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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014)

Get step-by-step guidance for your certification with 900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014).

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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 4 preview imageEditorialRobFranek,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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 5 preview imageAPenguinRandomHouseCompany.eBookISBN:978-0-8041-2487-4TradepaperbackISBN:978-0-8041-2486-7SSATisaregisteredtrademarkoftheSecondarySchoolAdmissionTestBoard,andISEEisaregisteredtrademarkoftheEducationalRecordsBureau,neitherofwhichsponsorsorendorsesthisproduct.ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversity.Editors:MeaveSheltonandAaronRiccioProductionEditor:KathyCarterProductionArtist:DeborahA.Silvestrini2015Editionv3.1
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 6 preview imageAcknowledgmentsThePrincetonReviewwouldliketooffereffusivethankstoMelissaHendrixforhersubstantialcontributionstothisbook.WealsothankMarkCooper,ClarissaConstantine,AnneMorrow,NickOwens,RebeccaScott,andDebbieSilvestrinifortheircontributions,aswellasthestaffandstudentsofThePrincetonReview.—DavidStoll,NationalContentDirector,SSATandISEE
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 7 preview imageContentsCoverTitlePageCopyrightAcknowledgmentsPartI:So,YouWanttoImproveYourScore!GettingStarted:YourKnowledge,YourExpectationsYourGuidetoGettingtheMostOutofThisBookPartII:VerbalSynonymsSynonyms:AnswersandExplanationsAnalogiesandSentenceCompletionsAnalogiesandSentenceCompletions:AnswersandExplanationsPartlll:MathFractions,Decimals,andPercentsFractions,Decimals,andPercents:AnswersandExplanationsExponentsandRoots
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 8 preview imageExponentsandRoots:AnswersandExplanationsFactorsandMultiplesFactorsandMultiples:AnswersandExplanationsSolvingforxSolvingforx:AnswersandExplanationsInequalitiesInequalities:AnswersandExplanationsTriangles,Angles,andLinesTriangles,Angles,andLines:AnswersandExplanationsQuadrilateralsQuadrilaterals:AnswersandExplanationsCirclesandCylindersCirclesandCylinders:AnswersandExplanationsMiscellaneousGeometryandVisualPerceptionMiscellaneousGeometryandVisualPerception:AnswersandExplanationsReadingandInterpretingDataReadingandInterpretingData:AnswersandExplanationsOtherMathConceptsOtherMathConcepts:AnswersandExplanationsPartIV:ReadingFindingInformation
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 9 preview imageFindingInformation:AnswersandExplanationsUnderstandingPurposeUnderstandingPurpose:AnswersandExplanationsToneTone:AnswersandExplanationsVocabinContextVocabinContext:AnswersandExplanationsMiscellaneousReadingMiscellaneousReading:AnswersandExplanationsFullPassagesFullPassages:AnswersandExplanationsPartV:WritingWritingPartVI:PracticeTestsSSATPracticeTestSSATPracticeTest:AnswersandExplanationsISEEPracticeTestISEEPracticeTest:AnswersandExplanations
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 10 preview imagePartISo,YouWanttoImproveYourScore!«GettingStarted:YourKnowledge.YourExpectationsYourGuidetoGettingtheMostOutofThisBook
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 11 preview imageGETTINGSTARTED: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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 12 preview image(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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 13 preview image(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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 14 preview imageamnotsureyet.YOURGUIDETOGETTINGTHEMOSTOUTOFTHISBOOKThisbookisdesignedtoprovidepracticequestionsacrossasmany—orasfew—subjectareasasisappropriatetohelpyouimproveyourscore.Readontofindouthowtogetthemostoutofthisbookbasedonyouranswerstothequestionsabove.AnswerandExplanationsTheanswersandexplanationsinthisbookaredesignedwiththefollowinggoals:®toprovideyouaclearacademicexplanationforthecorrectanswer—thewayYourTeacherwoulddoit®whereapplicable,toprovideyouanalternative,strategicapproachforansweringthequestioncorrectly—thewayThePrincetonReviewwoulddoitAlmostallexplanationsbeginwiththeacademicexplanation,indicatedbythebooksicon.ThebooksiconindicatesYourTeacher'sWay.
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 15 preview imageIfThePrincetonReviewhasadifferent,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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 16 preview imageWhenyoudomorethanjustreadananswerandexplanationandinsteadthinkaboutwhyyougotaquestionwrongandwhatyouwilldodifferentlynexttime,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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 17 preview imageQ: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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 18 preview imagebookaspartofyourpreparation.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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 19 preview imageYourScheduleSetyourselfupforsuccessbymakingsureyouknowwhatyouaredoingandwhen!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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 20 preview image_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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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 21 preview imagePartIIVerbal*Synonyms»Synonyms:AnswersandExplanations*AnalogiesandSentenceCompletions*AnalogiesandSentenceCompletions:AnswersandExplanations
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 22 preview imageSynonyms
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 23 preview imageSSATSynonymsDrill1INTEGRATE:ringtogetherettleaccountsressonreaterguePREDICAMENT:orecastlightorrow‘egretlominanceRENDEZVOUS:‘esponsenvitationcoreneetingnementoEULOGIZE::ondemn
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 26 preview imageSSATSynonymsDrill2SCOFF:oin»olisheekoutwearoutnakefunofQUIP::ompellingreasonvittycommentoudcallnnocentquestionuderequestPOTPOURRI:1ssignmentissistanceiccessoryissortmentllotmentONEROUS:yractical
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900 Practice Questions for the Upper Level SSAT and ISEE (2014) - Page 29 preview imageSSATSynonymsDrill3MITIGATE:lestroy)yamperessenitudylesignONUS::ompletenesspiritualityelf-regardwrroganceyurdenIMPERATIVE:‘egalushedluring1ecessaryhoughtfulPOMPOUS:ast
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