2016SHSAT_English

ContentsMessage to Students and Parents/Guardians ...4Section 1: The Specialized High SchoolsThe Bronx High School of Science .....................5The Brooklyn Latin School ............................5Brooklyn Technical High School. .......................6High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineeringat the City College of New York. ........................6High School of American Studies at Lehman College .......6Queens High School for the Sciences at York College ......7Staten Island Technical High School ....................7Stuyvesant High School ..............................8Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Artand Performing Arts .................................8Section 2: Specialized High SchoolsAdmissions Test (SHSAT) Dates and LocationsTest Dates. ........................................9Alternate Test Date ..................................9Test Locations ....................................10Test Results ......................................10Section 3: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High Schoolof Music & Art and Performing Arts AUDITIONSAudition Dates ....................................11Audition Exceptions ................................11Auditions for Students New to New York City ............11Admissions Process. ...............................11Registering for LaGuardia High School Auditions .........12Audition Information for Each Studio ...................12Section 5: SHSAT Description & MaterialsTest Description ...................................16SHSAT Testing Procedures ..........................16Arriving at the Test Site. .............................16Filling in the Answer Sheet ...........................17Student Misconduct. ...............................19Claims of Testing Irregularities ........................19SHSAT Scoring. ...................................19Review Procedures. ................................19Discovery Program. ................................20Section 6: SHSAT Useful Tips for TestingBefore Test Day ...................................21Day of the Test ....................................21Specific Strategies: Verbal ...........................22Specific Strategies: Mathematics. .....................28Sample SHSAT TestsGeneral Directions .................................30Sample Answer Sheet, Form A .......................32Sample Test, Form A ...............................34Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Test, Form A ...58Sample Answer Sheet, Form B .......................71Sample Test, Form B ...............................72Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Test, Form B ...96Sample Math Problems for Grade 9 Students ............96Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Grade 9Math Problems ....................................96Section 4: Applying to the SpecializedHigh SchoolsSteps in the Application Process ......................13Testing and Audition Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Testing Accommodations on the SHSAT ................14Testing Accommodations for LaGuardia High SchoolAuditions ........................................14Confirming Testing Accommodations for the SHSAT andLaGuardia High School Auditions .....................15Students with Accommodations Who Finish the Test Beforethe End of the Extended Time Period ..................15Emergency Testing and/or Audition Accommodations .....153