McGraw-Hill's 12 Practice SATs and PSAT (McGraw-Hill's 12 Practice Sats & PSAT) [Paperback]

Christopher Black (Author), Mark Anestis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071475710 | ISBN-13: 978-0071475716 | Publication Date: September 28, 2006 | Edition: 1

The quickest, easiest way to guarantee success on the highest of high-stakes tests

Michael Jordan once said, “Some people are just born gifted, but for the rest of us it's practice, practice, practice.” When applied to the SATs, that means practice tests, practice tests, and more practice tests-which is exactly what McGraw-Hill's 12 SAT Practice Tests and PSAT provides. Packed with more than a dozen tests and proven test-taking strategies, it arms you with the most economical and reliable way to build your test-taking prowess and confidence.

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From the Back Cover

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT - ESPECIALLY FOR THE SAT!

If you want better SAT scores, you need to know what the test measures, how it's structured, and how to budget your time in each section. The best way to find all this out is to practice, practice, practice-on tests that are as close as possible to the real thing.

12 SAT Practice Tests and PSAT gives you exactly the kind of intensive SAT practice you need. As you work your way through the tests in this book, you'll learn what your strengths and weaknesses are, what you need to review, and how to pace yourself during the actual exam. Take these practice SATs under real test conditions, and watch your scores improve from each test to the next. Sharpen your skills, boost your confidence, reduce your stress-and prepare to do your best on test day!

This indispensable guide includes:

• 12 full-length practice tests that mirror the actual SAT, with fullyexplained answers to every question
• 1 full-length practice PSAT
• Inside info on how the test is created, structured, and scored
• Battle-tested time-pressure tips
• Strategies for nailing the newest and most intimidating feature of the SAT: the essay

About the Author

Christopher Black, M.A. is the founder and director of College Hill Coaching and the creator of the College Hill Method for developing reasoning skills. He has been a consultant to the nation's leading educational publishers and software developers and is co-author of McGraw-Hill's SAT1.

Mark Anestis is founder and director of The Learning Edge and author of McGraw-Hill's 5 Steps to a 5 on the AP Biology Exam.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071475710
• ISBN-13: 978-0071475716
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.9 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,025,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars McGraw-Hill needs better proofreaders., March 3, 2007

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Meg Giry - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's 12 Practice SATs and PSAT (McGraw-Hill's 12 Practice Sats & PSAT) (Paperback)

I used the math sections of this book to prepare for my SAT. In my opinion, McGraw-Hill needs math teachers to proofread its review books. In one set of three math sections, I found six errors in their proofreading and had to rescore my test six times. I had my father go over these questions as well (he is a graduate of Columbia University's School of Engineering) and he agreed that the book was wrong. On one question, the correct answer wasn't one of the answer choices, yet they had a choice in the answer key and the correct answer in the detailed explanation. For another question, the question itself and the detailed answer section were inconsistent. In yet another case, two questions were reversed in the answer key (#13 was #14 in the key & vice versa). And in a fourth case, there was a typo in the question which made it impossible to come up with a definite answer. These errors aren't ones that you're likely to catch unless you go back to the answer key and redo the questions again and again. If you want the trouble of redoing everything to make sure that the book isn't wrong, go ahead and buy this book. If you just want to prepare for the test, use a different publisher.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly on par with the review book by the same authors, February 5, 2007

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SATtaker - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's 12 Practice SATs and PSAT (McGraw-Hill's 12 Practice Sats & PSAT) (Paperback)

Well, frankly, i dont like this book AT ALL. THE PRACTICE TESTS ARE NOTHING LIKE THE REAL ONES BY ETS. It's funny with the CR section where the right answer stands out like a magic ball among a bunch of OBVIOUSLY dumb choices. You bet you can never find such thing in a real SAT.
In a nutshell:
DONT BUY IT. trust me...If you want cruise through the same frustration and regret i have using this book, go ahead and buy it.