Barron's CLAST

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The College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) is given in the state of Florida as a qualification exam for an A.A. degree from a community college or state university and for admission to upper-division status in a state university or receipt of a bachelor's degree. Barron's newly revised CLAST test preparation manual presents an introduction to and an overview of the exam, and then offers extensive review in math, reading comprehension, English language skills, and essay writing, with extensive practice ...

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Overview

The College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) is given in the state of Florida as a qualification exam for an A.A. degree from a community college or state university and for admission to upper-division status in a state university or receipt of a bachelor's degree. Barron's newly revised CLAST test preparation manual presents an introduction to and an overview of the exam, and then offers extensive review in math, reading comprehension, English language skills, and essay writing, with extensive practice activities and exercises. The book concludes with two full-length practice tests with answers and explanations plus detailed advice for those taking the computer-adaptive CLAST.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780764140877
  • Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/7/2009
  • Series: STUDY AIDS
  • Edition description: Revised
  • Edition number: 3
  • Pages: 360
  • Sales rank: 1,296,559
  • Product dimensions: 8.30 (w) x 10.70 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents:

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  • Preface
  • INTRODUCTION TO THE CLAST

    • The CLAST

    • Paper-Based CLAST

    • CAT-CLAST

    • Preparing for the CLAST

    • Some Proven Test-Taking Strategies

    • Multiple-Choice Testing Strategies

    • CAT-CLAST Strategies

  • READING

    • Passing the Reading Test

    • Literal Comprehension

    • Critical Comprehension

    • Steps for Passing the Reading Test

  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS

    • Passing the English Language Skills Test

    • Review Quiz

    • Strategies for Passing the English Language

    • Skills Test

  • ESSAY

    • Passing the Essay Test

    • Steps for Writing a Passing Essay

    • Applying the Steps

    • Scoring Objectives Used by CLAST Essay Raters

    • Essay Scoring Scale

    • Sample Essays

  • MATHEMATICS

    • Passing the Mathematics Test

    • Mathematics Review Quiz

    • Answer Checklist

    • Arithmetic

    • Geometry and Measurement

    • Algebra

    • Statistics and Probability

    • Logic

    • Mathematics Practice Explained Answers

    • Strategies for Passing the Mathematics Test

  • PRACTICE TEST 1

    • Essay

    • English Language Skills/Reading

    • Mathematics

    • Practice Test 1—Answers and Explanations

  • PRACTICE TEST 2

    • Essay

    • English Language Skills/Reading

    • Mathematics

    • Practice Test 2—Answers and Explanations

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