SAT Prep III

Reading

100

In regards to the answers in the reading section, evidence takes the more subtle form of....?

Synonyms

200

A single word that makes an answer choice wrong is called a....?

Throwaway

300

List the three drawbacks of passive reading.

-Blurred understanding of the passage

-Likely to miss key information

-Waste time searching for answers

400

What should you always do when reading graphs?

Read the titles of the figures!

500

What do social science passages always come with?

A chart, table, or graph.

Writing

100

What are the two types of questions in the Writing section?

-Standard English Conventions

-Expression of Ideas

200

What grammar error is created when you join two independent clauses with a comma?

A comma splice

300

Every sentence is linked to the preceding and following sentences by related words we call...?

Linking words

400

What are the three "parallels" mentioned in the book?

Lists, structure, and comparisons

500

What is a dialect?

a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group

SAT Overview

100

Does the SAT have a guessing penalty?

No

200

What are the three math subscores?

Heart of Algebra

Passport to Advanced Math

Probability and Data Analysis

300

When and how many times should you take the SAT?

Two to three times your junior year

400

As of March 2005, what was the SAT's total score?

2400

500

In the "Math Overview" chapter, the book breaks down all the units and chapters into how many tiers?

4

Math

100

If 4x + 7 = 10, what is the value of 8x + 2?

8

200

What ordered pair (x,y) satisfies the system of equations below?

x + y = 0
4x - 3y = 21

(3, -3)

300

For every 700 office chairs sold at an office furniture store, 4 are returned for minor defects. At this rate, out of the 42,000 office chairs sold per year, how many should the store expect to be returned for minor defects?

240

400

What is the slope of the line in the xy-plane that passes through the points (-9/2, 2) and (-1/2, 7)?

5/4

500

A concession stand sells hot dogs for $3.75 each and soda for $1.50 each. In one day, the stand sells a combined total of 123 hot dogs and sodas, earning $378 from the sales. How many hot dogs were sold that day?

86

More Math

100

For what positive real value of x is the equation below true?

x³ + 5x² - 4x - 20 = 0

2

200

If 3(x + 4) = 2(10 - x) + 17, then x = ?

5

300

If 6x + 1 is 3 more than 3x + 13, what is the value of 8 subtracted from 4 times x?

12

400

In the function below, a is a constant. If g(9) = 12, what is the value of g(3)?

g(x) = (3/a)x - 24 

-12

500

What is the remainder theorem?

If k is the result when a is plugged into a polynomial, then dividing the polynomial by (x - a) gives a remainder of k.