Cracking the GED, 2002 Edition

by MARTZ, GEOFF

• ISBN13: 9780375761935
• ISBN10: 0375761934
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Princeton Review

Summary

The Princeton Review doesn't try to teach students everything there is to know about English, mathematics, or analytic thinking. The Princeton Review just teaches readers what they'll need to score higher on the GED.There's a big difference. InCracking the GED, The Princeton Review will teach test takers how to think like the test makers and: Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool the test taker Improve scores with test-taking strategies like Backsolving and Process of Elimination Ace the exam without needlessly memorizing hundreds of facts Master even the toughest sections: social studies, science, literature and more ** This book includes two full-length simulated GED exams with questions that are just like the ones test takers will see on the actual GED. Contents Include: I Orientation Getting Started Taking the GED Guessing and POE Crazy Graphics Crazy Reading II How to Crack the Language Arts, Writing Test Sentence Structure Usage Mechanics and Organization III How to Crack the Language Arts, Essay Test The Template Constructing Your Own Template IV How to Crack the Social Studies Test Social Studies Part One Social Studies Part Two V How to Crack the Science Test Life Science Physical Science VI How to Crack the Language Arts, Reading Test Fiction and Drama Nonfiction and Poetry VII How to Crack the Math Test Basic Arithmetic Applied Arithmetic Algebra Geometry VIII Answer Key to Drills IX Practice Tests

Author Biography

<b>Geoff Martz</b> attended Dartmouth College and Columbia University, joining The Princeton Review in 1985 as a teacher and writer. Martz headed the development team that designed the Review's GMAT course. He is the author or coauthor of <b>Cracking the ACT</b>, <b>Paying for College</b>, <b>Cracking the GED</b>, and <b>How to Survive Without Your Parents' Money</b>.<b><br><br>Laurie Pearson</b> graduated from Barnard College in 1990, and joined The Princeton Review as a teacher and development person.

Table of Contents

Part I: Orientation	1	(60)
Getting Started	3	(8)
Taking the GED	11	(8)
Guessing and POE	19	(6)
Crazy Graphics	25	(20)
Crazy Reading	45	(16)
Part II: How to Crack the Language Arts, Writing Test	61	(88)
Sentence Structure	73	(30)
Usage	103	(20)
Mechanics and Organization	123	(26)
Part III: How to Crack the Language Arts, Essay Test	149	(38)
The Template	155	(14)
Constructing Your Own Template	169	(18)
Part IV: How to Crack the Social Studies Test	187	(54)
Social Studies Part One	197	(22)
Social Studies Part Two	219	(22)
Part V: How to Crack the Science Test	241	(46)
Life Science	251	(20)
Physical Science	271	(16)
Part VI: How to Crack the Language Arts, Reading Test	287	(38)
Fiction and Drama	295	(16)
Nonfiction and Poetry	311	(14)
Part VII: How to Crack the Math Test	325	(122)
Basic Arithmetic	339	(38)
Applied Arithmetic	377	(26)
Algebra	403	(18)
Geometry	421	(26)
Part VIII: Answer Key to Drills	447	(28)
PART IX: PRACTICE TESTS	475	(122)
Practice Test One	477	(58)
Practice Test Two	535	(62)
About the Authors	597