SHSAT Format
The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) tests students skills specifically in verbal and math.
Here given detailed SHSAT Examination Format:
Timing: 3 hours
Raw Score
- All questions worth one point
- Unscored field test items included in both sections
Composite Score
- Raw Math and ELA scores converted to scale scores
- Cutoff score varies by school and by year
Questions
- 114 total, 94 scored and 20 unscored
Answer Choices
- 4 choices and grid-in questions
ELA (formerly Verbal)
- Revising/Editing (sentences and paragraphs)
- Reading Comprehension (3-4 informational texts, 1-2 literary prose texts, 1 poem)
- All multiple choice
Math
- Multiple choice and grid-in questions
- Focus on word problems
- Calculator not permitted
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