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Black, Christopher and Anestis, Mark. McGraw-Hill's PSAT/NMSQT, Second Edition. US: McGraw-Hill, 2010.

McGraw-Hill's PSAT/NMSQT, Second Edition

Authors: Christopher Black and Mark Anestis

Published:  May 2010

eISBN: 9780071742122 0071742123 | ISBN: 9780071742115
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 What You Need to Know about the PSAT/NMSQT
  • Questions and Answers about the PSAT/NMSQT
  • Chapter 2 Smart Training for the PSAT/NMSQT and Beyond
  • The College Hill Coaching Plan for Success on the PSAT and SAT I
  • Chapter 3 Diagnostic PSAT
  • A Complete Diagnostic PSAT to Assess Your Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Chapter 4 How to Build an Impressive Vocabulary
  • Building an Impressive Vocabulary
  • Vocabulary Lessons 1–49
  • Chapter 5 Critical Reading Skills for the PSAT and SAT I
  • What to Read For
  • Master the Basics, Not the Tricks
  • Have the Right Attitude
  • SAT Questions vs. English Class Questions
  • The Three Purposes of Prose
  • The Three Central Ideas
  • Find the Basic Structure of the Passage
  • Simplify by Paraphrasing
  • Visualize
  • Review after Each Paragraph
  • Now Attack the Questions
  • The College Hill Reading List
  • Chapter 6 Sentence Completion Skills
  • What Are Sentence Completion Questions?
  • How to Attack Sentence Completion Questions
  • Chapter 7 Math Reasoning Skills: What the PSAT Math Test Is Really Testing
  • What Is the PSAT Math Test Really Testing?
  • The Eight Basic Reasoning Skills: MAPS-CATCH
  • Chapter 8 Essential Pre-Algebra Skills
  • Numbers and Operations
  • Laws of Arithmetic
  • Fractions
  • Ratios and Proportions
  • Percents
  • Negatives
  • Divisibility
  • Chapter 9 Essential Algebra I Skills
  • Solving Equations
  • Systems
  • Working with Exponents
  • Working with Roots
  • Factoring
  • Inequalities, Absolute Values, and Plugging In
  • Word Problems
  • Chapter 10 Special Math Problems
  • New Symbol or Term Problems
  • Mean/Median/Mode Problems
  • Numerical Reasoning Problems
  • Rate Problems
  • Counting Problems
  • Probability Problems
  • Sequences
  • Data Analysis
  • Chapter 11 Essential Geometry Skills
  • Lines and Angles
  • Triangles
  • The Pythagorean Theorem
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • Areas and Perimeters
  • Similar Figures
  • Volumes and 3-D Geometry
  • Circles
  • Chapter 12 Attacking the PSAT Writing Questions
  • Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
  • How to Attack Identifying Sentence Errors Questions
  • How to Attack the Tougher Questions
  • How to Attack Improving Sentences Questions
  • How to Attack Improving Paragraphs Questions
  • Chapter 13 Essential PSAT Grammar Skills
  • Subject-Verb Disagreement
  • Trimming Sentences
  • Parallelism
  • Comparison Errors
  • Pronoun Agreement
  • Pronoun Case
  • Dangling and Misplaced Participles
  • Other Misplaced Modifiers
  • Tricky Tenses
  • Idiom Errors
  • Diction Errors
  • Other Problems with Modifiers
  • Irregular Verbs
  • The Subjunctive Mood
  • Coordinating Ideas
  • Chapter 14 Three Practice PSATs with Detailed Answer Keys