After completing SAT Preparation: Test Strategies, the user should be able to:

	Explain the structure and format of the SAT test
	Demonstrate the best methods for taking each type of test question
	Prepare for the SAT

SAT Structure

	The format of the SAT
	Types of questions on the SAT
	Scoring of the SAT
	Call your schools

Test-Taking Strategies

	Don't get stuck
	Zap the losers
	Always guess
	Answer what's asked
	Know where the question lives
	Know the I, II, III strategy
	Don't read the directions

Strategies for Reading Questions

	Read the interesting passages first
	Use only what you read
	Let the paragraphs help
	Read and mark
	Make a movie in your head
	Know the different types of critical reading questions

Strategies for Analogy Questions

	Figure out the relationship between the stem words
	Find the same relationship in one of the answer choices
	Consider starting with the second stem word
	Use the answer choices to help you
	Know the most common analogy relationships
	Practice with lots of analogy questions

Strategies for Sentence Questions

	Use your own word
	Look for flag words
	Try the second blank first
	Try all the choices
	Read in your answer choice

Strategies for Problem Solving

	Scan choices
	See how it ends
	Approximate
	Work from the choices
	Use numbers for unknowns

Strategies for Quantitative Comparisons

	Quantitative comparison section
	Substitute values for variables
	Cancel if you can
	Factor out common terms
	Diagram strategies

Strategies for Grid-In Questions

	Write your answer first
	Start whole numbers in any column
	Entering fractions or decimals
	Leave improper fractions
	Change all mixed numbers to improper fractions
	Round off at the last possible digit

Preparing for Test Day

	Get your materials ready
	Calculator tips
	Other preparations to consider
	Things you won't need
	Getting physically and mentally prepared

This course has the following features:

	A course index
	A Skill Assessment
	A glossary