Product Description
by Claire Luo (Author), Haiyan Luo (Author)
For SSAT or ISEE test takers, the most challenging parts of the tests are the verbal section and the reading comprehension section. For both sections, vocabulary is the biggest issue. Standard tests like SSAT and ISEE require a huge amount of vocabulary. A lot of the words covered in these tests are advanced vocabulary, words that are mostly used in more formal settings, so middle school students are not very familiar with. A good command of these words in this book will undoubtedly help you get a leg up on these standard tests.This book summarized 510 most common SSAT words at the middle level. All these words are hand-picked from the author's years of SSAT and ISEE tutoring experience. It has been used to help a lot of students to achieve excellent scores throughout the years. The book is organized in 51 units, with each unit covering 10 words. The definitions used in the book are very concise and to the point, so that they are easy to remember. The example sentences are used for students to better understand the words within contexts. Each unit comes with an exercise, which is designed to help the student reinforce the learning. The review list can also help the student consolidate their learnings. Students can work on the book one or two units every day. Within 1 or 2 months, they will become much more comfortable with the verbal and reading comprehension of the standard tests. As a matter of fact, you will notice the standard tests are just a piece of cake after you have these words under your belt. It is worth mentioning that all these hand-picked words are also very useful words to improve your English. So if you are someone who wants to build up your English vocabulary, learning English as a first language or a second language, this book can also help you greatly. After one or two months of study with this book, you are bound to notice some significant improvement in your English.
