Kaplan Catholic High School Entrance Exams, 2009 Edition (Kaplan Catholic High School Entrance Exams (COOP, HSPT, & Tachs)) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 2008 | Series: Kaplan Catholic High School Entrance Exams (COOP, HSPT, & Tachs)

Includes:

• Comprehensive overview of the COOP, HSPT, and TACHS exams with up-to-the-minute test information
• 2 full-length practice tests for each exam, with detailed answer explanations
• Targeted chapter and diagnostic quizzes
• Review of key concepts and all tested material

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (June 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141955199X
• ISBN-13: 978-1419551994
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #719,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Many Errors in the Sample Tests, January 11, 2009

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S. Tsai (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan Catholic High School Entrance Exams, 2009 Edition (Kaplan Catholic High School Entrance Exams (COOP, HSPT, & Tachs)) (Paperback)

We bought this book after buying Barron's How to Prepare for the Coop/HSPT/TACHS to get a few more practice exams for my son, who just took the HSPT this past weekend. Though we preferred Barron's review sections, it was helpful to re-enforce the concepts with the Kaplan chapters.

What was most frustrating about the Kaplan book was that there simply were too many mistakes in the sample test answers. We took a final sample practice a couple of days before the HSPT. Because we had used up all the sample HSPT exams, we used portions of a sample TACHS exam instead. For the Language Arts section, the answers led us to believe that my son missed 8 out of 40 questions. When we reviewed the answers, it became apparent that only 3 questions were actually wrong. This caused much unnecessary stress.

According to my son, the actual test had much harder verbal skills questions and easier language arts questions. Of course, we do not know how well he did yet, so this information may not be reliable.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fraught with Errors, August 16, 2009

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Suzy Q. "Suzy Q." (Staten Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan Catholic High School Entrance Exams, 2009 Edition (Kaplan Catholic High School Entrance Exams (COOP, HSPT, & Tachs)) (Paperback)

I would not recommend this book. I found lots of errors. This is very frustrating. It has lots of tests but its not worth the money based on the poor quality control in editing and proofing the book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Alot of practice exams, December 12, 2008

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D. Murray (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan Catholic High School Entrance Exams, 2009 Edition (Kaplan Catholic High School Entrance Exams (COOP, HSPT, & Tachs)) (Paperback)

This book had a number of practice exams along with tips on how to have success on the test. My son used it for the HSPT. I do believe there were some errors on answers but have not had time to confirm them. All in all, I thought it was good prep and good value.