STUDY GUIDE FOR CRACKING THE NEW SAT PREMIUM, 2016 EDITION:

12-WEEK PLAN
Week 1
rr Take Practice Test 1 (page 475). Keep the results of the test in mind as you go through the next

week, and slow down your review when you hit a section where you struggled. Also keep in mind
that whenever you take a practice test, you should mimic the actual test-taking experience as much as
possiblethat is, stick to time limits, dont take breaks to text or go on Facebook, and dont get up in
the middle of a section to get a snack.

Week 2
Introduction to the SAT

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Read Chapter 1, The SAT, The Princeton Review, and You (page 3).
Read Chapter 2, Cracking the SAT: Basic Principles (page 9).

Introduction to the Test-Taking Experience

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Read Part VI, Taking the SAT (page 469).

Premium Portal

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Learn more about how to use your book by watching the orientation video.

Week 3
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Review Summary for Chapter 2 (page 16).

Reading

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Read Chapter 3, The SAT Reading Test: Basic Approach (page 19).

Writing and Language

rr Read Chapter 6, Introduction to Writing and Language Strategy (page 75). Be sure to complete
Writing and Language Drill 1 (page 83) and check your answers.

Math

rr Read A Few Words About SAT Math in Part IV (pages 146148) and Chapter 10, SAT Math:
The Big Picture (page 149).

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Premium Portal

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Watch the videos on test-taking strategies.

Week 4
Reading

rr Review Summary for Chapter 3 (page 39).

rr Read Chapter 4, More Question Types. Be sure to take the Dual-Passage Drill (page 54) and check
your answers.

Writing and Language

rr Review Summary for Chapter 6 (page 85).

rr Read Chapter 7, Punctuation (page 87). Take Writing and Language Drill 2 (page 99) and check
your answers.

Math

rr Review Summary for Chapter 10 (page 159).

rr Read Chapter 11, Fun with Fundamentals (page 161). Complete all chapter drills (pages 165, 166,
171, 172, 173, and 187189) and check your answers.

Week 5 (Focus on Reading, Writing and Language)

Practice Test

rr Take Practice Test 2 (page 569). Compare your results to that of Practice Test 1 and note the areas or
question types on which you improved.

Reading

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Review Summary for Chapter 4 (page 60).

Complete the Reading Drills in Chapter 5 (page 61).

Writing and Language

rr Review Summary for Chapter 7 (page 104).

rr Read Chapter 8, Words (page 104). Take Writing and Language Drill 3 (page 118) and check your
answers.

Premium Portal

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Watch the video on commas.

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Week 6 (Focus on Math)

Math

rr Review Summary for Chapter 11 (page 193).

rr Read Chapter 12, Algebra: Cracking the System (page 195). Be sure to complete Algebra Drill 1
(page 232) and Algebra Drill 2 (page 234) and check your answers.
Chapter 13, Other Algebra Strategies (page 243). Complete Algebra Strategies Drill 1
(page 264) and Algebra Strategies Drill 2 (page 265) and check your answers.

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Watch the videos on functions and reading figures.

Week 7 (Focus on Essay)

Essay

rr Read Chapter 18, Reading and Analyzing the Essay Passage (page 429). Save the drills for next
week.

rr Read Chapter 19, Writing the Essay (page 461). Pay close attention to the sample essays and note
the differences between the two.

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Watch the video on arguments.

Week 8
Reading

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Review Summary for Chapter 3 (page 39) and Chapter 4 (page 60).

Writing and Language

rr Review Summary for Chapter 8 (page 123).

rr Read Chapter 9, Questions (page 125).
(page 137) and check your answers.

Be sure to complete Writing and Language Drill 4

Math

rr Review Summary for Chapter 12 (page 240) and Chapter 13 (page 269).
rr Read Chapter 14, Advanced Arithmetic (page 271). Be sure to complete the Advanced Arithmetic
Drill (page 312) and check your answers.

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Essay

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Complete all drills in Chapter 18 (pages 443, 451, and 454) and check your answers.

Week 9
Practice Test

rr Take Practice Test 3 (page 659). Compare your results to that of Practice Tests 1 and 2 and note the
areas or question types on which you improved.

Reading

rr Re-take the Dual-Passage Drill in Chapter 4 (page 54) and Reading Drills in Chapter 5 (page 61),
noting any improvement.

Writing and Language

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Review Summary for Chapter 9 (page 143).

Math

rr Review Summary for Chapter 14 (page 320).

rr Read Chapter 15, Functions and Graphs (page

323). Complete Functions and Graphs Drill 1

(page 348) and Function and Graphs Drill 2 (page 350) and check your answers.

Essay

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Review Summary for Chapter 18 (page 460) and Chapter 19 (page 468).

Week 10
Practice Test

rr Take Practice Test 4 (page 757). Compare your results to that of Practice Tests 1, 2, and 3 and note
the areas or question types on which you improved.

Writing and Language

rr Re-take Writing and Language Drill 1 (page 83) and Drill 2 (page 99), noting any improvement.
Math

rr Review Summary for Chapter 15 (page 355).

rr Read Chapter 16, Geometry (page 357). Be sure to complete Geometry Drill 1 (page 391) and
Geometry Drill 2 (page 393).

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Week 11
Practice Test (Premium Portal)

rr Take Practice Test 5. Compare your results to that of the previous four tests and note the areas or
question types on which you improved.

Writing and Language

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Re-take Writing and Language Drill 3 (page 118) and Drill 4 (page 137), noting any improvement.

Math

rr Review Summary for Chapter 16 (page 398).

rr Read Chapter 17, Grid-Ins (page 401). Be sure to complete Grid-In Drill 1 (page 416) and Grid-In
Drill 2 (page 418).

Week 12
Review

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Review Summaries for the Reading chapters (pages 19 and 60).

Review Summaries for the Writing and Language chapters (pages 85, 104, 123, 143).
Review Summaries for the Math chapters (pages 159, 193, 240, 269, 320, 355, 398, 424).

Practice Test (Premium Portal)

rr Take Practice Test 6. Compare your results to that of the previous five tests and note the areas or
question types on which you improved.

Note!
You should avoid taking a practice test right before you take the actual SAT. The final days leading up to the
exam should be as restful as possible so you dont burn yourself out. Remember, rest is an important part of
studying, too: It gives your mind an opportunity to process all youve learned.

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