Learning to solve the huge array of problems is hard enough, but performing on command at breakneck speed for 3 hours and 45 minutes with the clock ticking loudly can be pretty overwhelming. Constructed like a game, the SAT is different than the typical high school test - strategy is therefore key. Secret Rules of the SAT Game shows students how to play the game effectively. They will discover:

• The tricks
  
• The traps
  
• The shortcuts
  
• How to deal with test-taking anxiety
  
• How to prepare efficiently
  
• How to guess intelligently
  
• How to survive test day

This unique "player's guide" challenges the giant test prep book industry by presenting a concise list of time-saving strategies in a clear and innovative way.

Includes original cartoons by Tim Joyce.

Contents

"I'm Just Not Good at Taking Tests"
One - Mind Game
Two - Prep Game
Three - Guessing Game
Four - Critical Reading

Overview
Complete the Sentence... Read the Passage...
Save Time with the Long Passages... Defying Gravity

Five - Writing

Overview
The SAT's Favorite Grammar...
Multiple-Choice: Choose Good English... Write the Essay

Six - Math

Overview
Part (A): General Strategies... A Selection of Shortcuts
Part (B): Must be/Could be/Cannot be True... Backsolve...
Trial and Error... The Triangular Shortcut
Part (C): Assign a Value... Move the Variables Around...
Follow the "Rules"... Ignore Stuff and Save Time
Part (D): Square It... Count Them
Part (E): The Triangle... Other Shapes, Sometimes

Seven - Put it to the Test