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Zahler, Kathy; Zahler, Diane; Muntone, Stephanie; and Evangelist, Thomas. McGraw-Hill Education TASC. McGraw-Hill, 2014.

McGraw-Hill Education TASC

Authors: Kathy Zahler, Diane Zahler, Stephanie Muntone and Thomas Evangelist

Published:  February 2014

eISBN: 9780071823890 0071823891 | ISBN: 9780071823869
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • 1 Introducing the TASC Test
  • Why a New Test Now?
  • What Is the Common Core?
  • About the Test
  • Future Formats
  • Scoring the Test
  • Test-Taking Strategies
  • 2 The TASC Language Arts–Reading Test
  • TASC Language Arts–Reading Pretest
  • TASC Language Arts–Reading Pretest Answers
  • TASC Language Arts–Reading Test Review
  • 1. Read Closely to Make Inferences, Cite Evidence, and Draw Conclusions
  • 2. Determine Themes or Central Ideas; Summarize Supporting Details and Ideas
  • 3. Analyze How and Why Individuals, Events, or Ideas Develop and Interact
  • 4. Interpret and Analyze Words and Phrases
  • 5. Analyze the Structure of Texts
  • 6. Assess Point of View or Purpose
  • 7. Evaluate Content Presented in Diverse Media and Formats
  • 8. Delineate and Evaluate Argument and Claims in a Text
  • 9. Analyze How Two or More Texts Address Similar Themes or Topics
  • 10. Determine Word Meanings
  • 11. Understand Figurative Language, Word Relationships, and Nuances
  • 12. Use Academic and Domain-Specific Words and Phrases
  • TASC Language Arts–Reading Practice Test
  • TASC Language Arts–Reading Practice Test Explanatory Answers
  • 3 The TASC Language Arts–Writing Test
  • TASC Language Arts–Writing Pretest
  • TASC Language Arts–Writing Pretest Answers
  • TASC Language Arts–Writing Test Review
  • 1. Conventions of Standard English Grammar and Usage
  • 2. Conventions of Standard English Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling
  • 3. Apply Knowledge of Language
  • 4. Write Arguments to Support Claims
  • 5. Write Informative or Explanatory Texts
  • 6. Produce Clear and Coherent Writing
  • 7. Develop and Strengthen Writing
  • 8. Draw Evidence from Texts
  • TASC Language Arts–Writing Practice Test
  • TASC Language Arts–Writing Practice Test Explanatory Answers
  • 4 The TASC Mathematics Test
  • TASC Mathematics Pretest
  • TASC Mathematics Pretest Answers
  • TASC Mathematics Test Review
  • 1. The Real Number System
  • 2. Quantities
  • 3. The Complex Number System
  • 4. Seeing Structure in Expressions
  • 5. Arithmetic with Polynomials and Rational Expressions
  • 6. Creating Equations
  • 7. Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
  • 8. Interpreting Functions
  • 9. Building Functions
  • 10. Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models
  • 11. Trigonometric Functions
  • 12. Congruence
  • 13. Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry
  • 14. Circles
  • 15. Expressing Geometric Properties with Equations
  • 16. Geometric Measurement and Dimension
  • 17. Modeling with Geometry
  • 18. Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data
  • 19. Making Inferences and Justifying Conclusions
  • 20. Conditional Probability and the Rules of Probability
  • TASC Mathematics Practice Test
  • TASC Mathematics Practice Test Explanatory Answers
  • 5 The TASC Social Studies Test
  • TASC Social Studies Pretest
  • TASC Social Studies Pretest Answers
  • TASC Social Studies Test Review
  • UNITED STATES HISTORY
  • WORLD HISTORY
  • CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT
  • ECONOMICS
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • TASC Social Studies Practice Test
  • TASC Social Studies Practice Test Explanatory Answers
  • 6 The TASC Science Test
  • TASC Science Pretest
  • TASC Science Pretest Answers
  • TASC Science Test Review
  • PHYSICAL SCIENCES
  • LIFE SCIENCES
  • EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES
  • ENGINEERING
  • TASC Science Practice Test
  • TASC Science Practice Test Explanatory Answers
  • Appendix
  • Authentic TASC Test Sample Questions from the Test Makers