Barron's TASC: Test Assessing Secondary Completion (Barron's Test Prep) - Softcover

Sharpe, Christopher; Reddy, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438007140 ISBN 13: 9781438007144

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, 2015

Synopsis

The Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) is a brand new high school equivalency exam being adopted by a number of states around the U.S. This new test is similar in scope to the traditional GED but with a number of important differences that are highlighted and thoroughly covered in this book. Inside you’ll find:

An overview of the new test

Thorough review for all five sections of the TASC: Language Arts – Reading, Language Arts – Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies

Pretests in each section to assess strengths and weaknesses

Hundreds of practice questions throughout

Two model TASC exams in the book to familiarize test-takers with the format, complete with answers and explanations

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Steps to Success--Our Approach
Our Preparation Philosophy
Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC)
Question Types for Paper-Based Testing
Additional Question Types for Computer-Based Testing
Focus on Reasoning
Study Plan
Test-Taking Strategy
UNIT 1: LANGUAGE ARTS--READING
Pretest
1 Language Arts--Reading
Review Test
UNIT 2: LANGUAGE ARTS--WRITING
Pretest
2 Language Arts--Writing
Review Test
3 Essay
Review Test
UNIT 3: MATHEMATICS
Pretest
4 Mathematics Overview
5 Fundamentals
6 Ratios, Proportions, and Rates
7 Measurement and Geometry
8 Data Analysis
9 Algebra
Review Test
UNIT 4: SOCIAL STUDIES
Pretest
10 Social Studies Skills
Review Test


UNIT 5: SCIENCE
Pretest
11 Science Overview
12 Life Science
13 Earth and Space Science
14 Physical Science
Review Test
MODEL TESTS
Model Test 1
Model Test 2

Edition details

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1438007140
• ISBN 13: 9781438007144
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 768