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by Pauline Beard, Robert Liftig, James S. Malek, J. Maloney, Joanne K. Miller, P. Trenouth, M. Williams
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Research & Education Association (2007-09-19)
ISBN: 0878911294
EAN: 9780878911295
Dewy Decimal #: 371
Paperback: 368 pages
SKU: 031908AC28
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: NO CDROM......no markings or highlighting...tear out of first page
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REA … Real review, Real practice, Real results.
Get the college credits you deserve.
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION with TESTware
Includes CD with timed practice tests, instant scoring, and more.
Completely aligned with today’s AP exam
Are you prepared to excel on the AP exam?
* Set up a study schedule by following our results-driven timeline
* Take the first practice test to discover what you know and what you
should know
* Use REA's advice to ready yourself for proper study and success
Practice for real
* Create the closest experience to test-day conditions with 3 of the book’s 6 full-length practice tests on REA’s TESTware CD, featuring test-taking against the clock, instant scoring by topic, handy mark-and-return function, pause function, and more.
* OR choose paper-and-pencil testing at your own pace
* Chart your progress with full and detailed explanations of all answers
* Boost your confidence with test-taking strategies and experienced advice
Sharpen your knowledge and skills
* The book's full subject review features coverage of all AP English Literature and Composition areas: prose, poetry, drama and theater, verse and meter, types of poetry, plot structure, writing essays, and more
* Smart and friendly lessons reinforce necessary skills
* Key tutorials enhance specific abilities needed on the test
* Targeted drills increase comprehension and help organize study
Ideal for Classroom or Solo Test Preparation!
REA has provided advanced preparation for generations of advanced students who have excelled on important tests and in life. REA’s AP study guides are teacher-recommended and written by experts who have mastered the course and the test.
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by Barbara V. Swovelin
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Cliffs Notes (2001-01-02)
ISBN: 0764586858
EAN: 9780764586859
UPC: 785555046566
Dewy Decimal #: 428.0076
Paperback: 336 pages
Edition: 2
SKU: 111408013
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...minor creases in cover
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CliffsAP study guides help you gain an edge on Advanced Placement* exams. Review exercises, realistic practice exams, and effective test-taking strategies are the key to calmer nerves and higher AP* scores. CliffsAP English Language and Composition, 2nd Edition, is for college-bound students who are preparing to take the AP English Language and Composition Exam, which colleges use to assess your ability to perform college-level work. This easy-to-use guide provides you with insight into both the multiple choice and free-response sections of the exam. Inside, you'll find - Five full-length practice tests
- A detailed overview of the different types of multiple choice questions
- Explanations of how the essays are scored
- Sample topics with actual student essays
- A diagnostic mini-test to help you assess your test-taking strengths and weaknesses
The exam's multiple choice questions are designed to test your ability to analyze prose passages, and the free response section tests your writing ability in a variety of modes and for a variety of purposes. This guide shows you plenty of examples of each, covering the following areas: - Rhetoric and rhetorical modes, and author meaning and purpose
- Organization and structure
- The main idea of a passage
- Planning and writing your essay
- Suggestions on writing style
- Plus, a glossary of terms for the multiple choice and free response sections
This comprehensive guide offers a thorough review of key concepts and detailed answer explanations. It’s all you need to do your best — and get the college credits you deserve. *Advanced Placement Program and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse this product.
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Best AP Teacher's Tool!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-06-22
I use this with my AP Students and it serves as a true basis for the entire course overall! My students have learned an extensive amount from the help of CliffsNotes. It provides you with everything you need to know for the test, and it gives you your own leeway to do what you will with all of the information given.
Buy this product! It is worth it
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HURRAY!!!!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-03-01
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is awesome... I haven't used it a lot recently but it is a great study guide for the AP test. I hope that I pass with flying colors and I think I will thanks to this life saver.
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Not bad. I managed to get a 4 using this book only.
Rating  (4)
Date: 2004-12-06
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'll be honest. I think I was well prepared for AP exam way before reading this book. I've had hardcore Honors English 2 to help prep me for the AP class.
I didn't use this book till the week before the exam. The multiple choice questions were nothing like the ones on the AP exam, which I thought were easier than the ones in the book. If you really want to do well on AP exam, just do the multiple choice and see what you missed. I scored low on each exam (missed 10 or so) and didnt grade myself on the essays.
The good parts of the book are the comprehensive review of glossary terms and the section on writing the essay. AP English is the easiest AP exam to prep for. You don't necessarily need the AP class. You just need to know literary terms and how to write concisely. Overall, 4 stars for getting me the 4 on the AP exam. For the most part, most people in my class got 4s and I dont necessarily think it has to do with the book, but I think if you need practice, this is a decent book.
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Excellent prep book
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-08-30
10 out of 11 customers found this reveiw helpful
I basically took the AP Lang exam using only this book to prepare, and I scored a 5. I did walk into it with pretty developed writing skills, but this book helped me understand and improve my literary analysis. I did about ten of the sample essays and one of the multiple choice sections in the practice tests. The student written essays are helpful; the high scoring ones give you a good idea of what the scorers are looking for.
The main thing to keep in mind on the AP Lang test is sounding intelligent is most important, even if your points are simple. As Oscar Wilde so eloquently put it, "In matters of great importance, style, not sincerity, is what really matters."
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OK
Rating  (3)
Date: 2004-07-25
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book had a decent list of terms, although I've stumbled across better ones in books my friends owned. The main plus to it was detailed analysis of essays written by students under the exact same testing conditions. Although their examples of 8's and 9's seemed quite a bit higher than what my teacher accepted (and she's a tough grader), it was helpful to see how my writing stacked up. I scored a 4 on the exam, with this being my main study guide. Also, my teacher would pass copies out to the class for discussion a few times a year, meaning that she approved, I'm sure.
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by Princeton Review
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Princeton Review (2004-01-13)
ISBN: 0375763899
EAN: 9780375763892
Dewy Decimal #: 468.0076
Paperback: 288 pages
Edition: Study Gd
Release Date: 2004-01-13
SKU: 081708069
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...
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The Princeton Review realizes that acing the AP Spanish Exam is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about Spanish–only what you’ll need to score higher on the exam. There’s a big difference. In Cracking the AP Spanish Exam, we’ll teach you how to think like the test makers and
-Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
-Score higher on the Free-Response section by learning to focus your
analytical skills quickly and efficiently
-Make outlines and use “weaving” to earn more points on essays
-Build your vocabulary by studying our Spanish glossary of poetic devices
This book includes 2 full-length practice AP Spanish tests. All of our practice test questions are like the ones you’ll see on the actual exams, and we fully explain every answer.
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Cracking the Ap Spanish Exam, 2004-2005 Edition (College Test Prep)
Rating (3)
Date: 2006-03-22
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
A good book - but would be better with more sample practice test questions and explanations for correct answers.
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Peruse other guides before buying...
Rating  (2)
Date: 2006-03-09
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
Likewise in the previous review, PR's review of Spanish Language AP is far too simplisitc to adequately prepare you for the AP test. I 'felt' ready, but come test day (2004), the exam was much harder than anticipated.
Received a 4, only because of a unusally interesting essay prompt and easy speaking section.
*Didn't try any other study guide (so you may take this with a grain of salt), but felt this one didn't do the greatest job of preparation.
Purchase for basic review of verb tenses, outline of test format, mediocre coverage of listening and speaking practice.
(FYI Spanish is one of the hardest AP tests)
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Needs more than just a date change
Rating  (1)
Date: 2004-08-13
25 out of 26 customers found this reveiw helpful
I bought this book thinking that it would be a valuable resource for preparing for either the AP Spanish Language or Literature exam. I was wrong.
Concerning the language exam:
First of all, there are no listening CD's and nowhere in the text does it say that a friend or someone else has to read the text. I have another testprep book without the CD's but at least it states that someone must read the listening portiong. I kept hoping to see a mail-in offer for listening CD's in the Princeton Review. There was none.
Second, the picture panels (only 2) are very illogical and nothing like a student would see on the AP exam.
Third, although it offers one practice exam, there is no indication telling me how the exam is scored.
Concerning the literature exam:
The very few test-like questions are designed for the old reading list of 5 authors. The book does not even address the fact that there is a new reading list and what exactly that reading list is.
As far as test prep books go, I'd actually give this one a zero but I was not given that opportunity. I would say that Cliffs AP or 5 Steps to a 5 or even the ARCO test prep book is much more informative. Princeton Review needs to do more than just change the "test date" on their cover.
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by Herman Gewirtz, Jonathan S. Wolf
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (2004-01-01)
ISBN: 0764123637
EAN: 9780764123634
Dewy Decimal #: 530.076
Paperback: 256 pages
Edition: 8
Release Date: 2003-12-02
SKU: 102608026
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...edge and corner wear on cover
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Updated to reflect recent SAT II Physics tests, this manual presents a diagnostic test and three additional full-length model tests with all questions answered and explained. A detailed subject review covers all SAT II Physics topics and reviews the required math skills. Also featured are additional practice questions with answers.
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insightfull comment
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-01-10
This is a good book a source of information for what comes in the test. But the actual test is more difficult than the practice tests in the book
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are you ready to be a professional physicists?
Rating (4)
Date: 2006-11-28
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
ok, basically i took AS physics (british system) and did pretty bad (D.) I decided to take the SAT 2 physics to show what im really made of to the universities, and this book came along. Essentially this book is difficult to comprehend, its probably useful to study it with a tutor. It has so much detail most of it does not come up in the exam, but knowing more than what is needed is better than knowing less. I got 690 which isnt entirely good i.e 800 but its acceptable. I did this without a tutor so one might succeed with a tutor and this book.
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Trivial Information Encyclopedia
Rating (1)
Date: 2006-05-27
This book has WAY WAY WAY WAAAAAAAAAY to much trivial information. I took advanced placement physics and I never even heard of half of this stuff. It takes a long time to sift through all of the unimportant stuff, and it is even missing some important information. Do yourself a favor, and don't buy this book.
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a decent review book
Rating (3)
Date: 2005-05-24
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
While its practice problems may not exactly represent those on the actual test, they get you acquainted with the format and the types of questions you will likely encounter. My suggestion is to use this book to study for the modern physics portion of the exam, which some regular textbooks don't cover. For mechanics and E&M, use your own resources instead, as the barron's study book cover some trivial and unimportant information that will only serve to confuse you. Certainly don't just rely on this book to study off of.
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Definitely not recommended
Rating (1)
Date: 2004-11-30
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
The convoluted explanations and completely inaccurate practice tests make this book pretty near worthless. The two weeks I spent going through it were a waste of time. Now, I'm going to buy the PR book and use that for review.
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by Herman Gewirtz, Jonathan S. Wolf
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (2004-01-01)
ISBN: 0764123637
EAN: 9780764123634
Dewy Decimal #: 530.076
Paperback: 256 pages
Edition: 8
Release Date: 2003-12-02
SKU: 102608026
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...edge and corner wear on cover
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Updated to reflect recent SAT II Physics tests, this manual presents a diagnostic test and three additional full-length model tests with all questions answered and explained. A detailed subject review covers all SAT II Physics topics and reviews the required math skills. Also featured are additional practice questions with answers.
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insightfull comment
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-01-10
This is a good book a source of information for what comes in the test. But the actual test is more difficult than the practice tests in the book
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are you ready to be a professional physicists?
Rating (4)
Date: 2006-11-28
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
ok, basically i took AS physics (british system) and did pretty bad (D.) I decided to take the SAT 2 physics to show what im really made of to the universities, and this book came along. Essentially this book is difficult to comprehend, its probably useful to study it with a tutor. It has so much detail most of it does not come up in the exam, but knowing more than what is needed is better than knowing less. I got 690 which isnt entirely good i.e 800 but its acceptable. I did this without a tutor so one might succeed with a tutor and this book.
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Trivial Information Encyclopedia
Rating (1)
Date: 2006-05-27
This book has WAY WAY WAY WAAAAAAAAAY to much trivial information. I took advanced placement physics and I never even heard of half of this stuff. It takes a long time to sift through all of the unimportant stuff, and it is even missing some important information. Do yourself a favor, and don't buy this book.
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a decent review book
Rating (3)
Date: 2005-05-24
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
While its practice problems may not exactly represent those on the actual test, they get you acquainted with the format and the types of questions you will likely encounter. My suggestion is to use this book to study for the modern physics portion of the exam, which some regular textbooks don't cover. For mechanics and E&M, use your own resources instead, as the barron's study book cover some trivial and unimportant information that will only serve to confuse you. Certainly don't just rely on this book to study off of.
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Definitely not recommended
Rating (1)
Date: 2004-11-30
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
The convoluted explanations and completely inaccurate practice tests make this book pretty near worthless. The two weeks I spent going through it were a waste of time. Now, I'm going to buy the PR book and use that for review.
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by Barnett Rich
Product Group: Book
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (1963-12)
ISBN: 0070522456
EAN: 9780070522459
Paperback: 231 pages
SKU: 090808006
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...minor wear on cover
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by The College Board
Product Group: Book
Publisher: College Board (2006-08-08)
ISBN: 0874477727
EAN: 9780874477726
Dewy Decimal #: 510.76
Paperback: 216 pages
Edition: Stg
Release Date: 2006-08-08
SKU: 091608038
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...minor wear on cover
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The best way to practice for the SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Every year more than 230,000 high school students take a SAT Subject Test in Mathematics. The Official SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Levels 1 & 2 Study Guide is the only source of official questions and answer explanations for these exams, and it is the only guide developed by the test maker. In addition to two fulllength, previously administered practice tests for each exam level, this book also contains complete solutions, answer explanations, and test-taking strategies.
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Great Book!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-13
Was exactly what I hoped it to be, Full of questions for practice, Albeit a bit short compared to the other SAT books(only 200 pages) I think that is still a fair bit of amount. for its price it was a great buy.
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Excellent
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-03-25
0 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
I think the study guide will be very beneficial to me. I believe I chose the right book...
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Disappointing
Rating (3)
Date: 2007-01-15
10 out of 10 customers found this reveiw helpful
Unfortunately, this book only has two practice tests. It is really tough to adequately prepare for this exam with so few problems. I recommend Barron's book instead.
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Not very useful
Rating (2)
Date: 2007-01-12
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Not very useful if you want to study for maths level 1/2.only useful for part time end moment practice but not worth its money.
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Great Book!
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-01-09
9 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
It wasn't good for review, but really good because it has two OFFCIAL math IIC tests. I used Barron's for review and used both of these practice tests (answers and explanations in the back) to score a 790 on the real exam.
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by The College Board
Product Group: Book
Publisher: College Board (2007-01-07)
ISBN: 0874477182
EAN: 9780874477184
Dewy Decimal #: 378.1662
Paperback: 889 pages
Edition: 4th
Release Date: 2004-10-07
SKU: 072308003
Condition: Used: Acceptable
Comments: few markings...creases in cover with curled corners
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The Official SAT Study Guide is the only book that features official SAT practice tests created by the test maker. It's packed with the information students need to get ready for the exam. They’ll gain valuable experience by taking eight practice tests and receiving estimated scores. With 900 pages and 21 chapters, the book helps students raise their confidence by reviewing concepts, test-taking approaches, and focused sets of practice questions.
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Bought this for the mystery tutor site, glad I did.
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-17
I bought this book for my kid because it was recommended on mysterytutor.com, and I have to say I'm glad I did. The questions are different from what he was working on before, which was one of the Barron's books, just like the guy on the mystery tutor site said they would be. It just makes sense to use real questions to get ready for the test, especially when it's an important one.
Some other reviewers have written about how the book doesn't provide solutions, and I agree that that's a problem, but if you go to the mystery tutor's forums you can get all of those solutions for free, so that way you can still use this book of real questions and not have to go with some other company's fake questions, but still have explanations.
The book is full of real practice questions just like it says it is, and it's the only book of practice questions you should be using! Get it and don't think twice.
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The Official SAT Guide
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-11-16
This book NEVER arrived. It was cancelled the same day, reorder from another vendor and also cancelled. Finally, my daughter's boyfriend found her one, almost too late and they studied together. The Guide was helpful but would have been better if delivered and on time.
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No explanations!??
Rating (2)
Date: 2008-10-22
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book comes in handy because it has great tips and sources coming right from the creator of the SAT's and also tells you what to expect on test day. The only problem is that it gives no explanations for the answers.There are explanations on the sample questions only, but there are none on the practice tests(there are eight practice tests). It is so frustrating, especially in the math section, don't just tell me the answer is "B", explain to me WHY it is "B" and HOW to solve the problem. If you want an effective and easy to understand study guide, I recommend "11 Practice tests for the SAT's and PSAT's" by the princeton review. That one actually explains the answers for every single question(both math and English) in the book. You can buy the college board's if you want great tips but don't rely on it for your practice tests because its not going to help.
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Great Book!
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-10-13
well..
Firstly,it is a great book with useful deals for different part of SAT. I think this book is like Baron's "How to prepare for SAT",but it has more details and is from the test maker.
Secondly,as a official guide to SAT for people all around the world,it introduce SAT in a very detailed way,including some test skill.(though..just few..)
As a official guide,it can just present some common skills and reference. It cannot be a top reference book but a necessary book for SAT.
Thanks collegeboard for presenting such a great book for us.
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Good, solid study guide
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-08-19
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I bought this book for my daughter. It is easy to navigate, well laid-out, and fairly clear and precise in its presentation.
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by The College Board
Product Group: Book
Publisher: College Board (2007-01-07)
ISBN: 0874477182
EAN: 9780874477184
Dewy Decimal #: 378.1662
Paperback: 889 pages
Edition: 4th
Release Date: 2004-10-07
SKU: 071708017
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...light shelf wear on cover
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The Official SAT Study Guide is the only book that features official SAT practice tests created by the test maker. It's packed with the information students need to get ready for the exam. They’ll gain valuable experience by taking eight practice tests and receiving estimated scores. With 900 pages and 21 chapters, the book helps students raise their confidence by reviewing concepts, test-taking approaches, and focused sets of practice questions.
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Bought this for the mystery tutor site, glad I did.
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-17
I bought this book for my kid because it was recommended on mysterytutor.com, and I have to say I'm glad I did. The questions are different from what he was working on before, which was one of the Barron's books, just like the guy on the mystery tutor site said they would be. It just makes sense to use real questions to get ready for the test, especially when it's an important one.
Some other reviewers have written about how the book doesn't provide solutions, and I agree that that's a problem, but if you go to the mystery tutor's forums you can get all of those solutions for free, so that way you can still use this book of real questions and not have to go with some other company's fake questions, but still have explanations.
The book is full of real practice questions just like it says it is, and it's the only book of practice questions you should be using! Get it and don't think twice.
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The Official SAT Guide
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-11-16
This book NEVER arrived. It was cancelled the same day, reorder from another vendor and also cancelled. Finally, my daughter's boyfriend found her one, almost too late and they studied together. The Guide was helpful but would have been better if delivered and on time.
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No explanations!??
Rating (2)
Date: 2008-10-22
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book comes in handy because it has great tips and sources coming right from the creator of the SAT's and also tells you what to expect on test day. The only problem is that it gives no explanations for the answers.There are explanations on the sample questions only, but there are none on the practice tests(there are eight practice tests). It is so frustrating, especially in the math section, don't just tell me the answer is "B", explain to me WHY it is "B" and HOW to solve the problem. If you want an effective and easy to understand study guide, I recommend "11 Practice tests for the SAT's and PSAT's" by the princeton review. That one actually explains the answers for every single question(both math and English) in the book. You can buy the college board's if you want great tips but don't rely on it for your practice tests because its not going to help.
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Great Book!
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-10-13
well..
Firstly,it is a great book with useful deals for different part of SAT. I think this book is like Baron's "How to prepare for SAT",but it has more details and is from the test maker.
Secondly,as a official guide to SAT for people all around the world,it introduce SAT in a very detailed way,including some test skill.(though..just few..)
As a official guide,it can just present some common skills and reference. It cannot be a top reference book but a necessary book for SAT.
Thanks collegeboard for presenting such a great book for us.
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Good, solid study guide
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-08-19
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I bought this book for my daughter. It is easy to navigate, well laid-out, and fairly clear and precise in its presentation.
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