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| About the Authors | |
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| A Note to Parents | |
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| A Note to Students: Getting Started | |
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| SSAT Workshop | |
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| Inside the SSAT | |
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| The SSAT Exam | |
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| How to Register | |
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| SSAT Specific Verbal Workout: Analogies | |
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| The Format | |
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| Kaplan Three-Step Method for Analogies | |
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| Strong Bridges and Weak Bridges | |
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| Six Classic Bridges | |
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| Predicting on Three-Term Analogies | |
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| Backsolving | |
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| Guessing | |
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| Practice Questions | |
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| Practice Question Answers | |
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| ISEE Workshop | |
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| Inside the ISEE | |
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| The ISEE Exam | |
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| How to Register | |
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| How the ISEE Differs from the SSAT | |
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| ISEE Specific Verbal Workout: Sentence Completions | |
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| The Format | |
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| Kaplan Four-Step Method for Sentence Completions | |
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| Picking Up On Clues | |
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| Tackling Hard Questions | |
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| Practice Questions | |
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| Practice Question Answers | |
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| ISEE Specific Math Workout: Quantitative Comparisons | |
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| The Format | |
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| Kaplan's Five Strategies for QCs | |
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| Practice Questions | |
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| Practice Question Answers | |
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| Common Content for the SSAT and ISEE | |
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| SSAT/ISEE Mastery | |
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| Using the Test Structure to Your Advantage | |
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| Approaching SSAT/ISEE Questions | |
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| Managing Stress | |
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| Synonyms | |
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| The Format | |
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| Kaplan Three-Step Method for Synonyms | |
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| Avoiding Pitfalls | |
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| Vocabulary Techniques | |
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| Practice Questions | |
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| Practice Question Answers | |
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| Critical Reading | |
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| Reading Strategies | |
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| SSAT/ISEE Reading Is Different from Everyday Reading!!! | |
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| Kaplan Four-Step Method for Critical Reading | |
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| Critical Reading Skills in Action | |
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| Practice Questions | |
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| Practice Question Answers | |
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| The Essay | |
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| Kaplan Four-Step Method for Writing | |
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| Brainstorming in Action | |
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| Pacing | |
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| Show, Don't Tell | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Practice Essay | |
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| Introduction to SSAT/ISEE Math | |
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| How to Approach SSAT/ISEE Math | |
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| Word Problems | |
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| Percent Increase/Decrease Problems | |
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| A Word About Calculators | |
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| Arithmetic | |
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| Definitions | |
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| The Order of Operations | |
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| Rules for Divisibility | |
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| Fractions and Decimals | |
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| Common Percent Equivalencies | |
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| Exponents and Roots | |
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| Powers of Tens and Scientific Notation | |
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| Percents | |
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| Average, Median, and Mode | |
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| Ratios, Proportions, and Rates | |
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| Probability | |
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| Strange Symbolism and Terminology | |
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| Practice Questions | |
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| Practice Question Answers | |
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| Algebra | |
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| Algebra Concepts | |
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| Working with Equations | |
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| Working with Inequalities | |
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| Practice Questions | |
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| Practice Question Answers | |
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| Geometry | |
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| Lines and Angles | |
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| Triangles | |
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| Quadrilaterals | |
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| Circles | |
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| Coordinate Geometry | |
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| Practice Questions | |
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| Practice Question Answers | |
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| Word Problems | |
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| Translation | |
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| Symbolism Word Problems | |
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| Word Problems with Formulas | |
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| Backdoor Strategies | |
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| Roman Numeral Word Problems | |
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| Practice Questions | |
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| Practice Question Answers | |
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| Managing Your Stress | |
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| The Week Before the Test | |
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| The Days Just Before the Test | |
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| The Night Before the Test | |
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| The Morning of the Test | |
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| During the Test | |
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| After the Test | |
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| SSAT Practice Tests and Explanations | |
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| SSAT Practice Test 1: Upper Level | |
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| Answer Explanations | |
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| SSAT Practice Test 2: Upper Level | |
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| Answer Explanations | |
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| SSAT Practice Test 3: Lower Level | |
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| Answer Explanations | |
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| Scoring Your SSAT Practice Test | |
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| ISEE Practice Tests and Explanations | |
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| ISEE Practice Test 1: Upper and Middle Level | |
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| Answer Explanations | |
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| ISEE Practice Test 2: Upper and Middle Level | |
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| Answer Explanations | |
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| ISEE Practice Test 3: Lower Level | |
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| Answer Explanations | |
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| Scoring Your ISEE Practice Test | |
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| Learning Resources | |
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| Vocabulary Reference | |
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| Root List | |
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| Vocabulary List | |
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| Math Reference | |