... called
fractions
. The center line is the fraction bar. The
number above the bar is called the
numerator
, and
the number below the bar is the
denominator
.
CAUTION: The denominator of a fraction ... Way
.
For additional practice on SAT- type questions, see Bar-
ron’s
Math Workbook for the NEW SAT
.
Topics in Arithmetic
To do well on the SAT, you need to...
... fled
fling flung flung
fly flew flown
forebear forbore forborne
forbid forbade forbidden
forget forgot forgotten, forgot
forgive forgave forgiven
forsake forsook forsaken
freeze froze frozen
get got ... when they shift into the past
tense, they do it in the standard way by adding
-ed
or
-d
.
The troll lurked.
Berenice pounced.
Others, however, are
irregular
: when they form the pas...
... it
sometime. You’ll see the eyes move, then come to a stop,
then dart back for a second, stop, then sweep forward again,
stop, and so on. The stops last only for a fraction of a second,
but they’re important: ... Encouraging actors to show tolerance for their
fellow artists
(D) Emphasizing that actors are superior to other
performing artists
(E) Correcting a misinterpretatio...
... up the hill for the
building of Chartres Cathedral” is to haul the
stones used to construct the cathedral. In
doing such hard manual labor, the noble
knights and ladies showed the depth of their
conviction ... average of the three digits is 2, the
sum of the digits is 6. The simplest thing is
to list them. If there are only a few, list them
all; if it seems that th...
...
TOTAL TOTAL
(To get a score, divide the total by 6) (To get a score, divide the total by 6)
Answer Key
Note: The letters in brackets following the Mathematical
Reasoning answers refer to ... numbers
together and divide by 6 to determine your total score. The higher your total score, the better you are likely to
do on the essay section of the SAT.
Note that on...
... Without the support
of other stories, the actor’s stories might not be
believed. If people need such supporting testi-
mony, their first response to the stories must
be disbelief. They must think them ... 4, the deviation on
each of the first five tests is 4, for a total
deviation above the average of 20 points.
Then the total deviation below the average
must also be 20 (...
... Pick numbers a and b for
the legs of the triangle. For example, if a is 2,
then by the Pythagorean theorem 2
2
+ b
2
= 4
2
.
Then b
2
= 12 and b = = 2 , so the
radii of the semicircles are 1 ... you know the formula, , for adding
up the first n positive integers, you can use it:
A = = 25(51) = 1275. B is the sum of
the integers from 1 to 100 minus the sum of
the...
... snugly
into a cylindrical can: the
radius of the spheres equals
the radius of the can, and the
balls just touch the bottom and
the top of the can. If the
formula for the volume of a
sphere is V ... that there were
originally x dollars in the box. Ann took
x + 1, leaving x – 1. Dan then took of
that plus $1 more; he took
Then Stan took $11. Since together they took...
... Fearing for their son’s
safety, the overprotective parents were
loath
to let him go
on the class trip.
loathe
V. detest. Booing and hissing, the audience
showed how much they
loathed
the wicked ...
lull
in the rain.
lull
V. soothe; cause one to relax one’s guard; subside.
The mother’s gentle song
lulled
the child to sleep. Malcolm
tried to come up with a plausibl...
... TWO
HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE
SAT
SAT
23RD EDITION
Sharon Weiner Green
Former Instructor in English
Merritt College
Oakland, California
Ira K. Wolf, Ph.D.
President, PowerPrep, Inc.
Former High ... inaccuracies for which of the following reasons?
I. Lack of skill on the part of the translators
II. The tendency of the reporters to overstate what
they were told by...