McGraw-HIll's MAT: Miller Analogies Test [Paperback]

Kathy Zahler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071452230 | ISBN-13: 978-0071452236 | Publication Date: August 10, 2005 | Edition: 1

More than 60,000 people each year take the Miller Analogies Test as a prerequisite for entry into graduate and preprofessional programs. McGraw-Hill's Miller Analogies Test helps students develop the reasoning skills needed to score high on the MAT. A diagnostic exam pinpoints strengths and weaknesses and helps students plan a study program. Also included are 10 full-length sample tests with complete explanations for every question, insider strategies for reasoning through virtually any analogy, and outlines and resource guides for all test subject areas.

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Sharpen the reasoning skills you need to master the MAT!

If you want to score high on the MAT, you’ve got to have the facts, names, and terms from literature, philosophy, history, science, mathematics, and fine arts at your fingertips--plus the ability to reason your way through the toughest analogies. McGraw-Hill’s MAT: Miller Analogies Test will give you first-rate preparation you need for this difficult exam. Specially designed to help you sharpen your critical-thinking skills, this top-quality resource offers not only intensive practice with sample tests just like the real exam, but also a complete guide to all the topics you need to know to get your best score. If you want to make sure that you ace the test and get into the graduate program you want, this is the guide for you!

McGraw-Hill's MAT: Miller Analogies Test features:

• 10 full-length sample tests with complete explanations for every question
• Inside strategies to help you reason your way through virtually any analogy
• Tips and tests to practice thinking analogically
• Sample questions designed to match the real test in content and degree of difficulty
• Outlines and resource guides for every test subject area
• Everything you need to know about the Miller Analogies Test—how to register, when the test is given, how the test is scored, and how schools and other institutions use MAT scores

McGraw-Hill's MAT: Miller Analogies Test will help you develop the skills and confidence you need to succeed—and win admission to your first-choice graduate or pre-professional program!

About the Author

Kathy A. Zahler is a widely published textbook writer and a coauthor of the bestselling Test Your Cultural Literacy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (August 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071452230
• ISBN-13: 978-0071452236
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #632,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #16 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - Graduate & Professional > MAT

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Born in Seattle but raised in Ithaca, New York, I've come full circle, moving back to the Finger Lakes region in 1991, marrying my best friend's brother, and continuing to write without having to live across from Tompkins Square Park. My bread-and-butter is El-Hi textbooks, and on a typical day I may work both on Kindergarten science and high school literature, or on 10th grade social studies test prep and MCAT Verbal Reasoning. We have a new house we built from the ground up on 150 acres of fields and woods, where we raise chickens, turkeys, peacocks, guinea fowl, pheasants, chocolate labs, hamsters, toads, turtles, fish, and our daughter, Olivia.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best MAT study guide out there, October 12, 2010

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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's MAT Miller Analogies Test, Second Edition (Paperback)

There are two main problems with this study guide:
1. The practice tests are not in the same format as the actual MAT that you will be taking today; 120 questions in 60 minutes. This is critical because half of the battle when taking the MAT's is learning how to pace yourself properly so that you have enough time to answer all of the questions on the exam and perhaps have some time at the end to review your answers to questions that you found tricky.

2. The study content provided in this book is sometimes presented in a manner that is more complicated than it need be and I found that the Kaplan MAT guide was easier to understand, gave the user great MAT test taking strategy, had practice tests identical to the actual MAT, contained more content that was on the actual MAT exam that I took and overall prepared me so much better than the McGraw-Hill's MAT guide.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars M.A.T. review, July 30, 2010

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This review is from: McGraw-HIll's MAT: Miller Analogies Test (Paperback)

This review book is great, easy to read, and loaded with info and many pratice tests. I improved my scaled score from 400 up to 415 with approx 3-4 hours of review and practice tests.

5.0 out of 5 stars MAT Miller Analogies Test Book, January 2, 2012

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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's MAT Miller Analogies Test, Second Edition (Paperback)

The MAT book I ordered is for the sole purpose of finding strategies and what questions may appear at the time of testing. The book answered most of my questions and settled fears before taking the test. The book explains how the analogies work and why. The test sheets are an added benefit so I am able to practice staying within the time limits and review my answers. Reviewing the answers, both right and wrong, allows me further practice with analogies. This test book is a plus when preparing for the MAT exam.