Cracking the CLEP, 4th Edition

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Edition: 4th
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2000-05-01
Publisher(s): Princeton Review
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Summary

The Princeton Review knows that acing the CLEP is very different from getting straight A's in school. The Princeton Review doesn't try to teach you everything there is to know about every subject -- only the techniques that you need to score higher on the CLEP.There's a big difference.InCracking the CLEP,The Princeton Review will teach you how to think like the test makers. This is accomplished by teaching you how to: Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you Avoid the tricky Restructuring Sentences and Analyzing Writing questions on the English exam Tackle he Humanities exam by using clues in the questions Crack the algebra problems by "plugging in" numbers in place of letters Ace thew Social and Natural Science exams by tailoring your review to the tests *This book includes five full-length diagnostic exams that will predict your score on the CLEP. The questions in these tests are exactly like the ones you'll find on the real CLEP, and every solution is fully explained. Contents include: I Orientation What is the CLEP? Basic Test-Taking Techniques II How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in English Comp Overview of the English Comp Exam Grammar Review Question Types The Essay Question TPR Review Sample English Comp Exam Answers and Explanations to the English Comp Exam III How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in College Math Overview of the College Math Exam Math Review TPR Sample College Math Exam Answers and Explanations to the College Math Exam IV How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in Humanities Overview of the Humanities Exam TPR Sample Humanities Exam Answers and Explanations to the Humanities Exam V How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in Social Sciences Overview of the Social Sciences Exam TPR Sample Social Sciences Exam Answers and Explanations to the Social Sciences Exam VI How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in Natural Sciences Overview of the Natural Sciences Exam TPR Sample Natural Sciences Exam Answers and Explanations of the Natural Sciences Exam VII CLEP Subject Exams Overview of the CLEP Subject Exams

Author Biography

<b>Tom Meltzer</b> has taught for The Princeton Review for over 11 years. He is one of several authors of <b>The Best 331 Colleges</b> and has written numerous tests, manuals and other materials for Princeton Review courses.<br><br><b>Paul Foglino</b> has also taught for The Princeton Review for more than a decade and has authored tests and materials for many of its courses, most recently for the MCAT.<br><br>Paul and Tom are also musicians; they perform together in a band called Five Chinese Brothers.

Table of Contents

Part I: Orientation 1(12)
What is the CLEP?
3(4)
Basic Test-Taking Techniques
7(6)
Part II: How to Crack the CLEP General Examination in English Composition 13(102)
Overview of the English Composition Exam
15(4)
Grammar Review
19(14)
Question Types
33(10)
The Essay Question
43(10)
The Princeton Review Sample English Composition Exam
53(24)
Answers and Explanations to the English Composition Exam
77(38)
Part III: How to Crack the CLEP General Examination in College Mathematics 115(58)
Overview of the College Mathematics Exam
117(6)
Math Review
123(14)
The Princeton Review Sample College Mathematics Exam
137(12)
Answers and Explanations to the College Mathematics Exam
149(24)
Part IV: How to Crack the CLEP General Examination In Humanities 173(90)
Overview of the Humanities Exam
175(10)
The Princeton Review Sample Humanities Exam
185(36)
Answers and Explanations to the Humanities Exam
221(42)
Part V: How to Crack the CLEP General Examination in Social Sciences 263(74)
Overview of the Social Sciences Exam
265(8)
The Princeton Review Sample Social Sciences Exam
273(20)
Answers and Explanations to the Social Sciences Exam
293(44)
Part VI: How to Crack the CLEP General Examination in Natural Sciences 337(74)
Overview of the Natural Sciences Exam
339(8)
The Princeton Review Sample Natural Sciences Exam
347(22)
Answers and Explanations to the Natural Sciences Exam
369(42)
Part VII: CLEP Subject Examinations 411(10)
Overview of the CLEP Subject Exams
413(8)
Part VIII: Answers to Grammar Review Drills 421(4)
About the Authors 425

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