| 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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