Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662
EAN num: 9780375761515
ISBN number: 0375761519
Label: Princeton Review
Manufacturer: Princeton Review
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: May 09, 2000
Publishing house: Princeton Review
Release Date: May 09, 2000
Sale Popularity Level: 425040
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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. In Cracking 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
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I studied out of three of the CLEP prep books and this one is by far the best! It gives you insight into things to spend your time studying and items that will probably not be on the test. After taking the sample tests, you go to the answer page and it not only tells you the right answer, but why it is right and why the other ones were wrong. This guide really helped me to pass the Humanities test! I definitely recommend it to anyone needing to CLEP tests.
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I used this for the College Mathematics CLEP last week. I studied for about 3 weeks and got a 71. The material in the book was even harder than the exam so I was extremely well prepared. I am going to take the English Comp tomorrow and will update with my scores.
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This is a good basic guide to taking the CLEP tests. However, it lacks the type of practice tests that I expected. Overall it answered many of my questions.
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Stop looking "THIS IS THE BOOK"!! I took both of these exams within one month and passed both with more than enough room to spare. Alot of questions in this book are ACTUAL questions on the CLEP exams. Also study the answer explanations as they also present themselves in question form on the CLEP. This book was my main study guide (and happy I did) - I also used Petersons and REA but found that the questions on their practice tests were much more difficult and deeper than those on the CLEP.
So if you are CLEPing - DO NOT HESITATE to buy "CRACKING THE CLEP" - it will give you the knowledge base, the confidence and A PASSING GRADE.
GOOD LUCK to all CLEPers and THANK YOU authors for this book!!!!
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I cannot encourage you enough to take the CLEP test. Cracking the CLEP is a great resource to help you do so. What makes this book great is that before the book's practice test, there is a section that tells the main concepts that are going to be on the test (which they will be). The book gives test-taking tips at the very beginning of the book which are very good. I passed the general mathematics test with a score of 61, the English composition test with a 61, and the natural science with a 64. You only need a 50 to pass. (Roughly, on the tests I got 2/3 of the questions right ... you only need to get roughly 1/2 to get a 50 which a passing score).
I also bought this CLEP review book. "CLEP General Exams w/ CD (REA) - The Best Test Prep for the CLEP Exam (Test Preps) (Paperback)" The reason is that the Cracking the CLEP (while it has a good practice test) only has one practice test. This book has 3 to 4 practice test for each CLEP test (i.e. 4 for math, 4 for English comp., 3 for for natural sciences). Also this book, has you take its tests on a computer with a CD-ROM, which helps becuase you take the real CLEP test on a computer. This book does not tell you what to study for the test, there are just the tests, so you will need the Cracking the CLEP book for that.
ps. Don't know if this applicable for you, but the natural sciences tests cover 50% Biology, 50% physcial science. There is a CLEP test just on Biology and I passed it with a 63. Thus, if you can pass the Natural sciences test, and your school also has a Biology requirement that you can CLEP, definitely buy the REA Biology CLEP book and take the test. The only thing that makes the Biology test difficult is that there are some graphs and charts on it.
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