McGraw Hill Catholic High School Entrance Exams, Fifth Edition

by Wendy Hanks

Overview

Everything You Need to Get the Score You Want on the HSPT, or TACHS

We’ve put our proven expertise into McGraw Hill Catholic High School Entrance Exams to make sure you’re fully prepared for any of these difficult exams. With this book, you’ll learn essential skill-building techniques and strategies created by leading test-prep experts. You’ll also get six full-length practice tests, hundreds of sample questions, and all the facts about the current exam. This book will guide you through your preparation program and give you the tools you need to succeed.

Features

• Complete coverage for the High School Placement Test (HSPT) and Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS)
• NEW: Includes the latest information on taking these exams
• 4 full-length practice tests: 2 each for the HSPT and TACHS, with complete answer explanations
• Exercises and problems designed to match the real tests in content and difficulty level
• Step-by-step review of all topics, including reading comprehension, vocabulary, sentence and paragraph composition, mathematics, and quantitative reasoning
• Expert strategies to raise your score on questions involving analogies, verbal logic, writing mechanics, and mathematical sequences
• Important information on testing requirements, when to register, how scores are reported, and more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264285655
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/06/2022
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	146,224
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Wendy Hanks has written and contributed to numerous books on test preparation.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

How to Use This Book vii

Obtaining Updated Test Information viii

Part 1 Getting Started

Chapter 1 Overview of the HSPT and TACHS 3

Tips for Exam Preparation 3

Testing Procedures and Rules 4

Basic Test-Taking Strategies 4

Chapter 2 The HSPT 7

Format of the HSPT 7

How the HSPT Is Scored 15

Study Plan for HSPT Preparation 15

HSPT Diagnostic Test 17

Answers and Explanations 31

Chapter 3 The TACHS 35

Format of the TACHS 35

How the TACHS Is Scored 49

Study Plan for TACHS Preparation 49

TACHS Diagnostic Test 50

Answers and Explanations 66

Part 2 Verbal Skills

Chapter 4 Reading Comprehension (HSPT, TACHS) 73

Reading Comprehension-Step by Step 73

Question Types and Wrong-Answer Traps 78

Reading Comprehension-Heads Up! 81

Practice 82

Practice-Answers and Explanations 84

Chapter 5 Vocabulary (HSPT, TACHS) 85

Word-Definition Questions 85

Vocabulary-Heads Up! 89

HSPT Practice 90

HSPT Practice-Answers and Explanations 92

TACHS Practice 93

TACHS Practice-Answers and Explanations 94

Chapter 6 Sentence and Paragraph Composition (HSPT, TACHS) 95

Sentence Sense and Structure 95

Connecting Ideas 97

Practice 103

Practice-Answers and Explanations 107

Chapter 7 Analogies (HSPT) 109

HSPT Analogies-Step by Step 109

Know the Basic Relationship Types 110

Other Analogy Strategies 113

Analogies-Heads Up! 115

Practice 115

Practice-Answers and Explanations 117

Chapter 8 Verbal Logic (HSPT) 119

HSPT Verbal Logic Questions 119

HSPT Verbal Logic-Heads Up! 121

Learn to Recognize Logical Fallacies 121

Practice 123

Practice-Answers and Explanations 124

Chapter 9 Review of Grammar and Writing Mechanics (HSPT, TACHS) 125

Rules of Grammar You Should Know 125

Sentence Structure and Sense 129

Redundancy (Repetitiveness) 131

Punctuation 132

Capitalization 136

Practice 137

Practice-Answers and Explanations 139

Chapter 10 Usage and Writing Mechanics (HSPT, TACHS) 141

Usage Questions-Step by Step 141

Spelling Questions-Step by Step 143

Usage and Spelling-Heads Up! 144

Practice 144

Practice-Answers and Explanations 147

Part 3 Math and Quantitative Skills

Chapter 11 Review of Mathematics (HSPT, TACHS) 151

Number Theory 151

Number Forms 157

Sets, Statistical Measurements, and Probability 164

Elementary Algebra 166

Basic Geometry and Coordinate Geometry 182

Practice 193

Practice-Answers and Explanations 196

Chapter 12 Mathematics-Concepts and Problem Solving (HSPT, TACHS) 197

Math Concept Questions-Step by Step 197

Math Problem Solving-Step by Step 198

Problem Solving-Strategies and Tips 199

Math Questions-Heads Up! 204

Practice 204

Practice-Answers and Explanations 207

Chapter 13 HSPT Quantitative Skills 209

Number-Manipulation (Verbal Math) Questions 209

Geometric Comparisons 210

Non-Geometric Comparisons 213

Number Sequences 215

Number Sequences-Common Patterns 216

HSPT Quantitative Skills-Heads Up! 217

Practice 218

Practice-Answers and Explanations 221

Part 4 Practice Tests

HSPT Practice Test 1 227

Answers and Explanations 267

HSPT Practice Test 2 283

Answers and Explanations 324

TACHS Practice Test 1 341

Answers and Explanations 382

TACHS Practice Test 2 391

Answers and Explanations 432