Contents -- Credits -- Before You Begin -- Why You Should Use This Book -- How This Book is Organized -- How To Use This Book -- What to Study: TACHS, COOP, and HSPT® -- Special Study Features -- You're Well on Your Way to Success -- Give Us Your Feedback -- Don't Let the Test "Take" You -- Top 10 Ways to Raise Your Score -- Part I -- Tackling the Exams -- All About the New York City Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS) -- The TACHS Exam Format -- About the TACHS Questions -- Summing It Up -- All About the Cooperative Entrance Exam (COOP) -- The COOP Exam Format -- How the COOP is Scored -- About the COOP Questions -- Summing It Up -- All About the High School Placement Test (HSPT®) -- The HSPT® Exam Format -- How to Prepare for the HSPT® -- How the HSPT® is Scored -- About the HSPT® Questions -- The HSPT® Optional Tests -- Summing It Up -- Test-Taking Techniques -- What to Expect When You Take the Exam -- Tips for Answering Questions -- Summing It Up -- Part II -- Verbal Skills -- Synonyms -- Tips for Answering Synonym Questions -- Exercises: Synonyms -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- More Synonym Practice -- Summing It Up -- Antonyms -- Tips for Answering Antonym Questions -- Exercises: Antonyms -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Analogies -- Tips for Answering Analogy Questions -- Exercises: Analogies -- Answer KeyS and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Verbal Logic -- HSPT® Logic -- HSPT® Verbal Classification -- COOP Extraction of Information -- COOP Logic -- COOP Artificial Language -- Exercises: Verbal Logic -- Answer KeyS and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Reading -- How to Improve Your Reading Skills -- Tips for Answering Reading Comprehension Questions -- Exercises: Reading -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Spelling -- Tips for Improving Your Spelling Skills.

Twenty-Four Spelling Rules -- Exercise: Spelling -- Answer Key and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Punctuation and Capitalization -- Punctuation Rules -- Capitalization Rules -- Exercise: Punctuation and Capitalization -- Answer Key and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- English Usage -- Principles of Grammar -- Troublesome Words -- Exercises: English Usage -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Language Composition and Expression -- Tips for Answering Language Composition and Expression Questions -- Exercise: Language Composition and Expression -- Answer Key and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Part III -- Quantitative and Nonverbal Skills -- Quantitative Reasoning -- The Best Approach -- Exercises: Quantitative Reasoning -- Answer Key and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Mathematics -- The Number Line -- Decimals -- Fractions -- Percentages -- Algebra -- Equations -- Geometry -- More About Angles -- Coordinate Geometry -- Word Problems -- More About Word Problems -- Test Yourself Answers and Explanations -- Exercises: Mathematics -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Series Reasoning -- Number Series -- Letter Series -- Mixed Series -- Symbol Series -- Test Yourself Answer Keys and Explanations -- Exercises: Series Reasoning -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Tips for Answering Series Questions -- Summing It Up -- Comparisons -- Geometric Comparisons -- Nongeometric Comparisons -- Exercises: Comparisons -- Answer Key and Explanations -- Summing It Up -- Part IV -- Eight Practice Tests -- Practice Test 1: TACHS -- Reading -- Language -- Math -- Ability -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Practice Test 2: TACHS -- Reading -- Language -- Math -- Ability -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Practice Test 3: COOP -- Section 1. Sequences -- Section 2. Analogies -- Section 3. Quantitative Reasoning.

Section 4. Verbal Reasoning-Words -- Section 5. Verbal Reasoning-Context -- Section 6. Reading and Language Arts -- Section 7. Mathematics -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Score Sheet -- Practice Test 4: COOP -- Section 1. Sequences -- Section 2. Analogies -- Section 3. Quantitative Reasoning -- Section 4. Verbal Reasoning-Words -- Section 5. Verbal Reasoning-Context -- Section 6. Reading and Language Arts -- Section 7. Mathematics -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Score Sheet -- Practice Test 5: HSPT® -- Verbal Skills -- Quantitative Skills -- Reading -- Mathematics -- Language -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Score Sheet -- Practice Test 6: HSPT® -- Verbal Skills -- Quantitative Skills -- Reading -- Mathematics -- Language -- Answer Keys and Explanations -- Score Sheet -- APPENDIXES -- Word List -- List of Synonyms and Antonyms.