This article is in collaboration with Vocabulary Cartoons.
Truculent: Adjective meaning “inclined toward conflict; eager to fight.” Now repeat this fifty times and write it down another fifty and maybe you’ll remember it when it’s time for the SAT.
That was the way I would practice vocabulary words anyway. Dull and sometimes ineffective.
Truculent (TRUH kyoo lunt) adj.: “inclined toward conflict; eager to fight. sounds like TRUCK YOU LENT” [Insert Cartoon Image Here] (AKA: use your imagination and see samples below)
“The TRUCK YOU LENT Uncle Frank made him TRUCULENT.”
That was the way the same word would be taught in the book, Vocabulary Cartoons- SAT Word Power Book 1. With the clever use of cartoons and plays on words, utilizing both visual and rhyming clues, this book will help develop your students vocabulary in preparation for the SAT. It contains 290 words with 29 review quizzes.
Did the Crew find these amusing and helpful? Were they successful with the harshest critics- the students themselves? Check out the Crew reviews below!
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Special thanks to First Mate Lori from Hearthside Homeschool Reviews for writing this introductory article!
Great resource! Loved it!
Sounds like a great book! I will definitely be getting one for my kids. I try to take the boredom out of test prep and have found board games, adventure stories written using ‘SAT’ vocab and of course freerice.org to be a welcome relief from just working through test prep books.
I have loved these books for years! Funny and fun to use!!
Great book, looking forward to purchasing volume two!
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This book is wonderful;! My kids enjoy just reading it and are definitely retaining the information. Fun way to teach vocabulary. See my review, here: http://faithfamilyandfun.com/?p=4494
I missed the deadline. My review can be viewed here: http://trustingdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/vocabulary-cartoons-by-new-monic-books.html
This is a great way to break down your test prep! We are using it a little each day. It is a good review, even for the words the kids already know 🙂 Fun pics and effective memory “joggers”! Love it- MeritK
thanks for this wonderful book. I really thank thank this book a lot.
The SAT Reasoning Test offered by the College Board is used as a standardized college admissions test in the United States. Students typically take the SAT at the finale of their High School careers, as most major universities use the SAT as placement criteria.
The SAT current takes three hours and forty-five minutes to take. The student has to pay a $45 fee to take the exam, or $71 for international students. A perfect score on the SAT equates to 2400 points, while 600 equals the lowest possible score.
thanks for the wonderful book. I really love this book..
The SAT Reasoning Test offered by the College Board is used as a standardized college admissions test in the United States. Students typically take the SAT at the finale of their High School careers, as most major universities use the SAT as placement criteria.
The SAT current takes three hours and forty-five minutes to take. The student has to pay a $45 fee to take the exam, or $71 for international students. A perfect score on the SAT equates to 2400 points, while 600 equals the lowest possible score.
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