Ace the Verbal on the SAT

by Loren Meierding

Overview

Many students are not accepted in to certain colleges and universities because of low SAT scores. Loren Meierding has written Ace the Verbal on the SAT to help students with minimal preparation do well by improving their vocabulary and use better techniques for finding the answers to the questions. This book provides strategies needed to score high on the Verbal Reasoning section of the New SAT by offering: words (organized by Indo-European roots) with definitions and sources needed to expand vocabulary of more than 2,000 important words, advice on how to prepare for the new writing section of the SAT, an understanding of what to look for in the critical reading passages. Although most useful to students, this guidebook will be also be of interest to parents, teachers, and administrators to help prepare test takers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781578861989
Publisher:	R&L Education
Publication date:	03/31/2005
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.96(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Loren Meierding, now a caregiver, was previously a system engineer designing defense and transportation systems for Hughes Aircraft Company. His studies specialized in analytic philosophy, epistemology, logic, and philosophy of science writing a Ph.D. dissertation on the argument from evil.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Part 1: Basic Assistance with the Verbal SAT
Chapter 3 1 Improving on the Verbal Section of the SAT
Chapter 4 2 Improving on the Writing Section of the SAT
Chapter 5 3 Critical Reading
Chapter 6 4 Sentence Completion Questions
Chapter 7 5 Writing Sample Multiple-Choice Questions
Chapter 8 6 The Writing-Sample Essay
Chapter 9 7 Learning Vocabulary
Chapter 10 8 Vocabulary: Word Groups 1
Chapter 11 9 Vocabulary: Word Groups 2
Part 12 Part 2: Vocabulary Organized by Roots
Chapter 13 10 Roots Indicating Physical, Temporal, or Logical Relations
Chapter 14 11 Roots Referring to Actions of Nature and Natural Effects
Chapter 15 12 Roots Naming Objects and Qualities
Chapter 16 13 Roots Referring to Life, Death, and Growth
Chapter 17 14 Roots Referring to Power, Religion, and Social Relations
Chapter 18 15 Roots Referring to Speech and Writing
Chapter 19 16 Roots Referring to Perception and Thought
Chapter 20 17 Roots Referring to Attitudes, Feeling, and Emotion
Chapter 21 18 Toors Referring to Simple Action or Motion
Chapter 22 19 Roots for Actions Affecting Possession
Chapter 23 20 Roots Referring to Cutting and Object Deformation
Chapter 24 21 Roots Indicating Setting, Place, Circular Motion, Throwing, and Thrusting
Chapter 25 22 Roots Referring to Doing, Working, Leading, Joining, and Washing
Part 26 Part 3: Additional Vocabulary from Different Languages
Chapter 27 23 Words with Latin Roots (A-J)
Chapter 28 24 Words with Latin Roots (L-V)
Chapter 29 25 Words with Greek Roots
Chapter 30 26 Words with Germanic Roots
Chapter 31 27 Words with Miscellaneous Origins
Part 32 References

Editorial Reviews

This book provides strategies for scoring higher on the verbal reasoning section of the new SAT. It covers more than 2,000 words organized by Indo-European roots, with definitions and sources, advice on how to prepare for the writing section of the new SAT, and an understanding of what to look for in critical reading passages.

Reference and Research Book News

[Meierding] offers steps for improving scores on the writing section, including the use of literary and personal examples when supporting a thesis, grammar review, and the writing of practice essays. Further chapters organize vocabulary words by category and by positive and negative connotation...could be a useful addition to high school libraries.

VOYA