PERT Test Reading and Writing Success Advantage+ Edition: Florida PERT Test Preparation Book (PERT Test Prep Study Guide Series)

PERT Test Reading and Writing Success Advantage+ Edition contains the most comprehensive prep and review materials available for the PERT Reading and Writing Tests. This book contains seven PERT practice tests. The first 137 pages of the study guide contain the same great material as Academic Success Media’s original publication. There are three reading practice tests and three writing practice tests, with answers and in-depth explanations for each question. Plus, there is a new PERT reading test and 40 new writing exercises at the end of the book. The new writing exercises help students practice the most common grammatical and stylistic writing conventions assessed on the PERT writing exam. The explanations to the answers contain exam tips and strategies for each question type on the real exam, so that you can correctly answer even the most difficult questions on the PERT reading and writing tests. While other PERT study guides just give you a general review of reading comprehension and writing skills, our study guide is focused to cover the exact skills assessed on the PERT examination. What is more, all of the problems in our book are of the same level of difficulty and in the exact same format as those on the actual PERT examination. The PERT Test Reading and Writing Success Study Guide has three sections. The reading and writing review section contains: An overview of the format and content of the PERT reading and writing tests Review of the types of questions covered on the PERT reading test Review of the concepts covered on the PERT writing test Our reading practice tests cover: Determining the main idea Establishing a thesis Summarizing key points, events, or information Understanding specific points Stating the meaning of words or phrases in context Analyzing organizational structure Evaluating the function or purpose of specific sentences Determining the purpose of the author Deciding which evidence best serves an argument Ascertaining unbiased facts or biased opinions Evaluating the reasoning and effectiveness of evidence Drawing conclusions and making inferences Determining the relationship between two sentences Understanding characters in fiction Assessing the tone of a selection Analyzing and comparing two texts with different styles Our writing practice tests cover: Establishing and supporting a topic or theme Using grammar, punctuation, and capitalization correctly Subject-verb agreement Verb usage and tense Pronoun-antecedent agreement Avoiding unclear pronoun reference Correct modifier placement Coordination Subordination Parallel structure Capitalization of proper nouns Providing arguments and counterarguments Determining the appropriate tone and style Restating and paraphrasing information Understanding how to cite information correctly Recognizing commonly-confused words and making the correct word choice Expressing ideas clearly and concisely Ascertaining the correct order of sentences in a selection Synthesizing information and combining sentences Using transitional and cohesive devices correctly Understanding rhetorical coherence Identifying sentences that do not belong in a selection Advantage Plus Edition Bonus Material: New PERT reading test with 30 questions and answers. 40 new writing exercises with answers