SAT Reading Bible : PowerScore Test Preparation
Product ID: 1299757
The PowerScore SAT Reading Bible -- About.com's Best SAT Book for 2013 --is the most comprehensive guide available for the Critical Reading section of the SAT. From challenging Sentence Completion questions to complicated Passage-Based Reading questions, this book unveils powerful solution strategies for attacking every type of reading question on the test. Most SAT guides concentrate on Math and Writing, only briefly touching on Critical Reading; The SAT Reading Bible, however, dedicates the entirety of its 450 pages to detailed methodologies that have been proven to raise student capabilities, confidence, and ultimately their scores in this most difficult section of the SAT. The SAT Reading Bible includes: · Instructions for deconstructing the four types of question stems in Sentence Completion questions · Key identifiers for the 6 types of wrong answer traps in Sentence Completion questions · Strategies for decoding difficult vocabulary · A vocabulary diagnostic to determine the extent of study of vocabulary words · A glossary of common SAT root words, prefixes, and suffixes · Approaches to actively reading different types of passages for time, comprehension, and pattern recognition · Analysis of Passage-Based Reading right and wrong answer choices, including 6 types of answer traps · Directions for deconstructing the 3 main types of Passage Based Reading questions (Vocabulary-in-Context, Literal Comprehension, and Extended Reasoning questions) and 13 question sub-types (such as Comparisons and General Inferences) · Over 300 example and practice questions in Sentence Completion and Passage-Based Reading, all with full explanations · Advice for thinking positively about the test and the Critical Reading section · Chapter Summaries that review key points from each section · Online Supplements, including Reading Flash Cards of the 700 Repeat Offender vocabulary words and a Blue Book Database of question classifications from The Official SAT Study Guide The SAT Reading Bible is a part of PowerScore s SAT Bible Trilogy, which also includes The SAT Math Bible and The SAT Writing Bible. As a set, these books comprise the preeminent guides to quickly and effectively mastering all three sections of the SAT. PowerScore offers comprehensive LSAT, GMAT, GRE, SAT, and ACT live and online preparation classes. For more information about PowerScore s publications or services, please visit PowerScore.com or contact PowerScore at (800) 545-1750. Review: Encouraging Book - The sentence completions tips are good but I personally don't really care for them. For sentence completions just drill DH vocab words and you'll be set.(Check out my review for the Direct Hits books) The real fun starts on Chapter 7 when the book goes in depth on one of the hardest parts of the Sat (The Passage Based Reading). I also like the Confidence Quotations in the book. The quotes give you the will power to keep moving on. I highly recommended writing down your favorites quotes so you can recite them daily or whenever you have the time. The book also features an appendix. The appendix has 700 "Repeat Offenders" words and some Roots and Affixes. Overall, this book has all the bang for your buck or however they say that. I went from a 400-460 range on critical reading. I'm scoring 580's on Critical reading tests now. I will take the October and November sat. I will update this review when those scores come back to me. Review: Pretty solid information - Seems to have a lot of useful information. After working through half the book, my son increased his score on a practice test by 50 points. Hoping for another 50 points by the end of the book.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 19 Reviews |
F**N
Encouraging Book
The sentence completions tips are good but I personally don't really care for them. For sentence completions just drill DH vocab words and you'll be set.(Check out my review for the Direct Hits books) The real fun starts on Chapter 7 when the book goes in depth on one of the hardest parts of the Sat (The Passage Based Reading). I also like the Confidence Quotations in the book. The quotes give you the will power to keep moving on. I highly recommended writing down your favorites quotes so you can recite them daily or whenever you have the time. The book also features an appendix. The appendix has 700 "Repeat Offenders" words and some Roots and Affixes. Overall, this book has all the bang for your buck or however they say that. I went from a 400-460 range on critical reading. I'm scoring 580's on Critical reading tests now. I will take the October and November sat. I will update this review when those scores come back to me.
A**R
Pretty solid information
Seems to have a lot of useful information. After working through half the book, my son increased his score on a practice test by 50 points. Hoping for another 50 points by the end of the book.
C**R
Amazing improvement!!!!!!
I bought this book because my son, a junior getting ready for the SAT was having a hard time comprehending the passages on the practice SAT tests. He literately read the whole bible and did the exercises and learned all the words they recommended. Surprisingly he got a 1860 on the SAT!!! 620 in each section. As a sophmore he got 430 on the PSAT!!!! It helped him a lot. Also, have the kids do more practice books and lots of practice tests. I hope this helps. Good luck!
A**V
Three Stars
Okay resource
A**R
Superior book around SAT reading
Most books state: active reading is important... and then go to strategies that assume active reading. The reading part of this book (starting at chapter 7) give advice and exercises at building in that active reading for students who are prone to doze off when the passages are hard, abstract, or obscure. I have previewed many books for SAT reading, this is the best at providing strategies during reading, and challenges (that are almost puzzle like solving) per answering questions.
U**K
Clear Cut
Better than Rocket Review but the author's need to review it because in the Answers to the Practice Sets, there are mistakes. Over all, great book, really helped me in Reading Comprehension. Just add one more thing: in the Paired Comparison Passages, Read Passage 1, Answer all Passage 1 Questions only and *(Addition) in questions that refer to both passages, mark choices which refer only to Passage 1*.
N**E
My Son likes to read it for Critical Reading Section of SAT perp.
He says that it is a really good book to prepare for Critical Reading. He enjoys the way the material is presented for important exam.
T**R
strength in the details
I have been teaching SAT Critical Reading for eight years now. I like the attention to detail and the different kinds of exercises. For example, if you have are having trouble with inferences, there are passages here that ask nothing but inference questions.
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