TABE Test of Adult Basic Education : The First Step to Lifelong Success

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by  Phyllis Dutwin

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TA B E
Test of Adult Basic Education
The First Step to Lifelong Success
Phyllis Dutwin, M.A.
Carol Altreuter, M.Ed.
Kathy Guglielmi, Ph.D.
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CONTENTS
To the Reader viii
How to Use This Book ix
SECTION 1 WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER 1
Lesson 1: Identify Your Target 1
Where Are You Headed? 1
When Do You Want to Get There? 2
Do You Need to Achieve a Certain Score? 2
Do Your Research 2
What Do You Already Know about Your Skills? 2
What Do You Need to Succeed as a Test-Taker? 3
Lesson 2: Analyze Yourself as a Learner 4
Self-Assessment and Planning 4
What Kind of a Learner Are You? 6
Barriers 8
Supports 9
Make Time for Learning 12
Lesson 3: Put It to Work—Here’s How 14
Create a Personal Learning Plan 14
SECTION 2 READING 15
Lesson 1: The Challenge 15
Job Hunting 15
Reading Skills Assessment 18
Reading Skills Assessment: Answers and Skills Analysis 25
Reading Skills Analysis 26
Lesson 2: First Steps 28
Down to Work 28
TARGET: Reading for Main Ideas and Reading for Details 28
Use Reading Skills to Comprehend Graphs and Tables 35
Answer Key: Section 2, Lesson 2 37
Lesson 3: Making Choices 38
Looking into the Future 38
TARGET: Reading for Inferences 39
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Going for the Goal 39
Reading for Inferences in Nutrition Labels 42
Review Main Ideas and Details in Labels 45
Answer Key: Section 2, Lesson 3 45
Lesson 4: Getting Information 45
Networking 46
TARGET: Understanding Words in Context 46
More (or Less) about Michelle 50
Review: Reading for Main Ideas, Supporting Details, Inferences,
and Conclusions 53
Answer Key: Section 2, Lesson 4 55
Lesson 5: A Continuing Search 55
TARGET: Reading to Draw Conclusions 57
Review: Reading for Details and Conclusions 59
Drawing Conclusions from a Chart 59
Answer Key: Section 2, Lesson 5 63
Lesson 6: Back to School 63
The First Class 63
TARGET: Reading to Recognize Literary Techniques 65
Review Reading Skills 69
Answer Key: Section 2, Lesson 6 70
SECTION 3 MATHEMATICS 71
Lesson 1: Time for a Change 71
Math Skills Assessment 76
Math Skills Assessment, Part I: Computation 77
Math Skills Assessment, Part II: Applied Math 79
Answer Key to Math Skills Assessment, Part I: Computation 87
Answer Key to Math Skills Assessment, Part II: Applied Math 88
Lesson 2: Common Sense to Number Sense 90
Getting Started 91
TARGET: Estimation and Basic Operations 92
TARGET: Bar Graphs and Tables 95
It’s All in the Presentation 95
TARGET: Solving Problems 97
Answer Key: Section 3, Lesson 2 101
Lesson 3: Our Second Language 103
24 Is not Enough 103
Do You Speak Math? 103
Our Second Language 104
Math Language, Part I 104
TARGETPlace Value: Naming Values with Notation 104
TARGET: Line Graphs 110
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Math Language, Part II 114
TARGETOperations: Notation for Action 114
Math Language, Part III 117
TARGETExpressions: Notation for Solutions 117
Answer Key: Section 3, Lesson 3 120
Lesson 4: Geometry 124
Getting Started 124
TARGETLines and Angles: Connect with Your World 124
TARGETBasic Shapes: What’s the Shape You’re In? 129
TARGETGeometric Measurement: Perimeter, Area, and Volume 133
Review with This Old House 137
Answer Key: Section 3, Lesson 4 138
Lesson 5: That’s Just Part of It 140
Getting Started 140
TARGETFractions: Divide and Conquer 141
TARGETDecimals: Get to the Point 145
Decimals in Your Life 145
TARGETPercents: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You 148
Answer Key: Section 3, Lesson 5 152
Lesson 6: Measure It 155
Warming Up 155
TARGETSystems of Measurement: Metric and Customary 155
TARGETFormulas: Recipes and Workouts 159
Answer Key: Section 3, Lesson 6 165
Lesson 7: The Other Side of Zero 166
Getting Started 166
A Matter of Perspective 167
TARGETSigned Numbers: Integers Speak of Opposites 168
TARGETInteger Operations: Think Money, Lines, and Rules 172
TARGETPatterns and Trends: Detective Work 177
Answer Key: Section 3, Lesson 7 183
Lesson 8: The Value of Logic 186
Getting Started 186
TARGETLogic at Work: The Tale of the Scale 187
TARGETAlgebraic Equations: Where There’s a System, There’s a Way 195
TARGETWriting Equations: How to Speak of the Unknown 198
TARGETGraphing Relationships: Chart and Plot 201
Answer Key: Section 3, Lesson 8 207
SECTION 4 LANGUAGE 213
Lesson 1: Surprises 213
New Information 213
Language Skills Assessment 216
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Language Skills Assessment: Answers and Skills Analysis 221
Language Skills Analysis 222
Lesson 2: Write it Right 225
The Bottom Line 225
Starting with Sentences 226
Subjects and Verbs, Singular and Plural 227
Something Else About Verbs 231
There’s More? 233
Answer Key: Section 4, Lesson 2 235
Lesson 3: The Good News and the Bad News 237
Another Kind of Verb 238
Linking Verbs 238
Linking Verbs and Pronouns 241
Another Group of Pronouns 243
Another Pronoun Problem 244
Special Forms of Linking Verbs 245
A New Wrinkle 246
Another Kind of Agreement 247
The Challenge 248
Answer Key: Section 4, Lesson 3 249
Lesson 4: Speak Up! 251
A More Colorful Approach 252
On the Other Hand . . . 253
The Challenge 254
An Important Change 257
Trouble Ahead 257
Another Way to Describe 259
Answer Key: Section 4, Lesson 4 262
Lesson 5: Punctuation 264
Why Do We Need Punctuation? 264
End Marks 265
When Should I Use a Comma? 266
Use Commas Logically 269
Stronger Than a Comma 270
Quotation Marks 271
More Punctuation: Colon, Hyphen, Apostrophe, Dash,
Parentheses, Brackets 274
Answer Key: Section 4, Lesson 5 277
Lesson 6: Constructing Sentences and Paragraphs 279
Combining Ideas 282
Building Paragraphs 285
Move the Ideas Along 288
Answer Key: Section 4, Lesson 6 290
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SECTION 5: SPELLING 293
Spelling Pretest 293
Answer Key: Spelling Pretest 295
Spelling Skills Assessment: Answers and Skills Analysis 296
Spelling Skills Analysis 297
How Do I Become a Better Speller? 298
What You Have to Know 298
Rules 299
Exceptions 300
Spelling Review 304
Answer Key: Section 5 305
Commonly Misspelled Words 307
POSTTESTS 313
Reading 313
Reading Skills Assessment: Answers and Skills Analysis 321
Reading Skills Analysis 322
Language 324
Language Skills Assessment: Answers and Skills Analysis 331
Language Skills Analysis 332
Spelling 336
Spelling Posttest Answer Key 338
Spelling Skills Assessment: Answers and Skills Analysis 338
Spelling Skills Analysis 339
Math, Part I: Computation 341
Math, Part II: Application 343
Math Skills Posttest Answer Key 351
Answer Key and Skills Analysis: Part I, Computation 351
Answer Key and Skills Analysis: Part II, Application 351
APPENDIX A: Testing Strategies and Tips 355
General TABE Information 356
APPENDIX B: RESOURCES 359
English Language Reference Books 359
Information Technology 360
Index 363
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TO THE READER
Welcome to TABE,Test of Adult Basic Eduction:The First Step to Lifelong
Success.TABE is an academic test that measures a person’s ability and skill
in mathematics,reading,and language.This book has been designed to help
you succeed on the TABE,but as the title suggests,the authors want you to
acquire even more than test-taking skills.When you finish the book,you will
have identified some of your goals.You will also know more about your
learning preferences and the strategies that make learning and test taking
easier for you.In other words,the book will help you succeed in the chal-
lenges of work and study that follow.
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