Barron's How to Prepare for the Clep,9780764120275

Barron's How to Prepare for the Clep

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Edition: 9th
ISBN13: 9780764120275
ISBN10: 0764120271
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-03-01
Publisher(s): Barrons Test Prep
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Summary

The College-Level Examination Program is a standardized college admission test most often given to adults seeking a college education after years away from school, as well as to students planning to transfer from two-year colleges to fully accredited four-year schools. The new edition of Barron's CLEP test prep manual contains three full-length sample exams in each of the following subjects: English composition, the humanities, math, the natural sciences, and social sciences--history. All come with answer keys and explanations.

Table of Contents

PART ONE THE ENGLISH COMPOSITION EXAMINATION 15(148)
CHAPTER 3 Trial Test
19(28)
Answer Key
41(1)
Scoring Chart
41(1)
Answer Explanations
42(5)
CHAPTER 4 Background and Practice Questions
47(38)
Description of the English Composition Examination Study Sources
47(1)
Practice Questions for Identifying Sentence Errors
48(1)
Practice Questions for Improving Sentences
49(18)
Practice Questions for Revising Work In Progress
67(3)
Practice Questions for Section II-Restructuring Sentences
70(1)
Practice Questions for Section II-Analyzing Writing
71(7)
Section II (Essay Version)
78(7)
CHAPTER 5 SAMPLE EXAMINATIONS
85(78)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 1
85(26)
Answer Key
104(1)
Scoring Chart
105(1)
Answer Explanations
105(6)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 2
111(26)
Answer Key
131(1)
Scoring Chart
131(1)
Answer Explanations
131(6)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 3
137(30)
Answer Key
158(1)
Scoring Chart
158(1)
Answer Explanations
158(49)
PART TWO THE HUMANITIES EXAMINATION 163(124)
CHAPTER 6 Trial Test
167(25)
Answer Key
185(1)
Scoring Chart
186(1)
Answer Explanations
186(6)
CHAPTER 7 Background and Practice Questions
192(15)
The Kinds of Questions That Appear on the Examination
192(2)
Study Sources
194(1)
Questions about Literature
195(4)
Questions about Music
199(2)
Questions about Fine Arts
201(6)
CHAPTER 8 Sample Examinations
207(80)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 1
207(28)
Answer Key
227(1)
Scoring Chart
227(1)
Answer Explanations
228(7)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 2
235(26)
Answer Key
252(1)
Scoring Chart
253(1)
Answer Explanations
253(8)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 3
261(30)
Answer Key
279(1)
Scoring Chart
280(1)
Answer Explanations
280(69)
PART THREE THE COLLEGE MATHEMATICS EXAMINATION 287(106)
CHAPTER 9 Trial Test
291(14)
Answer Key
301(1)
Scoring Chart
301(1)
Answer Explanations
301(4)
CHAPTER 10 Background, Review and Practice Questions
305(41)
Description of the CLEP Examination in College Mathematics
305(1)
Common Mathematical Symbols and Formulas
306(3)
Definitions of Some Common Mathematical Terms
309(1)
Common Geometric Formulas
310(1)
Types of Questions
311(1)
Tips on Answering Multiple-Choice Questions
312(1)
Study Sources
313(1)
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
313(1)
On Sets
314(5)
On Logic
319(3)
On the Real Number System
322(4)
On Functions and Their Graphs
326(8)
On Probability and Statistics
334(6)
Additional Algebra Topics
340(6)
CHAPTER 11 Sample Examinations
346(47)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 1
349(16)
Answer Key
357(1)
Scoring Chart
358(1)
Answer Explanations
358(7)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 2
365(14)
Answer Key
372(1)
Scoring Chart
373(1)
Answer Explanations
373(6)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 3
379(18)
Answer Key
387(1)
Scoring Chart
388(1)
Answer Explanations
388(91)
PART FOUR THE NATURAL SCIENCES EXAMINATION 393(156)
CHAPTER 12 Trial Test
397(22)
Answer Key
413(1)
Scoring Chart
414(1)
Answer Explanations
414(5)
CHAPTER 13 Background and Practice Questions
419(60)
Description of the Natural Sciences Examination
419(1)
The Kinds of Questions That Appear on the Examination
420(2)
Glossary of Selected Scientific Terms and Names
422(8)
Study Sources
430(1)
Questions about Biology
431(17)
Questions about Astronomy
448(2)
Questions about Earth Science
450(2)
Questions about Physics
452(15)
Questions about Chemistry
467(6)
Questions about the History of Science
473(6)
CHAPTER 14 Sample Examinations
479(70)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 1
479(24)
Answer Key
494(1)
Scoring Chart
494(1)
Answer Explanations
494(9)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 2
503(24)
Answer Key
517(1)
Scoring Chart
518(1)
Answer Explanations
518(9)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 3
527(26)
Answer Key
541(1)
Scoring Chart
542(1)
Answer Explanations
542(97)
PART FIVE THE SOCIAL SCIENCES-HISTORY EXAMINATION 549
CHAPTER 15 Trial Test
553(29)
Answer Key
572(1)
Scoring Chart
573(1)
Answer Explanations
573(9)
CHAPTER 16 Background and Practice Questions
582(26)
Description of the General Examination in Social Sciences and History
582(2)
The Kinds of Questions That Appear on the Examination
584(1)
Historical Time Line
585(12)
Study Sources
597(1)
Social Science Glossary
598(10)
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ON SOCIAL SCIENCES-HISTORY
608(31)
Questions about American History
608(5)
Questions about Western Civilization
613(4)
Questions about African/Asian Civilizations
617(4)
Questions about Economics
621(4)
Questions about Sociology and Social Psychology
625(4)
Questions about Political Science
629(4)
Questions about Anthropology
633(6)
CHAPTER 17 Sample Examinations
639
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 1
639(30)
Answer Key
657(1)
Scoring Chart
657(1)
Answer Explanations
658(11)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 2
669(30)
Answer Key
687(1)
Scoring Chart
687(1)
Answer Explanations
688(11)
SAMPLE EXAMINATION 3
699
Answer Key
718(1)
Scoring Chart
718(1)
Answer Explanations
719

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