Verbal Review for Standardized Tests (Cliffs Test Prep) |  | Authors: William A. Covino, Peter Z. Orton
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
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Pages: 384
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ISBN: 0822020343
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.0076
UPC: 049086020342
EAN: 9780822020349
ASIN: 0822020343
Publication Date: July 15, 1986
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Product Description
Verbal Review for Standardized Tests is designed specifically to review, refresh, and reintroduce essential grammar and verbal abilitiesskills. Much more than a standard grammar review book, this guide is clear, concise, and easy to use, and its focus by test preparation expertsgives insight into the types of questions you'll find on your exam. An excellent and extensive overview that includes a test-oriented: - Grammar and Usage Review and strategies to the point of practice in:
- Usage and Sentence Construction
- Writing Timed Essays
- Verbal Ability: Antonyms, Analogies, and Sentence Completion
- Reading Comprehension
Our unique approach not only will review basic skills, but show you how to apply them effectively and specifically on standardizedtests. If you're taking the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, PSAT, CBEST, NTE, LSAT, PPST, State Teacher Test, or any other standardized testwith a grammar or verbal-skills section, this book is designed for you!
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 Incomplete for GMAT June 6, 2009
GMAT Club (USA)
I got 750 on the GMAT, proud member of gmatclub community, and a huge fan of Cliffs Series but this one is not a great fit for GMAT.
Netagives from GMAT Standpoint
- The Grammar/Sentence correction is not really built for GMAT - more of an SAT/GRE/old TOEFL style
- There is a section of AWA but that's hardly needed for the GMAT
- Very poor RC section
- NO Critical Reasoning Section
- There is no index - one of the previous reviewers mentioned a "great index" but it is not in this edition. There is a detailed table of contents but no index.
Positives:
- A few good points on usage and grammar such as Like/As or Parallel structure.
- Plenty of practice questions but they are again not in the GMAT style
Bottom line: there are better books out there for GMAT. Though there are plenty of questions, the strategies and approach in this book make it weak. Lack of CR section ads the last drop.
 Great Help! May 8, 2007
Jeannette Valenzuela (Los Angeles, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are trying to take any of the tests mentioned in the book, this will be of great help to you! It takes you straight to the points that you will need in order to pass in those areas.
There are better books out there for your money June 8, 2003
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
I just took the SAT today and I feel that this book changed nothing. Although it has an O.K. grammar section, I've seen better. The analogy and critical reading section were [garbage]. It had nearly no vocbulary building strategies. Plus, the book was outdated.(1986 - please!)This book also knew next to nothing about the tests.(and what it did was outdated) I bought it because it was cheap and covered both the SAT and ACT, so I thought it might be good. Was I in for a big shock! Don't be enticed by the low price, you can find better, newer, updated books on the market.
Fantastic Book. A must buy! October 10, 2002
Jerry Nardo (BUENA PARK, CA United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I loved this book! All your question you have about grammer are here! You might not know whether to use who or whom or when to use few or less. This book has a fantastic index also for when you want to touch up on certain subjects (i.e. who/whom). There are also some great vocabulary words in here. A must buy!
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