th<\/sup> century british literature passage; you\u2019ll get the personal narrative written by someone of an ethnic minority (what i call \u201cethnic passages\u201d); you\u2019ll get the thoughtful passage by a scientist writing about some dilemma or issue. all in all, much of princeton review\u2019s passages feel like the real deal.<\/p>\nhowever, none of these passages are as difficult and dense as a few of the passages you\u2019ll get on an actual sat. there are also very few, if any, level \u20185\u2019 sat questions. sure there are some sat-level distractors sprinkled in the answer choices, but the questions just aren\u2019t quite as subtle and tricky as the ones that the sat writes. so if you are looking to get 700+ on the critical reading section this book may not be that helpful.<\/p>\n
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math<\/b><\/p>\n
grade: b<\/p>\n
the math is great. there is a trove of coordinate geometry questions, especially parabolas, a concept that flummoxes many a student. basically, the variety of math questions that the sat throws at you is captured here.<\/p>\n
that is not to say there won\u2019t be any surprises test day. for one, the hard questions aren\u2019t as hard as the ones the sat creates. in fact, sometimes they are easier than some of the medium-level questions. so as you get to the end of the math section in the princeton review book you won\u2019t be sweating quite as much.<\/p>\n
it\u2019s important that you not only use this book for quant, or you\u2019ll be in for a surprise test day, when you get an actual level 5 sat math question. to avoid such a shock test day, i\u2019d supplement the test with questions from the \u201cblue book\u201d, or previous sats. john chung\u2019s math is another option, especially for those looking for a perfect score.<\/p>\n
so though your quant score on the pr tests may be a tad inflated, the bank of questions still makes for good practice.<\/p>\n
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writing <\/b><\/p>\n
grade: b+<\/p>\n
out of all the books that i\u2019ve reviewed, only princeton review truly knows how to write an sat-quality writing question. this is truer in the case of identifying the error questions\u2014so if you need practice with these question types you\u2019ve got the best book to hone your grammar and sat skills.<\/p>\n
the improving the sentence and improving the paragraph question types aren\u2019t as complex and difficult as the ones the college board writes. much of the complexity is and nuance of the actual test is missing. still, you\u2019ll get a lot of useful practice over the 11 tests. just make sure that, if you use this book, that you periodically do real sat questions, in order to get the \u201creal feel\u201d of these question types.<\/p>\n
indeed, this goes for all three sections of this book: don\u2019t only use this book, but make sure to supplement it with practice tests from the sat \u201cblue book\u201d.<\/p>\n
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overall grade: b<\/h2>\n \n \nif you’re in the market for sat books, make sure that you also take a look at magoosh’s full list of sat book reviews<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
overview unlike most of the other sat prep books on the market, the princeton review’s 11 practice tests for the sat and psat is not about strategies and test tips\u2014it\u2019s simply about questions. lots of them. so if you bought this book, you are probably wondering how accurate these questions are, and how well they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[49,65],"ppma_author":[24882],"class_list":["post-1575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all","tag-sat-book-reviews","tag-sat-resources"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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