specific skills and increase your score, Top 50 SAT Reading, Writing & Language Skills, Third Edition offers the most effective study strategy. The first book of its kind to present the heart of each of the 50 most important SAT concepts, this essential guide provides exercises that show exactly how each reading, writing and language concepts are tested on the SAT.

Written by a renowned educational counselor, this book was created specifically for visual learners, with small bits of information to aid in quick, concentrated study. Within each topic, solved problems of gradually increasing difficulty help you build your problem-solving skills.

Features:

• 50 essential skills, each presented clearly on a two-page spread, offer quick targeted review; the content was created specifically for the visual learner
• A pre-test designed to identify weaknesses in the critical reading, writing, and language concepts on the SAT that students often struggle with
• Visually appealing, two- to four-page spreads with lessons that boost knowledge in the 50 essential skills, with step-by-step sample exercises
• A post-test designed to track your progress in each specific skill
• A full answer key with helpful explanations
• 2 extra tests online

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264274796
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/11/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Brian Leaf, M.A., is founder and director of New Leaf Learning Center in Western Massachusetts. With more than 15 years in private teaching and tutoring, he has instructed SAT and ACT preparation to thousands of students from numerous states and countries. He is a member of the American School Counselor Association and the Massachusetts School Counselors Association.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book vi

Guessing vii

About Brian Leaf viii

Acknowledgments ix

Pretest 1

Top 50 Skills

Reading Comprehension

Skill 1 The Intro Paragraph 18

Skill 2 The SAT Reading Meditation 20

Skill 3 "Plethora" Most Nearly Means 22

Skill 4 Direct Info 26

Skill 5 What Are You Trying to "Suggest"? 28

Skill 6 ASS of U and ME 30

Vocab I Compliment or Insult? Drills 35

Vocab II Superbad Vocabulary Drills 37

Vocab III Deodorant and Spanish Class Drills 41

Vocab IV Splitting Words Drills 43

Skill 7 Some Attitude 44

Skill 8 Two Passages 46

Skill 9 Main Idea 48

Skill 10 Best Evidence 50

Skill 11 Table 54

Skill 12 Gretchen Is "Such" a Good Friend 56

Skill 13 Parallel 60

Skill 14 How to Be a Reading Ninja 64

Writing Multiple Choice

Skill 15 Subject/Verb Agreement 70

Skill 16 Subject/Verb Agreement Tricks 72

Skill 17 Pronoun Clarity and Agreement 74

Skill 18 Correct Transition Word 76

Skill 19 Brave, Honest, and Relaxed 78

Skill 20 Comparison 80

Skill 21 Relaxing Commas 82

Skill 22 Are You Independent? 84

Skill 23 Correct Preposition 88

Skill 24 It's Me 90

Skill 25 A Few More Rules 92

Skill 26 Direct, to the Point, Not Redundant 94

Skill 27 Misplaced Phrases 96

Skill 28 Word Choice 98

Skill 29 Flow 100

Skill 30 Goal Questions 102

Skill 31 Yes or No? 104

Skill 32 Adverbs End in "ly" 106

Skill 33 Jedi Master Yoda 108

Skill 34 Combining Sentences 110

Skill 35 How to Think Like a Grammar Genius 112

Essay Practice!

Skill 36 Reading 116

Skill 37 Prove It! 120

Skill 38 Dude's Got Style! 122

Skill 39 Craft Your Thesis 124

Skill 40 Intro Paragraph 126

Skill 41 Transition Sentences 128

Skill 42 Body Paragraph I 130

Skill 43 Body Paragraph II 132

Skill 44 A Strong Body 134

Skill 45 What's the Problem? 136

Skill 46 Stretch the Dough 138

Skill 47 Conclusion 140

Skill 48 Other Stuff That Matters 142

Skill 49 Proofread 144

Skill 50 How to Be a Writing Monster 146

Bonus Skill: Writing the Perfect Essay 148

Tavi's Terrific Essay 149

Easy, Medium, Hard, and Guessing Revisited 150

Now What? 151

Posttest 152

Solutions 165