Cliffs Test Prep Act: Includes Practice for the New Writing Test - Brossura

Bobrow, Jerry; Covino, William A.; Kay, David A.; Nathan, Harold

9780764599354: Cliffs Test Prep Act: Includes Practice for the New Writing Test

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0764599356 ISBN 13: 9780764599354

Casa editrice: Cliff Notes, 2005

The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps.

CliffsTestPrep ACT can help you assess your interests and skills, plan your career, get a scholoarship, and get into a college of your choice. Understanding and practicing test-taking strategies can help a great deal. Subject matter review is particularly useful for the Mathematics Test and English Test. Both subject matter and strategies are reviewed in this book. Inside, you'll find

Four realistic, full-length practice exams
Practice questions, answers, and explanations in each chapter
An action plan for effective preparation
Four successful overall approaches to taking the ACT
Detailed analysis of the directions for each section of the test

With extra help on math formulas, science terminology and other ACT trouble spots, this comprehensive guide will help you score your highest. In addition, you'll hone your knowledge of subjects such as

English usage and mechanics, including punctuation, basic grammar, and sentence structure
English rhetorical skills, including prose strategy, organization, and style
Basic math skills, including arithmetic and intermediate algebra
Applied math, including coordinate geometry, plane geometry, and trigonometry
Reading comprehension, including prose fiction, humanities, social studies, and natural sciences
Science reasoning formats, including Data Representation, Research Summaries, and Conflicting Viewpoints

With guidance from the CliffsTestPrep series, you'll feel at home in any standardized -test environment!

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L'autore:

Jerry Bobrow, Ph.D. is an award-winning educator and author. He is a national authority in the field of test preparation and has been administering the test preparation programs for most California state universities for the past 30 years. Every year he administers over 500 programs assisting over 17,000 students in preparing for standardized exams. Dr. Bobrow has authored over 40 national bestselling test preparation books, including Cliffs Preparation Guides for the CSET, MSAT, GRE, GMAT, The NEW SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, CBEST, NTE, PPST, ELM, GED, TAKS, CAHSEE Math, CAHSEE English-Language Arts, and ACT.

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About the contents:

Introduction

Effective test-taking strategies
Comprehensive exam overview
Answers to your questions about the test
Answers to your questions about the new Writing Test

Part I: Analysis of Exam Areas

Important approaches and samples for each content area: English, Mathematics, Reading, Science Reasoning, and Writing
Analysis of directions and content area breakdowns

Part II: Four Full-Length Practice Tests