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TestMentor’s

SAT WRITING WORKBOOK

TestMentor’s Team

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ISBN-13: 978-1500984373 ISBN-10: 150098437X

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Contents

1 Getting started for SAT

1: SAT Overview History of SAT About SAT

2: Writing Overview

Syllabus

Question Format

2 Self Assessment

3: Diagnostic Test Answer key with Explanations Analysis & Recommendation 4: Preparation Strategy Study Plan

3 Writing Preparation

5: Essay

Overview and Strategy

6: Essay writing and Evaluation How to write an essay in 25 minutes

7: Improving Sentences

Overview and Strategy Tips & Tricks 8: Exercise for Improving Sentences L1 Exercise (Easy) L2 Exercise (Medium) L3 Exercise (Hard)

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9: Analyze and Test your Knowledge for Improving

Sentences

Answer key with Explanations Analysis & Recommendation

10: Identifying Sentence Errors

Overview and Strategy Tips & Tricks 11: Exercise for Identifying Sentence Errors L1 Exercise (Easy) L2 Exercise (Medium) L3 Exercise (Hard) 12: Analyze and Test your Knowledge for Identifying

Sentence Errors

Answer key with Explanations Analysis & Recommendation

13: Improving Paragraphs Overview and Strategy Tips & Tricks

14 :Exercise for Improving Paragraphs L1 Exercise ( Easy) L2 Exercise (Medium) L3 Exercise (Hard)

15 : Analyze and Test your knowledge for Improving Paragraphs

Answer key with Explanations Analysis & Recommendation

4 Practice Tests

16: Writing Practice Test 1 Answer keys & Evaluation chart

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17: Writing Practice Test 2 Answer keys & Evaluation chart 18: Writing Practice Test 3 Answer keys & Evaluation chart

19: Writing Practice Test 4

Answer keys & Evaluation chart 20: Writing Practice Test 5 Answer keys & Evaluation chart

5 Practice Test Answer Booklet

21: Answer Sheet 1

22: Answer Sheet 2 23 :Answer Sheet 3 24:Answer Sheet 4 25:Answer Sheet 5

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Getting Started for SAT

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Chapter

01 SAT Overview

A strong SAT Score is significant criteria for College admissions. Test Mentor providesyou tools like Diagnostic test, Workbooks for various subjects, Practice tests,counseling and Detail Analysis report to raise the score

Let’s start! The ultimate aim is to enable you to achieve high score in SAT exam. To start with, First chapter will explain you everything from understanding Basics of SAT exam to achieving highest score in the exam

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History of SAT

When the SAT was first introduced it was an Achievement test to determine what a student had achieved in their high school career. It was to "measure the level achieved by students “who were applying to a college. Coaching schools suggested the name SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test.

Why SAT?

The SAT provides a reliable system to determine the qualifications of a Student applying to go to a college. The SAT has been able to give colleges the opportunity to accept students based on their merit and not their Family background.

Here are some reasons why to appear for SAT…

1. To Prove your talent, abilities: First ever Aptitude test which will decide future of the student, decide capabilities of the student It boosts the confidence within the student. Also if you want to stay firmly in this competitive world, you need to get high score in SAT.

2. Self Evaluation: In theory, these tests evaluate the overall level of knowledge

and learning aptitude of the students. These tests serve as critical criterion for those who want to find success and move on to post-secondary education of their choice.

3. Speeding through College: Student’s with high scores in SAT are often able

to skip basic math and writing skill level classes to get sorted for advanced-level classes. This boosts their progress further through college.

4. An Application process to get the Best College: Most colleges that are

significant attending have need of SAT scores as a part of their submission process. Even if the college you plan to attend also accepts other tests, such as the ACT, the SAT is more versatile because it is almost universally accepted as

an entrance exam.

What is SAT?

SAT is Scholastic Assessment Test..The SAT is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and College Board develops, publishes and gives score for SAT.

Do you Know ? First SAT was developed in 1901 as a means of determining intelligence without systematic bias.

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The SAT is a commonly used test by colleges to measure if a student will succeed at their school. The score of a student gets on the SAT is often used as a predictor of how a student is likely to perform in college-level studies. Also keep in mind that the SAT score is only one of many factors that colleges consider when making admissions decisions. Other factors, like your high school record, writing ability, extracurricular activities, recommendations, and interviews influence how you will be received by the school of your choice.

The SAT is a significant element for your college admission journey. The SAT gives colleges what they want: a showcase of your skills and potential.

The SAT is the most thoroughly researched and designed test in the world, which ensures that students from all backgrounds have an equal chance to succeed.

Each section of the SAT is scored on a 200-800 point system which makes the total score possible range from 600-2400. The average score per section is 500 making the average score 1500.

It measures the ability of candidates to solve problems and use reasoning skills at the level necessary for US universities.

It measures student’s level to think critically in the same manner that will be required of them in college. The SAT Reasoning Test is made of three sections: math, writing and critical reading Examination Pattern – Paper Based Examination

SAT EXAMINATION CALENDAR

When How Months

During 11th &12th grade

SAT is held 7 times in USA, Puerto Rico, and US Territories

January, March, May, June, October, November, December

During 11th &12th grade

6 times a year at over 650 overseas locations

January, May, June, October, November, December

Do you Know ?

The SAT is scored and curved on a modified normal distribution

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Registration of SAT: There are mainly two ways of registering for SAT: 1. By mail: Obtain the "SAT Information Bulletin" available free with USEFI offices or from college board website. Fill in the form, get the draft made (if you are not paying by credit card), and use the envelope provided with the formto mail these to:

College Board SAT Program Princeton, NJ 08541, USA 2. Online Registration (Credit Card required): Fill up the form online at The

College Board’s website: www.collegeboard.com.

3. By Phone If you are retaking the exam, you can also register by phone at 800-SAT-SCORE SAT Test Fees:

College Board Test Fee

SAT Reasoning Test $51.00

Basic Registration Fee (per Registration) $24.50 Language Tests with Listening $25.00

All other Subject Tests $13.00

Services Fee Late registration fee (U.S. and U.S. territories) $27.50

Change test date, test or test center fee $27.50

Do you Know ?

SAT originally stood for: "Scholastic Achievement Test"

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Syllabus for SAT:

The SAT focuses on Math, Verbal, and Writing. The SAT is broken up into 10

sections, 3 sections for each major category (Math, Verbal, and Writing) and one experimental section that is not graded.

Table showing Subjects, Questions and Time required for SAT:

Section Content No of

Questions Time Given

Critical Reading

(Two 25 minute section and one 20 minutes subsection)

Sentence Completion

Passage based reading

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48

70 min

Mathematics

(Two 25 min section and one 20 min subsection) 44 Multiple choice questions + 10

Number and Operations

Algebra and Functions

Geometry & Measurement

Data Analysis

11-14

19-22

14-16

5-8

70 min

Writing

( one 25 minute essay and one 25 minute multiple choice subsection and one 10 minutes multiple choice subsection)

Essay

Improving Sentences

Identifying Sentence Errors

Improving Paragraphs

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60 min

Do you Know ?

In the years between 1941 and 1994, the scores steadily decreased as more and more unqualified students began to take the test

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SAT Exams Structure*

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on Time Topic's Name

No of

Question

Evaluation

Techniques

1 25 min Writing- Essay 1 Essay Expert Teacher

2 25 min

Critical Reading

Sentence Completion, Short

Reading Passages. Long

Reading Passages

24-28 Computer based

3 25 min Mathematics

Mathematics

20 Computer based

4 25 min Writing- Multiple Choice 33-37 Computer based

5 25 min

Critical Reading

Sentence Completion

Short Reading Passages

Long Reading Passages

24-27 Computer based

6 25 min

Mathematics

Multiple choice

10 Questions

Grid-ins

10 Questions

20 Computer based

7 20 min

Critical Reading

Reading Passages

(possible Sentence

Completions)

15-20 Computer based

8 20 min Mathematics 14-15 Computer based

9 25 min

(Experimental Section)

Critical Reading,

Math,

Writing

20-35 Computer based

10 10 min Writing- Multiple Choice

Improving Sentences 14-15 Computer based

3 Hrs 45

Min

202-212

Questions

*This pattern may vary.

Do you Know ?

In 2005, the SAT was modified and a new "Writing" section, complete with an essay, was added

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Evaluation of Score: SAT scores are based on a student's percentile relative to other students taking the same test. Scoring of the SAT Test is done in two ways: raw and scaled. The raw score is a tabulation of questions answered correctly or incorrectly. Students are encouraged not to leave answers blank because they are not penalized for wrong or blank answers in a student-produced answer section. Students receive 1 point for a correct answer and have 1/4 point deducted for wrong answers to a multiple-choice question only. The amount of points deducted depends on how many options there are for that particular multiple-choice question. The more multiple-choice question options there are, the smaller the fraction of a point deducted. Students are not penalized for wrong answers on other types of questions. Questions left unanswered do not affect raw scores. The scaled score normalizes for different forms of the test taken by different students at different times. Students receive test scores by mail within 3 to 6 weeks of taking the test. They are given their raw score as well as their percentile that ranks how many other test-takers got a lower score. For example, scoring in the 90th percentile means that student scored higher than 90 percent of everyone else. Multiple Choice Questions: The highest possible score for the SAT Step 1: Your raw scores are calculated for each section based on the number of questions you got correct or incorrect, or that you omitted.

+1 point for questions you get correct

-1/4 point subtracted for incorrect multiple-choice

0 points subtracted for incorrect student-produced response (math section)

0 points subtracted for questions you don't answer Step 2: Step 3: Your raw score is then converted to a scaled score (reported on a 200-800 scale) by a statistical process called equating. For conversion of raw score to scaled score use Score Conversion table.

Do you Know ?

All questions are worth one point regardless of the type or difficulty.

No. of correct questions – (No. of wrong questions ÷ 4) = Raw Score

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Score Conversion Table

Writing

Raw Score

Scaled Score

Percentile

49 800 100

48 780 98

47 750 96

46 730 94

45 710 92

44 700 90

43 680 88

42 670 86

41 660 84

40 640 82

39 630 80

38 620 78

37 610 76

36 600 73

35 590 71

34 580 69

33 570 67

32 560 65

31 550 63

30 540 61

29 530 59

28 520 57

27 510 55

26 500 53

25 490 51

24 480 49

23 470 47

22 460 45

21 450 43

20 440 41

19 430 39

18 420 37

17 410 35

16 400 33

Score Conversion Table

Writing

Raw Score

Scaled Score

Percentile

15 390 31

14 380 29

13 380 27

12 370 24

11 360 22

10 350 20

9 340 48

8 330 46

7 320 14

6 310 12

5 300 10

4 290 8

3 270 6

2 260 4

1 240 2

0 220 0

-1 200 0

-2 200 0

-3 200 0

-5 200 0

-6 200 0