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EditorialRobFranek,SeniorVP,PublisherCaseyCornelius,VPContentDevelopmentMaryBethGarrick,DirectorofProductionSelenaCoppock,ManagingEditorCalvinCato,EditorColleenDay,EditorAaronRiccio,EditorMeaveShelton,EditorAlyssaWolff,EditorialAssistantRandomHousePublishingTeamTomRussell,PublisherAlisonStoltzfus,PublishingManagerMelindaAckell,AssociateManagingEditorEllenReed,ProductionManagerKristinLindner,ProductionSupervisorAndreaLau,DesignerThePrincetonReview24PrimeParkway,Suite201Natick,MA01760E-mail:editorialsupport@review.comCopyright©2014byTPREducationIPHoldings,LLC.Allrightsreserved.Coverart©JonathanPozniakPublishedintheUnitedStatesbyRandomHouseLLC,NewYork,andsimultaneouslyinCanadabyRandomHouseofCanadaLimited,Toronto.

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APenguinRandomHouseCompany.eBookISBN:978-0-8041-2487-4TradepaperbackISBN:978-0-8041-2486-7SSATisaregisteredtrademarkoftheSecondarySchoolAdmissionTestBoard,andISEEisaregisteredtrademarkoftheEducationalRecordsBureau,neitherofwhichsponsorsorendorsesthisproduct.ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversity.Editors:MeaveSheltonandAaronRiccioProductionEditor:KathyCarterProductionArtist:DeborahA.Silvestrini2015Editionv3.1

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AcknowledgmentsThePrincetonReviewwouldliketooffereffusivethankstoMelissaHendrixforhersubstantialcontributionstothisbook.WealsothankMarkCooper,ClarissaConstantine,AnneMorrow,NickOwens,RebeccaScott,andDebbieSilvestrinifortheircontributions,aswellasthestaffandstudentsofThePrincetonReview.—DavidStoll,NationalContentDirector,SSATandISEE

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ContentsCoverTitlePageCopyrightAcknowledgmentsPartI:So,YouWanttoImproveYourScore!GettingStarted:YourKnowledge,YourExpectationsYourGuidetoGettingtheMostOutofThisBookPartII:VerbalSynonymsSynonyms:AnswersandExplanationsAnalogiesandSentenceCompletionsAnalogiesandSentenceCompletions:AnswersandExplanationsPartlll:MathFractions,Decimals,andPercentsFractions,Decimals,andPercents:AnswersandExplanationsExponentsandRoots

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ExponentsandRoots:AnswersandExplanationsFactorsandMultiplesFactorsandMultiples:AnswersandExplanationsSolvingforxSolvingforx:AnswersandExplanationsInequalitiesInequalities:AnswersandExplanationsTriangles,Angles,andLinesTriangles,Angles,andLines:AnswersandExplanationsQuadrilateralsQuadrilaterals:AnswersandExplanationsCirclesandCylindersCirclesandCylinders:AnswersandExplanationsMiscellaneousGeometryandVisualPerceptionMiscellaneousGeometryandVisualPerception:AnswersandExplanationsReadingandInterpretingDataReadingandInterpretingData:AnswersandExplanationsOtherMathConceptsOtherMathConcepts:AnswersandExplanationsPartIV:ReadingFindingInformation

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FindingInformation:AnswersandExplanationsUnderstandingPurposeUnderstandingPurpose:AnswersandExplanationsToneTone:AnswersandExplanationsVocabinContextVocabinContext:AnswersandExplanationsMiscellaneousReadingMiscellaneousReading:AnswersandExplanationsFullPassagesFullPassages:AnswersandExplanationsPartV:WritingWritingPartVI:PracticeTestsSSATPracticeTestSSATPracticeTest:AnswersandExplanationsISEEPracticeTestISEEPracticeTest:AnswersandExplanations

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PartISo,YouWanttoImproveYourScore!«GettingStarted:YourKnowledge.YourExpectationsYourGuidetoGettingtheMostOutofThisBook

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GETTINGSTARTED:YOURKNOWLEDGE,YOUREXPECTATIONSYourroutetoahigherscoreontheSSATorISEEdependsalotonhowyouplantousethisbookanditscompanionbookCrackingtheSSAT&ISEE.Makingyourgameplanstartswithknowingwhereyouare...andwhereyouwanttogo.Whichtestdoyouplantotake?TheSSAT"heISEEotham...uh...what?Howmanyquestionsareyouableanswercorrectlywithrespecttoeachofthefollowingareas?Synonyms(A)Lots!Icandoitinmysleep.(B)Some,butIshoulddobetter.(C)I'vegotissues,dude!(D)Uh...what?Analogies(A)Lots!Icandoitinmysleep.

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(B)Some,butIshoulddobetter.(C)I'vegotissues,dude!(D)Uh...what?(E)Asif!IamtakingtheISEE.SentenceCompletions(A)Lots!Icandoitinmysleep.(B)Some,butIshoulddobetter.(C)I'vegotissues,dude!(D)Uh...what?(E)Asif!IamtakingtheSSAT.NumbersandOperations(fractions,decimals,percents,exponents,factors,multiples,andothermathfunctions)(A)Lots!Icandoitinmysleep.(B)Some,butIshoulddobetter.(C)I'vegotissues,dude!(D)Uh...what?Algebra(solvingforx,inequalities)(A)Lots!Icandoitinmysleep.(B)Some,butIshoulddobetter.(C)I'vegotissues,dude!(D)Uh...what?Geometry(triangles,quadrilaterals,circles,visualperception,andothergeometricprinciples)(A)Lots!Icandoitinmysleep.(B)Some,butIshoulddobetter.

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(C)I'vegotissues,dude!(D)Uh...what?ReadingandInterpretingData(mean,median,mode,range,probability,readingchartsandgraphs)(A)Lots!Icandoitinmysleep.(B)Some,butIshoulddobetter.(C)I'vegotissues,dude!(D)Uh...what?QuantitativeComparisons(A)Lots!Icandoitinmysleep.(B)Some,butIshoulddobetter.(C)I'vegotissues,dude!(D)Uh...what?(E)Asif!IamtakingtheSSAT.ReadingPassages(A)Lots!Icandoitinmysleep.(B)Some,butIshoulddobetter.(C)I'vegotissues,dude!(D)Uh...what?Howdoyouexpecttousethisbook?Circleallthatapplytoyou.wanttomakesureIknowcontent.wanttomakesureIknoweffectivestrategies.wanttomakesureIknowcontentandeffectivestrategies.

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amnotsureyet.YOURGUIDETOGETTINGTHEMOSTOUTOFTHISBOOKThisbookisdesignedtoprovidepracticequestionsacrossasmany—orasfew—subjectareasasisappropriatetohelpyouimproveyourscore.Readontofindouthowtogetthemostoutofthisbookbasedonyouranswerstothequestionsabove.AnswerandExplanationsTheanswersandexplanationsinthisbookaredesignedwiththefollowinggoals:®toprovideyouaclearacademicexplanationforthecorrectanswer—thewayYourTeacherwoulddoit®whereapplicable,toprovideyouanalternative,strategicapproachforansweringthequestioncorrectly—thewayThePrincetonReviewwoulddoitAlmostallexplanationsbeginwiththeacademicexplanation,indicatedbythebooksicon.ThebooksiconindicatesYourTeacher'sWay.

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IfThePrincetonReviewhasadifferent,morestrategicwaytoansweraquestioncorrectly,asecondexplanationwillbegiven,indicatedbythechessicon.ThechessiconindicatesThePrincetonReview'sWay!Forasmallnumberofquestions,theonlywaytoarriveatasolutionisthroughstrategy,soonlythechessiconisshown.YourStudyPlan1.IfyouhavenevertakenarealorpracticeSSATorISEEbefore—or—ifyouansweredUh...what?tomostorallquestionsabove,dothefollowing:a.TakeapracticetestinSSAT,ISEE,orboth—fromthebackofthisbookorCrackingtheSSAT&ISEE.b.Counthowmanyquestionsyoumissedusingthecategoriesabove.2.Basedonyoursubject-specificself-assessment,selectthedrillsyouwilldo.Foreachtopic,a.doadrill.b.checktheanswersandexplanations.c.considerwhatyouwilldodifferentlynexttime.d.ifavailable,doanotherdrillforthattopic.e.rememberwhatyoulearnedfromthedrill(s).

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Whenyoudomorethanjustreadananswerandexplanationandinsteadthinkaboutwhyyougotaquestionwrongandwhatyouwilldodifferentlynexttime,youwillanswermorequestionscorrectly!f.youmayuseCrackingtheSSAT&ISEEforadditionalcontentandstrategicsupport.3.Whenyouhavecompletedyourdrills,takeapracticeSSAT,ISEE,orboth—fromthebackofthisbook,CrackingtheSSAT&ISEE,oratestinanofficialguide:TheOfficialGuidetotheSSATUpperLevelorWhattoExpectontheISEEUpperLevel.FAQsQ:HowdoIdecidewhethertotaketheSSATortheISEE?A:Iftheschoolstowhichyouareapplyingwillaccepteithertest,respondtothefollowingquestionstohelpyouassesswhichtestisbetterforyou:®SentenceCompletions/Analogiesareeasierforme®PercentcorrectofSSATReading:__PercentcorrectofISEEReading:__®QuantitativeComparisonsquestionsareNoSweat/NeitherHereNorThere/ANightmare®PercentcorrectofSSATMath(bothsections):_PercentcorrectonISEEMultipleChoiceMath(bothsections):_

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Q:MayIuseSSATdrillseventhoughIamtakingtheISEE(orISEEdrillseventhoughIamtakingtheSSAT)?A:Whilethetestsaresimilarwithrespecttocontent,therearedifferencesinemphasis,howcertainquestionsandanswersareconstructed,and(ofcourse)somequestiontypes.Evenso,ifyouarelookingforadditionalpractice,youmayfollowtheseguidelines:®IfyouaretakingtheSSAT,skipSentenceCompletiondrillsandQuantitativeComparisonquestions.®IfyouaretakingtheISEE,skipAnalogiesquestions.®Usedrillsfromthe“other”testforcontentsupport,butremainawarethatyoumaynotseequestionsquitelikethoseontherealtest.eIfaquestionfromthe“other”testseemsquitedifferentfromanythingyouhaveseenwhilepracticingforyourtest,itlikelywillnotappearontherealtest.Don'tforgetthattheSSATdeductsone-fourthofapointforwronganswers,whiletheISEEdoesnot.Q:CanIusethisbookfortheMiddleLevelSSATorMiddleLevelISEE?A:WhilethisbookisdesignedforUpperLevelstudents—andthereforecontainsharderquestionsthatwouldappearonlyonanUpperLeveltest—youmaycertainlyusethis

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bookaspartofyourpreparation.However,youshouldconsultotherresources,suchasthosedescribedbelow,todeterminewhethercertaintypesofquestionswouldactuallyappearonaMiddleLevelTest.Q:HowdoIlearnaboutthestructureandcontentoftheSSATorISEE?A:Asthepurposeofthisbookistoprovidepracticequestionsandexplanations,itassumesyouarefamiliarwiththecontentandstructureofthetestyouaretaking,aswellastheprocessforregisteringforthattest.Otherresourceswillprovidetheinformationyouseek.Forinformationaboutthetests,youmayuseCrackingtheSSAT&ISEEorvisitPrincetonReview.com,www.ssat.org,orwww.erblearn.org/parents/admission/isee.Q:WhatifIneedmorehelp?A:YoumayfindCrackingtheSSAT&ISEEuseful.Inaddition,ThePrincetonReviewofferscoursesandtutoringinSSATandISEE.Formoreinformation,visitPrincetonReview.comorcall1-800-2REVIEW.

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YourScheduleSetyourselfupforsuccessbymakingsureyouknowwhatyouaredoingandwhen!Iwilltakeapracticetestbefore/after/beforeandafterIusethisbook.Iwilldodrillsinthefollowingsubjects(checkallthatapply):_Synonyms_Analogies_SentenceCompletions_Fractions,Decimals,andPercents_ExponentsandRoots_FactorsandMultiples_Solvingforx_Inequalities_Triangles,Angles,andLines_Quadrilaterals_CirclesandCylinders_MiscellaneousGeometryandVisualPerception_ReadingandInterpretingData_OtherMathConcepts_Reading:FindingInformation_Reading:UnderstandingPurpose_Reading:Tone

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_Reading:VocabinContext_Reading:MiscellaneousReading_Reading:FullPassages__WritingIwilldevote_minutestotheSSAT/ISEEoneachofthedaysbelow:_Sundays_Mondays_Tuesdays_Wednesdays_Thursdays_Fridays_SaturdaysIwill/willnotuseCrackingtheSSAT&ISEEtohelpmeprepare.Iwill/willnotreadthestrategicadviceintheanswersandexplanations.FINALTHOUGHTSByusingthisbook,youhaveshownyourselftobesomeonewhoidentifiesgoalsandsetsouttoachievethem.Becauseyouwillincreaseyourcontentknowledge,developamorestrategicapproach,orboth,youwillbecomemoreconfidentinyourabilitytotaketheSSATorISEE.Stickingtoascheduleandseekinghelpwhenyouneeditwillonlyaddtoyourpotentialtoachieve.Youareincontrol:haveaseriousnessofpurpose,butalsohavesomefunpreparing.Andaboveall,believeinyourabilitytoimprove!

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PartIIVerbal*Synonyms»Synonyms:AnswersandExplanations*AnalogiesandSentenceCompletions*AnalogiesandSentenceCompletions:AnswersandExplanations

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Synonyms

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SSATSynonymsDrill1INTEGRATE:ringtogetherettleaccountsressonreaterguePREDICAMENT:orecastlightorrow‘egretlominanceRENDEZVOUS:‘esponsenvitationcoreneetingnementoEULOGIZE::ondemn

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:ontempt|ppreciationlescentragilendifferenceINVIGORATE:veakenmportlisputeitimulatelelayHAMPER::ncloseestrictpproveowervalance

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SSATSynonymsDrill2SCOFF:oin»olisheekoutwearoutnakefunofQUIP::ompellingreasonvittycommentoudcallnnocentquestionuderequestPOTPOURRI:1ssignmentissistanceiccessoryissortmentllotmentONEROUS:yractical

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