Series: Barron's 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 4 edition (January 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764128167
ISBN-13: 978-0764128165
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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I had a national level vocabulary exam that I needed to prepare for. The way that competition was structured was that there were two main rounds. The first would be a written with 30 questions, out of which 10 would be from a list of 1000 provided words. The second round would be an oral round of 3 words, once again within the provided 1000 words. The top 12 scorers (out of the entire country: around 3000 people) would be selected to compete in the third round, where there would be an elimination style oral round of words not in the list. Needless to say, people prepared extensively for this exam.While preparing, I realized that it wasn't the 13 words out of the list of 1000 that would make a difference. It was those words from other sources. Up until the exam, I was incredibly busy with other work, so I couldn't study much. One day at Barnes and Noble, I came across this book and decided to purchase it as a last second attempt. I memorized all the words in this book till I knew them inside out, hoping something would happen. I obviously wasn't expecting to do very well.However, I ended up getting a 28/30 on the written round (highest all across all competitors) and a perfect score in round 2. Out of those 20 words from miscellaneous sources, about 18 of them were from this very book! It was like finding the Holy Grail of vocabulary books!!! I qualified for Round 3 and eventually ended up with 8th Place!I made a promise to my dad that if this book actually helped me get a rank, I would write a review about it on ; it evidently worked. I have never felt positive enough to write a review about ANYTHING in my life, and I decided to write one about this book. That has to mean something. Take it from a student.
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