The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition (Paperback)
The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition (Paperback) The Official SAT Study Guide™ —with more than two million sold—just got better! Now offering 10 practice tests, The Official SAT Study Guide: Second Edition™ is the only book that features official SAT® practice tests created by the test maker. With over 1,000 pages and more than 20 chapters, it’s packed with the most up-to-date information students need to get ready for the test.
The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition (Paperback) Reviews
REAL SAT QUESTIONS are the only way to go.
I’m the author of Outsmarting the SAT and I recommend that my students always use my book in tandem with this book, the College Board’s official study guide. This book includes some older tests that a lot of tutors had floating around anyway, so no, it doesn’t include any truly new material, but that’s not really the point here. Naturally the College Board isn’t going to teach you to crack its test, but the real questions in the Official Study Guide need to be your first source for sample questions. I’ve written test prep questions for publications for other big companies, too, and the fact is that my opinion about a possible SAT question isn’t going to be as good as the real deal. Get this book, work through it, and use it in tandem with Outsmarting the SAT. Best Wishes!
Great test questions, but you need learning questions too.
The official guide provides invaluable test questions, but you need learning questions too, which is why I wrote The Laugh Out Loud Guide: Ace the SAT Exam without Boring Yourself to Sleep!. Boring test questions are a cornerstone to any good SAT prep, but memorable and engaging comedic questions can help you learn and remember the material more effectively. This knowledge can then be applied to the test questions. Research shows that comedy enhances learning, reduces stress, makes subjects more interesting, and increases recall, so whatever prep path you take, I strongly suggest adding The Laugh Out Loud Guide to your test prep mix.
As far as the official guide goes, if you already have the previous edition then it may not be worth buying this one because most of the book is recycled from the previous edition. Otherwise, buy this book together with The Laugh Out Loud Guide. And good luck on the test!
