Cracking the ASVAB (Test Prep) [Paperback]

Princeton Review (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 25, 2002 | Series: Test Prep

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the ASVAB is very different from getting straight As in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about science, math, reading, English, electronics and mechanical information–only the techniques you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the ASVAB, we'll teach you how to think like the test makers and

·Use Process of Elimination to eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
·Prepare for all 10 subjects:
General ScienceArithmetic ReasoningWord Knowledge
Paragraph ComprehensionNumerical OperationsCoding Speed
Auto & Shop InformationMathematics KnowledgeMechanical Comprehension
Electronics Information

This book includes three full-length practice tests.

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From the Inside Flap

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the ASVAB is very different from getting straight As in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about science, math, reading, English, electronics and mechanical information?only the techniques you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the ASVAB, we'll teach you how to think like the test makers and

·Use Process of Elimination to eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
·Prepare for all 10 subjects:
General ScienceArithmetic ReasoningWord Knowledge
Paragraph ComprehensionNumerical OperationsCoding Speed
Auto & Shop InformationMathematics KnowledgeMechanical Comprehension
Electronics Information

This book includes three full-length practice tests.

About the Author

The Princeton Review is the fastest growing test-preparation company in the country, with over 60 franchise offices in the nation. Each year, we help more than 2 million students prepare for college, grad school, professional licensing exams, and successful careers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review; 1 edition (June 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375762434
• ISBN-13: 978-0375762437
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,684,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hire an editor, September 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Cracking the ASVAB (Test Prep) (Paperback)

This book would have earned a higher score had it not been so full of errors. My husband recently purchased this book to help him study for the ASVAB. We chose the Princeton Review one because we thought we could trust the name. There are countless errors in both the explanations of how to take the test as well as the practice tests. In a novel a few typos are harmless, but in a test prep book, it renders it useless.
The format of the book is good. It is divided up into clear sections with practice tests throughout. I hope that the next edition is more thouroughly proof read so that it can be helpful to others.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed, March 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Cracking the ASVAB (Test Prep) (Paperback)

I bought this book a few months ago to help prepare me for the ASVAB, and wish I had bought something else now that I'm finishing the book. As another reader stated, there are A LOT of typos, wrong answers, wrong questions, wrong explnations, etc....that will really frustrate the reader. Especially when it comes to the math problems; you'll be left scratching your head time and time and time again trying to figure out how they got an answer to a problem, when it is actually the wrong answer. If you are a bit rusty on math, which most people are, this book might do more harm than good. Although I haven't tried another book, I strongly suggest getting something else.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really boosted my score!, December 10, 2002

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J. McGaugh (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cracking the ASVAB (Test Prep) (Paperback)

This book thoroughly and clearly explained everything that I needed to know for the exam. The practice tests let me get used to taking the test under strict time limits. There were a couple of typos but nothing that really detracted from the quality of the instruction. Overall it was very useful.