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New SAT?Study Guide

LESSONS, STRATEGIES, AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS STUDY GUIDE

VARSITY TUTORS St. Louis

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2019 Edition

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Table of Contents

How to Use This Book

1

Introduction2

The New SAT: New Content, New Format

3

Scoring13

The Essay

18

Testing Tips

22

The SAT Reading Test

24

Review: SAT Reading

25

Review: Context, Connotation, Denotation, and Implication

26

Review: Close Reading

32

Information and Ideas

38

Deciphering Statements and Implications

39

Applying Inferences to New Scenarios

45

Citing Textual Evidence

53

Identifying Main Ideas and Themes

59

Summarizing and Paraphrasing

64

Deciphering Words and Phrases in Context

69

Interpreting Relationships in Context

77

Cause and Effect

78

Comparing and Contrasting

83

Sequence91

Rhetoric and Passage Construction

97

Stylistic Word Choice

98

Text Structure

108

Point of View

113

Purpose119

Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning

124

Synthesis131

Paired Passages

132

Quantitative Information

147

The SAT Writing and Language Test

159

Expression of Ideas

160

Content and Development

161

Modifying Proposition Statements

162

Improving Focus and Purpose

170

Quantitative Accuracy and Application

173

Organization and Structure

179

Logical Sequence

180

Introductions, Transitions, and Conclusions

187

Effective Language Use

193

Word Choice

194

Concision204

Tone and Style

209

Combining Sentences

216

Standard English Conventions

224

Sentence Structure

225

Complete and Incomplete Sentences

226

Coordination Between Clauses

234

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