PART ONE： INTRODUCING THE SAT： CRITICAL READING SKILLS
Nature of the Test
Overview and Content
The Critical Reading Sections
Sentence Completion Questions
Passage-Based Reading Questions
Before the Test
Six Months Before
Two Months Before
The Night Before
During the Test
Use Time Wisely
Center on the Test
PART TWO： SELF-ASSESSMENT
Introduction
Self-Assessment Test
Answer Key
Analysis of Test Results
Answer Explanations
PART THREE： SENTENCE COMPLETION QUESTIONS
Overview
Tips on Handling Sentence Completion Questions
Before You Look at the Answer Choices， Think of a Word That Makes Sense
Spot Clues in the Sentence： Signal Words
Notice Negatives
Words Have Many Meanings： Stay Alert
Break Down Unfamiliar Words， Looking for Familiar WordPARTs
Take One Blank at a Time
Sentence Completion Exercises
Level A
Level B
Level C
Answers to Sentence Completion Exercises
Answer Explanations
PART FOUR： PASSAGE-BASED READING QUESTIONS
Overview
Tips on Handling Passage-Based Reading Questions
Try to Anticipate What the Passage Is About
Pick Your Questions to Answer
Read Purposefully： Passage， Questions， and Answer Choices
Go Back to the Passage to Double-Check Your Answer Choices
Tackle Paired Passages One Passage at a Time
Passage-Based Reading Exercises
Level A
Level B
Level C
Answers to Passage-Based Reading Exercises
Answer Explanations
PART FIVE： BUILDING YOUR VOCABULARY
Overview
Tips on Building Your Vocabulary
Read Widely to Develop Your Feeling for Words
Use Memory Tricks to Keep New Words in Your Active Vocabulary
Create Your Own Unique Flash Cards
Acquaint Yourself with WordPARTs-Prefixes， Suffixes， Roots-to
Expand Your Vocabulary
Work Through the SAT High-Frequency Word List to Expand Your
College-Level Vocabulary
SAT High-Frequency Word List
Basic WordPARTs
Common Prefixes
Common Roots and Stems
Common Suffixes
PART SIX： TESTS FOR PRACTICE
Critical Reading Test 1
Answer Key
Analysis of Test Results
Answer Explanations
Critical Reading Test 2
Answer Key
Analysis of Test Results
Answer Explanations
Critical Reading Test 3
Answer Key
Analysis of Test Results
Answer Explanations
