Friday, March 7, 2014

PSAT, SAT, and ACT (This page needs to be updated with specific guidelines for the new digital PSAT and SAT.) However, these links contain substantive information about the exams that will definitely improve your score.) Until this page of links is updated for the new digital exams, use the Search Box in the upper left corner and type "Digital SAT."




https://www.kaptest.com/partner/naviance?utm_campaign=092418%20-%20K12%20-%20Kaplan%20Announcement&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=2b9070d7cdba4c28b99d74dcf16347d9&elq=880a60c8b11241b7b827ff5debe03a1e&elqaid=5903&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=4891 (Free Access to Kaplan Courses through Naviance)

http://browardschools.libguides.com/c.php?g=559728&p=3849638 (SAT Study Guides)


http://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2016/08/about-psat-89-with-math-information.html#more (Information about the PSAT 8/9: Also Relevant for SAT; Includes Facts About the Math Section)

http://www.studypoint.com/ed/psat-test/ (New PSAT format)


https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-nmsqt-understanding-scores.pdf (PSAT/NMSQT--Understanding Scores)


http://blog.prepscholar.com/psat-8-9-should-you-take-it (What is PSAT 8/9? Should You Take It?)

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/prepare-psat-8-9.pdf (Prepare for PSAT 8/9)


http://www.mometrix.com/academy/ (A General Test Preparation Site for a Variety of Subjects)


http://mymassp.com/files/PSAT_8-9_ML.pdf (Presentation on the PSAT)


http://blog.prepscholar.com/psat-practice-test-updated-for-2015 (PSAT Practice Tests)


http://sat.ivyglobal.com/new-psat-practice (PSAT Practice)


http://www.testmasters.com/psat/faq (PSAT FAQs)


https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/inside-the-test/compare-specifications (About the PSAT/NMSQT--College Board)


https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/full-length-sat-1/paper-sat-tests/a/full-length-psat-nmsqt (Full-Length PSAT/NMSQT Practice Tests)


http://collegeadmissions.testmasters.com/psat-89-psat-10-psatnmsqt-difference/ (All About the Differents PSATs)
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/12/sat-prep-coursesstudy-plans.html (SAT-Prep Courses/Study Plans Definitively Increase SAT Scores.)

http://www.cracksat.net/index.html (Practice SAT Tests)

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test (From the College Board--"Inside the Test," SAT)

https://www.testmasters.net/SatAbout (SAT Format)

https://blog.prepscholar.com/printable-sat-practice-tests-4-free-official-tests (Printable SAT Practice Tests)

http://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/11/sample-sat-score-report.html
(Sample SAT Score Report)

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/scores/understanding-scores/essay (How the SAT Essay is Scored)

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Update: As of January 2021, the College Board is no longer offering the SAT Essay. Click on this link for more information: https://blog.prepscholar.com/college-board-drops-sat-essay

About the New SAT Essay:

https://sat.magoosh.com/ebook?utm_source=satblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=sat-ebook&utm_term=inline&utm_content=free-sat-study-guide
(Free SAT Prep Book)

https://magoosh.com/hs/sat/sat-ebook/2017/sat-study-guide/ (Additional Free SAT Resources. Scroll to the bottom of the page.)

https://blog.prepscholar.com/does-the-sat-essay-matter (Does the SAT Essay Matter?)

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sample-questions/essay (Sample SAT Essay Prompts)

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/search?q=how+to+write+sat+essay (How to Write the New SAT Essay)

http://blog.prepscholar.com/sat-essay-rubric-full-analysis-writing-strategies (SAT Essay Rubric)

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/search?q=new+sat+essay+for+use (New SAT Essay Rubric for Use in the Classroom)


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https://blog.prepscholar.com/sat-subscores-explained (What do SAT Subscores Mean?)

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2019/12/sat-subscores-what-do-they-mean.html#more (SAT Subscores--Explanations)

http://blog.prepscholar.com/complete-guide-to-the-new-sat-in-2016 (Complete Guide to the New SAT)

http://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2016/09/sat-question-stems.html#more (Reading Question Stems for the New SAT)


https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2022/08/common-subjects-in-psatsat-reading-and.html  (Possible Subjects of the Reading and Writing/Language Passages on the PSAT and SAT)

https://www.studypoint.com/ed/act-vs-sat/ (Differences Between the SAT and the ACT)

https://www.prepscholar.com/experthub/questions/311/how-much-time-on-average-is-allotted-to-each-sat-question-type (How Much Time to Spend on Each SAT Question)

http://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/11/vocabulary-advice-and-other-pointers.html (Vocabulary Advice and Other Pointers for the English SAT)

http://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2016/08/types-of-writing-and-language-questions.html#more (Writing and Language Section of the SAT)

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test/writing-language (From the College Board--Information about the Writing and Language Section of the SAT)


https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/11/writing-and-language-pointers-for-new.html (SAT Writing and Language Pointers)

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/11/additional-elements-of-assessment-on.html (Additional Elements of Assessment on the Writing and Language Section of the SAT)


https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/12/another-list-of-what-skills-writing-and.html (Another List of Skills Assessed on the Writing and Language Section of the SAT)

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/164124-16-most-common-errors-in-identifying-sentence-errors-writing.html (Sixteen Common Sentence Errors, SAT)

https://www.kaptest.com/study/sat/5-must-know-sat-writing-tips/ (SAT Writing and Language Tips from Kaplan)

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2021/09/mulherns-english-likes-mantras.html (SAT Writing and Language Mantras that Will Help You on the SAT and in Your Own Writing)

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/12/sat-writing-and-language-topics-ranked.html#more (SAT Writing and Language Topics Ranked by Number of Questions)

https://magoosh.com/hs/sat/about-the-sat/2013/sat-question-types/
(SAT Question Types/Number of Questions)


https://www.testprepadvisor.com/sat/how-many-passages-are-in-the-sat-reading/ (How many passages are in the SAT Reading?)

http://chariotlearning.com/meet-the-new-sat-reading/ (New SAT Reading, 2016, Question Types)

http://blog.prepscholar.com/sat-essay-rubric-full-analysis-writing-strategies (SAT Essay Rubric)


http://fsweb.bainbridge.edu/tstrickland/0198/http___fsweb.bainbridge.edu_tstrickland_0198_question_stems.pdf (Sample Reading Question Stems--SAT)

http://www.platinumgmat.com/about_gmat/rc_question_types (Additional Reading Comprehension Question Types--SAT)


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About the Reading Section of the SAT:

The Reading Section of the SAT (65 minutes, 52 questions, four single passages, one set of paired passages, passage length: 500-750 words) will have texts from American Founding Documents and "The Great Global Conversation." (The Great Global Conversation involves political and social texts dealing with freedom, justice, and human rights and dignity.) Use the following links to see examples of sources for these texts--

http://sat.ivyglobal.com/great-global-conversation/




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https://www.kaptest.com/study/sat/5-must-know-sat-reading-tips/ (SAT Reading Tips from Kaplan)

http://browardschools.libguides.com/ATC/TestPrep (ATC Learning Commons--Resources for SAT)







http://www.univselect.com/blog/2015/10/16/deep-dive-into-the-redesigned-sat-reading-section (About the 2016 SAT Reading Section)

http://blog.prepscholar.com/new-sat-format-2016 (New SAT format)

https://blog.prepscholar.com/should-you-take-the-act-or-the-new-2016-a-guide (Should You Take the ACT or the SAT?)

https://www.studypoint.com/ed/the-act-test/ (ACT Format and Timing)

http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act-educator/the-act-test.html
(From ACT.org--"About the Test")

http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation/english-practice-test-questions.html?page=0&chapter=0 (ACT English Practice Test)


https://blog.prepscholar.com/the-new-sat-vs-the-act-a-full-breakdown (The New SAT vs. the ACT)

https://blog.prepscholar.com/is-the-act-easier-than-the-sat (Is the ACT Easier Than the SAT?)


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About the ACT Essay:

https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-to-write-an-act-essay-step-by-step-example (How to Write the ACT Essay)


http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation/writing-sample-essays.html?page=0&chapter=0 (Sample ACT Essay Prompts)

https://magoosh.com/hs/gen/act-vs-sat/2016/act-essay-vs-new-sat-essay/ (ACT Essay vs. New SAT Essay)

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https://www.khanacademy.org/sat (Khan Academy--SAT)