This updated manual prepares students to pass either the Secondary School Admissions Test (SAT) or the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISE), nationally administered tests used as admission requirements by many private secondary schools. Students can improve their test-taking skills by taking the book's two practice SAT exams or its two practice ISE exams. All test questions are answered and explained. The book also includes extensive practice and review exercises in:

• Verbal skills
• Reading comprehension
• Analogies
• Essay writing
• Mathematics

Review material is set up in a way that will help students recognize and pinpoint areas where they need more intensive study.