Product Description

The Princeton Review knows that acing the CLEP is very different from getting straight A's in school. The Princeton Review doesn't try to teach you everything there is to know about every subject -- only the techniques that you need to score higher on the CLEP. There's a big difference. In Cracking the CLEP, The Princeton Review will teach you how to think like the test makers.

This is accomplished by teaching you how to:
Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
Avoid the tricky Restructuring Sentences and Analyzing Writing questions on the English exam
Tackle he Humanities exam by using clues in the questions
Crack the algebra problems by "plugging in" numbers in place of letters
Ace thew Social and Natural Science exams by tailoring your review to the tests

*This book includes five full-length diagnostic exams that will predict your score on the CLEP. The questions in these tests are exactly like the ones you'll find on the real CLEP, and every solution is fully explained.

Contents include:

I Orientation
What is the CLEP?
Basic Test-Taking Techniques
II How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in English Comp
Overview of the English Comp Exam
Grammar Review
Question Types
The Essay Question
TPR Review Sample English Comp Exam
Answers and Explanations to the English Comp Exam
III How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in College Math
Overview of the College Math Exam
Math Review
TPR Sample College Math Exam
Answers and Explanations to the College Math Exam
IV How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in Humanities
Overview of the Humanities Exam
TPR Sample Humanities Exam
Answers and Explanations to the Humanities Exam
V How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in Social Sciences
Overview of the Social Sciences Exam
TPR Sample Social Sciences Exam
Answers and Explanations to the Social Sciences Exam
VI How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in Natural Sciences
Overview of the Natural Sciences Exam
TPR Sample Natural Sciences Exam
Answers and Explanations of the Natural Sciences Exam
VII CLEP Subject Exams
Overview of the CLEP Subject Exams

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #489877 in Books
• Published on: 2000-05-09
• Released on: 2000-05-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

From the Inside Flap
The Princeton Review knows that acing the CLEP is very different from getting straight A's in school. The Princeton Review doesn't try to teach you everything there is to know about every subject -- only the techniques that you need to score higher on the CLEP. There's a big difference. In Cracking the CLEP, The Princeton Review will teach you how to think like the test makers.

This is accomplished by teaching you how to:
Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
Avoid the tricky Restructuring Sentences and Analyzing Writing questions on the English exam
Tackle he Humanities exam by using clues in the questions
Crack the algebra problems by "plugging in" numbers in place of letters
Ace thew Social and Natural Science exams by tailoring your review to the tests

*This book includes five full-length diagnostic exams that will predict your score on the CLEP. The questions in these tests are exactly like the ones you'll find on the real CLEP, and every solution is fully explained.

Contents include:

I Orientation
What is the CLEP?
Basic Test-Taking Techniques
II How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in English Comp
Overview of the English Comp Exam
Grammar Review
Question Types
The Essay Question
TPR Review Sample English Comp Exam
Answers and Explanations to the English Comp Exam
III How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in College Math
Overview of the College Math Exam
Math Review
TPR Sample College Math Exam
Answers and Explanations to the College Math Exam
IV How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in Humanities
Overview of the Humanities Exam
TPR Sample Humanities Exam
Answers and Explanations to the Humanities Exam
V How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in Social Sciences
Overview of the Social Sciences Exam
TPR Sample Social Sciences Exam
Answers and Explanations to the Social Sciences Exam
VI How to Crack the CLEP General Exam in Natural Sciences
Overview of the Natural Sciences Exam
TPR Sample Natural Sciences Exam
Answers and Explanations of the Natural Sciences Exam
VII CLEP Subject Exams
Overview of the CLEP Subject Exams

About the Author
Tom Meltzer has taught for The Princeton Review for over 11 years. He is one of several authors of The Best 331 Colleges and has written numerous tests, manuals and other materials for Princeton Review courses.

Paul Foglino has also taught for The Princeton Review for more than a decade and has authored tests and materials for many of its courses, most recently for the MCAT.

Paul and Tom are also musicians; they perform together in a band called Five Chinese Brothers.

Customer Reviews

A very good Start
I took the English Exams with Comp;Natural Sciences;and
Social Sciences and History. (June-July 2002)I scored in the 90's percentile on all. Cracking the Clep was a great start.

However, if like me, you do not already have background knowledge of your subjects, it may not be enough. This book has questions thatare:
1) Easier than questions on the Natural History test
2) On par with questions on the English Test
3) On Par with questions on the Social Science/History Test.

If you have a good background in your suject area, this book is a great review. It's questions are similar in fashion to the computerized test questions. However, none of the books I used to study had any questions that were actually on any of the tests that I took.

If you have no background at all on your subject, this book is an excellent start. However you need to use the COMEX books and
the R.E.A. books (Best Review for Clep/Best Examas Prep) as well. Among all four books, you will have enough background necessary to pass the tests, even if you do not study any other material nor have any previous knowledge of the subjects.

This book is the best start you an get.

the clep in itself
I bought this book on a whim....when it came down to test taking time, I read over the chapters I needed and any problems I couldn't understand, there was a simple and easy to read understanding of how to solve the problem. After taking the College Mathematics Clep, I would encourage anyone to take it and also buy this book. It was just as if I was going over the book again when I took the test.

Very Helpful!
I used this book to study for the English Composition CLEP test, and the test was exactly how the book said it would be! This book reviews basic grammar and the types of questions that are going to be asked. It is very down-to-earth, and yes, even quite humorous.

I also passed the Freshman College Composition CLEP test with a 60, and I barely looked over this book before taking it! If you take the English Comp test and do well on it, then take the Freshman College Composition!

Now I just need to find more CLEP study guides to pass particular subject exams...