<p>anynoe know if the seven practice tests in Barron's SAT II literature prep book are anything like the real test? barrons usually has a reputation for being tougher than the actual test, but these actually seem easy--at least the first 10 questions of the first does does. </p>
<p>think ill be all right after prepping with the barrons book?</p>
<p>all right i know everyone is sick of sat ii threads by now, but im bumpin this anyway lol</p>
<p>bump again.</p>
<p>i dunno how difficult the barron's book is. i studied with a kaplan book the week before the may 7 test. i took the practice tests, did better than i thought. the actual test though, is something else. you can't expect it to be as easy as the practice book tells you because you can study all the poetry in your library and they'll still find something that you may not understand.</p>
<p>you should be ok prepping with a barron's book and with your prior knowledge of the subject. good luck!</p>
<p>Amazon.com Reviews:</p>
<p>3/5 stars - not the greatest, June 19, 2004
Reviewer: A reader
This book wasn't very helpful, and the organization was confusing. This book is only good for its practice tests - I did a couple of those and got a 750.</p>
<p>5/5 stars - Excellent Book, Typical of Barron's in Many Ways, January 7, 2001
Reviewer: A reader
This is the best preparation for the Literature SAT II that one can hope for, given the nature of the test; that is, improving your score in Literature is not a simple matter of learning new vocabulary words or memorizing formulas.</p>
<p>It's very much akin to the Critical Reading Section of the SAT I, with a few key difference: Poetry makes up half of the test, Prose selections are usually shorter, and literary definitions beyond the ubiquitous "metaphor" and "similie" are (infrequently) required. Beyond learning the extra literary definitions needed for the test, there's not much you can do (short-term) to improve your score.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, to ensure you know all of these terms, Ms. Myers-Shaffer gives you all of them and more in this book. In fact, the number of literary concepts, and examples of these concepts in literature, make this book an invaluable resource for English courses. Not to mention the fact that the 2 Diagnostic tests and 7 practice tests give you TONS of practice, with a body of lit that is representative of what you'll see on the test.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the questions on the sample tests are more difficult than the real thing (typical of Barron's)... I took it on 12/00 and got a 710 by answering only 50/60 questions, which is a Raw Score of about 44 according to "Real SAT II: Subject Tests." On the other hand, I got this book afterwards and consistently got a 40-42/60 while taking 70 minutes. For both tests I need to work on my speed, but you can tell that your scores in this book will tend to be 50-100 points **[lower when taken under test-like conditions.</p>
<p>And yes, without the extra familiarity with format and concepts you'll get from this book, the Literature test is hard.... that 710 came after I got an 800 on the Verbal SAT I and an 800 on the Writing SAT II.</p>