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Summary: This Book is a Waste of Paper!
Review: I bought this book to practice the multiple choice questions for the AP Test. It focuses too much on quotations, and less on historical events. It also has you answer questions based on pictures and cartoons, but the pictures are so grainy that it is impossible to tell what the words are. It would be best to buy a book that has questions similar to what might actually be on the test. I''m sorry that I wasted money on it.
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Summary: This Book is a Waste of Paper!
Review: I bought this book to practice the multiple choice questions for the AP Test. It focuses too much on quotations, and less on historical events. It also has you answer questions based on pictures and cartoons, but the pictures are so grainy that it is impossible to tell what the words are. It would be best to buy a book that has questions similar to what might actually be on the test. I''m sorry that I wasted money on it.
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Summary: Not that good of a book
Review: I bought this book to review for my AP Exam, but unfortunately it didn't prepare me at all. I mean, it does a good job by explaining the different types of essay questions that may appear but that is all. There is only one Pracitice Exam and a few multiple choice sections. I really didn't like the outline either... Instead of getting this book, I would recommend the REA addition which contains 6 practice tests and a COMPREHENSIVE review of almost every event in U.S. history. After getting the REA book, I never touched this book after. Although, I haven't recieved my AP Exam grade (for some mysterious reason), I know for a fact that the REA book helped me prepare more than this one.
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Summary: I Disagree with the Other Reviews
Review: I recently purchaced this book and returned it. I attempted to study for the test by brushing up on the history. Yes history! Well, it was nonexistant in this book. It was just a big fat tip book for scoring a 5 on the AP exam.
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Summary: Not a book for a quick review
Review: I wouldn't highly recomend this book for students who want a quick fact review before the exam. The book would however be good for students who might have trouble writing or organizing essays. The only part of the book I found really helpful was the outline at the back of the book which goes over such things as causes of various wars and famous people. I used that to review the nigh before the exam. But be forwarned if you do buy this bok to help you with the essay it will take you a while to read!
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Summary: Not Enough Historical Information, Too Many Student Essays
Review: My mom bought this book so that I could study for the AP U.S. History test, but I was a bit disapointed. I was hoping to get a thourough review of history, but instead, the sections on historical time periods list only questions that you SHOULD know the answers too without giving you the facts. For every chapter, there is a sample student essay with teacher critiques. Reading one or two essays might be helpful, but reading student essays won't help me to understand the history. I am already a good writer. What I need is to review the facts.My Thompson's/Peterson's SAT II Prep book has been much more helpful since it includes concise summaries of key people and events for each time period (even though I bought it to study for a different test). This book is helpful in learning how the test works and has some useful practice questions, but if you want to review the history, this is not the book for you.
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Summary: Don't buy it!
Review: This book was a complete disappointment. This book had no review material at all. 95% of the book was a tutorial on how to analyze and respond to the various types of essay questions. The book was divided up into sections, with about 5 possible essay questions for each of the various time periods in U.S. History. The book then gave a sample response to one of the essay question and teacher comments. This book also explained how to analyze multiple choice questions. There was only one full practice exam included. Also included were a glossary of key terms and a chronological timeline of important dates. Do not buy this book if you want review material or have a good understanding of how to answer essay and multiple choice questions. This "review manual" will only be useful to a person who does not feel comfortable with there ability to comprehend what an essay or multiple choice question is looking for.
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Summary: A Disappointment
Review: This book was a complete disappointment. This book had no review material at all. 95% of the book was a tutorial on how to analyze and respond to the various types of essay questions. The book was divided up into sections, with about 5 possible essay questions for each of the various time periods in U.S. History. The book then gave a sample response to one of the essay question and teacher comments. This book also explained how to analyze multiple choice questions. There was only one full practice exam included. Also included were a glossary of key terms and a chronological timeline of important dates. Do not buy this book if you want review material or have a good understanding of how to answer essay and multiple choice questions. This "review manual" will only be useful to a person who does not feel comfortable with there ability to comprehend what an essay or multiple choice question is looking for.
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Summary: ehhh....not worth the 12 bucks
Review: this book was not very helpful in preparing for the exam. the practice tests and timeline in the back of the book were extremely helpful, but the essays were terrible! any student should know that an essay should be way more organized than those in the book! their tips were not helpful at all. my friends had a book that had something like 10 tests in it - this was a good study tool. you can also find practice tests all over the internet. find something that will tell you the basics about the test, and maybe a timeline, but most u.s. history courses should cover enough that this book won't be helpful. i feel confident that i got at least a 4 on the test, but only because i studied with kids who had books besides this.
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