"Ace" Any Test [Paperback]

Ron Fry (Author), Ronald W. Fry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2000 | ISBN-10: 1564144607 | ISBN-13: 978-1564144607 | Edition: 4th

The perfect antidote to test stress, "Ace" Any Test walks test-takers through successful test preparation, including reading for maximum retention, researching the teacher's test-giving history, and "psyching up" for test day.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up?"Ace" is written in six chapters and presents information on test anxiety; time management; study techniques; and standardized, objective, and written test-taking techniques for adolescent and older students. Fry includes photocopyable charts to aid in organization and promotes other titles in his study series. The information is generally clear, but the author's constant interjection of off-the-cuff comments and forced humor interfere with the focus and tend to be annoying. How to Study is more clearly written with less divergence. It contains a valuable chapter on the hook up and use of on-line services to gather information. Other chapters cover note-taking, attitude, time management, reading skills, and library-research techniques. These two titles do contain worthwhile information and will probably be put to their best use in schools or continuing-education programs or in the hands of teachers and guidance counselors who can winnow out the superfluous from the essential.?Joan Soulliere, Wenham Public Library, MA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

These clear and encouraging books promote good study habits. Fry addresses the reader directly, in a friendly and sympathetic fashion. Students in any field will benefit from any or all of these user-friendly books.

Here is the key to any child's academic success. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Career Press; 4th edition (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564144607
• ISBN-13: 978-1564144607
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,645,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Education > Testing
  • #51 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Education > Education Theory > Assessment

More About the Author

Ron Fry has written more than 40 books, including the best-selling 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions and 101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview. He is a frequent speaker and seminar leader on a variety of job-search and hiring topics and the founder and president of Career Press. He lives in New Jersey with his family.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Light and Sometimes Humorous, October 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ace Any Test (Ron Frys How to Study Program) (Paperback)

Offers practical test taking tips and is a nice first read for college students. If you enjoyed this book, you'll surely like "Major in Success", by Patrick Combs. I teach at a University and this book changes lives.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Teachers should use for their students, October 27, 2001

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"eaglefinancial" (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: "Ace" Any Test (Paperback)

I found this book by pure chance and sent it to my Nephew who was failing misserably in the 11th grade. His biggest problem was anxiety to taking tests and getting organized. He has read this book twice and since then has passed every test this year with a breeze. He gave this book to a friend that has had the same problems, hopefully he too will turn it around.

I am so happy I found something so simple with so much common sense to give to my Nephew, and at so little cost. This book in my opinion is priceless and a must have tool for success.

Rick T Oregon

16 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Info-tainment!!!, November 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Ace Any Test (Ron Frys How to Study Program) (Paperback)

[We are a non-profit group just out to help avid readers like ourselves get the best for their buck. Book opinions tested on college level students.]

Advantages of this book are: It is small. Quick to read. Easy to follow. Print easy on eyes. On good quality starched paper. Inexpensive.

Nice pleasant reading. And because it's so cheap why not get one.

Unfortunately, Ace ANY Test didn't pass our test on profound usefulness so we gave it one thumb up because in our opinion: *It is not geared for levels above SAT - a fact not mentioned on the cover (how could one book ever cover grade school to PhD adequately in 96 pages?). *The content is flippant cliche, ie, reams of COMMON sense OBVIOUS pointers but where's the nitty gritty stuff that shows a real in-depth knowledge of what students go through.

So in summary... Ron, we think we liked you better with our burgers and french fries :)