Jay Stratoudakis - SAT Shortcuts

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The SAT shortcut handbook : SAT 2-second shortcuts : the fastest route to SAT answers : Dr. Jays top 10 shortcuts / Carol Jay Stratoudakis, Ph.D.
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ISBN 978-0-88391-281-2
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SAT (Educational test)--Study guides. I. Title.
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BREAK OUT of the LONG process of elimination (POE)BREAK INTO the SHORT process of using ShortcutsSTOP thinking about all the information in a questionSTART focusing on inside information in the answer choicesFind answers faster than ever before possible on the SATCollect 5 huge scoring advantages no other strategy offersSample SAT Reading Score Conversion TableHow 50 Points Add Up FASTSetting Your Goal WHEN You Locate 2 Answer Choices that Start with the Same Word(s), THEN You Can Instantly Predict the Answer WHEN You Locate 2 Answer Choices that End with the Same Word(s), THEN You Can Instantly Predict the Answer WHEN You Locate 2 Answer Choices that Have the Same Word(s) in Different Places, THEN You Can Instantly Predict the Answer Shortcuts #1, #2, and #3: Practice locating these 3 Shortcuts to instantly predict the answers. WHEN You Locate the Same Word(s) in the Introduction and in 1 Answer Choice, THEN You Can Instantly Predict the EXACT Answer WHEN You Match the Tone of a PASSAGE (Positive or Negative) with the Tone of Words in the Answer Choices (Positive or Negative), THEN You Can Instantly Predict the Answer WHEN You Match the Words at the End of Answer Choice (A) with the Words at the End of 1 Other Answer Choice, THEN You Can Instantly Predict the Answer WHEN You Locate 5 Consecutive Numbers in the Answer Choices, THEN You Can Instantly Predict the Answer WHEN You Locate 3 Consecutive Numbers in the Answer Choices, THEN You Can Instantly Predict the Answer WHEN You Locate 2 Answer Choices That Are ALIKE, Except for ONLY 1 Difference, THEN You Can Instantly Predict the Answer WHEN a Letter Choice (A, B, C, D, E) Appears in Your Answers to a Section of Questions 8 or more times, THEN You Know Exactly Where to Look for Your Mistakes All the SAT Words You Really Need to Know Are in the Answer Choices All You Really Need to Know about SAT Words is a Basic, 1-Word Definition or SYNONYM Little Negative Prefixes are a Big Clue to Answer More SAT Questions You Can Instantly Memorize SAT Words by Using Triple-Letter-Links Top 10 ShortcutsTop 4 Vocabulary SecretsSecret Codes: Review Before the TestFast Forward to Your Test Day To my parents First and foremost, I would like to thank my husband Jim and my son Alex whose constant love and support made this book possible. I am enormously thankful to my agent, Gina Panettieri, who guided this project through many incarnations with sage advice and endless energy. To Brette McWhorter Sember, brilliant editor and stellar person, thank you for always knowing what is missing, what is superfluous, and how to fix everything. Thank you to the dynamic team at Frederick Fell Publishers, Inc.

To Don Lessne, for your direction at every milestone; and to Kelly Apgar, for your perspective and watchful eye. To Ravi Gupta and the super-talented team at TechnicaCon, thank you for your top-notch interior design; and to Jacinta Calcut at Image Graphics Design, thank you for creating the perfect cover for this book. Special thanks to family and friends for so much encouragement: Gary Colello and Patti Colello, Joyce Rechtschaffen and Lloyd Guerci, Kristen Lohser, Paige Panda, Julia Bartlett, Cynthia Turner, Rose Hayden, Al Domroe, Len Perlman, John Rotante, Jerry Rotante, Marian Fink, Sumbal Liaquat, Bobbie Olson, Kimberly MacDonald, and Elaine Stephens. Finally, thank you to all my students who inspired me to find a way to simplify the SAT.

Your students will stress less and score more points when they go to their SAT test with all their test-taking skills PLUS a set of SAT Shortcuts that gives them a fast-scoring strategy to collect the 50-100 additional points they need to reach their SAT GOAL: A high enough score to be admitted to the college your students would most like to attend. A high enough score to be recruited to play a college sport. A high enough score to be recruited to play a college sport.

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