While none of the standardized tests have explicit cause and effect passages, they do require you to be competent at determining cause and effect relationships. Nova Press has a variety of books, online courses, software, and apps to help you to master whichever test you will be taking.

Nova Press publishes the finest, most comprehensive test-prep materials available.  Our online courses give you comprehensive and rigorous preparation for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and SAT.  Each course includes over 500 pages of printed material, hundreds of examples and problems, personal feedback from experts, and automatic direction to areas where you need further study.

If you prefer to download software to work with on your computer, we have that, too! Each software program contains the equivalent of over 500 pages of printed material.  There are also two modes you can use when testing yourself.  Mentor mode is an interactive “tutor mode” in which you are immediately told whether or not you answered a problem correctly and allow you to view a solution of the problem.  In Test mode, you can take a test timed and scored by the program.

Our iPhone and iPad apps are currently the the #1 best selling brand of iPhone and iPad apps for the GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, SAT, and ACT.  Each app comes with hundreds of test questions, the ability to sync your progress across multiple platforms, give you a progress report, and much, much more more.

We also have test prep books for each test.  These are extremely thorough and provide you with clear examples and explanations to help you do your absolute best.  Of course, this is true of all of our products.

You can’t go wrong with Nova Press.  If you’re preparing for an exam, from the SAT to the MCAT, we have the test-prep materials for you!

Originally posted 2012-06-04 22:57:30.

There are a few different options out there for how to prepare for the GRE:  book, tutoring, some kind of test prep course, or software.  Each way has pros and cons, and it’s up to you to choose the one that works the best for you.  If you’re looking for affordable GRE preparation software, though, Nova Press has you covered!  Nova Press’s GRE Software offers a variety of ways to study, whether you want immediate feedback on whether or not an answer was right or if you’d prefer to take the test just the way it will be given.

Nova Press makes sure you have all of the information you need to succeed on the GRE.  The software provides lessons and tips on the math, verbal, and writing sections.  The math section is broken down into seventeen different categories and organized so that you can pick which topic you want to work with.  It outlines what to expect on the test and gives lots of examples with explanations for each topic, so you work to master the concepts.

The reading comprehension section includes techniques on how to approach each reading passage and what to look for in the questions asked.  By learning the six different types of questions asked about a reading passage, you can narrow down the answers right away.  Pivotal words are emphasized so you don’t get fooled by wording on the test.  Finally, Nova Press outlines a three-step method for approaching each reading passage and the questions following it.

Other reading subsections include text completion, vocabulary, and etymology.  The vocabulary list is broken down into two sub-lists:  the 400 most commonly used words on the test and then 4,000 more that could come up.  You get to decide where to spend your time, but the more vocabulary you know, the less of a chance that wording on the test will trip you up.

The writing section provides rubrics, so you know exactly what the test-graders are looking for and can evaluate your own writing with the same criteria.  We include grammar and punctuation reviews as well as tips on how to develop your own writing style.  Writing prompts are provided, some with written responses for you to evaluate while others are for you to practice responding to.

If you’re looking for GRE Prep Software, Nova Press is the way to go.  We provide software with thorough information, structured so that you can focus your studying exactly where you need it.  We also feature flexibility in taking the practice tests, so you can find out immediately after each question whether you got it right or wrong, or you can wait until the end.  Anyway you look at it, Nova Press GRE Software is the best choice for helping you prepare for the GRE.

Originally posted 2012-06-01 20:14:50.

If you’d rather download GRE software than work with a book, Nova Press’s GRE Software is the way to go.  It’s affordable (only $29.95), thorough (includes extensive reviews on all GRE content matter), and versatile.  You can review material before doing practice problems or jump straight to the testing for a preliminary look at what you need.  It also features two different testing modes: Mentor mode (tells you immediately after every question whether you’re right or wrong) and Test mode (timed and scored by the program).

With our GRE software, you gain access to all of the review information you would get in the book.  There are seventeen different math lessons, covering topics from substitution to geometry, as well as a review of math properties.  Each topic contains clear examples and explanations to help you understand each topic fully.

The reading comprehension section focuses on helping you develop effective reading strategies for test day.  It identifies the six main types of questions asked on the test, so you know what type of answer to choose.  It also outlines an effective three-step method you can use on test-day.

The writing section provides rubrics, so you know exactly what the test-graders are looking for and can evaluate your own writing with the same criteria.  We include grammar and punctuation reviews as well as tips on how to develop your own writing style.  Writing prompts are provided, some with written responses for you to evaluate while others are for you to practice responding to.

If you want to download GRE software, Nova Press is the way to go.  We provide software with thorough information, structured so that you can focus your studying exactly where you need it.  We also feature flexibility in taking the practice tests, so you can find out immediately after each question whether you got it right or wrong, or you can wait until the end.  Anyway you look at it, Nova Press GRE Software is the best choice for helping you prepare for the GRE.

Originally posted 2012-05-31 00:02:10.

There are many ACT prep reading strategies out there, but you can get the best direction from Nova Press’s ACT Verbal Prep Course. With clear explanations and examples, we make sure you have everything you need to master the ACT.

The ACT Verbal Prep Course addresses each section of the exam separately.  The first section addressed is the English test, then reading, then writing, and then vocabulary.  The English section of the test measures your ability to revise and edit a piece of writing, focusing on two main categories of questions: 1) Usage/Mechanics (punctuation, basic grammar, and sentence structure); and 2) Rhetorical Skills (general writing style and organization).  Punctuation review includes commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, apostrophes, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences.  The grammar review includes pronouns, subject-verb agreement, modifiers, parallelism, verb tense, and diction.  The final section, Rhetoric, focuses on style and structure.

The Reading test presents passages on the following subjects: Humanities (music, dance, theater, art, architecture, languages, ethics, literary criticism, and philosophy); Social Studies (sociology, anthropology, history, geography, psychology, political science, and economics); Natural Sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, and other physical sciences); and Prose Fiction (can be taken from a novel or short story, but don’t expect to have read it before).  Our ACT Verbal Prep Course explains why certain reading methods don’t work and then outlines reading strategies that do.  It details the six types of questions present after each reading excerpt and then gives a three-step method to help you improve your reading comprehension.

For the writing portion, you will be given a prompt to which you must respond.  To prepare you for this, we review style and structure as addressed in the English test section of the book and then dive directly into how to improve your writing.  We give specific suggestions on how to approach your response and provide examples of responses for you to critique.  Finally, many prompts are given for you to practice your writing.

Don’t be fooled by the many different types of ACT Prep reading strategies out there.  Nova Press helps you debunk the myths and develop an effective strategy for approaching the ACT.  Nova Press’s ACT Verbal Prep Course is the way to go.

Originally posted 2012-05-29 21:36:22.

When preparing for the GRE, using GRE online prep is a great option.  Nova Press’s GRE Online Course is thorough, convenient, and affordable.  You can access the course anywhere you can access the Internet AND you gain access to our GRE experts.  These experts can answer your questions in real time, letting you get the help or feedback that you need.

Included in the course are hundreds of example problems along with explanations.  It covers all of the sections of the test: math, verbal, and writing.  Plus, the StudyDesk program monitors your progress, lets you see how you compare with other people using the course, and helps you narrow down where you need the most work.

Nova Press’s GRE online prep course is also flexible, allowing you to study the way that is most effective for you.  You can go through content and then work through the practice questions for each section, or you can go directly to the practice test to evaluate where you are.  You can also adjust the feedback so that the program waits to give you your score at the end or in real time, where you find out immediately after answering each question whether it was right or wrong.  You can also take notes within the program.

Convenience is key when studying for the GRE.  Having access to your study materials at any given minute can be very helpful when you are on a tight schedule or if you want access whenever you may feel the motivation.  Nova Press’s GRE online prep course is the perfect choice.  It even comes with a guarantee: If, at the end of the course, you do not feel sufficiently prepared for the test, you may repeat the course for free — with full access to our instructors.  It really can’t get better than that.

Originally posted 2012-05-25 23:49:09.