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4 XiiiHow to Use This Book ..xiiiWhat to Study ..xivSpecial Study Features ..xivAn Important Note for Eighth- and Ninth-Graders ..xvParents Guide to Private Secondary School ..xviYou re Well on Your Way to Success ..xviGive Us Your Feedback ..xviTop 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score ..xviiPART I: HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM BASICS1 All About the Tests ..3 What Are the High School Entrance Exams? ..3 How Do I Find Out Which Exam I Must Take? ..5If I Have a Choice of Exams, How Do I Choose? ..5 What Kinds of Questions Are Asked on High School Entrance Exams?

5 5 How Are the Exams Structured? ..7 What Do the Answer Sheets Look Like? ..9 How Are the Exams Scored? ..102 SSAT Questions ..13 What Can You Expect on the Test? ..13 How Does the SSAT Measure Verbal Ability? ..13 How Does the SSAT Measure Quantitative Ability? ..16 How Does the SSAT Measure Reading Ability? ..18 What Is the Writing Sample? ..203 ISEE Questions ..23 What Can You Expect on the Test? ..23 How Does the ISEE Measure Verbal Ability? ..23 How Does the ISEE Measure Quantitative Ability? ..26 How Does the ISEE Measure Reading Comprehension?

6 29 How Does the ISEE Measure Mathematics Achievement? ..31 What Is the Essay Question? ..33viContentsMaster the SSAT & ISEE PART II: DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES4 Practice Test 1: Diagnostic Test ..37 Section 1: Synonyms (SSAT and ISEE) ..41 Section 2: Verbal Analogies (SSAT Only) ..42 Section 3: Sentence Completions (ISEE Only) ..44 Section 4: Reading Comprehension (SSAT and ISEE) ..46 Section 5: Quantitative Ability (SSAT and ISEE).. 51 Section 6: Quantitative Comparisons (ISEE Only) ..55 Answer Keys and Explanations.

7 58 Evaluating Your Score and Planning Your Study Time ..68 PART III: VOCABULARY REVIEW5 Word Arithmetic (SSAT and ISEE) ..73 Why Do They Test My Vocabulary? ..73 How Are Words Built? ..73 How Do Word Parts Work? ..74 List of Common Word Parts ..74 Word List ..79 Exercises: Word Arithmetic ..88 Answer Explanations ..89 PART IV: VERBAL ABILITY REVIEW6 Synonyms (SSAT and ISEE) ..93 What Do Synonym Questions Look Like? ..93 How Do You Answer Synonym Questions? ..94 Test Yourself Quizzes ..94 Answer Keys ..110 Exercises: Synonyms.

8 112 Answer Key and Explanations ..1177 Verbal Analogies (SSAT Only) ..121 What Makes a Verbal Analogy? ..121 What Do Verbal Analogy Questions Look Like? ..121 How Do You Solve Verbal Analogies? ..123 What Do Smart Test-Takers Know? ..123 Answer Keys ..151 Exercises: Mixed Relationships ..154 Answer Key and Explanations ..1618 Sentence Completions (ISEE Only) ..167 What Makes a Sentence Completion? ..167 How Do You Answer Sentence Completion Questions? ..168 What Do Smart Test-Takers Know? ..169 Test Yourself Quizzes.

9 173 Contentsvii Keys ..179 Exercises: Sentence Completions ..180 Answer Key and Explanations ..186 PART V: READING REVIEW9 Reading Comprehension (SSAT and ISEE) ..193 Why Is My Reading Ability Being Tested? ..193 What Kinds of Questions Will Be Asked? ..193 How Do You Answer Reading Comprehension Questions? ..196 What Do Smart Test-Takers Know? ..197 Test Yourself Quizzes ..198 Answer Keys ..214 Exercises: Main Idea ..216 Answer Key and Explanations ..219 Exercises: Details ..220 Answer Key and Explanations.

10 223 Exercises: Vocabulary ..224 Answer Key and Explanations ..226 Exercises: Inference ..227 Answer Key and Explanations ..229 PART VI: MATHEMATICS REVIEW10 Mathematics (SSAT and ISEE) ..233 What Mathematics Must I Know? ..233 How Do I Estimate the Answer? ..235 When Must I Calculate? ..236 Test Yourself Quizzes ..236 Answer Keys ..314 Exercises: Mathematics ..323 Answer Key and Explanations ..33111 Quantitative Ability (SSAT and ISEE)..341 What Makes Multiple-Choice Math Easier? ..341 How Do You Solve Multiple-Choice Quantitative Ability Questions?