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ContentsGetMore(Free)ContentACaregiver’sIntroductionAStudent'sIntroductionPartI:TheBasicsofBothTests1LearningVocabulary2FundamentalMathSkillsfortheSSAT&ISEE3AnswerKeytoFundamentalMathDrills4WritingtheEssayPartll:TheSSAT5EverythingYouAlwaysWantedtoKnowAbouttheSSAT6SSATMath7SSATVerbal8SSATReading9AnswersandExplanationsforSSATPracticeDrillsPartlll:SSATPracticeTests10UpperLevelSSATPracticeTest11MiddleLevelSSATPracticeTest12AnswerKeytoSSATPracticeTestsPartIV:TheISEE13EverythingYouAlwaysWantedtoKnowAbouttheISEE

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14|ISEEMath15ISEEVerbal16ISEEReading17AnswersandExplanationsforISEEPracticeDrillsPartV:ISEEPracticeTests18UpperLevelISEEPracticeTest19MiddleLevelISEEPracticeTest20LowerLevelISEEPracticeTest21AnswerKeytoISEEPracticeTests

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*ChecktoseeiftherehavebeenanycorrectionsorupdatestothiseditionLookForTheseIconsThroughoutThePROVENTECHNIQUESAPPLIEDSTRATEGIESANOTHERAPPROACHDON'TFORGET!WATCHOUTTIME-SAVINGTIPTIMEYOURSELFONLINEPRACTICETESTS

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ACaregiver’sIntroduction

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HOWCAN|HELP?Congratulations!Yourchildisconsideringattendingaprivateschool,andbyvirtueofthefactthatyouholdthisbookinyourhands,youhaverecognizedthateithertheSSATortheISEEisanimportantpartoftheadmissionsprocess.ProvidingyourchildwiththeinformationcontainedinthisbookisanexcellentfirststeptowardastrongperformanceontheSSATortheISEE.Asacaregiver,however,youknowwellthefinelinebetweensupportandintrusion.Toguideyouinyoureffortstohelpyourchild,we’dliketoofferafewsuggestions.HaveaHealthyPerspectiveBoththeSSATandtheISEEarestandardizedtestsdesignedtosaysomethingaboutanindividualstudent’schancesforsuccessinaprivateschool.Neitherisanintelligencetest;neitherclaimstobe.Setrealisticexpectationsforyourchild.Theskillsnecessaryforastrongperformanceonthesetestsareoftenverydifferentfromthoseastudentusesinschool.Theadditionalstressthatcomesfrombeingexpectedtodowellgenerallyservesonlytodistractastudentfromtakingatestefficiently.Atthesametime,bewareofdismissingdisappointingresultswithasimple,“Mychilddoesn’ttestwell.”Whileitisundoubtedlytruethatsomestudentstestbetterthanothers,thisexplanationdoeslittletoencourageastudenttoinvesttimeandeffortintoovercomingobstaclesandimprovingperformance.BeInformedTheSSATandtheISEEareneitherachievementtestsnorintelligencetests.Toscorewell,yourchildneedstounderstandwhatistestedandhowitistestedKnowHowtoInterpretPerformance+Studyxy

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EachleveloftheSSATandISEEcoversarangeofgradelevels.Itisimpossibletointerpretscoreswithoutconsideringthegradelevelofthestudent.Percentilerankingshavemuchmorevaluethandoeitherraworscaledscores,andpercentilesarethenumbersschoolsusetocomparestudents.RememberThatThisIsNotanEnglishoraMathTestTherearebothverbalandmathquestionsontheSSATandontheISEE.However,thesequestionsareoftenbasedonskillsandconceptsthataredifferentfromthoseusedonaday-to-daybasisinschool.Forinstance,veryfewEnglishteachers—atanylevel—spendalotoftimeteachingstudentshowtoapproachanalogyorsentencecompletionquestions.Thismaybefrustratingforcaregivers,students,andteachers.Butinthefinaljudgment,oureducationalsystemwouldtakeaturnfortheworseifitattemptedtoteachstudentstodowellontheSSAT,theISEE,oreventheSAT.Thefactthatthevaluableskillsstudentslearninschooldon’tdirectlyimprovetestscoresisevidenceofaflawinthetestingsystem,notanindictmentofourschoolsorthosewhohavedevotedtheirprofessionalcareerstoeducation.RealizeThatAllTestsAreDifferentManyofthegeneralrulesthatstudentsareaccustomedtoapplyingtotestsinschooldonotapplytoeithertheSSATortheISEE.Manystudents,forinstance,actuallyhurttheirscoresbytryingtoworkoneveryquestion.Althoughthesetestsaretimed,accuracyismuchmoreimportantthanspeed.Onceyourchildlearnstheformatandstructureofthesetests,itwillbeeasierforyourchildtoapplyunderlyingknowledgetothetestandanswermorequestionscorrectly.ProvideAlltheResourcesYouCanThisbookhasbeenwrittentoprovideyourchildwithaverythoroughreviewofallthemath,vocabulary,reading,andwritingskillsthatarenecessaryfor

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successontheSSATandISEE.WehavealsoincludedpracticedrillsforeachchapterandpracticeteststhatsimulateactualSSATorISEEexaminations.Foramorerealistictestingexperience,registerthisbooktoaccessthetestsinanonlineformat.Theverybestpracticetestquestions,however,arenaturallytheoneswrittenbytheorganizationswhowritetherealtestquestions—theEnrollmentManagementAssociation(EMA)fortheSSATandtheEducationalResourcesBureau(ERB)fortheISEE.Weencourageyoutocontactbothorganizations(websites,emailaddressesandphonenumberscanbefoundonthispage)toobtainanyresourcescontainingtestquestionsthatyoucanuseforadditionalpractice.Inaddition,boththeSSATandtheISEEchangewithtimeinverysubtleways.Thus,wesuggestsupplementingtheinformationinthisbookwithERB’sWhattoExpectontheISEE,whichyoucanfindatisee.erblearn.org,andEMA’sTheOfficialStudyGuidefortheSSAT,whichyoucanorderatssat.org/prepare/practice.Makesurethematerialsyouchooseare,tothegreatestextentpossible,reflectiveofthetestyourchildwilltakeandnotatestthatwasgivenyearsearlier.Also,trytoavoidtheinevitableconfusionthatcomesfromaskingastudenttofollowtwodifferentsetsofadvice.Presumably,youhavedecided(orareabouttodecide)totrustThePrincetonReviewtoprepareyourchildforthistest.Indoingso,youhavemadeawisedecision.Aswehavesaid,weencourageyoutoprovideanyandallsourcesofadditionalpracticematerial(aslongasitisaccurateandreflectiveofthecurrenttest),butprovidingothertestpreparationadvicetendstomuddythewatersandconfusestudents.BePatientandBeInvolvedPreparingfortheSSATortheISEEislikelearninghowtorideabicycle.Youwillwatchyourchildstruggle,atfirst,todevelopaleveloffamiliarityandcomfortwiththetest’sformatandcontent.

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Developingthemath,vocabulary,reading,andwritingskillsthatyourchildwilluseontheSSATortheISEEisalong-termprocess.Inadditiontomakingcertainthatyourchildiscommittedtospendingthetimenecessarytoworkthroughthechaptersofthisbook,youshouldalsobeonthelookoutforotheropportunitiestobesupportive.Onewaytodothisistomakevocabularydevelopmentintoagroupactivity.Inthevocabularychapter,weprovideanextensivelistofvocabularywords;youcanworkonthemtogetherbycreatingflashcardsatthebreakfasttableorduringcartrips.Youmayevenpickupanewwordortwoyourself!Important:Ifyourchildisinalowergrade,youmaywanttoofferextraguidanceasyourchildworksthroughthisbookandpreparesforthetest.Becausethisbookcoverspreparationforthefullrangeofgradelevelstakingthetests(firstthrougheleventhgrades),someofthecontentreviewwillbebeyondtheareasthatyourchildisexpectedtoknow.Itisanexcellentideatoworkthroughthebookalongwithyoungerchildren,sothattheydon’tbecomeintimidatedbythesehigher-levelquestionsthatshouldbeskipped.CheckoutyourStudentToolstoseethesuggestedstudyschedule.ASHORTWORDONADMISSIONSThemostimportantinsightintoprivateschooladmissionsthatwecanofferisthatastudent’sscoreontheSSATortheISEEisonlyoneofmanycomponentsinvolvedinadmissiondecisions.WhilemanyschoolswillrequestSSATorISEEscores,allwilllookseriouslyatyourchild’sacademicrecord.Thinkaboutit:whichsaysmoreaboutastudent—asingletestoryearsofsolidacademicperformance?Intermsoftesting,whichisthefocusofthisbook,someschoolswillspecifywhichtesttheywantapplicantstotake—theSSATortheISEE.Otherswillallowyoutousescoresfromeithertest.IfyouarefacedwithadecisionofwhethertofocusontheSSAT,theISEE,orboth,weencourageyoutobeaninformedconsumer.ThisbookcontainspracticetestsfortheISEEandtheSSAT,andyourchildshouldattemptboth.Then,basedontherequirements

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ofyourdesiredschoolandtheresultsofthepracticetests,youcandecidewhichtestbestsuitsyourchild.StudentsmayregistertotaketheISEEuptothreetimesina12-monthadmissioncycle,onceinanyorallofthreetestingseasons.TheseasonsareFall(August-November),Winter(December—March),andSpring/Summer(April-July).ISEEdoesnotencouragemultipletesting,butdoesofferstudentsandfamiliesthatoption.TheMiddleandUpperLevelSSATmaybetakenuptoeleventimesduringthetestingyear(whichEMAdefinesasAugust1st—July31st)—threecomputerbasedadministrations(eitheronlineat-homeorataPrometricTestCenter),sixpaper-basedStandardadministrations,andonepaper-basedFlexadministrationineachofthetwoFlexperiods(thefirstperiodistypicallyfromAugusttomid-Novemberandthesecondistypicallyfromlate-NovembertotheendofJuly).TheElementaryLevelSSATisonlyofferedasapaper-basedtestandmaybetakenuptotwotimes—twoStandardadministrationsoroneStandardadministrationandoneFlextest.Forthemostaccurateinformationabouttheiradmissionspolicies,don'thesitatetocalltheschoolstowhichyourchildmayapply.Therearesomedifferencesinquestiontypesbetweenthetwotests.WhileboththeSSATandtheISEEtestvocabulary,theydosoindifferentways.TheSSAT,forexample,containsasectiononanalogies,whichmanystudentsmaynotbefamiliarwith,whiletheISEEincludesasectionofsentencecompletions.Ontheotherhand,MiddleandUpperLevelISEEtest-takerswillbefacedwithanumberofquantitativecomparisonquestionsintheMathsection,andthesecanbetrickyatfirst,especiallyforyoungerstudents.Takethesedifferencesintoconsiderationifyouhavetheoptiontochoosebetweenthetwotests.

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AFlextestisapaper-basedSSATgivenonaflexiblescheduleotherthanthesixtypicaltestingSaturdays.Learnmoreatssat.org/pages/what-is-a-flex-testResourcesTheEnrollmentManagementAssociation(EMA)SSAT609-683-4440www.ssat.orginfo@ssat.orgEducationalRecordsBureau(ERB)800-989-3721ISEE~~www.erblearn.orginfo@erblearn.orgwww.iseetest.orgREGISTERINGFORTHESSATBeforeyougoanyfurtherinpreparingfortheSSAT,youmustcompleteoneessen-tialstep:signupfortheSSAT.Theonlineat-homeMiddleandUpperLeveltestsareofferedatleastoneweekendeachmonth(usuallyonbothSaturdayandSunday).Additionalweekdaytestdatesarealsoavailableduringpeaktestingtimes.StudentsalsohavetheoptiontotaketheonlinetestatPrometricTestCentersonawidevarietyofdates.Paper-basedStandardadministrationsareofferedsixtimespertestingyear,typicallyinOctober,November,December,January,February,andApril.Inaddition,MiddleandUpperLevelstudentscantakeonepaper-basedFlextestineachofthetwoFlexperiods.TheElementaryLevelisonlyofferedasapaper-basedtest.

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Checkwww.ssat.orgtodeterminewhetherthereisaStandardElementaryadministrationavailableinyourareaonyourpreferreddateorcalltheschoolyourchildisapplyingtoandaskwhethertheschoolisofferingaFlexadministration.Additionalinformationonthevarioustestingoptionscanbefoundatwww.ssat.org/testing/about-the-test#testing-options.Testingdatesandtimescanfillup;byregisteringearly,yourchildwillavoidthepossibilityofhavingtotakethetestonaninconvenientdateorataninconvenienttime.Youcanregisteronlineatwww.ssat.org.Notonlywillearlyregistrationgiveyouonelessthingtoworryaboutasthetestapproaches,butitwillalsomakeiteasiertogetyourfirst-choicetestdateandtimeRegistrationforonlinetestingisavailableuntiltwenty-fourhourspriortothetest(thoughdatestypicallyfillupfarinadvanceofthatdeadlinesowestronglyrecommendthatyouselectadateandtimewellinadvance).Theregularregistrationdeadlineforthepaper-basedStandardtest(atdomestictestcenters)istheSundaythreeweeksbeforethetestdate;fromthatpointuntilthenextSunday,thereisa$50LateFee.ThedeadlineforstudentswithaccommodationsistheSundaytwoweeksbeforethetestdate.Studentswithoutaccommodationsmaycontinuetoregisterafterthatpointforanadditional$90RushFee.Registrationforpaper-basedStandardtestdatesclosesat11:59p.m.theWednesdaybeforethetestdate.ThecosttotestintheUnitedStatesandCanadastartsat$95fortheElementaryLevelStandardorschool-basedFlextestand$155fortheMiddleandUpperLevelpaper-basedStandardorschoolFlextests,andarehigherfortestingwithaneducationalconsultant,onlineataPrometriccenter,oronlineathome.Forafulllistofcurrentfees,seewww.ssat.org/testing/about-the-test#pricing.Internationally,thecostis$210fortheElementaryLeveltestand$299fortheMiddleandUpperLeveltests.Thereareadditionalfeesforoptionaladd-onssuchasscoreavailabilityalertsormailedpaperscorereports(onlinescorereport

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accessisfree).FeesarepaidonlinebyVisa,MasterCard,orAmericanExpress.Insomecases,youmaybeabletoobtainanSSATfeewaiver.FeesforthemostpopularSSATtestingoptions:+$95forElementaryLevelStandardorschool-basedFlextest*$135foraFlextest«$155forMiddleLevel/UpperLevelStandardorschoolflex*$235forSSATatHomeIfyouhavealreadyregisteredandwanttochangeyourPrometricTestCenterdateorlocationatleast29daysinadvanceofyouroriginalappointment,thereisnofee.Ifyouwanttochangewithin3-28daysofyourPrometricappointment,there’sachangefeeof$35.Thereisnochargetorescheduleanat-homeappointment,butitmustbedoneatleastthreedaysinadvanceofyouroriginalappointment.Studentswhoneedspecialtestingaccommodationsmustapplyandbeapprovedforaccommodationsbeforeregisteringforatestdate.Makesuretoapplyforaccommodationsearly;ittypicallytakesatleast3-4weeksforapplicationstobereviewed.Onceapproved,accommodationswillapplytoallofastudent’stestswithinatestingyear(August1sttoJuly31st).Findmoreinformationatssat.org/testing/accommodations/overview.REGISTERINGFORTHEISEEBeforeyougoanyfurtherinpreparingfortheISEE,youmustdooneessentialthing:signupfortheISEE.Gotohttps:/iseeonline.erblearn.org/,andcreateanonlineaccountorcall1(800)446-0320or(919)956-8524toregister.TheISEEisofferedinanonlineformatathome,PrometricTestCenters,schools,andtestingoffices.TheISEEisalsoofferedinapaperformatatschoolsandtestingoffices.Phoneregistrationisnotavailableforat-homeorPrometriccentertesting.

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StudentsmayregistertotaketheISEEonetimeinanyorallofthreetestingseasons.Aspreviouslymentioned,ISEEtestingseasonsaredefinedasFall(August-November),Winter(December—March),andSpring/Summer(April-July).StudentsdonothavetoselectschoolstoreceiveISEEscoresatthetimeofregistration;theymayaddthematnoextrachargeafteratestisscored.Theregularregistrationdeadlineforon-sitetestingataschoolorsatellitesiteisthreeweeksbeforethetestdate.Theregistrationfeevariesbylocationandmodality,andyoucanpaybyVisa,MasterCard,AmericanExpress,orcheck.Thereareadditionalfeesforreschedulingandlateregistration.Registrationclosestwoweeksbeforeeachtestdate,butsomesitesmayofferWalk-InRegistration.Formoredetailsonfeesandthedifferenttestingoptions,visitwww.erblearn.org/families/isee-pricing.FeesforthemostpopularISEEtestingoptions:*$140foronlineat-home,onlineatschool,orpaper-basedatschooltestingadministeredbyaschool+$200foronlineat-hometestingadministeredbyERB+$200foronlinetestingataPrometricTestingCenterWalk-InRegistrationWalk-inregistrationisavailableatalimitednumberofISEEtestsiteschools.Itisavailableonafirst-come,first-servedbasisandcannotbeassuredduetolimitationsontestingmaterialsandstaff.TheWalk-InRegistrationfeeis$180andmustbeprocessedonlinebyVisaorMasterCardonly.Ifyouareacandidateforwalk-inregistration,youmustcallthetestsiteschooldirectlytoseeifyoumaybeaccommodatedandreceiveaWalk-InRegistrationCode.

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AStudent’sIntroduction

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HOWTOUSETHISBOOKYou'vegotaheftyamountofpaperandinformationinyourhands.Howcanyouworkthroughitthoroughly,withoutspendingeighthoursonittheSaturdaybeforethetest?Planahead.Beforeyoustart,gotoyourStudentToolsanddownloadthestudyguide.We’vebrokendownthecontentsofthisbookinto12studysessionsandsuggestedatimelineforyoutofollow.Someofthesesessionswilltakelongerthanothers,dependingonyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Ifanyofthemtakesmorethantwohours,takeabreakandtrytofinishthesessionthefollowingday.Youmaywanttodoone,two,orthreesessionsaweek,butwesuggestyougiveyourselfatleastadayortwoinbetweentoabsorbtheinformationyou’vejustlearned.Theonethingyoushouldbedoingeverydayisquizzingyourselfonvocabularyandmakingnewflashcards.Wealsocautionagainstthinkingthatyoucanworkthroughthisbookduringsummervacation,putitasideinSeptember,andbereadytotakethetestinDecember.Ifyouwanttostartthatearly,workprimarilyonvocabularyuntilabout10weeksbeforethetest.Thenyoucanstartontechniques,andthey’llbefreshinyourmindonthedayofthetest.Ifyou’vefinishedyourpreparationtoosoonandhavenothingtopracticeonintheweeksbeforethetest,you'regoingtogetrusty.Ifyouknowyouaresignificantlyweakerinoneofthesubjectscoveredbythetest,youshouldbeginwiththatsubjectsoyoucanpracticeitthroughoutyourpreparation.Ifyouhavemorethantenweekstoprepare,startwithvocabularybuildingandessaywriting.Theseskillsonlyimprovewithtime

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AtEachSessionAteachpracticesession,makesureyouhavesharpenedpencils,blankindexcards,andadictionary.Ifyou’llbetestingonline,youshouldalsohaveanotebookorstackofscratchpaper.Eachchapterisinteractive;tofullyunderstandthetechniqueswepresent,youneedtobereadytotrythemout.Asyoureadeachchapter,practicethetechniquesanddoalltheexercises.CheckyouranswersintheAnswerKeyasyoufinisheachsetofproblems,andtrytofigureoutwhattypesoferrorsyoumadesoyoucancorrectthem.Reviewallofthetechniquesthatgiveyoutrouble.GetYourPencilMovingYou'llgetthemostoutofthisbookbytryingouttechniquesasyoureadaboutthem.Asyoubegineachsession,reviewthechapteryoucompletedduringtheprevioussessionbeforemovingontoanewchapter.WhenYouTakeaPracticeTestWerecommendsomespecifictimestotakepracticetestsinthefollowingsessionoutlines.Herearesomeguidelinesfortakingthesetests.*Knowwhetheryouwillbetestingonpaperoronline,andpracticeaccordingly.Ifyou'retakinganonlineSSAT,you’llbepermittedtwopiecesofscratchpaperandonepencil.Ifyou'retakinganonlineISEE,you’llbepermitteduptofourpiecesofscratchpaperandtwopensand/ortwopencils.eTimeyourselfstrictly.Useatimer,watch,orstopwatchthatwillring,anddonotallowyourselftogoovertheallottedtimeforanysection.Ifyoutrytodosoontherealtest,yourscoreswillprobablybecanceled.oTakeapracticetestinonesitting,allowingyourselfonlythebreaksthatyou’llhaveontestday(seethispageforSSATandthispageforISEE)T=StudyXY

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andnomorethantwominutesbetweenothersections.Youneedtobuildupyourendurancefortherealtest,andyoualsoneedanaccuratepictureofhowyouwilldo.oIfyou'retakinganonlinetest,registerthisbooktotaketheincludedtestsonline.oIfyouronlinetestwillbeathome,setupyourworkareathesamewayyouwillontestday.Makesurethatyouhaveaquiet,privatespaceandthatthecomputeryou’reusingmeetsyourtest’stechnicalrequirements.Theonlythingsonyourworkspaceotherthanyourcomputer,mouse,andkeyboardshouldbeawritinginstrumentandyourallottedpiecesofscratchpaper(2forSSATor4forISEE).oIfyou'retakingapaper-basedtest,alwayspracticewithananswersheetwithbubblestofillin,justasyouwilldofortherealtest.Forthepracticetestsinthisbook,usetheattachedanswersheets.Youneedtobecomfortabletransferringanswerstotheseparatesheetbecauseyoumightendupskippingaroundabit.Thoroughlyfillineachbubbleyouchoose,andmakenoothermarksintheanswerarea.Asyoufillinthebubbleforaquestion,checktobesureyouareonthecorrectnumberontheanswersheet.Ifyoufillinthewrongbubbleontheanswersheet,itwon’tmatterifyou’veworkedouttheproblemcorrectlyinyourtestbooklet.AllthatmatterstothemachinescoringyourtestistheNo.2pencilmark.TheEMAandtheERBconsidertheirScoreReportsproprietaryinformation,sowecan'treproducethemforourpracticetests.Youcangetanideaofhowyoudidbymarkingoffhowmanyyougotrightintheanswerkeyaftereachtest.Keepthelearninggoing!TheDayoftheExam*Wakeuprefreshedfromatleasteighthoursofsleepthenightbefore.*Eatagoodbreakfast.StudyXY

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*Plantoarriveatthetestcenterorcheckintotheonlineproctoringsiteaboutahalfhourbeforeyourtestisscheduledtobegin.oIfyou'retestingataschoolortestcenter,bringyourSSATadmissionticketorISEEVerificationLetter,fourNo.2pencilswitherasers,and,forthepaperISEEonly,twoworkingblueorblackpens(erasablepensareacceptable).PrometricTestCenterswillprovideapencilandscratchpaper.Thetestcentermaynotallowyoutotakefoodorbeveragesintotheroom,butyoucanleavetheminthehall,incaseyouhaveachancetogetthemduringashortbreak.Donottakeacellphoneoranybooks,papers,orcalculators.*Remindyourselfthatyoudonothavetoworkouteveryquestiononthetesttogetagoodscore.Don’tletyourselfbecomerushed.Paceyourself.Ifyou'renottestingathome,takeasweater!YouneverknowhowcoldtheroommightbeGENERALTEST-TAKINGTECHNIQUESFORTHESSAT&ISEEPacingMostpeoplebelievethattodowellonatest,itisimportanttoanswereveryquestion.Whilethisistrueofmostofthetestsyoutakeinschool,itisnottrueofmanystandardizedtests,includingtheSSATandISEE.Onthesetests,itisverypossibletoscorewellwithoutattemptingallofthequestions;infact,manystudentscanimprovetheirscoresbyansweringfewerquestions.“Waitasecond.Icangetabetterscorebyattemptingfewerquestions?”Yes.OntheMiddleandUpperLevelSSAT,youarepenalizedonlyforthequestionsyouanswerincorrectly,notforthequestionsyouskip.Becauseallofthequestionsareworththesamenumberofpoints,it’sbettertoansweran+Studyxy

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easierquestionyouunderstandandarelikelytogetrightthanwastetimewithoneyoudon’t.Soforthemostpart,you’llgiveyourattentiontoproblemsyouthinkyoucananswer,anddecidewhichquestionsaretoothornytowastetimeon.Thistest-takingapproachisjustasimportanttoscoreimprovementasyourknowledgeofvocabularyandmathrules!becausethereisnoguessingpenalty.Ingeneral,allmathandverbalquestionsontheSSATandISEEgraduallyincreaseindifficultyfromfirsttolast.(TheoneexceptionistheReadingsection,wherequestiondifficultyismixed.)Thismeansthatformoststudents,thelongestandmostcomplicatedproblemsareattheendofeachsection.Forthisreason,allstudentsshouldfocusthemajorityoftheirattentiononthequestionstheyknowtheycananswer.Whyrushthroughtheseandmakecarelesserrors,whenyoucouldspendtimeandgetallofthemright?Attempttheonesyoufindmorechallenginglast—ifyouhavetime.ThereasonthatthisapproachtopacingcanactuallyincreasescoresontheMiddleandUpperLevelSSATisthatskippedquestionsgainyouzeropoints,whereaseachincorrectanswerreducesyourrawscorebyaquarter-point.Becauseyourrawscorewilldecreaseonlyifyouansweraquestionincorrectly,skippingisthebeststrategyforaproblemthathasyoucompletelystumped.Ideally,youwilleithergetaquestionrightorskipit(withsomeexceptionswhenyoucanguessintelligentlyandaggressively).Skippingwillbeamajortoolforthequestionsyoufindmosttroublesome.Guessingwillbepartofthewholetest,solet’slookathowguessingand

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skippingworktogether.Again,ISEEandElementarySSATstudentsshouldselectananswerforeveryquestionsincewronganswersandblanksaretreatedthesameonthosetests.PointsarenotdeductedforwronganswersontheSSATElementaryLeveltest.Thus,donotleaveanyanswersblank.Evenso,paceyourselfwiselytoincreaseyouraccuracyonquestionsyouknoworthinkyouknowtheanswersto.ThisisalsotrueforalllevelsoftheISEEGuessingontheMiddleandUpperLevelSSATWhenshouldyouguess?Wheneveryoucaneliminateevenonewronganswerwithcertainty.Yes,really.We’llgettowhyinaminute.Eliminatethewronganswersandyou’llhavetherightanswerbyProcessofElimination(we’llexplainmoreaboutthislater).Soeliminatetheanswersthatareclearlywrongandguess!Beaggressive.Overthecourseofthewholetest,thisstrategywillincreaseyourscore.How?Well,let’slookagainathowSSATquestionsarescored:rightanswersarerewardedandwronganswersarepenalized.Correctanswers:+1pointWronganswers:—pointBlankanswers:0pointsSupposeweaskedyoutoplaceabetonfiveattemptstodrawayellowmarblefromabag.ThebagcontainsfourblackmarblesandoneyellowStudyXY

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marble,andyouhavetoputthedrawnmarblebackaftereachattempt.There’sonlyonechanceinfivethatyou’lldrawtheyellowmarble,butifyoudo,yougetadollar.There’safourinfivechanceofablackmarble;whenyoudrawblack,youpayus25¢.Wouldyoudoit?Maybeyes,maybeno.Ifyoudrewyellowonceandblackfourtimes,you’dgetadollarandthenpay25¢fourtimes,endingupwithnothing.Youwouldn’tlosemoney,butyouwouldn’twinany,either.Similarly,therearefivechoicesoneverySSATquestion,butonlyonerightanswer.Soifyoujustguessrandomlywithouteliminatinganythingfirst,youwillberightaboutonetimeandwrongaboutfourtimesforeveryfivequestionsyoudo.Thatmeansthattheonetimeyouwereright,youwouldgetonefullrawpoint(yay!),butyouwouldloseaquarter-pointfourtimes(boo!).Allofthiswouldbringyourightbacktowhereyoustarted.1-4()=0Sorandomguessingwillprettymuchkeepyourscoreflat.Hereiswhereourguessingstrategycomesin.Whatif,insteadofaone-in-fivechanceofdrawingyellow,theoddswereoneinfour?Thistime,iffourattemptsusuallyresultedindrawingoneyellow($1foryou)andthreeblacks(payout75¢),you’dmakealittlemoneyandcomeoutontop.OnanSSATquestion,ifyoucaneliminateonechoiceoutofthefive,you'reinthesamesituation.Younowhaveonlyfourpossibleanswers,andyouwillberightaboutonceforeverythreetimesyouarewrong.Nowthepenaltyforwronganswerswillhavelessimpact.Ifyounarrowitdowntothreechoices,you’llgetaboutonerightforeverytwotimesyou’rewrong.Goododds?Youbet.That’slikemakingadollarandlosing50¢.Ifyoucandothisthroughoutthetest,youwillgraduallyincreaseyourscore.That'swhyitpaystospendtimeeliminatingthewronganswersandthenguessingaggressively.1-3()=

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