PSAT / NMSQT -- The Best Coaching and Study Course for the PSAT & NMSQT (SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep) [Paperback]

Robert Bell (Author), Suzanne Coffield SAT Preparation Instructor (Author), Dr. Anita Price Davis Ed.D. (Author), G. DeLuca (Author), C. Dreisbach (Author), Joseph Fili (Author), Marilyn Gilbert SAT Skills Consultant (Author), Bernice E. Goldberg SAT Skills Consultant (Author), Leonard Kenner (Author), G. (Author), Maxine Morrin (Author), M. Mungenast (Author), S. Newman (Author), R. Schmidt (Author), Archibald Sia Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1998 | Series: SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep

With this all-new edition of REA's acclaimed PSAT test prep, our exam experts will show you the way to master the test and score higher!

This newly updated, fully revised book features a diagnostic exam and a realistic full-length practice exam carefully derived from the PSAT. Exam questions are answered in thorough detail for smarter study. Targeted reviews focus on all PSAT tested areas plus cover each type of question you will experience on the actual exam. Follow up your study with REA's test-taking strategies, powerhouse drills and study schedule that get you ready for test day.

DETAILS
- Build test-taking skills with the full-length practice exam that encompasses the entire PSAT's subject matter and level of difficulty
- Dynamic diagnostic test pinpoints strengths and weaknesses
- Comprehensive subject reviews cover every area and question type on the exam
- Packed with proven test-taking tips, strategies, and schedule guidelines that help you master the PSAT

Product Details

• Paperback: 848 pages
• Publisher: Research & Education Association (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878919368
• ISBN-13: 978-0878919369
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,401,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Preparation, July 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: PSAT / NMSQT -- The Best Coaching and Study Course for the PSAT & NMSQT (SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep) (Paperback)

This book is an excellent preparation for the PSAT. It actually gives you a good guide to the verbal section (in my mind the hardest part ofthe PSAT), something all those other books lack. As good as or even better than the Barron's book. Get this book if you're serious.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, April 2, 2001

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Bob (Syracuse, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PSAT / NMSQT -- The Best Coaching and Study Course for the PSAT & NMSQT (SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep) (Paperback)

Last fall I used this book to study for the PSAT. I found it to be of minimal value. There were loads of mistakes and the practice tests did not accurately reflect the actual exam in level of difficulty. Friends of mine who have the same grades that I do used other books and did much better than I did. I can't totally blame the book, but I did work hard and don't feel that this book helped much at all. I would definitely recommend that you try something else

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some People Don't Get It, May 9, 2009

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Matthew R. Schwab (Scotts Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PSAT/NMSQT w/ CD-ROM (REA) The Best Coaching and Study Course for the PSAT (SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep) (Paperback)

With all due respect to the reviewer 'princessbuddercup "homeschool mom"' ... her seemingly objective assessment is simply not correct.

Admittedly, question 7 requires some very critical thinking to distinguish the correct "best" answer from incorrect "good" answers. Nonetheless, the PSAT and the SAT both have questions that are just as difficult as question 7. Many think these questions are not fair because they have "trick" answers to fool the test-takers into selecting an incorrect answer. But the purpose of the book and the sample tests contained within is to prepare students not for a fair test, but for the actual test.

It is ironic to see a book that teaches critical thinking (among other skills) given a "negative" review by someone who unfortunately did not exercise the very critical thinking the book teaches.

It is even more ironic that the "negative" review above is what convinced me to purchase this guide sight-unseen via Amazon for my son. I've seen the attitude expressed by the above reviewer before, and it has always been evidence of a lack of critical thinking. (Hopefully some other guide will help her high school student do well on the test.)