New York City SHSAT 2017

PRACTICE EXERCISE 1. Greek Poetry Passage Big Idea: What the poems of the ancient Greeks were like. Paragraph 2: Ancient Greek p ...

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PRACTICE SET 1. O’Keeffe Passage B A Main Idea question. Looking at these choices in order, (A) is wrong because it’s simply nev ...

D A Detail question. O’Keeffe’s “semi-abstract” style is discussed in the passage’s last two sentences. Don’t worry if the term ...

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Introducing SHSAT Math HIGHLIGHTS Find Out What to Expect on SHSAT Math Get Useful Strategies to Approach SHSAT Math Practice wi ...

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Math Overview There’s a lot of math out there. Someday you may need or may choose to immerse yourself in the intricacies of numb ...

HOW SHSAT MATH IS SET UP All 50 of the Math questions are multiple-choice. The obvious point here is that the all the answers ar ...

KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT General Instructions Solve each problem. Select the best answer from the choices given. Mark the letter of y ...

DON’T WASTE TIME READING DIRECTIONS! Know what to expect on test day. The directions are not going to change, so learn them now ...

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How to Approach SHSAT Math You’ve done math before. You’ve most likely been exposed to the majority of the math concepts you’ll ...

READ THROUGH THE QUESTION Okay, this may seem a little too obvious. Of course you’re going to read the question. How else can yo ...

DECIDE WHETHER TO DO THE PROBLEM OR SKIP IT FOR NOW Every time you approach a new math problem, you have the option of whether o ...

If you choose to tackle the problem, look for the fastest method. EXAMPLE Imagine a dialogue between Jenna and Amy: Jenna:This i ...