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| Stories that bring to mind...As an SAT tutor for JBG Tutors (Dover, MA), I have become very familiar with Kaplan's test prep materials. I have found Kaplan's Word Power to be a very useful tool for helping my students learn challenging SAT vocabulary. The short stories in the book, comprised of 15 vocab words each, are entertaining and easy reads. Having a story context to relate the vocab words with helps SAT students associate the definitions with real life scenarios. All in all this is a great book for SAT prep and I highly recommend it.
Stacy Padula, Author of Montgomery Lake High #1: The Right Person
Mark's ReviewThe definitions were sometimes confusing or just not very good. I had to look them up sometimes. The first section has words that are too easy and the last section has words that are too hard and probably won't show up on the test. It's still OK if your standards aren't too high and it might depend o the test you're studying for. I was studying for the GRE.
Will help a lot if you put a little time into itThis book has been a huge help for me for improving my vocabulary in preparation for the GREs. The stories may not always be Pulitzer prize quality, but they can still be helpful for remembering some of the more obscure words. I'm a big fan overall.
Thoroughly mediocreI have a two hour commute each day and I'm trying to utilize that time in some positive fashion. I'm studying for the GRE and was looking for something I could listen to that would contribute to this goal/project. This was a waste of money, since I knew 98% of the words. Also, a few words I thought were not very well described, and the sentances were contrived. The way they use two words with the same root in a sentance seems to be a sure fire way in my book to help someone confuse the two words' meaning. On the plus side, buying this CD set has now made me see the futility of this method of studying for the GRE, and saved me from investing in a more expensive CD set. If like me, you're studying for the GRE, my advice to you is to set aside time to read scholarly journals or essay collections, dictionary in hand.
Excellent GRE prep bookI bought this book on the recommendation of the masters program administrator at a major university because my score on the verbal portion of my first GRE test was unacceptable (at least to me and I'm sure the university). I was somewhat leary about how a single book could select an accurate list of words from the thousands of potential choices and actually have the selected words appear on the test, but I had little time before my second test and I needed to prepare somehow.
The book is divided into 3 sections, 1) words you should know, 2) words for a good score on the test and 3) words for word geeks and a great score on the test. I studied with the book for 3 weeks before my second GRE test. The first section was truly words you should know and I spent little time on that section. The second section is where I spent 95% of my study time and the third section I merely glanced at as I'm not a word geek.
I'll let the results of my second test speak for the effectiveness of the book. During the entire verbal section of the test there were only one or two words I didn't recognize (I'm not saying I remembered the definitions of them all!!), but at least I recognized them and had something to work with. It's true that the verbal section has multiple components, only one of which relies heavily on knowing the definition of key words, but I raised my score on the overall verbal section 180 points from my first test. I credit the words in the second section of the book for most of this improvement. I don't know how the authors knew what words frequently appear on the test, but they were absolutely spot on, as I got a good score as advertised and the words in the second section of the book did indeed appear frequently on the test.
Product Description Empower Yourself. Communicate with Confidence. In the Information Age, clear and concise communication is more important than ever. With Kaplan Word Power, you'll build the vocabulary you need to succeed in school, at work, and in everyday life. Kaplan Word Power includes: • 750 must-know words • Engaging lessons to help you use words in context • 55 practice quizzes to test your skills • Helpful tips and strategies for figuring out new words, word roots, and more • Key words used on standardized tests like the SAT® and GRE®
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