Test Preparation
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Online practice tests are available on the official Web sites for each test (listed below)
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Learning Express offers free practice tests for several standardized tests, including many AP exams, SAT, ACT, GED, GRE, TOEFL, PRAXIS, ASVAB, and Nursing Assistant tests. Account ID = 10254 — www.learningexpressadvantage.com
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VT Guidance Central provides free practice for the SAT and the ACT in the testGEAR section of its Web site — www.bridges.com/vsac
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Number2.com offers ACT, SAT, and GRE test prep, including a free customized course with tutorials, practice sessions, a vocabulary builder, and more — www.number2.com
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SAT Prep Plan provides practice problems, a customized preparation plan, problem solving videos, and more — www.satprepplan.com
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Free Rice offers a unique way to build your vocabulary while helping the UN World Food Program — www.freerice.com
SAT | PSAT | ACT | AP | ASVAB | CLEP | GED | GMAT | GRE | LSAT | MCAT | NSEE | PRAXIS | TOEFL | Computer–Adaptive Test Centers | Other Resources | Software Resources
Books and Web Sites
Search our catalog online at http://follettweb.vsac.org:9000/webopac/main?siteid=1. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
- Learn about and register for the test — www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about.html
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Barron’s Pass Key to the New SAT (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Green |
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Fiske Nailing the New SAT (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Fiske |
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Kaplan Inside the SAT: 10 Strategies to Help You Score Higher (2006) |
Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
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The Marino Mission: One Girl, One Mission, One Thousand Words: 1,000 Need-to-Know SAT Vocabulary Words (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Chapm |
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McGraw-Hill’s Conquering the New SAT Critical Reading (2006) |
Call # 378.1662 Falletta |
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The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 CEEB |
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Peterson’s Parent’s Guide to the SAT and ACT (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterso |
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Peterson’s Ultimate New SAT Tool Kit (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterso |
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Princeton Review 11 Practice Tests for the New SAT & PSAT (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 PR |
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Princeton Review Crash Course for the New SAT (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Eddy |
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The RocketReview Revolution: The Ultimate Guide to the New SAT (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 Robinso |
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Spotlight SAT: 25 Lessons Illuminate the Most Frequently Tested Topics (2007) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterson |
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What Smart Girls Know About the SAT: How to Beat the Gender Gap (2003) |
Call # 378.1662 Johnson |
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Zen in the Art of the SAT: How to Think, Focus, and Achieve Your Highest Score (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Bardin |
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- Learn about the test — www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html
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In-a-Flash PSAT (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 Tarbell |
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Kaplan PSAT 2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
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Princeton Review 11 Practice Tests for the New SAT & PSAT (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 PR |
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Princeton Review Cracking the PSAT-NMSQT (2006) |
Call # 378.1662 Rubenstein |
- Learn about and register for the test — www.actstudent.org/index.html
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Kaplan ACT (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
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Peterson Master the ACT Assessment 2005 (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterso |
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Peterson’s Parent’s Guide to the SAT and ACT (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterso |
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Peterson’s Ultimate ACT Assessment Tool Kit 2005 (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterso |
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Princeton Review Cracking the ACT (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 PR |
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The Real ACT Prep Guide: The Only Official Prep Guide from the Makers of the ACT (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterso |
- Learn about and register for the tests — www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html
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ASVAB — Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
- Learn about and register for the test — http://officialasvab.com
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ASVAB Math Review (2003) |
Call # 355 Kaprov |
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Barron’s How to Prepare for the ASVAB Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (2006) |
Call # 355 Barrons |
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Everything You Need to Score High on the ASVAB Basics (2002) |
Call # 355.0076 Kappraff |
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Exam Cram ASVAB (2005) |
Call # 355 Riebs |
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McGraw-Hill’s ASVAB Basic Training for the AFQT (2006) |
Call # 355 Wall |
CLEP — College-Level Examination Program
- Learn about and register for the test — www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html
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CLEP Official Study Guide (2007) |
Call # 378.1662 CEEB |
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Petersons Master the CLEP 2005 (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 Leiberman |
GED — General Educational Development test
- National GED Web site — www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=GEDTS
- GED testing in Vermont — http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/pgm_adulted/ged/testing.html
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GED Exam Success in Only 5 Steps! (2003) |
Call # 378.1662 Learning |
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McGraw-Hill’s Pre-GED: The Most Comprehensive Review of the Skills Necessary for GED Study (2003) |
Call # 378.1662 McGraw |
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Peterson GED Success 2005 (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterson |
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Peterson Master the GED 2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Kaprov |
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GMAT — Graduate Management Admission Test
- Learn about and register for the test — www.gmac.com/gmac/thegmat
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Barron’s How to Prepare for the Graduate Management Admission Test, GMAT (2004) |
Call # 378.1662 Jaffe |
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Kaplan GMAT 2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
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The Official Guide for GMAT Review (2003) |
Call # 378.1662 ETS |
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Princeton Review Cracking the GMAT (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Martz |
GRE — Graduate Record Examinations
- Learn about and register for the test — www.gre.org
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Barron’s How to Prepare for the GRE, 2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Green |
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Kaplan GRE Exam (2007) |
Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
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Princeton Review Cracking the GRE (2007) |
Call # 378.1662 Lurie |
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Princeton Review Word Smart for the GRE (2003) |
Call # 378.1662 Curtis |
LSAT — Law School Admission Test
- Learn about and register for the test — www.lsac.org/LSAT/about-the-lsat.asp
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Kaplan LSAT 180, 2005-2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Goodman |
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The Next 10 Actual, Official LSAT Preptests (2004) |
Call # 340.076 LSAC |
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Princeton Review LSAT Workout (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 PR |
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MCAT — Medical College Admission Test
- Learn about and register for the test — www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm
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Kaplan MCAT 45 (2005) |
Call # 310.76 Kaplan |
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Princeton Review MCATs (2005) |
Call # 610.76 Kaplan |
NSEE — Nursing School Entrance Exams
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Barron’s How to Prepare for the Nursing School Entrance Exams (2004) |
Call # 610.73 Grimes |
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Master the Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exams (2005) |
Call # 610.73 Gooding |
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Nursing School Entrance Exam: Your Guide to Passing the Test (2005) |
Call # 610.73 LE |
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NSEE: Nursing School Entrance Exams (2005) |
Call # 610.73 Kaplan |
PRAXIS — Professional assessments for beginning teachers
- Learn about and register for the tests — www.ets.org/praxis
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Kaplan PRAXIS 2007 Edition (2007) |
Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
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Master the Praxis II Exam (2007) |
Call # 378.1662 Arco |
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McGraw-Hill’s Praxis I & II Exam (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Rozakis |
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Preparation for the PRAXIS I/PPST Exam (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterson |
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Preparation for the PRAXIS II Exam (2005) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterson |
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TOEFL — Test of English as a Foreign Language
- Learn about and register for the test — www.toefl.org
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Barron’s How to Prepare for the TOEFL Essay: Test of English as a Foreign Language (2004) |
Call # 428 Lougheed |
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Barron’s How to Prepare for the TOEFL Test: Test of English as a Foreign Language (2004) |
Call # 428 Sharpe |
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Essential Words for the TOEFL, Test of English as a Foreign Language (2004) |
Call # 428 Matthies |
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The Official Guide to the New TOEFL iBT (2007) |
Call # 428 ETS |
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TOEFL iBT: With CD-ROM (2006) |
Call # 428 Kaplan |
Computer-Adaptive Test Centers in Vermont (testing sites for internet-based tests)
- Prometric Testing Center, 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 326, Williston, VT 05495 — (802) 872-0251
- Pearson Professional Center, 30 Kimball Avenue, South Burlington, Vermont 05403 — 800-247-8731
- The National Center for Fair & Open Testing, an advocacy organization working to provide perspective on standardized testing, maintains a list of schools that have de-emphasized test scores — www.fairtest.org/university/optional
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The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy (2000) |
Call # 371.2 Lemann |
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None of the Above: The Truth Behind the SATs (1999) |
Call # 378.1662 Owen |
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Spotlight on High-Stakes Testing (2003) |
Call # 331.7 HEP |
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Standardized Minds: The High Price of America’s Testing Culture and What We Can Do to Change It (2000) |
Call # 371.2 Sacks |
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Software Resources
VT Guidance Central
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- prepare for the SAT and ACT
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Updated: April 2008
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
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