Synopses & Reviews
This updated manual presents extensive preparation for the Advanced Placement test, with helpful features that include:
Five full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained Guidelines for evaluating essays and determining final AP exam scores A complete overview covering everything students need to know about language and rhetoric for the AP test Advice and instruction for answering multiple-choice questions A guide to writing focused and well-organized responses to essay questions Sample student essays with critiques that point out their strengths and weaknesses An optional CD-ROM presents two additional practice tests with answer explanations and automatic scoring.
System Requirements:
Microsoft® Windows®
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz, Athlon 64 2800+ or faster processor (or equivalent). Memory: 128MB of RAM. Graphics Memory: 128MB.Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP, Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server 2003. MAC® OS X
Processor: Intel Core™ Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor. Memory: 256MB of RAM. Graphics Memory: 128MB.Platforms: Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.4 (Intel) and higher.Linux® and Solaris™
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2800+ or faster processor (or equivalent). Memory: 512MB of RAM. Graphics Memory: 128MB.Platforms: Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 or later, openSUSE® 11 or later, Ubuntu 9.10 or later. Solaris: Solaris™ 10.
Synopsis
Table of Contents: Barron's Essential 5
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Getting Acquainted with the Test Structure of the Exam
Multiple-Choice Questions
Reading Techniques
Essay Questions
2 Diagnostic Test Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
3 Mastering Multiple-Choice Questions Five Rules of Thumb
Language and Rhetoric
Techniques for Tackling Reading Passages
4 Mastering Essay Questions Steps for Writing the Perfect Essay
Pointers for Writing the Synthesis Essay
Sample Synthesis Essay Question
Pointers for Writing Analytical Essays
Writing a Persuasive Essay
Editing and Proofreading Essays
Sample Analytical Essay Question
Answer Key to Mini-Workouts
5 Practice Tests Practice Test A
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Practice Test B
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Practice Test C
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Practice Test D
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Glossary
Index