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high school exam

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the total amount of points you could earn on the SHSAT?

a)

500

b)

600

c)

700

d)

800

2.

Approximately 30,000 students take SHSAT each year.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Only 8th Grade students are eligible to take SHSAT.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

There are ________ Multiple choice questions in the ELA section.

a)

114

b)

47

c)

52

d)

57

5.

How many Gird-in questions are on the Math section?

a)

None

b)

5

c)

10

d)

3

6.

There are ________ Multiple choice questions in the Math section.

a)

115

b)

57

c)

52

d)

47

7.

How many field test questions are there in each section (MATH/ELA) of the SHSAT?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

8.

The cutoff score of SHSAT ........

a)

fluctuates each year.

b)

is always the same each year.

9.

If you do not do well on the SHSAT exam they will look at your report card and let you in

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Calculators are Permitted on the SHSAT

a)

True

b)

False

11.

On the test day, you may begin with either ELA or Math section of SHSAT

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Discovery Program is almost like summer school

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Discovery Program is for any student who did not get an offer to a Specialized High School

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Discovery Program is for students that made the cutoff score

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is the name of the program you are currently enrolled in to prepare for SHSAT?

a)

DREAM SHSI

b)

Kaplan SHSAT

c)

Princeton Review SHSAT

d)

Bell Curves SHSAT

16.

What is the Math level of the SHSAT?

a)

6th Grade

b)

7th Grade

c)

8th Grade

d)

9th Grade

17.

What is the Reading level of the SHSAT?

a)

7th Grade

b)

8th Grade

c)

9th Grade

d)

10th Grade

18.

How long is the SHSAT?

a)

1 hour

b)

2 hours

c)

3 hours

d)

4 hours

19.

Which Specialized High School(s) does not require the SHSAT exam?

a)

Stuyvesant High School

b)

Queens Science

c)

LaGuardia High School

d)

Bronx Science

20.

How many Specialized High Schools are there in New York City?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

21.

What is the difference with borrow and loan?

4 lines
22.

use money in a way which is not useful or sensible is a

a)

Waste

b)

Coste

c)

Sad

d)

Worth

23.

have enough money to buy or pay for something

a)

Afford

b)

cost

c)

worth

d)

waste

24.

a piece of paper you are given which shows that you have paid for something is a

a)

Receipt

b)

Voucher

c)

Ticket

d)

Phamphlet

25.

a ticket that can be used instead of money for a particular purpose is a

a)

Voucher

b)

Receipt

c)

Valet

d)

Pamphlet

26.

the system or type of money that a country uses is a

a)

Money

b)

Currency

c)

Voucher

d)

Dollars

27.

something you buy for less than its usual price is a ________

a)

Bargain

b)

Discount

c)

Currency

d)

Voucher

28.

Complete the words in the sentences.

We’ve just read an amazing book in our (E e) class.

(a)  

29.

Complete the words in the sentences.

ulia finds (p _ s) easy because she’s good at science and interested in how things work.

(a)  

30.

Complete the words in the sentences.

I have quite a bad (m y). I never remember anything!

(a)  

31.

Complete the sentences with the opposites of these adjectives.

possible

Something that can’t be done is (a)  

32.

Complete the sentences with the opposites of these adjectives.

Pleasent

Something that isn’t very nice is (a)   .

33.

Complete the sentences with the opposites of these adjectives.

Obedient

Someone who doesn’t follow rules is (a)   .

34.

Complete the sentences with the opposites of these adjectives.

Logical

Something that doesn’t make sense is (a)   .

35.

Complete the sentences with the opposites of these adjectives.

Decisive

Someone who takes a long time to choose something is (a)  

36.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word

Curiosity

Young children can be  (a)   about everything.

37.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word.

Generosity

He is incredibly (a)   , especially on birthdays.

38.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word.

Sense

he says what she thinks without considering people’s feelings. She isn’t very (a)   .

39.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word.

Patience

I don’t mind letting people go in front of me in a queue, I’m quite (a)   .

40.

Polly doesn’t feel _____ enough to train out for the team, she needs to be a little more outgoing.

a)

A ambitious

b)

B Confident

c)

C sweet

d)

D lazy

41.

Many Consider him to be a _____ to the community because they look up to him.

a)

A Role Model

b)

B Lazy

c)

C Cool

d)

D Ambitious

42.

Complete the sentences with these words.

Our basketball coach is very_______

 – he is training our team to go to the national championships!

a)

A ambitious

b)

B great

c)

C laidback

d)

D lazy

43.

Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

It won’t be necessary for you to be there.

(Need)

You  (a)   there.

44.

Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

It would be a good idea to check the details online.

(Ought)

We (a)   the details online.

45.

Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

We should start training for the race.

(Better)

We (a)   for the race.

46.

Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

My parents don’t let me use my mobile phone after 9pm.

(Allowed)

I (a)   my mobile phone after 9pm.

47.

Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

Eating pizza before the training session wasn’t a good idea.

(Should)

I  (a)   before the training session.

48.

Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

It’s possible that they will arrive early for the match.

(May)

They (a)   for the match.

49.

The students’ useful product, ____ won a prize.

a)

A which was a super-warm glove

b)

B that was a super-warm glove

c)

C which was a super-warm glove,

d)

D that is a super-warm glove

50.

Our history teacher is someone ____ I like very much.

a)

A that

b)

B whose

c)

C what

d)

D those

51.

My friend Carrie, ____ mother is a ballerina, has always wanted to learn to dance.

a)

A who

b)

B whose

c)

C which

d)

D that

52.

Sophie went to the town square, ____ she had arranged to meet her friends.

a)

A when

b)

B where

c)

C which

d)

D that

53.

The book ____ I’m reading at the moment is about two teenagers from Madrid.

a)

A when

b)

B where

c)

C which

d)

D who

54.

Carla, ____ lives next door to me, plays chess really well.

a)

A who

b)

B that

c)

C which

55.

I wasn’t hungry after such a big lunch, so I ____ eat anything in the afternoon.

a)

A can’t

b)

B couldn’t

c)

C shouldn’t