Do you know how many teaspoons of sugar the average 12 ounce can of soda contains? Can you change a flat tire? Can you identify the ten largest cities in the world? The Real-World Aptitude Test (R.A.T.) answers these questions and more. The R.A.T. is divided into two parts, the first containing questions in thirty different subject areas, and the second providing answers and explanations to these life-defining questions. Subject areas include cooking, managing money, etiquette, geography, sports, and many more. The R.A.T. provides answers to some of life’s most common stumbling blocks, as well as facts on generalized knowledge in areas such as geography and politics.
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"...focuses on information that helps people maneuver through life skills and smarts..." -- Susan Levine, Washington Post
"The basics are there – cooking, money management, first aid, employment – but so are sections on music, automobiles...." -- Amanda Paulson, The Christian Science Monitor
"The book asks and answers a range of helpful questions..." -- Su-Jin Yim, Portland Oregonian
"The basics are there – cooking, money management, first aid, employment – but so are sections on music, automobiles...." -- Amanda Paulson, The Christian Science Monitor
"The book asks and answers a range of helpful questions..." -- Su-Jin Yim, Portland Oregonian
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Homer E. Moyer, Jr., a distinguished international corporate lawyer, is the father of four children. A graduate of Emory University and Yale Law School, he has held senior government positions in both Republican and Democratic administrations; co-founded a pro bono law reform project in Central and Eastern Europe, and once served as a White House social aide. A pianist and lyricist, Mr. Moyer lives in the Washington, D.C. area
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Wonderful Family Game Book for the Holidays!!!!!!,
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This review is from: The RAT: The Real World Aptitude Test: Preparing Yourself for Leaving Home (Capital Ideas) (Paperback)
A few weeks ago, I attended a family reunion and was looking forwarded to 48 hours of uninterrupted boredom. After the intial small talk, my sister pulled out this book "The R.A.T." and the entire family, from my 85 year old grandmother to my 10 year old niece, played this game. What I thought would be a tedious weekend turned out to be a lot of fun. We took the questions in the book and turned it into a trivial pursuit type game. I recommend this book to anyone who is either entertaining the family or going home to the family for holidays. Great Book!
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It's a lot of fun!,
By "npomponi" (Cape Cod, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The RAT: The Real World Aptitude Test: Preparing Yourself for Leaving Home (Capital Ideas) (Paperback)
This is something that every parent should go over with their kids during their high school years. It's great and useful information. I wish I had something this great before I went off to college. Definitely buy a copy!
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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doesn't want to be corrected,
By george freeland (gaithersburg, md United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The RAT: The Real World Aptitude Test: Preparing Yourself for Leaving Home (Capital Ideas) (Paperback)
I dived into the middle of this book and found it great fun. I also found a few wrong answers. I got really turned off when I read the introduction, in which the author makes it clear that he does not want to hear about any errors in his book.I think someone writing a book on how to get along in life should be aware of the importance of willing to correct errors made and should be grateful to have mistakes pointed out to him. After reading that introduction, I got turned off by the book.
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The RAT is a test to be taken and passed before leaving home to enter the real world-the real world of work, further education, adventure, or some combination of the three. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
two points for each question, two points for every question, ballroom dance position, pregnancy cannot occur, windshield washer fluid Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Aptitude Test, New York, United States, Merely Informative, New Testament, Old Testament, Los Angeles, Soviet Union, Supreme Court, Social Security, Don Quixote, South America, Pocket Books, United Kingdom, William Henry Harrison, Central Division, Houghton Mifflin, Langston Hughes, Middle East, Random House, San Francisco, Saudi Arabia, Summer Olympics, The Little Know-How Book, Winter Olympics New!
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The RAT is a test to be taken and passed before leaving home to enter the real world-the real world of work, further education, adventure, or some combination of the three. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
two points for each question, two points for every question, ballroom dance position, pregnancy cannot occur, windshield washer fluid Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Aptitude Test, New York, United States, Merely Informative, New Testament, Old Testament, Los Angeles, Soviet Union, Supreme Court, Social Security, Don Quixote, South America, Pocket Books, United Kingdom, William Henry Harrison, Central Division, Houghton Mifflin, Langston Hughes, Middle East, Random House, San Francisco, Saudi Arabia, Summer Olympics, The Little Know-How Book, Winter Olympics New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy by James Trefil on page 37, page 307, and page 339
- Swan Lake by Margot Fonteyn on page 288, page 310, and page 324
- The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories by William J. Bennett on page 300, and page 336
- First Aid by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on page 140, and page 142
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie on page 296, and page 300
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