High School Books

This CELPIP Study Guide is designed to fully prepare you for the Reading and Writing components of the CELPIP-General Test, helping you get the scores you need. It explains what to expect on the test, including a section-by-section breakdown of two test components (Reading and Writing), their time allocations, scoring methods, and sample questions with guided explanations.

This second edition of The LPI® Workbook consists of eight practice tests at the same level of difficulty as the test forms used for all official LPI sittings. Study material covering all four parts of the LPI examination is found in Preparing to Write the Language Proficiency Index® (LPI®).

The tests in this workbook are in the same format as the official examination forms of the LPI, although in tests two to eight, the first four pages (containing examinee identification information) are not included.  Answers are only provided for practice tests one to four.

The purpose of the workbook titled Preparing to Write the Language Proficiency Index^™ (LPI^™), 4^th Edition is to give individuals planning to write the Language Proficiency Index Test a clear indication of the format of the test and to provide them with practice exercises and a sample LPI Test. The practice exercises (provided in Parts I, II, and III of this workbook) and the sample test are in the same format as the items found on all official forms of the LPI Test.

This fourth edition contains information about what the members of the LPI marking committee look for when assigning levels to the LPI essays they are evaluating. It is important to point out that the three main criteria that are used in evaluating the essay in Part IV are the three skill areas that are tested in Parts I, II, and III – sentence structure, English usage, and development of ideas into a paragraph.

This edition also contains useful instruction on essay writing that aims to improve the candidate’s performance on the test and to contribute to his or her understanding of what it means to write English in an effective way.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - Square Roots, Powers, and Exponent Laws

1.1 The Real Number System

1.2 Square Roots

1.3 Square Roots of Non-Perfect Squares

1.4 Defining a Power

1.5 Orders of Operations

1.6 Exponent Laws

1.7 Power Rules

1.8 Chapter Review

Chapter 2 - Finance

2.1 Income

2.2 Simple Interest

2.3 Compound Interest

2.4 Budget

2.5 Chapter Review

Chapter 3 - Rational Numbers

3.1 Defining Rational Numbers

3.2 Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

3.3 Adding and Subtracting Using Fraction Notation

3.4 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers

3.5 Chapter Review

Chapter 4 - Linear Relations

4.1 Patterns

4.2 Linear Systems

4.3 Graphing Equations in the Form Ax + By = C

4.4 Matching Equations of Graphs

4.5 Chapter Review

Chapter 5 – Polynomials

5.1 Defining Polynomials

5.2 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

5.3 Multiplying Polynomials

5.4 Dividing Polynomials

5.5 Chapter Review

Chapter 6 - Linear Equations

6.1 Understanding Linear Equations

6.2 Removing Fractions, Decimals and Parentheses

6.3 Linear Inequalities

6.4 Adding and Subtracting Linear Inequalities

6.5 Multiplying Linear Inequalities

6.6 Applications of Linear Equations

6.7 Chapter Review

Chapter 7 - Reasoning

7.1 Inductive Reasoning to Find a Specific Term

7.2 Inductive Reasoning to Find the nth Term

7.3 Deductive Reasoning

7.4 Puzzles and Games of Strategy

7.5 Chapter Review

Chapter 8 - Probability and Statistics

8.1 Population Versus Sample in Statistics

8.2 When to use a Population or a Sample in Statistics

8.3 Measure of Central Tendency in Statistics

8.4 Misleading Graphs

8.5 Probability Part I

8.6 Probability Part II

8.7 Chapter Review

Chapter 9 - Similarity and Scale Factors

9.1 Scale Factor

9.2 Similar Triangles

9.3 Similar Polygons

9.4 Reflection and Symmetry

9.5 Rotation

9.6 Chapter Review