Catholic High School Entrance Exam, COOP HSPT, 3rd Edition

Cover
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Title Page
......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Purpose and Content of the HSPT......Page 8
Part 2: Quantitative Skills......Page 9
Part 5: Language Skills......Page 10
Scoring......Page 11
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 12
Test 1: Sequences Test 2: Analogies......Page 13
Scoring......Page 14
How to Prepare......Page 15
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 16
Step 1: Get Information......Page 17
Combating Test Anxiety......Page 18
Step 3: Make a Plan......Page 20
Schedule B: The One-Week Plan......Page 21
Step 4: Learn to Manage
Your Time
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Step 5: Learn to Use the
Process of Elimination
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Diet......Page 27
Don’t Skip Breakfast......Page 30
Step 9: Do It!......Page 32
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 34
Part 2: Quantitative Skills......Page 36
Part 4: Mathematics......Page 37
Part 5: Language Skills......Page 38
Part 1: Verbal Skills......Page 40
Part 2: Quantitative Skills......Page 45
Part 3: Reading......Page 50
Part 4: Mathematics......Page 57
Part 5: Language Skills......Page 64
Part 1: Verbal Skills......Page 70
Part 2: Quantitative Skills......Page 72
Part 3: Reading......Page 73
Part 4: Mathematics......Page 75
Part 5: Language Skills......Page 78
Scoring......Page 80
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 82
Test 4: Verbal Reasoning—Words......Page 84
Test 7: Mathematics......Page 85
Answers......Page 115
Scoring......Page 127
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 130
Practice Passage 1:
Using the Four Question Types
......Page 131
Practice Passage 2: Detail and Main Idea Questions......Page 133
Answers and Explanations for Practice Passage 2......Page 134
Vocabulary Questions......Page 135
Answers and Explanations for Practice Passage 3......Page 136
Review: Putting It All Together......Page 137
Possible Questions......Page 138
Kinds of Vocabulary Questions......Page 140
Synonym and Antonym Questions......Page 141
Context Questions......Page 142
Answers to Context Questions......Page 143
For Non-Native Speakers of English......Page 144
Words That Are Easily Confused......Page 145
How to Answer Vocabulary Questions......Page 146
More Practice in Vocabulary......Page 148
Answers to Practice Questions......Page 150
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 152
Sample Questions......Page 153
Answer......Page 154
Sentence Fragments......Page 155
Verb Tense......Page 156
Clear Sentences......Page 157
Answering Multiple-Choice Questions on Grammar in Sentences......Page 158
HSPT Spelling......Page 160
How to Answer Spelling Questions......Page 161
Paragraph Development......Page 162
What the HSPT Composition Questions Look Like......Page 163
Summary......Page 164
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 166
Unknown......Page 0
The Word That Does Not Belong......Page 167
Word Relationship Questions......Page 168
Verbal Analogies......Page 169
Logic Questions......Page 173
Verbal Classification......Page 174
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 176
How to Prepare for Analogy Questions......Page 177
Letter Sequences......Page 178
HSPT Number Series......Page 179
How to Answer Comparison Questions......Page 180
Practice Questions......Page 181
Answers......Page 182
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 184
Word Problems......Page 185
Solving a Word Problem Using the Translation Table......Page 186
Number Names......Page 187
Glossary of Terms......Page 188
Working with Fractions......Page 189
Adding Fractions......Page 191
Subtracting Fractions......Page 192
Multiplying Fractions......Page 194
Dividing Fractions......Page 196
Comparing Fractions......Page 197
What Is a Decimal?......Page 198
Changing Decimals to Fractions......Page 199
Adding and Subtracting Decimals......Page 200
Multiplying Decimals......Page 201
Dividing Decimals......Page 202
What Is a Percent?......Page 203
Changing a Fraction to a Percent and Vice Versa......Page 204
Percent Word Problems......Page 206
What Is an Average?......Page 209
Converting......Page 210
Calculating with Length, Weight, and Time Units......Page 211
What Is Algebra?......Page 212
Equations......Page 213
Positive and Negative Numbers......Page 215
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions......Page 217
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions......Page 218
Multiplying Algebraic Expressions......Page 219
Dividing Algebraic Expressions......Page 221
Equations with Two Variables......Page 222
Equation of a Line......Page 223
Systems of Equations......Page 226
Perimeter......Page 228
Area......Page 229
Quadrilaterals......Page 230
Circles......Page 232
The Pythagorean Theorem......Page 235
More Help with Math......Page 236
Length, Weight, and Time......Page 237
Area, Perimeter, & Pythagorean Theorem......Page 238
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 240
Part 2: Quantitative Skills......Page 242
Part 4: Mathematics......Page 243
Part 5: Language Skills......Page 244
Part 1: Verbal Skills......Page 246
Part 2: Quantitative Skills......Page 251
Part 3: Reading......Page 257
Part 4: Mathematics......Page 266
Part 5: Language Skills......Page 273
Part 1: Verbal Skills......Page 279
Part 2: Quantitative Skills......Page 281
Part 3: Reading......Page 282
Part 4: Mathematics......Page 285
Part 5: Language Skills......Page 287
Scoring......Page 289
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 290
Test 4: Verbal Reasoning—Words......Page 292
Test 7: Mathematics......Page 293
Test 1: Sequences......Page 294
Test 2: Analogies......Page 295
Test 3: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 300
Test 4: Verbal Reasoning— Words......Page 303
Test 5: Verbal Reasoning— Context......Page 305
Test 6: Reading and Language Arts......Page 308
Test 7: Mathematics......Page 318
Test 1: Sequences......Page 325
Test 2: Analogies......Page 326
Test 3: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 327
Test 4: Verbal Reasoning—Words......Page 328
Test 5: Verbal Reasoning— Context......Page 329
Test 6: Reading and Language Arts......Page 331
Test 7: Mathematics......Page 334
Scoring......Page 336