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SSAT and ISEE For Dummies


SSAT and ISEE For Dummies


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von: Vince Kotchian, Curt Simmons

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Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 14.02.2012
ISBN/EAN: 9781118206447
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 512

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<b>Your ticket to the private school of your choice</b> <p>The Secondary School Aptitude Test (SSAT) and Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) are the two most common standardized aptitude tests used in American private secondary schools. If you're a parent or student looking to apply for admissions at a private, military, or boarding school, <i>SSAT & ISEE For Dummies</i> is your family's ticket to success.</p> <p>Here, you'll get all the prep needed to score higher on the SSAT and ISEE exams, the most up-to-date information on the tests, hundreds of practice questions, thorough test-specific math and verbal workouts, six full-length practice tests (all with detailed answer explanations), and solid test-taking advice.</p> <ul> <li>Correctly answer difficult analogy and synonym questions without knowing what all the words mean</li> <li>Ace the math section by eliminating answers that are planted to fool test takers</li> <li>Apply the proven For Dummies step-by-step approach to combat the essay portion</li> <li>Analyze difficult passages using tips and tricks in the reading comprehension section</li> <li>Learn the most common vocabulary words tested on the SSAT and ISEE with an entire chapter devoted to vocabulary terms</li> <li>State-by-state "Private Schools at-a-Glance" chart with data on more than 1,000 private secondary schools</li> </ul> <p><i>SSAT & ISEE For Dummies</i> provides students with the resources they need for test day preparation and gives parents sound, expert advice on selecting, applying, and paying for private school.</p>
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p>About This Book 1</p> <p>Conventions Used in This Book 2</p> <p>Foolish Assumptions 2</p> <p>How This Book Is Organized 3</p> <p>Part I: Paving the Way to Private School: Introducing the SSAT and ISEE 3</p> <p>Part II: Ramping Up for the Verbal, Reading, and Essay Sections 3</p> <p>Part III: Tackling the Math Sections 3</p> <p>Part IV: SSAT Practice Exams 3</p> <p>Part V: ISEE Practice Exams 4</p> <p>Part VI: The Part of Tens 4</p> <p>Icons Used in This Book 4</p> <p>Where to Go from Here 4</p> <p><b>Part I: Paving the Way to Private School: Introducing the SSAT and ISEE 5</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Getting to Know the SSAT and ISEE 7</b></p> <p>Approaching the SSAT and ISEE 7</p> <p>Testing your ability 7</p> <p>Knowing what to expect from test questions 8</p> <p>Preparing yourself: Practice makes perfect 8</p> <p>Getting to Know the SSAT 9</p> <p>Exploring the structure of the SSAT 9</p> <p>Separating the upper and lower level SSAT 10</p> <p>Scoring the SSAT 10</p> <p>How questions are graded 10</p> <p>What is sent to your school 11</p> <p>How your school uses the score 11</p> <p>Registering for the SSAT 12</p> <p>Knowing what to bring to the SSAT testing center 12</p> <p>Scoping Out the ISEE 13</p> <p>Understanding what’s on the ISEE 14</p> <p>Comparing the upper, middle, and lower level ISEE 14</p> <p>Upper level ISEE 15</p> <p>Middle level ISEE 15</p> <p>Lower level ISEE 15</p> <p>Scoring the ISEE 16</p> <p>How questions are graded 16</p> <p>What is sent to your school 16</p> <p>How your school uses the score 17</p> <p>Registering for the ISEE 17</p> <p>Figuring out what to bring to the ISEE testing center 17</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Picking Up Study Skills and Techniques for Testing Success 19</b></p> <p>Clocking Your Time 19</p> <p>Practice, practice, practice 20</p> <p>Resist the urge to finish 20</p> <p>Skip questions 20</p> <p>Using the Process of Elimination 21</p> <p>Figuring Out a Guessing Strategy 23</p> <p>Guessing on the ISEE 23</p> <p>Guessing on the SSAT 24</p> <p><b>Part II: Ramping Up for the Verbal, Reading, and Essay Sections 25</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Defining Your Vocabulary Skills 27</b></p> <p>Studying Vocabulary 27</p> <p>Flipping through flashcards 27</p> <p>Memorizing mnemonic devices 28</p> <p>Interpreting words in context 28</p> <p>Using repetition 29</p> <p>Breaking Down Vocabulary Words 29</p> <p>Digging up roots 29</p> <p>Starting with prefixes 31</p> <p>Ending with suffixes 32</p> <p>Vocabulary Practice: Lower Level SSAT and Lower and Middle Level ISEE 33</p> <p>Vocabulary Practice: Upper Level SSAT and ISEE 36</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Talking Up Verbal Reasoning 41</b></p> <p>What Verbal Reasoning Looks Like 41</p> <p>Making Sense of Analogies 42</p> <p>Mapping out your strategy for analogies 42</p> <p>Put the words in a sentence that shows the relationship 43</p> <p>Plug the answer choices in to your sentence 43</p> <p>When in doubt, refine the sentence 44</p> <p>When you don’t know a word (or several), look for clues 45</p> <p>When you have trouble establishing the relationship, dig deeper 46</p> <p>Trying your hand at analogy practice questions 46</p> <p>Getting the Scoop on Synonyms 48</p> <p>Planning your synonym attack strategy 48</p> <p>Checking out a few sample synonym questions 49</p> <p>Filling in Sentence Completion Questions 50</p> <p>Building a strategy for sentence completion 50</p> <p>Working through a few sentence completion questions 51</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Practicing Verbal Reasoning 53</b></p> <p>Tackling Guided Lower Level SSAT Analogy Questions 53</p> <p>Practicing Lower Level SSAT Analogy Questions on Your Own 55</p> <p>Answers to Lower Level SSAT Analogy Questions 57</p> <p>Tackling Guided Upper Level SSAT Analogy Questions 58</p> <p>Practicing Upper Level SSAT Analogy Questions on Your Own 60</p> <p>Answers to Upper Level SSAT Analogy Questions 62</p> <p>Tackling Guided Lower and Middle Level Synonym Questions 63</p> <p>Practicing Lower and Middle Level Synonym Questions on Your Own 64</p> <p>Answers to Lower and Middle Level Synonym Questions 65</p> <p>Tackling Guided Upper Level Synonym Questions 66</p> <p>Practicing Upper Level Synonym Questions on Your Own 67</p> <p>Answers to Upper Level Synonym Questions 68</p> <p>Tackling Guided Lower and Middle Level ISEE Sentence Completion Questions 68</p> <p>Practicing Lower and Middle Level ISEE Sentence Completion Questions on Your Own 70</p> <p>Answers to Lower and Middle Level ISEE Sentence Completion Questions 71</p> <p>Tackling Guided Upper Level ISEE Sentence Completion Questions 72</p> <p>Practicing Upper Level ISEE Sentence Completion Questions on Your Own 73</p> <p>Answers to Upper Level ISEE Sentence Completion Questions 74</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Comprehending Reading Comprehension 75</b></p> <p>Ramping Up on Reading Passages 75</p> <p>Recognizing the types of reading passages 76</p> <p>Reading passages on the test 76</p> <p>Scanning passages instead of reading them 77</p> <p>Circling key words, phrases, and ideas 77</p> <p>Creating a mental outline 78</p> <p>Checking out a sample passage 78</p> <p>Adopting Strategies for Answering Questions about Passages 79</p> <p>Getting Familiar with Types of Reading Comprehension Questions 79</p> <p>Global content questions 80</p> <p>Specific content questions 81</p> <p>Word-in-context questions 82</p> <p>What-is-true questions 83</p> <p>Elimination questions 84</p> <p>Inference questions 85</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Practicing Reading Comprehension 87</b></p> <p>Tackling Guided Lower and Middle Level Reading Comprehension Questions 87</p> <p>Practicing Lower and Middle Level Reading Comprehension Questions on Your Own 89</p> <p>Answers to Lower and Middle Level Reading Comprehension Questions 92</p> <p>Tackling Guided Upper Level Reading Comprehension Questions 93</p> <p>Practicing Upper Level Reading Comprehension Questions on Your Own 96</p> <p>Answers to Upper Level Reading Comprehension Questions 99</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Writing a Winning Essay 101</b></p> <p>Exploring Essay Writing and Your Exam 101</p> <p>What do essay readers want to see? 101</p> <p>How are essays graded? 102</p> <p>What Will You Write About? 103</p> <p>Exploring common topics 103</p> <p>Figuring out how to approach a topic 104</p> <p>Organizing Your Essay from Beginning to End 106</p> <p>Starting with an effective introduction 106</p> <p>Big idea 106</p> <p>More specific ideas 106</p> <p>Thesis statement 107</p> <p>Developing effective body paragraphs 107</p> <p>Wrapping up with a well-crafted conclusion 108</p> <p>Proofing Your Essay 108</p> <p>Checking for common grammar problems 109</p> <p>Watching out for sentence trouble 110</p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Practicing Writing Essays 111</b></p> <p>Upper Level Essay 111</p> <p>Following the example of sample essays 111</p> <p>Responding to upper level essay practice prompts 113</p> <p>Lower Level and Middle Level Essay 113</p> <p>Following the example of sample essays 114</p> <p>Responding to lower and middle level essay practice prompts 115</p> <p><b>Part III: Tackling the Math Sections 117</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Adding Up Arithmetic 119</b></p> <p>Solving Basic Arithmetic Questions 119</p> <p>Reviewing Arithmetic 120</p> <p>Rules of zero 120</p> <p>Order of operations 120</p> <p>Number lines 121</p> <p>Negative numbers 122</p> <p>Fractions 123</p> <p>Reducing and rewriting fractions 123</p> <p>Adding and subtracting fractions 124</p> <p>Multiplying and dividing fractions 124</p> <p>Comparing fractions 125</p> <p>Dealing with remainders 125</p> <p>Decimals 125</p> <p>Decimal places 125</p> <p>Adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying decimals 126</p> <p>Converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions 126</p> <p>Rounding and estimating decimals 127</p> <p>Percents 127</p> <p>Factors and multiples 129</p> <p>Exponents 130</p> <p>Probability 130</p> <p>Roots 131</p> <p>Estimating roots 131</p> <p>Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing roots 131</p> <p>Simplifying roots 131</p> <p>Scientific notation 132</p> <p><b>Chapter 11: Practicing Arithmetic 133</b></p> <p>Attacking Guided Lower and Middle Level Arithmetic Questions 133</p> <p>Practicing Lower and Middle Level Arithmetic Questions on Your Own 136</p> <p>Answers to Lower and Middle Level Arithmetic Questions 138</p> <p>Tackling Guided Upper Level Arithmetic Questions 139</p> <p>Practicing Upper Level Arithmetic Questions on Your Own 141</p> <p>Answers to Upper Level Arithmetic Questions 144</p> <p><b>Chapter 12: Acing Algebra 147</b></p> <p>Attacking Algebra Questions 147</p> <p>Battling Basic Algebra 147</p> <p>Solving equations 148</p> <p>Knowing the rules of expressions 149</p> <p>Solving inequalities 150</p> <p>Determining absolute value 150</p> <p>Working with Statistics, Percents, and Ratios 151</p> <p>Exploring mean, median, mode, and range 151</p> <p>Calculating percentage changes 153</p> <p>Using ratios and proportions 154</p> <p>Working with Rules, Patterns, Ordering, and Counting 155</p> <p>Discovering the purpose of functions 155</p> <p>Seeing the pattern in sequences 155</p> <p>Arranging permutations and combinations 156</p> <p>Permutations 156</p> <p>Combinations 157</p> <p>Matching up numbers in matrices 157</p> <p><b>Chapter 13: Practicing Algebra 159</b></p> <p>Practicing Guided Lower and Middle Level Algebra Questions 160</p> <p>Attacking Lower and Middle Level Algebra Questions on Your Own 162</p> <p>Answers to Lower and Middle Level Algebra Questions 164</p> <p>Practicing Guided Upper Level Algebra Questions 166</p> <p>Tackling Upper Level Algebra Questions on Your Own 168</p> <p>Answers to Upper Level Algebra Questions 170</p> <p><b>Chapter 14: Jamming with Geometry 173</b></p> <p>Gearing Up for Geometry Questions 173</p> <p>Reviewing Geometry Concepts 174</p> <p>Lines, angles, and perimeter 174</p> <p>Triangles 176</p> <p>Finding the area of a triangle 177</p> <p>Equilateral triangles 178</p> <p>Isosceles triangles 178</p> <p>Right triangles 179</p> <p>Similar triangles 180</p> <p>Rectangles, squares, and other polygons 180</p> <p>Circles 181</p> <p>Solid geometry 182</p> <p>Volume 182</p> <p>Surface area 183</p> <p>Coordinate geometry 183</p> <p>Equation of a line 184</p> <p>Slope of the line 184</p> <p>Miscellaneous geometry 185</p> <p><b>Chapter 15: Practicing Geometry 187</b></p> <p>Practicing Guided Lower and Middle Level Geometry Questions 187</p> <p>Attacking Lower and Middle Level Geometry Questions on Your Own 191</p> <p>Answers to Lower and Middle Level Geometry Questions 195</p> <p>Practicing Guided Upper Level Geometry Questions 196</p> <p>Tackling Upper Level Geometry Questions on Your Own 199</p> <p>Answers to Upper Level Geometry Questions 203</p> <p><b>Chapter 16: Cracking Word Problems and Quantitative Comparisons 205</b></p> <p>Checking Out Some Basic Word Problem Strategies 205</p> <p>Calculating Arithmetic Word Problems 207</p> <p>Working through Algebra Word Problems 207</p> <p>Finding the average 207</p> <p>Discovering the distance, rate, or time 208</p> <p>Interpreting Graph and Chart Problems 209<br /> <i>x</i>- and <i>y</i>-axis graphs 209</p> <p>Tables 210</p> <p>Answering Quantitative Comparison Word Problems 211</p> <p><b>Part IV: SSAT Practice Exams 213</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 17: SSAT Upper Level Practice Exam 215</b></p> <p>Answer Sheet 217</p> <p>Section 1: Writing Sample 219</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative, Part 1 220</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 226</p> <p>Section 4: Verbal 234</p> <p>Section 5: Quantitative, Part 2 240</p> <p><b>Chapter 18: Answers to SSAT Upper Level Practice Exam 243</b></p> <p>Section 1: Writing Sample 243</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative, Part 1 244</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 246</p> <p>Section 4: Verbal 248</p> <p>Section 5: Quantitative, Part 2 251</p> <p>Answers at a Glance 253</p> <p><b>Chapter 19: SSAT Lower Level Practice Exam 1 255</b></p> <p>Answer Sheet 257</p> <p>Section 1: Writing Sample 259</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative, Part 1 260</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 264</p> <p>Section 4: Verbal 272</p> <p>Section 5: Quantitative, Part 2 278</p> <p><b>Chapter 20: Answers to SSAT Lower Level Practice Exam 1 283</b></p> <p>Section 1: Writing Sample 283</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative, Part 1 284</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 285</p> <p>Section 4: Verbal 288</p> <p>Section 5: Quantitative, Part 2 291</p> <p>Answers at a Glance 293</p> <p><b>Chapter 21: SSAT Lower Level Practice Exam 2 295</b></p> <p>Answer Sheet 297</p> <p>Section 1: Writing Sample 299</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative, Part 1 300</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 306</p> <p>Section 4: Verbal 314</p> <p>Section 5: Quantitative, Part 2 320</p> <p><b>Chapter 22: Answers to SSAT Lower Level Practice Exam 2 323</b></p> <p>Section 1: Writing Sample 323</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative, Part 1 324</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 326</p> <p>Section 4: Verbal 328</p> <p>Section 5: Quantitative, Part 2 332</p> <p>Answers at a Glance 334</p> <p><b>Part V: ISEE Practice Exams 337</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 23: ISEE Upper Level Practice Exam 339</b></p> <p>Answer Sheet 341</p> <p>Section 1: Verbal Reasoning 343</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning 347</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 354</p> <p>Section 4: Mathematics Achievement 361</p> <p>Section 5: Essay 369</p> <p><b>Chapter 24: Answers to ISEE Upper Level Practice Exam 371</b></p> <p>Section 1: Verbal Reasoning 371</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning 373</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 377</p> <p>Section 4: Mathematics Achievement 380</p> <p>Section 5: Essay 384</p> <p>Answers at a Glance 385</p> <p><b>Chapter 25: ISEE Middle Level Practice Exam 387</b></p> <p>Answer Sheet 389</p> <p>Section 1: Verbal Reasoning 391</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning 395</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 403</p> <p>Section 4: Mathematics Achievement 410</p> <p>Section 5: Essay 418</p> <p><b>Chapter 26: Answers to ISEE Middle Level Practice Exam 419</b></p> <p>Section 1: Verbal Reasoning 419</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning 421</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 424</p> <p>Section 4: Mathematics Achievement 426</p> <p>Section 5: Essay 429</p> <p>Answers at a Glance 429</p> <p><b>Chapter 27: ISEE Lower Level Practice Exam 431</b></p> <p>Answer Sheet 433</p> <p>Section 1: Verbal Reasoning 435</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning 438</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 445</p> <p>Section 4: Mathematics Achievement 450</p> <p>Section 5: Essay 455</p> <p><b>Chapter 28: Answers to ISEE Lower Level Practice Exam 457</b></p> <p>Section 1: Verbal Reasoning 457</p> <p>Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning 459</p> <p>Section 3: Reading Comprehension 462</p> <p>Section 4: Mathematics Achievement 463</p> <p>Section 5: Writing Sample 465</p> <p>Answers at a Glance 466</p> <p><b>Part VI: The Part of Tens 469</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 29: Ten Tips for Test Day 471</b></p> <p>Get Organized 471</p> <p>Pack a Snack 471</p> <p>Catch Plenty of Zzz’s 472</p> <p>Rise and Shine 472</p> <p>Eat a Good Breakfast 472</p> <p>Resist the Urge to Study 473</p> <p>Review the Test Order 473</p> <p>Get out the Door on Time 473</p> <p>Arrive a Bit Early 473</p> <p>Take a Deep Breath and Dive In 474</p> <p><b>Chapter 30: Ten Ways to Calm Your Nerves 475</b></p> <p>Check Your Breathing 475</p> <p>Do Some Pacing 475</p> <p>Use the Muscle Tension/Relaxation Technique 476</p> <p>Sing a Song (To Yourself Anyway!) 476</p> <p>Use Your Pencil as a Pointer 476</p> <p>Slow Down 476</p> <p>Skip a Question 477</p> <p>Stretch Your Neck 477</p> <p>Move Your Feet 477</p> <p>Keep Everything in Perspective 477</p> <p>Index 479</p>
<p><b>Vince Kotchian</b> is an elite test-prep tutor and admissions consultant who has helped hundreds of students get into the schools of their choice. <b>Curt Simmons</b> is a professional educator and freelance writer who has authored several test-prep titles on a variety of topics, including many <i>For Dummie</i>s titles.
<p><b><i>Learn to:</i></b> <ul> <li>Ace the math sections with ease</li> <li>Analyze reading passages using trusted tips and tricks</li> <li>Master the most common vocabulary words</li> <li>Prepare for the requirements of each test with problems, exercises, drills, and practice exams</li> </ul> <p><b>Your ticket to the private school of your choice</b> <p>If you're a parent or student looking to apply for admissions at a private, military, or boarding school,<i> SSAT & ISEE For Dummies</i> is your family's ticket to success. Here, you'll get all the prep needed to score higher on the SSAT and ISEE, the most up-to-date information on the tests, hundreds of practice questions, six full-length practice tests (three of each test and all with detailed answer explanations), and solid test-taking advice. <ul> <li><b>Pave the way to success —</b> get an overview of the SSAT and ISEE, what's on each exam, the different levels available, how to register for an exam, and ways you can prepare for test day</li> <li><b>Read all about it —</b> gear up for the verbal, reading, and essay sections with a vocabulary primer that includes word lists, plus review and practice for reading comprehension and essay writing</li> <li><b>Talk up verbal reasoning —</b> dig into analogy and synonym questions by looking for clues and finding relationships between words, and brush up on sentence completion questions</li> <li><b>Demystify math —</b> take a tour of the math concepts you'll need to know, like arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and word problems</li> <li><b>Practice makes perfect —</b> take six full-length practice tests that model the real exams (complete with answers and explanations)</li> </ul> <p><b>Open the book and find:</b> <ul> <li>What skills the SSAT & ISEE test for and how the tests are scored</li> <li>Study skills and techniques that apply to all portions of either test</li> <li>Plain-English explanations of the verbal and reading sections</li> <li>200 vocabulary terms defined</li> <li>How to pick out roots, prefixes, and suffixes in vocabulary words</li> <li>Ways to plan out and write a winning essay</li> <li>Math strategies that work</li> <li>Practice problems in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and word problems</li> <li>Ten ways to calm your nerves on test day</li> </ul>

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