The Oxford Book of American Short Stories by Joyce Carol Oates

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The Oxford Book of American Short Stories by Joyce Carol Oates

Learn to:

  • Master analogy-solving strategies
  • Practice and review for each content area on the test
  • Hone your test-taking skills as you tackle six practice exams with detailed answers and explanations
  • Conquer 600 graduate-level vocabulary terms critical to the MAT

Ace the MAT and get into the grad school of your choice

Is studying for the MAT making your head spin? Fear not. The MAT exam is one of the hardest intellectual challenges in the field of standardized testing, but this hands-on guide makes it easier. Inside, you'll find everything you need to prep for the big day: test-specific analogy strategies, practice and review for each content area, word/terms lists covering the major subject categories, and six practice tests with detailed answers and explanations.

  • Intro to the MAT -- get general info about the MAT, including how to register for it, analogy content and structure, analogy-solving methods, and analogy categories
  • A word to the wise -- get the scoop on the most important concepts tested in words and language, the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and math
  • Practice makes perfect -- take six full-length MAT practice exams -- complete with answer keys and explanations -- that mimic the actual MAT exam
  • Breathe easy -- discover tips to keep in mind on test day, along with some ways to help reduce test anxiety

Open the book and find:

  • Planning advice, study strategies, and time- management tactics
  • Six sample tests with answer keys
  • A comprehensive appendix of MAT vocabulary
  • Tips for analyzing and solving analogies
  • How to work with words and language
  • What you need to know about natural sciences, math, and the humanities
  • Top ten tips for test day

Joyce Carol Oates is the National Book Award-winning author of over fifty novels, including bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys, Blonde, and The Gravedigger's Daughter. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University.
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ISBN 13 9780199744398
ISBN 10 0199744394
Title The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
Author Joyce Carol Oates
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 2012-08-28
Number of pages 896
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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