MAT For Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 26. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-118-49675-6 (ISBN)
Description
Score your highest on the MAT? Easy. The MAT exam is one of the hardest intellectual challenges in the field of standardized testing. Students preparing to take this exam need a chance to practice the analogy skills necessary to score well on this test, which MAT For Dummies provides with its six full-length practice tests and plethora of other test preparation suggestions.
MAT For Dummies includes test-specific analogy strategies, practice and review for each content area, word/terms lists covering the major subject categories, and six practice tests with detailed answer banks.
Goes beyond content knowledge and teaches you the test-taking skills you need to maximize your score
Includes six full-length practice tests with complete answer explanations
Helps you score high on MAT exam day
If you're a potential graduate student preparing for the MAT, this hands-on, friendly guide helps you score higher.
MAT For Dummies includes test-specific analogy strategies, practice and review for each content area, word/terms lists covering the major subject categories, and six practice tests with detailed answer banks.
Goes beyond content knowledge and teaches you the test-taking skills you need to maximize your score
Includes six full-length practice tests with complete answer explanations
Helps you score high on MAT exam day
If you're a potential graduate student preparing for the MAT, this hands-on, friendly guide helps you score higher.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
708 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-49675-6 (9781118496756)
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Persons
Vince Kotchian is a full-time standardized test tutor specializing in the MAT, SSAT, ISEE, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. He teaches a GRE prep course at the University of California, San Diego, and has an extensive understanding of analogies and the MAT. Edwin Kotchian is a MAT tutor and freelance writer who has contributed to a variety of test-prep material.
Content
Introduction 1
Part I: Introducing the MAT: Learning about Analogies, Planning, and Test-Taking 5
Chapter 1: All About the MAT 7
Chapter 2: Analogies from A to Z 15
Chapter 3: Types of Analogies and How to Solve Them 25
Chapter 4: Creating a Smart MAT Preparation Plan 41
Part II: Conquering the Content: Reviewing Vocabulary, Knowledge, and Culture 51
Chapter 5: Working with Words and Language 53
Chapter 6: Handling the Humanities 73
Chapter 7: Studying the Social Sciences 97
Chapter 8: Studying Science and Math 117
Part III: MAT Practice Exams 135
Chapter 9: MAT Practice Test #1 137
Chapter 10: Answers to MAT Practice Test #1 149
Chapter 11: MAT Practice Test #2 155
Chapter 12: Answers to MAT Practice Test #2 167
Chapter 13: MAT Practice Test #3 173
Chapter 14: Answers to MAT Practice Test #3 185
Chapter 15: MAT Practice Test #4 191
Chapter 16: Answers to MAT Practice Test #4 203
Chapter 17: MAT Practice Test #5 209
Chapter 18: Answers to MAT Practice Test #5 221
Chapter 19: MAT Practice Test #6 227
Chapter 20: Answers to MAT Practice Test #6 239
Part IV: The Part of Tens 245
Chapter 21: Ten Tried-and-True Test Tips 247
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Fight off Test-Related Anxiety 251
Part V: The Appendixes 255
Appendix A: Graduate Level Vocabulary 257
Appendix B: Making the MAT Work for You 319
Index 323
Part I: Introducing the MAT: Learning about Analogies, Planning, and Test-Taking 5
Chapter 1: All About the MAT 7
Chapter 2: Analogies from A to Z 15
Chapter 3: Types of Analogies and How to Solve Them 25
Chapter 4: Creating a Smart MAT Preparation Plan 41
Part II: Conquering the Content: Reviewing Vocabulary, Knowledge, and Culture 51
Chapter 5: Working with Words and Language 53
Chapter 6: Handling the Humanities 73
Chapter 7: Studying the Social Sciences 97
Chapter 8: Studying Science and Math 117
Part III: MAT Practice Exams 135
Chapter 9: MAT Practice Test #1 137
Chapter 10: Answers to MAT Practice Test #1 149
Chapter 11: MAT Practice Test #2 155
Chapter 12: Answers to MAT Practice Test #2 167
Chapter 13: MAT Practice Test #3 173
Chapter 14: Answers to MAT Practice Test #3 185
Chapter 15: MAT Practice Test #4 191
Chapter 16: Answers to MAT Practice Test #4 203
Chapter 17: MAT Practice Test #5 209
Chapter 18: Answers to MAT Practice Test #5 221
Chapter 19: MAT Practice Test #6 227
Chapter 20: Answers to MAT Practice Test #6 239
Part IV: The Part of Tens 245
Chapter 21: Ten Tried-and-True Test Tips 247
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Fight off Test-Related Anxiety 251
Part V: The Appendixes 255
Appendix A: Graduate Level Vocabulary 257
Appendix B: Making the MAT Work for You 319
Index 323