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" Gruber's essential guide to test taking, grades 6-9 / "
Gary R. Gruber.
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BL
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1037204
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b791574
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Gruber, Gary R.
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Gruber's essential guide to test taking, grades 6-9 /\ Gary R. Gruber.
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Naperville, Ill. :: Sourcebooks Inc.,, ©2008.
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200 pages :: illustrations ;; 29 cm
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1402211848
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: 9781402211843
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| Contents
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Introduction to parents -- A word about the psychology of working with your child -- What parents should know about standardized tests -- Four general test-taking skills -- Verbal strategies -- Analogies -- Analogy strategy : always put analogies in sentence form -- Most common types of analogies -- Practice exercises and explanatory answers -- Vocabulary -- Vocabulary strategy 1 : learn prefixes and roots -- Vocabulary strategy 2 : learn suffixes -- Essential word list for grades 6, 7, 8, 9 -- Sentence completions -- Sentence completion strategy 1 : try all of the choices -- Sentence completion strategy 2 : look for clues and key words -- Sentence completion exercises and explanatory answers -- Reading comprehension (two strategies) -- Reading passages, questions, and explanatory answers -- Writing ability -- Spelling -- Punctuation and capitalization -- Grammar and correct usage -- Choosing the right word -- Diction, style, and sentence structure -- Logic and organization -- Math strategies -- A note to parents -- Basic math strategies -- Math strategy 1 : know how to approach solutions to math questions -- Math strategy 2 : use math symbols for words -- Math strategy 3 : know when and how to approximate -- Math strategy 4 : Reduce or simplify before calculating -- Math strategy 5 : start with last choice when testing choices -- Math strategy 6 : you don't always need a complete solution.
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Offers advice for parents on how to instruct their children in techniques for answering the types of questions on standardized tests.
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Test-taking skills, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Examinations-- Study guides.
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Test-taking skills.
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371.26
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372.1/26
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LB3060.57.G78 2008
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Essential guide to test taking, grades 6-9
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