About the Authors | p. ix |
A Note to Parents | p. xi |
A Note to Students: Getting Started | p. xiii |
SSAT Workshop | |
Inside the SSAT | p. 3 |
The SSAT Exam | p. 3 |
How to Register | p. 4 |
SSAT Specific Verbal Workout: Analogies | p. 5 |
The Format | p. 6 |
Kaplan Three-Step Method for Analogies | p. 6 |
Strong Bridges and Weak Bridges | p. 8 |
Six Classic Bridges | p. 9 |
Predicting on Three-Term Analogies | p. 10 |
Backsolving | p. 11 |
Guessing | p. 12 |
Practice Questions | p. 14 |
Practice Question Answers | p. 16 |
ISEE Workshop | |
Inside the ISEE | p. 19 |
The ISEE Exam | p. 19 |
How to Register | p. 20 |
How the ISEE Differs from the SSAT | p. 20 |
ISEE Specific Verbal Workout: Sentence Completions | p. 21 |
The Format | p. 21 |
Kaplan Four-Step Method for Sentence Completions | p. 22 |
Picking Up On Clues | p. 24 |
Tackling Hard Questions | p. 25 |
Practice Questions | p. 29 |
Practice Question Answers | p. 30 |
ISEE Specific Math Workout: Quantitative Comparisons | p. 31 |
The Format | p. 31 |
Kaplan's Five Strategies for QC's | p. 33 |
Practice Questions | p. 40 |
Practice Question Answers | p. 41 |
Common Content for the SSAT and ISEE | |
SSAT/ISEE Mastery | p. 45 |
Using the Test Structure to Your Advantage | p. 46 |
Approaching SSAT/ISEE Questions | p. 48 |
Managing Stress | p. 49 |
Synonyms | p. 51 |
The Format | p. 51 |
Kaplan Three-Step Method for Synonyms | p. 52 |
Avoiding Pitfalls | p. 53 |
Vocabulary Techniques | p. 54 |
Practice Questions | p. 58 |
Practice Question Answers | p. 60 |
Critical Reading | p. 61 |
Reading Strategies | p. 61 |
SSAT/ISEE Reading Is Different from Everyday Reading | p. 62 |
Kaplan Four-Step Method for Critical Reading | p. 63 |
Pacing | p. 78 |
Critical Reading Skills in Action | p. 65 |
Practice Questions | p. 72 |
Practice Question Answers | p. 73 |
The Essay | p. 75 |
Kaplan Four-Step Method for Writing | p. 77 |
Brainstorming in Action | p. 78 |
Pacing | p. 78 |
Show, Don't Tell | p. 80 |
Just the Facts | p. 80 |
Practice Essay | p. 81 |
Introduction to SSAT/ISEE Math | p. 83 |
How to Approach SSAT/ISEE Math | p. 83 |
Word Problems | p. 88 |
Percent Increase/Decrease Problems | p. 89 |
A Word About Calculators | p. 90 |
Arithmetic | p. 91 |
Definitions | p. 92 |
The Order of Operations | p. 95 |
Rules for Divisibility | p. 96 |
Fractions and Decimals | p. 96 |
Common Percent Equivalencies | p. 99 |
Exponents and Roots | p. 100 |
Powers of Tens and Scientific Notation | p. 101 |
Percents | p. 103 |
Average, Median, and Mode | p. 104 |
Ratios, Proportions, and Rates | p. 104 |
Probability | p. 105 |
Strange Symbolism and Terminology | p. 106 |
Practice Questions | p. 107 |
Practice Question Answers | p. 112 |
Algebra | p. 117 |
Algebra Concepts | p. 118 |
Working with Equations | p. 121 |
Working with Inequalities | p. 122 |
Practice Questions | p. 124 |
Practice Question Answers | p. 126 |
Geometry | p. 129 |
Lines and Angles | p. 130 |
Triangles | p. 132 |
Quadrilaterals | p. 136 |
Circles | p. 137 |
Coordinate Geometry | p. 138 |
Practice Questions | p. 141 |
Practice Question Answers | p. 148 |
Word Problems | p. 153 |
Translation | p. 154 |
Symbolism Word Problems | p. 155 |
Word Problems with Formulas | p. 155 |
Backdoor Strategies | p. 156 |
Roman Numeral Word Problems | p. 157 |
Practice Questions | p. 159 |
Practice Question Answers | p. 162 |
Managing Your Stress | p. 165 |
The Week Before the Test | p. 165 |
The Days Just Before the Test | p. 166 |
The Night Before the Test | p. 166 |
The Morning of the Test | p. 167 |
During the Test | p. 167 |
After the Test | p. 168 |
SSAT Practice Tests and Explanations | |
SSAT Practice Test 1: Upper Level | p. 171 |
Answer Explanations | p. 203 |
SSAT Practice Test 2: Upper Level | p. 217 |
Answer Explanations | p. 248 |
SSAT Practice Test 3: Lower Level | p. 263 |
Answer Explanations | p. 294 |
Scoring Your SSAT Practice Test | p. 309 |
ISEE Practice Tests and Explanations | |
ISEE Practice Test 1: Upper and Middle Level | p. 315 |
Answer Explanations | p. 348 |
ISEE Practice Test 2: Upper and Middle Level | p. 363 |
Answer Explanations | p. 395 |
ISEE Practice Test 3: Lower Level | p. 413 |
Answer Explanations | p. 440 |
Scoring Your ISEE Practice Test | p. 453 |
Learning Resources | |
Vocabulary Reference | p. 457 |
Root List | p. 458 |
Vocabulary List | p. 475 |
Math Reference | p. 531 |
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