How to Prepare for Sat Ii--Spanish [Hardcover]

Christopher Kendris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1999 | ISBN-10: 0764104837 | ISBN-13: 978-0764104831 | Edition: 8th

Featuring ten full-length practice SAT II Spanish tests with answers and explanations for all questions, plus reviews of Spanish grammar and vocabulary, this book also includes grammar and vocabulary reviews and reading comprehension passages. The disk contains listening comprehension sections of the tests plus additional review.

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Text: English, Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc; 8th edition (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764104837
• ISBN-13: 978-0764104831
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,585,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In-depth Review and Practice, June 24, 2002

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K. Wallace (Bedford, MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Prepare for the SAT II Spanish with Compact Disc (Barron's SAT Spanish) (Paperback)

I used this book to review for the SAT II during a study period at school. The grammar review is 60 solid pages, and so it takes some time to get through it and learn it, even if you are a good Spanish student. I studied this book for months before taking the test. Be warned that this book will not help you get a great score unless you put a lot of time in studying it (or you already know the material). However, it really does have everything you need to score well.

I think the practice tests were slightly harder than the real thing, but they were fairly close. Just a week before the actual test I got a 670 on a practice test. Then, on the actual test, I got a 710. This really isn't much of a difference when you take into account the range of SAT II scores that accompany any score.
Rather than including an exact scoring guide after every practice test (which would have been nice, but unrealistic), the book has directions on calculating your raw score and then one chart which gives a range of scores to match the range your raw score fell into. (The only soure of SAT IIs that have actually been given in previous years is, of course, "Real SAT IIs," published by the College Board.)

There were some typos in the book. I found a few in the grammar review and one or two in practice test answer keys. None of them were terrible, but if you think that the book is incorrect about something it may very well be. Overall, I good book to study, especially if you have a lot of time before the test.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Este libro es maravilloso!, December 18, 2003

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slipstream99 "slipstream99" (Melbourne, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Prepare for the SAT II Spanish with Compact Disc (Barron's SAT Spanish) (Paperback)

I bought this book about one month before my SAT II: Spanish test. The main reason that I bought it was for the practice tests; I've found that being acquainted with the format calms my nerves and (hopefully!) allows me to concentrate more on the content than the format. The book has ten practice exams that are fairly comparable in difficulty to the actual test. I took four of the practice exams and received about a 78-80 raw score on all of them, which translates into the 750-800 range as the scaled score. On the real SAT II, I scored a 760, which I expected due to my scores on the practice exams. I glanced through the grammar review and vocabulary, and it seems to be well laid out and informative. I tended not to dwell on it because, being in AP Spanish Language, I hoped that I knew enough of the information to spare myself of the extra studying. Overall, I thought the book truly helped me score better and it was a great predictor of my score - which is helpful if you're debating whether to take the actual exam or not because you are afraid of what your score might be. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone considering taking the SAT II: Spanish test.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great quality, but some errors, January 28, 2007

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This review is from: How to Prepare for the SAT II Spanish with Compact Disc (Barron's SAT Spanish) (Paperback)

As a Spanish tutor, I have to say that this book's best feature is its Listening Comprehension CD. I have used this book to help prepare students of all levels to better understand the Spanish language. The listening comprehension guides are perfect for anyone--from an advanced student to a beginner.. In addition, the practice tests are amazing for their quantity, not necessarily their quality. The downside to this book is that there are several typos and errors that a novice student wouldn't catch. Overall, it is a good book to use, but use it with the supervision of a Spanish teacher or tutor as you may not be able to notice some of the errors.