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Summary: Hot Words for SAT I is HOT!
Review: As a teacher of gifted (k-8), I find this book very valuable in helping my students increase their vocabulary. The organization of this book makes it easy to introduce new words or groups of words in meaningful categories. The first category "Cat Got Your Tongue" presents words that deal with speaking using a minimum of words (e.g. concise, tactiturn). This organization is fantastic for the teacher who wants to empower their students with vocabulary necessary for "test taking skills in highschool and college".
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Summary: Hot Words for SAT I is HOT!
Review: As a teacher of gifted (k-8), I find this book very valuable in helping my students increase their vocabulary. The organization of this book makes it easy to introduce new words or groups of words in meaningful categories. The first category "Cat Got Your Tongue" presents words that deal with speaking using a minimum of words (e.g. concise, tactiturn). This organization is fantastic for the teacher who wants to empower their students with vocabulary necessary for "test taking skills in highschool and college".
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Summary: Great Tool for students w/average vocab
Review: I have used this book in my high school junior English classes, and for most students it is very helpful. It's true that it's harder to write quizzes on the words because of the cluster method, but that's a teacher's problem, not a student's. The clusters do help them remember words that are related. I've talked to SAT prep instructors who highly recommend this book. Unless you're a vocab star, give it a try.
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Summary: Outstanding Vocabulary Builder
Review: i think tis book is good cuz it has words relatin to da subject that u want, for example, like if u want to express "using few words", there's a lesson that's based on that. overall i think it's a very good book for SAT vocab.
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Summary: It depends on your vocabulary level
Review: If you do not know basic word like PITHY, STOLID, then I recommend you buy the book. And if you feel like you are more advanced, then buy a harder book than this one.
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Summary: Great book unless u noe it all
Review: The structure of this book is amazing especially their ideas to cluster words. its a lot easier to learn words that way. But if u believe that ur vocab is really amazing or if uve learnt the words from Barron's Mega 3500 word list then don't go 4 this book.
Basically this book is for those of us who dont have an A in their english vocab and who can't (or won't even consider) learning 3500 words.
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Summary: Good Words, Bad Form
Review: The vocab in this book is very appropriate for a low scorer who must raise their score, but if you are a high scorer you will be unimpressed by most of the words. I ended taking out about 5 words from each of the 30+ lessons and making my own word lists, not to say that those words didn't help me. My score rose 70 points, but I also made my own word lists and flash card using words from here and 10 Real SATs.The exercises are awful. The other words in the analogies are more diffcult than the vocab. I ended up ignoring all of them. If you are looking for a quick way to study for the SAT vocab, then buy flashcards. In the end that was the most useful format.
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Summary: Good Words, Bad Form
Review: The vocab in this book is very appropriate for a low scorer who must raise their score, but if you are a high scorer you will be unimpressed by most of the words. I ended taking out about 5 words from each of the 30+ lessons and making my own word lists, not to say that those words didn't help me. My score rose 70 points, but I also made my own word lists and flash card using words from here and 10 Real SATs. The exercises are awful. The other words in the analogies are more diffcult than the vocab. I ended up ignoring all of them. If you are looking for a quick way to study for the SAT vocab, then buy flashcards. In the end that was the most useful format.
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Summary: Great book for student writers
Review: This book expands vocabulary like no other. It is great for students who are wishing to expand their vocabulary to become better writers. It list words by category so they are easy to find. A must have for middle and High schoolers!
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Summary: Laudatory!
Review: This book helped me learn the words necessary to achieve a noteworthy score on the SAT.
The book is broken up into 35 lessons. Each lesson revolves around a theme to which all of the listed words relate to. This helps the reader remember the words easier.
At first, I was skeptical. This book seemed like a bunch of words lists to me. But the grouping of similar words actually helped me remember more words. Looking over the book, there are only about 10 I don't know of the 350+ words.
I would recommend this book to those who wish to improve their verbal SAT score.
P.S.-If you didn't know what laudatory meant, it's in the book.
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