smartstudy® study guides
smartstudy® Revision and Exam Guides
The smartstudy® Revision and Exam guides
are designed specifically for students of VCE. Each book is uniquely created with lots of original
practice questions to give students the maximum possible benefit throughout
the year and during their preparation for their exams and final assessment.
Key features:
- exam-style questions by Area of study and topics to enable students
to consolidate classroom teaching and identify specific areas of weakness
- 3 complete practice exams to allow students a thorough revision of
the entire course
- fully-worked solutions, including explanations on multiple-choice
questions, so students can see how and why answers are derived
- a design which reflects the official VCAA format for each subject,
so students will be empowered to maximise their results by being best
prepared to tackle the style and difficulty of their exams
smartstudy® English Text guides
Neap's smartstudy® English Text guides
include all the essential features for students to acquire a deeper and stronger understanding of
their prescribed texts, to develop their own critical thinking skills
and to tackle essays and exams with greater confidence.
Key features:
- engaging, easy-to-follow layout
- marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
- focus questions at the end of each chapter
- how to plan and write essays, including an essay outline
- tips on how to use exam time efficiently
- exam-style essay questions
- sample essays with annotations
- about the author
- historical & cultural context
- chapter/scene/story summaries
- character profiles
- analysis of themes & genres
- critical perspectives
- key quotations
- a bibliography & further references section
smartstudy® English Context guides
The Neap smartstudy® English Context guides
provide you with a thorough overview of each Context and the associated texts, and prepares
them for Section B of the end-of-year VCE English Units 3&4 exam.
Key features:
- general advice on how to approach Context study
- a wide-ranging overview of the specific Context
- four extended discussion chapters that provide an in-depth analysis of how
the key texts relate to the Context
- advise on essay writing and sample answers covering each text and essay
form
- focus questions and exam-style essay questions
- suggestions for supplementary texts to broaden understanding of the Context
- an easy-to-follow layout that includes visual aids to learning
- marginal notes explaining key ideas and terms
- the expertise of practising senior VCE English teachers
Neap English Notes
Neap English
Notes follow a uniform layout which makes them easy to follow for students
and teachers. Each guide systematically explores the main themes, characters
and issues of each text. Practice questions of the type expected in English
exams have been included.
smartstudy® Exam guides for HSC
Neap smartstudy® Exam guides for HSC contain complete 2001-2006 Neap Trial
Exams. The Exam Guides are created to provide students with lots of exam practice
in true exam format. The guides are developed to allow students to tackle their
exams with greater confidence.
Key features:
- 5 complete Neap Trial Exams for all Science subjects.
- 6 complete Neap Trial Exams for all Maths subjects.
- Coverage of all 5 options in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
- End-of-Year exam revision and preparation.
- Coverage of the entire course.
- Original questions.
- Fully-worked solutions to all questions.
- Explanations of all multiple-choice questions.