New York City SHSAT 2017

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Explanations to Exercises 1. Nouns and Pronouns Exercise QR In Q, the noun “Shetland pony” is spelled out. In R, it’s contracted ...

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SCRAMBLED PARAGRAPH PRACTICE SET UQTSR. U is the most logical first sentence—it provides an example of an affliction or illness ...

Sentence. TSQ follow in chronological sequence, and U wraps it up with a mention of how paradoxical this anecdote seems. SRQUT. ...

Keyword “consequently.” TUSQR. Sentence T builds on the Topic Sentence’s mention of “Wild tiger populations in Southeast Asia” b ...

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Logical Reasoning HIGHLIGHTS Learn to Work with Logical Clues Practice with Kaplan’s 4-Step Method for Logical Reasoning Familia ...

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Might versus Must Here’s the scoop about Logical Reasoning questions on the SHSAT. These ten questions do not require any prior ...

Only (C) makes a connection between Blythe’s peanut butter and her employment status. If the only reason that Blythe’s cupboard ...

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Logical Clues The easiest way to distinguish what must be true from what might be true is to pay attention to Logical Clues. For ...

Logical Clues Exercise Identify the Logical Clues in the following statements and write down your deductions. All of Joanna’s co ...

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Kaplan’s 4-Step Method for Logical Reasoning Questions The key to success on the SHSAT is approaching every question type system ...

STEP 1: READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROBLEM EXAMPLE The first time through, just read the question. Don’t try to figure out the answ ...

STEP 2: IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING The question gives you information about the smartest girl in the class and ...

STEP 3: REREAD THE PROBLEM SENTENCE BY SENTENCE, MAKING LOGICAL DEDUCTIONS The smartest girl in the junior class can read seven ...