501 SERIES for English Learners_with keys

* 501 Critical Reading Questions
* 501 Grammar and Writing Questions 3rd ed
* 501 Reading Comprehension Questions 3rd ed
* 501 Synonym and Antonym Questions
* 501 Vocabulary Questions
* 501 Word Analogy Questions
* 501 Writing Prompts

501 Critical Reading Questions: This specialized drill book provides the focused practice necessary for test-taking success. Plus, all answers are explained, using terms that clarify context, main ideas, themes, and critical thinking skills for effective studying and positive reinforcement. Each practice consists of several passages followed by questions and answer explanations.

501 Grammar & Writing Questions: multiple choice and essay format. Teaches grammar, paragraph development, sentence structure, verb tenses, and more.

501 Reading Comprehension Questions: includes reading samples ranging from simple instructions and general interest magazine articles up to basic-level college textbook materials.

501 Synonyms and Antonym Questions: The book increases a student's vocabulary and refines their knowledge of words, bringing about higher standardized test scores and more effective verbal and written communication.

501 Vocabulary Questions: To measure verbal skills, most standardized or placement tests include a vocabulary section. In addition, civil service, health care, or job placement exams evaluate a candidate's verbal aptitude with a vocabulary test.

501 Word Analogy Questions: Many standardized tests-including high school entrance exams, SATs, civil service exams, GREs, LSATS, and others-use analogy questions to test both logic and reasoning skills and word knowledge.

501 Writing Prompts: High school exit exams, college placement exams, and other important high stakes tests require students to answer specific questions-in writing-while under pressure.

501 Synonym and Antonym Questions
Следующая книга из Series "501" .
Подойдет для серьезной работы над вокабуляром в системе синонимы-антонимы. Ответы снабжены краткими толкованиями. Рекомендуется и студентам, и преподавателям.

 

This book offers simple and straightforward methods and practice for quickly and dramatically improving verbal proficiency with synonyms and antonyms. Using a self-paced approach that moves from basic questions to more difficult ones, "501 Synonym & Antonym Questions teaches the reader to successfully prepare for this specialized section on exams. All answers are explained, using short definitions and terms that clarify word meanings and their opposites for effective studying and positive reinforcement. "501 Synonym & Antonym Questions is the perfect preparation for civil service tests, the SAT, GRE, PSAT--and other standardized tests!   

Two more (out of eight) books from Series "501" 
Althought they are small, they are very useful.

Две следующие книжечки (из восьми) из серии 501 QUESTIONS. Небольшие, но весьма полезные.

501 Writing Prompts Questions
Как лучше написать эссе, критерии его оценки, примеры из отличных и слабых сочинений + много-много идей и вопросов, которые можно использовать не только для письменных заданий.

 

This book features 501 sample writing prompts that simulate actual essay test questions, all designed to help you gain the necessary writing skills needed to ace essay exams. Each section of the book targets the four major writing areas tested on essay exams: persuasive, expository, narrative, and literary response. Each section also contains sample essays and scoring guides.
501 Grammar and Writing Questions
Это для тех, кому надо потренировать грамматику в удобном формате и оценить свои знания. Параллельно дается сжатое и толковое объяснение правил.
This book is designed for anyone who needs to improve grammar and writing skills, whether at school or on the job. Divided into six sections, it covers capitalization, punctuation, basic grammar, sentence structure, paragraph development, and essay writing.

Origins_How the Planets, Stars, Galaxies and the Universe began
In the last decade, there has been a revolution in observational astronomy, which has meant that we are very close to answering three of the four big origin questions, of how the planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe itself were formed. As recently as 1995 we knew of only one planetary system: our own. Now we know of over a hundred, and this knowledge has helped to reveal how planetary systems form.
Within the last four years, astronomers have discovered that the universe is geometrically flat and that its expansion is accelerating, fuelled by a mysterious dark energy. This revolution in our observational knowledge of the universe, including the first precise measurements of its age and matter and energy content, has been vital groundwork for new ideas about its origin, including the possibility that the universe originated in a larger meta-universe .
Origin Questions describes, at an understandable and basically non-mathematical level, the origin questions and the recent steps that have been taken towards answering them.