Grade 8ANew York City Public Schools2015 Specialized High SchoolsAdmissions TestIdentifying InformationTurn to Side 1 of the answer sheet. Line 1 says, “I amwell enough to take this test and complete it. I understandthat once I break the seal of the test booklet, I willnot be eligible for a make-up test. I am a New York Cityresident and a Grade 8 student taking a Grade 8 test.I understand that a student who is not a New York Cityresident, who takes the test more than once in a givenschool year, or who takes the test at the wrong gradelevel will be disqualified from acceptance to any of thespecialized high schools.” Sign your name in the spacefollowing the word “signature.” Do not print your name.Notify the proctor immediately if you are ill orshould not be taking this test. Do not sign thestatement or begin the test. Return your answersheet to the proctor.On Line 2, print today’s date, using the numbers of themonth, the day, and the year. On Line 3, print your birthdate with the number of the month first, then the numberof the day, then the last two digits of the year. Forexample, a birth date of March 1, 2001, would be 3-1-01.In Grid 4, print the letters of your first name, or as manyas will fit, in the boxes. Write your name exactly as youdid on the application. If you have a middle initial, print itin the box labeled “MI.” Then print your last name, or asmuch as will fit, in the boxes provided. Below eachbox, fill in the circle that contains the same letter as thebox. If there is a space in your name, or a hyphen, fill inthe circle under the appropriate blank or hyphen.Make dark marks that completely fill the circles.If you change a mark, be sure to erase the first markcompletely.Grid 5 is for your choice of specialized high schools.If Grid 5 is not marked correctly, your admission to aspecialized high school will be affected because youradmission is based on the score you attain and theorder in which you rank your school preferences. Theschool choices indicated on your answer sheet are final.Therefore, carefully copy the order in which you rankedthe schools on your admission ticket onto Grid 5.General DirectionsFill in one and only one circle for each school forwhich you wish to be considered. You may makeas few as one or as many as eight choices. To increaseyour chances of being assigned to one of the specializedhigh schools, you are encouraged to make more than onechoice. You must fill in a first choice school. Do not fillin a school more than once. Do not fill in the same schoolfor each choice. Fill in only one circle in a row and onlyone circle in a column.Grid 6 is labeled “BOOKLET LETTER AND NUMBER.”In most cases, Grid 6 is already filled in for you. If it isnot, copy the letter and numbers shown in the upperrightcorner of your test booklet into the boxes. Beloweach box, fill in the circle containing the same letter ornumber as the box.For Grid 7:1. Print the name of the school where you are nowenrolled in the space at the top of the grid.2. In the boxes marked “SCHOOL CODE,” print the sixdigitcode that identifies your school and fill in thecircle under the corresponding number or letter foreach digit of the school code. (You can find your schoolcode on your Test Ticket. If it is not there, you or theproctor should look in the Feeder School List under theborough in which your school is located to find the codefor your school.)3. If you attend a private or parochial school, fill inthe circle marked “P”.Grid 8 asks for your date of birth. Print the first threeletters of the month in the first box, the number of theday in the next box, and the year in the last box. Thenfill in the corresponding circles.DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLETUNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SOTURN YOUR BOOKLET OVER TO THE BACK COVER30
General Directions, continuedGrid 9 is labeled “STUDENT ID NUMBER.” All SHSATtest-takers should write their student ID number in Grid9. The student ID number is found on your Test Ticket.In the boxes, print your nine-digit student ID number.Below each box, fill in the circle containing the samenumber as in the box.Now review Side 1 to make sure you have completed alllines and grids correctly. Review each column to see thatthe filled-in circles correspond to the letters or numbersin the boxes above them.Turn your answer sheet to Side 2. Print your test bookletletter and numbers, and your name, first name first, inthe spaces provided.Marking Your AnswersBe sure to mark all your answers in the row of answercircles corresponding to the question number printedin the test booklet. Use a Number 2 pencil. If youchange an answer, be sure to erase it completely. Youmay write in your test booklet to solve verbal ormathematics problems, but your answers mustbe recorded on the answer sheet in order to becounted. Be careful to avoid making any stray pencilmarks on your answer sheet.Each question has only one correct answer. If youmark more than one circle in any answer row, thatquestion will be scored as incorrect. Select the bestanswer for each question. Your score is determined bythe number of questions you answered correctly. It isto your advantage to answer every question, eventhough you may not be certain which choice iscorrect. See the example of correct andincorrect answer marks belowSAMPLE ANSWER MARKS1 A B C D E RIGHT2 A B C D E WRONG3 A B C D E WRONG4 A B C D E WRONG5 A B C D E WRONGPlanning Your TimeYou have 150 minutes to complete the entire test.How you allot the time between the Verbal andMathematics sections is up to you. If you beginwith the Verbal section, you may go on to theMathematics section as soon as you are ready.Likewise, if you begin with the Mathematicssection, you may go on to the Verbal section assoon as you are ready. It is recommended that you donot spend more than 75 minutes on either section. If youcomplete the test before the allotted time (150 minutes) isover, you may go back to review questions ineither section.Work as rapidly as you can without making mistakes.Don’t spend too much time on a difficult question. Returnto it later if you have time.Students must remain for the entire test session.Example 1AADIRECTIONS: Solve the problem. Find the best answeramong the answer choices given.E1. If four ice cream cones cost $2.00, how much willthree ice cream cones cost?A. $0.50B. $1.00C. $1.25D. $1.50E. $1.75EXAMPLE ANSWERE1. A B C D EDO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTILYOU ARE TOLD TO DO SOCopyright © 2015 NCS Pearson, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.31
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