Cbest: California Basic Educational Skills Test (Complete Preparation Guide)

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Summary: Great Help
Review: I did not have much time to study so I read through this book and did a reading and math practice test using the cd-rom. I did not practice essay writing at all but did review the essay section in the book. I would not suggest my approach to anyone but thankfully I passed with pretty good scores. The reading and essay sections are practically just as the book says. The math is too except the test gives you some formulas that the book tells you to memorize.

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Summary: Good book, but a little wordy
Review: I took the CBEST on February 9, 2002. It was SO EASY compared to the tests in this book. The math was harder in the book than on the real test. The reading comprehension was about equal. The essay section gave good pointers. I only had about a month to study and this book helped me cram. But parts of it seemed like they over explained.
All in all, I would recommend this book because I did feel over prepared going into the test. I would rather know too much than too little!

Rating:
Summary: Good book, but a little wordy
Review: I took the CBEST on February 9, 2002. It was SO EASY compared to the tests in this book. The math was harder in the book than on the real test. The reading comprehension was about equal. The essay section gave good pointers. I only had about a month to study and this book helped me cram. But parts of it seemed like they over explained.
All in all, I would recommend this book because I did feel over prepared going into the test. I would rather know too much than too little!

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Summary: CBEST by Learning Express
Review: Overall the book was pretty good. The Reading section was almost identical to the actual test, EXCEPT for the poetry. The test did not include any poetry. The math section was close to the test EXCEPT the test did not test on definitions like "whole number", "integer" etc... If you can do well on the practice exams, you will pass the test for sure. One thing that the book failed to note is that TIME is the most crucial of all. Nearly everyone stayed right up until the end of the four hours and some did not finish.

Rating:
Summary: CBEST by Learning Express
Review: Overall the book was pretty good. The Reading section was almost identical to the actual test, EXCEPT for the poetry. The test did not include any poetry. The math section was close to the test EXCEPT the test did not test on definitions like "whole number", "integer" etc... If you can do well on the practice exams, you will pass the test for sure. One thing that the book failed to note is that TIME is the most crucial of all. Nearly everyone stayed right up until the end of the four hours and some did not finish.

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Summary: Great practice tests and tips...
Review: The practice tests were really great !! The tips were very helpful and easy to remember. I just took the exam and feel pretty good about it. The only preparation I had was this book. There were many similar questions. I felt I received a good review from this book.

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Summary: Great practice tests and tips...
Review: The practice tests were really great !! The tips were very helpful and easy to remember. I just took the exam and feel pretty good about it. The only preparation I had was this book. There were many similar questions. I felt I received a good review from this book.

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Summary: This Book is harder and more confusing than the test.
Review: This book isn't accurate to the test. The math is much harder in this book than it was on my test. This book made me very nervous about my test and was not very helpful. The CD-ROM included is also disappointing and more of a bother than a help. Get a different CBEST book.