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9781118496756

Mat for Dummies

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  • ISBN13:

    9781118496756

  • ISBN10:

    1118496752

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2013-04-22
  • Publisher: For Dummies

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Summary

MAT For Dummies is a crucial resource for students preparing for this exam. It includes test specific analogy strategies, practice and review for each content area, word/terms lists covering the major subject categories, and six practice tests with detailed answer bank.

Author Biography

Vince Kotchian is a full-time standardized test tutor specializing in the MAT, SSAT, ISEE, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. He teaches a GRE prep course at the University of California, San Diego, and has an extensive understanding of analogies and the MAT.

Edwin Kotchian is a MAT tutor and freelance writer who has contributed to a variety of test-prep material.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Introducing the MAT: Learning about Analogies, Planning, and Test-Taking 5

Chapter 1: All About the MAT 7

Chapter 2: Analogies from A to Z 15

Chapter 3: Types of Analogies and How to Solve Them 25

Chapter 4: Creating a Smart MAT Preparation Plan 41

Part II: Conquering the Content: Reviewing Vocabulary, Knowledge, and Culture 51

Chapter 5: Working with Words and Language 53

Chapter 6: Handling the Humanities 73

Chapter 7: Studying the Social Sciences 97

Chapter 8: Studying Science and Math 117

Part III: MAT Practice Exams 135

Chapter 9: MAT Practice Test #1 137

Chapter 10: Answers to MAT Practice Test #1 149

Chapter 11: MAT Practice Test #2 155

Chapter 12: Answers to MAT Practice Test #2 167

Chapter 13: MAT Practice Test #3 173

Chapter 14: Answers to MAT Practice Test #3 185

Chapter 15: MAT Practice Test #4 191

Chapter 16: Answers to MAT Practice Test #4 203

Chapter 17: MAT Practice Test #5 209

Chapter 18: Answers to MAT Practice Test #5 221

Chapter 19: MAT Practice Test #6 227

Chapter 20: Answers to MAT Practice Test #6 239

Part IV: The Part of Tens 245

Chapter 21: Ten Tried-and-True Test Tips 247

Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Fight off Test-Related Anxiety 251

Part V: The Appendixes 255

Appendix A: Graduate Level Vocabulary 257

Appendix B: Making the MAT Work for You 319

Index 323

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