SAT II: Chemistry (Rea) -- The Best Test Prep for the SAT II

One of the best ways to learn is to take frequent tests and review the answers. This book was designed for exactly that process. The title promises to be the "best test preparation" for the SAT II cheistry. I think it is for a certain market. It has six pratice tests with explanations which put it right up with Barron's which also has six. The review is very terse which is best unless you don't happen to understand something in which case look at the demonstration problems in a general chemistry textbook. The coverage is stronger on general principles relative to its coverage on particular labratory reactions such as T/F: does HCl(g) gas react with NH3(g) to produce a white smoke? This is in a Barron's test. Whether or not this book is valuable to me is beyond any debate. It is because it has six original practice tests which take about an hour each and supplies the answers with explainations.

I am very strong in chemistry but the SAT II test was still much more than I could have handled without this book. When I took the first practice test I got a 500 score and was very upset, but I reviewed the questions I got wrong and got better and better. I received a 750 on the actual test and know that it is because of this book.