New York City SHSAT 2017

PRACTICE TEST 1 ...

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Answers and Explanations ...

Scrambled Paragraphs HIGHLIGHTS Scrambled Paragraphs seem strange at first—there’s no getting around that. They’re probably pret ...

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The Format This is what the questions look like. You’ll see six sentences—one Topic Sentence and five other sentences listed in ...

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Kaplan’s 3-Step Method for Scrambled Paragraphs The key to taking control of the test is knowing how you’re going to approach ea ...

PRACTICE TEST 1—PART 1 1. Part 1—Verbal QSTRU. Although S could possibly follow the Topic Sentence, Q is the better choice becau ...

STEP 1: READ THROUGH EACH SENTENCE, CIRCLING ANY IMPORTANT STRUCTURAL CLUES Structural Clues are words that provide information ...

In Dan and Sonya’s family, there are exactly three children—Betty, George, and Tara—and three grandchildren. George babysits for ...

STEP 2: USE STRUCTURAL CLUES TO CONNECT THE SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY LOGICALLY FOLLOW THE TOPIC SENTENCE The key to con ...

G This one calls for a diagram. You don’t have to worry about the different types of parts Tanya had; the important pieces of in ...

You now have two sentences left. Take a look at them to see which should come first. Which of the two better connects to the fou ...

composed of “almost pure calcium carbonate.” D Paragraph 2 outlines the relationship between the coral and the algae. The animal ...

STEP 3: READ THROUGH YOUR PARAGRAPH TO MAKE SURE IT MAKES SENSE Paragraph 1 Porpoises and sharks appear to be similar in that th ...

the DAR pressured immigrants to assimilate, (K). So these choices are mentioned as characteristic of the life that awaited immig ...

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J Protective coloration is defined in paragraph 1 as an animal’s adaptation to its environment. So the only choice that isn’t a ...