1 Introduction to the SSAT and ISEE Exams 1 Doing It Right! 1 The ISEE Versus the SSAT: An Overview 2 The Independent School Entrance Examination 3 The Secondary School Admission Test 7 Countdown 10 Reality Check 14 Conclusion 15 2 Mathematics Review 17 Introduction 17 Integers 17 Natural and Whole Numbers 17 Comparing Integers 19 Exponents 20 Order of Operations 22 Rounding Off Integers 23 Prime Numbers 24 Factors and Multiples 25 Fractions 26 Comparing and Ordering Fractions 27 Reducing Fractions 28 Changing Improper Fractions to Whole or Mixed Numbers 29 Changing Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions 30 Equivalent Fractions 31 Operations with Fractions 32 Decimals 35 Reading Decimals 36 Comparing Decimals and Fractions 36 Rounding Off Decimals 38 Operations with Decimals 38 Scientific Notation 41 Percents 41 Changing Fractions and Whole Numbers to Percents 42 Changing Percents to Fractions 42 Changing Decimals to Percents 43 Changing Percents to Decimals 43 Finding a Percent of a Number 44 Applications 45 Algebra 45 Arithmetic Operations with Signed Numbers 46 Formulas 49 Equations 50 Simplifying Exponential Expressions 51 Roots and Radicals 52 Simplifying Radicals 53 Operations with Radicals 54 Inequalities 54 Operations with Monomials and Polynomials 56 Absolute Value 58 Ratios and Proportions 59 Consecutive Integers 60 Plane Geometry 62 Points 62 Lines 62 Planes 63 Angles 64 Perpendicular Lines 69 Coordinate Geometry 69 Polygons 71 Angles in Polygons 71 Types of Triangles, Classified by Angles 74 Types of Triangles, Classified by Sides 74 Perimeters 74 Areas of Polygons 76 Pythagorean Theorem 78 Circles 79 Radius and Diameter 79 Circumference 79 Area 80 Central Angles 81 Sectors 82 Volumes 82 Rectangular Solids 83 Cubes 83 Right Circular Cylinders 84 Cones 85 Spheres 86 Measurements 87 U.S. Weight Measures 87 U.S. Length Measures 87 U.S. Liquid Measures 88 Metric Length Measures 89 Metric Weight Measures 89 Changing Metric Measures and U.S. Measures 89 Graphs and Tables 90 Line Graphs 90 Circle Graphs 91 Bar Graphs 92 Tables 93 Word Problems 94 Wage Problems 94 Investment Problems 96 Age Problems 97 Discounts and Price Increases 98 Percentage Problems 98 Distance Problems 100 Statistics 101 The Mean or Average 101 The Median 102 The Mode 103 Probability 104 Answers to Mathematics Review Exercises 105 Answers Explained to Selected Mathematics Review Exercises 107 SSAT/ISEE Math Review Questions 119 SSAT/ISEE Math Review Answers 123 3 Verbal Skills Review 133 Introduction 133 Vocabulary 133 Vocabulary Memory Aids 134 Computers 135 Crossword Puzzles 135 Word Histories 136 Word List 144 Synonyms—SSAT and ISEE 149 Analogies—SSAT 153 More Analogies 156 Even More Analogies! 160 Sentence Completion—ISEE 162 More Sentence Completion 163 Review Questions 166 Synonyms—ISEE and SSAT 166 Sentence Completion—ISEE 167 Analogies—SSAT 168 Answers 169 4 Reading Comprehension Review 171 Introduction 171 Types of Questions 174 Main Idea Questions: Finding the Main Point of a Passage 174 Word-in-Context Questions: Determining Hidden Meanings Through Detective Work 175 Supporting Idea Questions: Deceptively Simple 176 Inference Questions: Drawing Logical Conclusions from Written Statements 177 Organization and Logic Questions: Determining the Proper Order of a Passage 178 Tone Questions: Identifying the Mood of the Writer 179 Review Questions 180 Main Idea Questions 180 Word-in-Context Questions 181 Supporting Idea/Fact Questions 182 Inference Questions 183 Organizational Questions 185 Tone Questions 186 A Mixed Bag 187 Answer Key 203 Explanation of Answers 204 5 Essay Writing—SSAT and ISEE 211 Introduction 211 Advice 211 Grammar 211 Usage 213 Tricks of the Trade 217 Bonus 218 Sentence Variation 219 The Essay—SSAT and ISEE 219 Prewriting 220 Planning 222 Writing 222 Introduction 222 Body Paragraphs 223 More Writing (Keep Going!) 224 Conclusion 225 6 Practice Tests 231 SSAT Practice Test 1 233 SSAT Practice Test 2 295 ISEE Practice Test 1 353 ISEE Practice Test 2 409 7 Scoring Your Practice Tests 469 Index 489
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