Test Preparation
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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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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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://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. 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.
SAT — Student Aptitude Test
- Learn about and register for the test — http://sat.collegeboard.com/home
| LD SAT Study Guide (2009) | Call # 378.1662 Osborne |
| Master the SAT (2008) | Call # 378.1662 Petersons |
| The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT (2004) | Call # 378.1662 CEEB |
| Peterson’s Parent’s Guide to the SAT and ACT (2005) | Call # 378.1662 Peterso |
| SAT 2400 (2008) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| Spotlight SAT: 25 Lessons Illuminate the Most Frequently Tested Topics (2007) | Call # 378.1662 Peterson |
| 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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PSAT — Preliminary SAT
- Learn about the test — www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html
| In-a-Flash PSAT (2004) | Call # 378.1662 Tarbell |
| Kaplan PSAT/NMSQT (2007) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| Princeton Review 11 Practice Tests for the New SAT & PSAT (2004) | Call # 378.1662 PR |
| Princeton Review Cracking the PSAT-NMSQT (2006) | Call # 378.1662 Rubenstein |
ACT — American College Test
- Learn about and register for the test — www.actstudent.org/index.html
| ACT Premier Program (2008) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| ACT Strategies for Super Busy Students: 15 Simple Steps (for Students Who Don’t Want to Spend Their Whole Lives Preparing for the Test) (2010) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| Cracking the ACT (2008) | Call # 378.1662 Martz |
| McGraw-Hill’s ACT (2009) | Call # 378.1662 Dulan |
| The Real ACT Prep Guide: The Only Official Prep Guide from the Makers of the ACT (2005) | Call # 378.1662 Peterso |
AP — Advanced Placement Exams
- Learn about and register for the tests — www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html
| AP English Language & Composition (2009) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| AP Macroeconomics/Microeconomics (2009) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| How to Prepare for the AP Calculus: Advanced Placement Exam (2005) | Call # 378.1662 Barrons |
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ASVAB — Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
- Learn about and register for the test — http://officialasvab.com
| ASVAB (2005) | Call # 355 Riebs |
| ASVAB Math Review (2003) | Call # 355 Kaprov |
| Everything You Need to Score High on the ASVAB Basics (2002) | Call # 355.0076 Kappraff |
| 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
| Barron’s CLEP 2008 (2007) | Call # 378.1662 Barron |
| CLEP Official Study Guide (2007) | Call # 378.1662 CEEB |
| CLEP Success (2007) | Call # 378.1662 Peterson |
| Cracking the CLEP (2007) | Call # 378.1662 Meltzer |
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.html
| Learning Express’s GED Exam Success in Only 5 Steps! (2003) | Call # 378.1662 Learning |
| McGraw-Hill’s Pre-GED: The Most Comprehensive Review of the Skills Necessary for GED Study (2003) | Call # 378.1662 McGraw |
| Peterson GED Success 2005 (2004) | Call # 378.1662 Peterson |
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GMAT — Graduate Management Admission Test
- Learn about and register for the test — www.gmac.com/gmac/thegmat
| GMAT Premier Live Online (2009) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| Kaplan GMAT Diagnostic Test & Practice Questions (2005) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| The Official Guide for GMAT Review (2003) | Call # 378.1662 ETS |
| Princeton Review Cracking the GMAT (2005) | Call # 378.1662 Martz |
GRE — Graduate Record Examinations
- Learn about and register for the test — www.ets.org/gre
| Cracking the GRE (2009) | Call # 378.1662 Lurie |
| GRE Exam 2009 Edition: Premier Program (2008) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| GRE Exam Direct (2009) | Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
| Princeton Review Verbal Workout for the GRE (2007) | Call # 378.1662 PR |
LSAT — Law School Admission Test
- Learn about and register for the test — www.lsac.org/LSAT/about-the-lsat.asp
| 10 Actual, Official LSAT Preptests (2007) | Call # 378.1662 LSAC |
| Kaplan LSAT 180, 2005-2006 (2005) | Call # 378.1662 Goodman |
| McGraw-Hill’s LSAT (2008) | Call # 340 MGC |
| The Official LSAT Super Prep (2007) | Call # 378.1662 LSAC |
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MCAT — Medical College Admission Test
- Learn about and register for the test — www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm
NSEE — Nursing School Entrance Exams
| 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
| Best Teachers’ Test Preparation for the Praxis PPST (2009) | Call # 378.1662 REA |
| Best Teachers’ Test Preparation for Praxis II Elementary Education Content Knowledge (2009) | Call # 378.1662 Grey |
| Best Teachers’ Test Preparation for Praxis II Mathematics Content Knowledge (2008) | Call # 378.1662 Friedman |
| Praxis I PPST: Pre-Professional Skills Test (2008) | Call # 378.1662 LE |
| Praxis Series Official Guide (2008) | Call # 378.1662 ETS |
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TOEFL — Test of English as a Foreign Language
- Learn about and register for the test — www.toefl.org
| Cracking the TOEFL iBT (2009) | Call # 428.1 PR |
| Essential Words for the TOEFL (2007) | Call # 428 Matthies |
| The Official Guide to the New TOEFL iBT (2007) | Call # 428 ETS |
| 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
Other Resources
- 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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Software Resources
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)
- 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.
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Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, Updated: 11/8/11
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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