New York City SHSAT 2017

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

VERBAL SECTION


On the Verbal Section, you’ll see the following types of questions:


KNOW THE TEST’S STRUCTURE


You’ll see 45 Verbal and 50 Math questions on the test. The Verbal and Math Sections are equally weighted.

5 Scrambled Paragraphs
Scrambled Paragraphs questions require you to arrange six sentences into a logical paragraph. These questions test your ability to
identify a logical flow and sequence of ideas. The main skill they test is your ability to identify transitional words and phrases.


10 Logical Reasoning Questions
As the name suggests, Logical Reasoning questions present you with a situation or a set of facts and require you to reason logically
based on the information you are given. The specific tasks include figuring out codes, identifying correct assumptions, determining
the relative positions of people or things, or drawing valid conclusions.


30 Reading Questions
The Reading questions don’t exactly test your ability to read. They test your ability to comprehend what you’ve read. You’ll get five
Reading passages on a variety of subjects, each of which will be followed by six questions. One question for each passage will test
your understanding of the main idea. Other questions will ask you to identify details from the passage or to make inferences based on
what you read.


The Verbal Section will appear first on the test, and you will have approximately 75 minutes to complete the section.

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