Name that movie!
Subtitle: a painless vocabulary builder : comedy and action edition : watch movies and ace the SAT, ACT, GED and GRE!
By: Brian Leaf
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470903254
Description: "The most entertaining way to master vocabulary for the SAT, ACT, GED, and GRE exams    Do you need to brush up on your vocabulary skills for the SAT, ACT, GED, or GRE exam? Ever wish you could put your talent for quoting movies to more use than one-upping your friends? Now you can do both with Name That Movie! A Painless Vocabulary Builder: Comedy & Action Edition.    Name That Movie! is the only vocabulary workbook that capitalizes on your insatiable appetite for comedy and action movies to help build your vocabulary for standardized tests. First, you'll be presented with a popular quote. Then you'll identify the movie and scene from which it was taken. Next, you'll jot down possible definitions for each bolded word in the quote and check your answers against the solutions provided. It's that easy! 700 cumulative vocabulary words, including synonyms  Quotes taken from popular comedy and action movies  Other titles by Leaf: Defining Twilight, Defining New Moon, Defining Eclipse, and Defining Breaking Dawn        Whether you're the king of quoting Ron Burgundy or just want to find a more exciting way to build your vocabulary skills, Name That Movie! A Painless Vocabulary Builder: Comedy & Action Edition is for you!"--

"Name That Movie! A Painless Vocabulary Builder: Comedy & Action Edition includes 300 primary vocabulary words drawn from movies popular with male students (who of course take a variety of standardized tests, including the SAT, ACT, GED, and GRE!). Cumulatively, the book will present 700 vocabulary words, including synonyms. Here's how it works: 1. A movie quote is presented to the reader. 2. The reader identifies the movie and scene from which the quote is taken. 3. The reader writes possible definitions for each bolded vocabulary word in the quote. 4. Answer and solutions are then provided. We capitalize not only on teens' insatiable appetite for movies but on their having to take standardized tests like the SAT or ACT!"--