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Your Key to SAT Success
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECRET KEY #1 – TIME IS YOUR GREATEST ENEMY ................................................................... 1
SUCCESS STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................... 1
Pace Yourself ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Estimation ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Scanning................................................................................................................................................ 3
SECRET KEY #2 – GUESSING IS NOT GUESSWORK........................................................................ 4
MONKEYS TAKE THE SAT.......................................................................................................................... 4
THE SAT “GUESSING” PENALTY ................................................................................................................ 5
All Question Types except Grid-In........................................................................................................ 5
Grid-In Questions ................................................................................................................................. 6
SUCCESS STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................... 6
SPECIFIC GUESSING TECHNIQUES ............................................................................................................... 8
Slang ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Extreme Statements............................................................................................................................... 9
Similar Answer Choices........................................................................................................................ 9
Hedging............................................................................................................................................... 10
SUMMARY OF GUESSING TECHNIQUES ..................................................................................................... 10
SECRET KEY #3 – PRACTICE SMARTER, NOT HARDER ............................................................. 11
SUCCESS STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................. 11
SECRET KEY #4 – MAKE SAT WORK FOR YOU ............................................................................. 12
SECRET KEY #5 – TEST YOURSELF................................................................................................... 13
SUCCESS STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................. 13
TOP 20 TEST TAKING TIPS................................................................................................................... 14
GENERAL STRATEGIES........................................................................................................................ 15
Make Predictions........................................................................................................................... 15
Answer the Question..................................................................................................................... 15
Benchmark....................................................................................................................................... 15
Valid Information .......................................................................................................................... 16
Avoid “Fact Traps” ...................................................................................................................... 16
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