Friday, March 25, 2016

'VocabStories' provides a fun way to learn new words. This is useful for someone preparing for GRE, SAT, GMAT, CAT, GATE and other entrance tests. 'Vocab Stories' is an app available in Android Playstore.



The app Homescreen has links for Stories, Tests, Review and Other options. There is also a Settings option provided in most screens. Click on 'Stories' to see list of stories. We introduce about 20 new words in an easy to read story. Vocabulary for exams is highlighted and you can click on them to see their full meaning. You can revise the words through tests and bookmark the words to review them quickly. 


 

     
Click on any story to launch it. Stories are provided in a book style display. You can flip the pages to see next or previous page. Words for GRE are highlighted. Clicking on them shows a dialog with the meaning and option to Bookmark. Click 'Ok' to dismiss the dialog, and 'Bookmark' to bookmark it. Users can change the color of the highlight.

 
         


Users can revise the words learnt using 'Tests'. Shown below are sample test screen. You are given the meaning of a word and asked to find the word. If you click on the incorrect option, the meaning of the incorrect choice is shown.

            

Users can bookmark words and review them using the 'Review' button in home screen. All bookmarks and their meanings are shown as a scroll-able text to facilitate quick viewing. Click on 'Edit Bookmarks' to see bookmarks one at a time or to remove specific words from Bookmarks. You can also remove all bookmarks in one shot by clicking 'Remove all Bookmarks'

           

The settings screen is the three dots seen in the action bar. Click on it to update your preferences. In the below sample, text size, line spacing and highlight color have been changed by the user.

           

The 'Others' screen provides other helpful information for GRE.




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