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• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• How This Book Is Organized
• Part I: Introducing the MAT: Learning about Analogies, Planning, and Test-Taking
• Part II: Conquering the Content: Reviewing Vocabulary, Knowledge, and Culture
• Part III: MAT Practice Exams
• Part IV: The Part of Tens
• Part V: Appendixes
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part I: Introducing the MAT: Learning about Analogies, Planning, and Test-Taking
• Chapter 1: All About the MAT
• What Is the MAT?
• What the exam looks like
• Cultural literacy
• Practice makes perfect
• Who invented the MAT, anyway?
• What does the MAT measure?
• The MAT vs. the GRE
• Registering for the MAT
• Paper vs. computer
• Score reporting
• Accommodations
• How the MAT Is Scored
• The After(MAT)h
• Chapter 2: Analogies from A to Z
• Analogical Thinking 101
• Why analogical thinking is valued
• Analogical thinking in an academic environment
• Analogical thinking in the workplace
• Getting Familiar with MAT Analogy Relationship Categories
• Description analogies
• Type analogies
• Parts analogies
• Similar/different analogies
• Playful analogies
• Wordplay analogies
• Grammar change analogies
• “Sounds like” analogies
• Chapter 3: Types of Analogies and How to Solve Them
• Understanding 1:2,3:4 Analogies
• Looking at 1:3,2:4 Analogies
• Seeing Why 1:4,2:3 Analogies Don’t Exist
• Identifying Analogy Structure
• Planning Your Attack: Choosing Your Analogy-Cracking Strategy
• Identifying the structural type
• Building sentences
• Checking the choices
• Practicing your analogy skills
• Dealing with Tough Questions
• Skipping tough questions
• Noticing difficulty level
• Solving the question when you don’t know one or more words
• Applying the process of elimination
• Working backward
• Considering parts of speech
• Keeping in mind alternate meanings
• Making educated guesses
• Avoiding analogy traps
• Category traps
• Direction traps
• Distractor traps
• Putting it all together
• Chapter 4: Creating a Smart MAT Preparation Plan
• Creating Your MAT Study Plan
• Knowing where you currently stand
• Following through with your plan
• Setting a goal
• Lights, Camera, Action: Setting Your Plan in Motion
• Setting a deadline and mapping a schedule
• Making sure you have the right study materials
• Maximizing your motivation
• Avoiding procrastination
• Keeping in mind quality vs. quantity
• Timing your practice work
• Duplicating the test environment
• Taking several practice tests
• Knowing when you’re ready to register
• Racing the Clock: Tackling MAT Timing
• Timing each question
• Developing smart pacing
• Recovering when you’ve fallen behind
• Dealing with Test Anxiety
• Controlling anxiety
• Maintaining focus
• Preparing your body and mind
• Part II: Conquering the Content: Reviewing Vocabulary, Knowledge, and Culture
• Chapter 5: Working with Words and Language
• Looking at Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
• Getting back to your (word) roots
• Identifying prefixes
• Recognizing suffixes
• Improving Your Vocabulary
• Learning Vocabulary Using Mnemonics
• Looking at examples of mnemonics
• Making your own mnemonics
• Recognizing Words of a Specific Type
• Knowing your –ologies
• Identifying collective nouns
• Distinguishing commonly confused words
• Addressing Foreign Words and Alphabets
• Practicing Words and Language Analogies
• Answers
• Chapter 6: Handling the Humanities
• Brushing Up on Art
• Terms
• Artists and works
• Museums
• Building Your Architecture Knowledge
• Terms
• Architects
• Works
• Naming That Tune: Music
• Terms
• Composers and musicians
• Works
• Reading Up on Literature
• Terms
• Authors
• Thinking Deep Thoughts: Philosophy
• Terms
• Philosophers
• Works
• Pondering Religion/Mythology
• Terms
• Religions
• Greek/Roman gods
• Other gods
• Religious figures
• Locations
• Festivals/holidays
• Writings
• Places of worship
• Humanities Analogy Practice
• Answers
• Chapter 7: Studying the Social Sciences
• The Lay of the Land: Getting to Know Geography
• Geographical terms
• Past Is Prelude: Honing Your History Knowledge
• Historical terms
• Historical figures
• Historical events
• Making Cents of Dollars: Explaining Economics
• Economics terms
• Economics figures
• Politically Correct: Polishing Your Political Science
• Political Science terms
• Political Science figures
• Freudian Slips: Practicing Psychology
• Psychology terms
• Psychology figures
• Sharp Social Skills: Sifting through Sociology
• Sociology terms
• Sociology figures
• Be a People Person: Analyzing Anthropology
• Anthropology terms
• Anthropology figures
• Social Science Analogy Practice
• Answers
• Chapter 8: Studying Science and Math
• Birds and Bees: Biology
• Terms
• Figures
• Beyond Bunsen Burners: Chemistry
• Terms
• Figures
• Getting Physical: Physics
• Terms
• Figures
• And now: Other Sciences
• Terms
• Figures
• Staying Classy: Classification
• Animals
• It’s Elementary: The Periodic Table
• Learning about Measurement
• Mastering Mathematics
• Roman numerals
• Arithmetic
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Science/Math Analogy Practice
• Answers
• Part III: MAT Practice Exams
• Chapter 9: MAT Practice Test #1
• Chapter 10: Answers to MAT Practice Test #1
• Chapter 11: MAT Practice Test #2
• Chapter 12: Answers to MAT Practice Test #2
• Chapter 13: MAT Practice Test #3
• Chapter 14: Answers to MAT Practice Test #3
• Chapter 15: MAT Practice Test #4
• Chapter 16: Answers to MAT Practice Test #4
• Chapter 17: MAT Practice Test #5
• Chapter 18: Answers to MAT Practice Test #5
• Chapter 19: MAT Practice Test #6
• Chapter 20: Answers to MAT Practice Test #6
• Part IV: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 21: Ten Tried-and-True Test Tips
• Exercise Your Body, Not Just Your Brain
• Be Sure You Get Enough Sleep
• Get Organized the Night Before
• Be Well Fed
• On Test Day, Don’t Study
• Warm Up
• Arrive Early
• Review How Many Questions You Can Skip
• Write It Down
• Don’t Rush or Second Guess
• Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Fight off Test-Related Anxiety
• Breathe
• Take a Break
• Stretch
• Move Your Pencil
• Slow Down
• Skip a Weakness
• Get Perspective
• Be Goofy
• Feel What You’re Feeling
• Use Positive Self-Talk
• Part V: The Appendixes
• Appendix A: Graduate Level Vocabulary
• How to Use This Appendix
• The mnemonics
• Appendix B: Making the MAT Work for You
• Putting Your Scores to Work
• Retaking the MAT
• Gearing Up for Graduate Admissions
• Presenting Your GPA
• Writing Your Essays
• Preparing Your Resume
• Choosing Your Referrals
• Preparing for Interviews
• Index
• EULA