11 Practice Tests for the SAT & PSAT, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation) [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 0375429344 | ISBN-13: 978-0375429347 | Publication Date: July 7, 2009 | Edition: Original

The way to test your best on the SAT and PSAT is to get in lots of practice beforehand, and this resource offers you 11 prime opportunities to do just that! Other books just give you the tests themselves, along with an answer key, and then expect you to figure out why you got a question right or wrong. In this book you’ll find full explanations for every problem, using The Princeton Review’s score-improving techniques.

11 Practice Tests for the SAT and PSAT, 2010 Edition includes

·10 practice SATs and 1 practice PSAT
·Detailed answer explanations for every question
·Online score reports that allow you to discover your strengths and weaknesses on each test
·An insider’s guide to what ETS says is on the test and what they really mean
·Access to optional online essay grading

Product Details

• Paperback: 944 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review; Original edition (July 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375429344
• ISBN-13: 978-0375429347
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 1.7 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but flawed., January 16, 2010

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This review is from: 11 Practice Tests for the SAT & PSAT, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation) (Paperback)

I got this book after my mom kept pushing me to study for SATs (I'm currently a junior and I took the test in December). Even though it was a drag to churn out a test every week, I think it helped me on the actual test, as well as the PSAT.

I didn't really use the additional PSAT practice test, but my projected SAT score from the results was 2310, and it turned out to be pretty close. The most useful part for me was actually when they reviewed the few types of grammar rules. I went over this briefly and everything was on the actual test (I aced the grammar portion of it). There's not too much review because it IS a book of practice tests, so I assume this book is not for everyone or is to be used in conjunction with their Cracking the SAT series. I for one didn't really want to take a prep class so I chose this instead.

The typos mentioned by other people were pretty obvious, and sometimes very frustrating. I'm pretty sure that most people can figure out that the slope of a line is found by using delta y over delta x, not some weird mix of the two (Practice test 4, Section 3, #19.)

I'm not sure how other prep books are (I didn't really have much time and I've only taken the test once), but this one is good for checking timing, and the problems are about the right difficulty. Basically, use this book to prepare, but be ready to face typos and some vague questions. If you can deal with that, this should be a pretty good choice for you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for anyone taking the SAT test, February 2, 2010

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Candice M. Westfall "Internet CEO Mom" (Stevensville, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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My 13-year old daughter had to take the SAT test in order to apply for the Math and Science Center at our high school. Although she did not know how to answer some of the questions (just because she has not been taught the information yet) having this book allowed her to practice taking the tests and see how the questions are set up for each area of study. We were also able to have her take the tests given the time she would have been allowed during the actual test. We were very happy with our purchase.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money, June 30, 2010

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I bought this for my son. He likes it and found it very helpful. Lot of questions for the bucks. Even at my age I have had some fun to do the gramma and algebra parts, as well as in discussion with my child.