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 thatmakes 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 answerchoices 
go back to the passage to double-check your answerchoices 
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 activevocabulary 
create your own unique flash cards 
acquaint yourself with word parts��prefixes, suffixes,roots��to 
expand your vocabulary 
work through the sat high-frequency word list to expandyour 
college-level vocabulary 
sat high-frequency word list 
basic word parts 
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