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ISBN 10: 0997517875
ISBN 13: 978-0997517873
Author: Erica L. Meltzer
Intended to clearly and systematically demystify what is often considered the most challenging section of the SAT, The Critical Reader: The Complete Guide to SAT® Reading, 3rd Edition, provides a comprehensive review of the reading skills tested on the redesigned exam for students who are serious about raising their scores.
Includes:
A chapter-by-chapter breakdown of question types, with in-depth explanations and numerous examples demonstrating how to work through each type.
Techniques for comprehending complex passages and identifying key information quickly and efficiently.
Extensive strategies for simplifying and answering paired supporting evidence questions as well as graph- and chart-based data analysis questions.
A list of alternate definitions of common words, plus strategies for using context clues to decipher the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
To allow students to apply the strategies outlined in this book to College Board material while focusing on the specific areas in which they are seeking to improve, this book also includes a list of all the Reading questions from the Official College Board SAT Guide, 2018 Edition, arranged both by category and by test.
The Critical Reader The Complete Guide to SAT Reading 3rd Table of contents:
1. Vocabulary in Context
Strategies
Second Meanings and Answer Choices
Common Second Meanings
Additional Words to Know
Vocabulary in Context Exercises
Explanations: Vocabulary in Context Exercises
2. Making the Leap: Moving from Concrete to Abstract
Why Use Pronouns?
The Former and the Latter
Pronoun and “Compression” Noun Exercises
Explanations: Pronoun and “Compression” Noun Exercises
3. The Big Picture
Identifying Topics
What’s the Point?
Point of a Paragraph
Old Idea/New Idea
Using the “Old Idea” to Predict Main Point and Attitude
Fiction Passages: What if the Main Point Isn’t Obvious?
Order of Events
Supporting Examples: Working Backwards
Main Point vs. Primary Purpose
The Big Picture Exercises
Explanations: The Big Picture Exercises
4. Introduction to Supporting Evidence Questions
Supporting and Contradicting Claim
Supporting and Contradicting Claims Exercises
Explanations: Supporting and Contradicting Claims Exercises
5. Same Idea, Different Words: Literal Comprehension
Other Approaches
Using Line References to Make Educated Guesses
Literal Comprehension Exercises
Explanations: Literal Comprehension Questions
6. Reasonable Inferences
Fallacies and Incorrect Answers
Unstated Assumptions
Inference Exercises
Explanations: Inference Exercises
7. Extended Reasoning
Extended Reasoning Exercises
Explanations: Extended Reasoning Exercises
8. Reading for Function
Types of Function Questions
Chart: Functions of Key Words and Punctuation
“Vague” Answers
Playing Positive and Negative with Function Questions
Chart: Positive, Negative, and Neutral Function Words
Reading for Function Exercises
Explanations: Reading for Function Exercises
Glossary of Function Words
9. Tone and Attitude
Neutral Tone, Definite Opinion
Playing Positive/Negative with Tone and Attitude Questions
Inferring Attitude
Simplifying “Tone” Answers
Register: Formal vs. Informal
Certainty vs. Uncertainty
Humor, Sarcasm, and Irony
Chart: Common Tone and Attitude Words
Tone and Attitude Exercises
Explanations: Tone and Attitude Exercises
10. Rhetorical Strategy and Passage Organization
Point of View
Paragraph and Passage Organization
Counterarguments
Effect of a Rhetorical Strategy
Rhetorical Strategy and Organization Exercises
Explanations: Rhetorical Strategy and Organization Questions
11. Paired Passages
Overview of Paired Passages
How to Read Paired Passages
Relationship Questions are Inference Questions
Paired Passages and “Evidence” Questions
Agreement Questions
Paired Passage Exercises
Explanations: Paired Passage Exercises
12. Infographics
Reading Graphs: Finding the Point and Skimming
Reading Between the Lines
Multiple Variables
“Backwards” Graphs and “Trick” Answers
Tables 306
Paired Graphics
To Synthesize…Or Not
Graphics and Extended Reasoning
Infographic Exercises
Explanations: Infographic Exercises
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