A Four-Hour Study Program for the SAT

For those who have only a few hours to spend in SAT preparation, I have worked a minimum study program to get you by. It tells you what basic Math skills you need to know, what vocabulary practice you need, and the most important strategies you need from the 40 in this book.

General
Study General Strategies

Critical Reading
Study the following Verbal Strategies (first 3 questions):

Sentence Completion Strategies 1, 2 Vocabulary Strategies 1, 2, & 3

Reading Comprehension Strategies 1 and 2

Study the Most Important/Frequently Used SAT Words and Their Opposites

Math
Study the Mini-Math Refresher.

Study the following Math Strategies (first 3 questions for each strategy):

Strategy 2

Strategy 4

Strategy 8

Strategy 12

Strategy 13

Strategy 14

Strategy 17

Strategy 18

If you have time, take Practice Test 1. Do sections 1 – 10. Check your answers with the explanatory answers, and look again at the strategies and basic skills that apply to the questions you missed.

Writing
Look through the material in Part 9 – The SAT Writing Test.