Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking, Grades 3-5 Book

Introduction to Parents
A Word About the Psychology of Working with Your Child What Parents Should Know About Standardized Tests Four General Test-Taking Skills

VERBAL STRATEGIES
Analogies Analogy Strategy: Always Put Analogies in Sentence Form Most Common Types of Analogies Practice Exercises and Explanatory Answers Vocabulary Vocabulary Strategy 1: Learn Prefixes and Roots Vocabulary Strategy 2: Learn Suffixes Essential Word List for Grades 3 • 4 • 5
Sentence Completions Sentence Completion Strategy 1: Try All of the Choices Sentence Completion Strategy 2: Look for Clues and Key Words Sentence Completion Exercises and Explanatory Answers Reading Comprehension (Two Strategies)
Reading Passages, Questions, and Explanatory Answers Writing Ability Punctuation Capitalization English Expression Choosing the Right Word

MATH STRATEGIES
A Note to Parents Basic Math Strategies Math Strategy 1: Know How to Approach Solutions to Math Questions Math Strategy 2: Use Math Symbols for Words Math Strategy 3: Know When and How to Approximate Math Strategy 4: Try Specific Numbers Math Strategy 5: Start with Last Choice When Testing Choices Math Strategy 6: Use Visual Thinking Quantitative Comparison Quantitative Comparison Strategy 1: Cancel Numbers Common to Both Columns Quantitative Comparison Strategy 2: To Simplify, You Can Multiply, Divide, Add, or Subtract the Same Number in Both Columns Quantitative Comparison Strategy 3: Use Common Sense to Answer Questions Math Refresher/Review (Essential Math Skills)
Math Words, Concepts, and Rules Your Child Should Know Math Shortcuts Your Child Should Know The Fifty Basic Math Problems for Grades 3 • 4 • 5
Solutions to the Fifty Basic Math Problems
Appendix A: Hot Prefixes and Roots Appendix B: The Dangers of National School Entrance Testing About the Author

Gary R. Gruber, PhD, (California) is nationally recognized as the leading expert on the SAT, test-taking methods, and critical thinking skills. His books on test taking and critical thinking skills have sold more than seven million copies. He lives in California.