Word Power Quiz Book [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 089577822X | ISBN-13: 978-0895778222 | Publication Date: October 1, 1995

Here are 52 exercises bound to stimulate your brain muscles-and help you develop a better vocabulary. Over 1000 word challenges. From one of the most popular features of Reader's Digest magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089577822X
• ISBN-13: 978-0895778222
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,763,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A convenient way to expand vocabulary, January 24, 2004

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This review is from: Word Power Quiz Book (Paperback)

I am an English teacher and have used this book for many years as a supplement to improve students' knowledge of advanced words.
It is convenient and useful, but students do get a bit bored by the repetitive exercises. There are many other good vocabulary books on the market, but I would recommend especially the Barron's books, notably 1,100 Words You Need to Know and Simon's Saga for the SAT I Verbal -- a "novel" approach that is rather advanced but is very entertaining and really works.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for word lovers, June 14, 2002

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This review is from: Word Power Quiz Book (Paperback)

I bought this book to help study for one of the categories in a local spelling bee (the category was words from Reader's Digest's "It Pays to Enrich your WordPower"). I love word and always enjoy reading this section of the Reader's Digest so having years and years worth of these lists is fun!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great little "Throne Book.", July 14, 2004

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J. Guild (Toronto,Canada) - See all my reviews
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I picked this up as one of a set of three.The others are "Quotable Quotes" and "Life in these United States."; packaged as "Quips,Quotes,and Quizzes".
This book is a set of 50 lists of words to test your knowledge.This has been a long time feature of Reader's Digest.As an Engineer,who considers his "word knowledge" rather minimal,this book was very enjoyable.Each list has 20 words with 4 meanings to choose from.My scores ranged from 12 to 17,and rated as excellent. These little tests made me feel pretty good,but I would hardly consider my skills in word power as excellent.One thing that surprised me was that many common word's meanings are misunderstood.To add a little spice most lists have one or two words I've never heard of. That's twice,who says you can't end a sentence with a preposition?
For a taste of what's in this little book...

What is an Elision?

What is a Metrognome?..a city elf.

There are a lot of one-liners scattered throughout the book.

"A rare book: One that comes back after you've lent it."

If you've read "An Exaltation of Larks" by James Lipton;you'll like the slant of these..
"A raft of survivors."
"A drive of cars."
"A pound of hammers"
to which I would like to add..
An opinion of reviewers.

A great little tome to pass the time while the King sits on the Throne;and I've still got two more to go!