Publisher's Synopsis
The Standardized Test Vocabulary Version of Nine Familiar Fables is a humorous and painless way to learn the words used on standardized tests. The author's method is to "translate" standardized test words into vocabulary we already know. The characters in the witty fables speak redundantly, helping you to link new words together in a clump of comprehension-- so that loquacious, garrulous, prolix, verbose and voluble all mean "wordy." You'll read this book in an hour or two, and become familiar with more than 1,200 standardized test vocabulary words, boosting your scores effortlessly. The author is a Learning Specialist who also coaches standardized tests.
