bAdam Robinson/bgraduated from Wharton before earning a law degree at Oxford University in England. Robinson, a rated chess master, devised and perfected the Joe Bloggs approach to beating standardized tests in 1980, as well as numerous other core Princeton Review techniques. A freelance author of many books, Robinson has collaborated with the Princeton Review to develop a number if its courses.If It’s on the PSAT/NMSQT, It’s in This BookbrbrThe Princeton Review realizes that acing the PSAT/NMSQT is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about Math and English–only the techniques you’ll need to score higher on the exam. There’s a big difference. In Cracking the PSAT/NMSQT, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers andbr-Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool youbr-Master the most important PSAT/NMSQT vocabulary wordsbr-Nail even the toughest subjects: Analogies, Geometry, Vocabulary, Algebra, Grammar, and more.brbrThis book includes 2 full-length practice PSAT/NMSQT exams. All of our practice test questions are just like the ones you’ll see on the actual PSAT/NMSQT, and we fully explain every solution.bCONTENTSbr/bPART I: ORIENTATION 1br1 What Is the PSAT/NMSQT? 3br2 All About National Merit Scholarships 11br3 General Strategies 17br4 Advanced Strategies 25brPART II: CRACKING THE PSAT/NMSQT 33br5 Sentence Completions 35br6 Critical Reading 47br7 Math Basics 71br8 Math Techniques 99br9 Advanced Math Principles 119br10 Writing Skills 145br11 Vocabulary 179brPART III: THE PRINCETON REVIEW PRACTICE TESTS ANDbrEXPLANATIONS 199br12 Practice Test 1 201br13 Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations 239br14 Practice Test 2 265br15 Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations 303