New York City SHSAT 2017

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SHSAT Practice Test 1 Answer Sheet (See answer key following the test when finished.) ...

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PRACTICE TEST 1 ...

Practice Test 1—Part 1 Directions Part 1 Questions 1–50 75 minutes Part 2 Questions 51–100 75 minutes If you finish part 2 early ...

PART 1—VERBAL Recommended Time—75 Minutes Paragraphs 1–5: Scrambled Paragraphs Directions Below are six sentences that form a pa ...

T. However, the conspirators were unable to keep the plot secret, and their infamous plan was foiled. U. Their intent was to exp ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Protective coloration is not absolute; it changes ( 35 )and evolves. One example of adaptive coloration concerns the English pep ...

36. The feature of the chameleon discussed in this passage is its ability to (F) camouflage itself despite frequent changes in l ...

1979 Voyager missions that forever changed our ( 15 )impressions of these bodies. All four of the moons, named after Jupiter’s l ...