<p>Quick question - does anyone know of a hard copy set of vocabulary flash cards for the SSAT? I know there are online versions like those at Quizlet, and plenty of books. Perhaps we are just lazy, but we were hoping to buy a complete flashcard set rather than needing to create one ourselves. There are a kajillion of them for the SAT, and a couple of things that look like books but have titles like "flash card study system." We are just looking for a box of 500-1000 vocab cards for the SSAT and not the SAT. Again, I looked through lots of old posts but did not see anything, so if it is already out there on the forums, pls just point me in the right direction.</p>
<p>Thanks...</p>
<p>I honestly think that writing down your own flash cards is the ONLY <strong>BEST</strong> way to prepare for vocabulary. You remember more when you write down things and you can personalize your own sentences to use in context. </p>
<p>Yes, but when you’re writing down approximately 3000 flash cards, they get tedious and you end up not remembering anything you might have written down. </p>
<p>For the SAT, I’m currently using both my own handwritten and premade ones, and to be honest, I much prefer the premade version. </p>
<p>I agree with @mrnephew. Does anyone know where to find them though? Where do they sell the SAT ones, maybe the same place has SSAT ones?</p>
<p>well, if I knew where to find them, I would not have created the post…Perhaps a runner up question - how different are the SAT and SSAT vocab words? Is using an SAT set misdirected?</p>
<p>I assume you have already checked on Amazon or Barnes and Noble?</p>
<p>In my experience, there is overlap between the two tests in terms of vocabulary. However, there are a lot more SAT words than SSAT ones. </p>
<p>I am going to question the wisdom of flashcarding for the SSAT. I remember more than one forum member commenting on how they had studied some “approved” word list and NOT ONE word appeared on they actual test they took. After all was said and done, they felt they had wasted the effort.</p>
<p>I honestly think that writing down your own flash cards is the ONLY <strong>BEST</strong> way to prepare for vocabulary. You remember more when you write down things and you can personalize your own sentences to use in context. </p>
<p>^^ Oops, not sure why that posted again.</p>
<p>In that case, if you’re planning on writing a large amount of cards–I agree with mrnephew. I would also recommend buying some etymology flash cards. There’s a lot of etymology to learn, but the big ones are Greek and Latin–I’ve found it comes in handy if you encounter a word you don’t know on the SSAT. </p>
<p>I would try the SAT vocabulary cards–plus, it would give your kids a head start on studying for the SAT as well. </p>
<p>OP, there’s a printing function in Quizlet that allows you to print out, like 10 large-font words per page (letter size). You could buy Avery template, print them all, rip them apart, and stack them. If your child’s learning style is kinesthetic, writing them on index cards could help. Personally, we used Barron’s SAT flash cards and didn’t think it was too difficult.</p>
<p>Thanks all. Could not find any stock sets, so we just hand wrote the quizlet 500 pack ourselves. Did not take that long, even if we would have preferred a different path.</p>