New York City SHSAT 2017

WHO ADMINISTERS THE TEST? The New York City Department of Education administers the test. The Department of Education is compose ...

QUESTIONS 11–20: Logical Reasoning Directions Read the information given for each question and choose the best answer. Base your ...

WHY IS THE TEST THE SOLE CRITERION FOR ADMISSION? Having one test be the only factor that determines whether you are accepted at ...

Questions 13 and 14 refer to the following information. Sam has seven books in a row on a shelf above his desk. Exactly three of ...

IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY TO GET INTO THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS? A limited number of students may be eligible to participate in ...

(A) Tom expected the plane’s departure to be delayed. (B) The airline prides itself on sticking to the schedule. (C) Tom missed ...

HOW IS THE TEST SCORED? The test contains 95 questions. Ninety of them are worth 1 “raw” point and five Scrambled Paragraph ques ...

Directions Read each passage and answer the questions that follow it. Choose the best answer for each question. Base your answer ...

WHAT IS A “GOOD SCORE”? That’s a good question. Alas, there’s really no answer to it. Admission works like this: The Department ...

Many people dream about living on a coral island, but probably few of us would be able to describe one with any accuracy. Popula ...

WHAT SHOULD I BRING TO THE TEST? You need your admissions ticket, two or more No. 2 pencils, an eraser, and a watch that does no ...

shaped reef islands, as the volcanoes within gradually eroded and disappeared. Which of the following best tells what this pass ...

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(A) barrier reefs (B) fringing reefs (C) land masses such as Australia (D) ring-shaped reef islands (E) barrier islands 26. What ...

Taking Advantage of the SHSAT’s Structure While it’s possible that next year’s SHSAT will be a little different from last year’s ...

( 25 )culture. Consequently they supported laws that required immigrants to take oaths of loyalty and to pass English language t ...

YOU DO NOT NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN ORDER Usually when taking a test, you automatically answer the questions in the order ...

(F) poor housing (G) harsh working conditions (H) religious persecution (J) lack of opportunity for advancement (K) pressure to ...

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(F) money given to immigrant groups by the reformers (G) foreign influences that enrich American life (H) cultural programs offe ...