2016SHSAT_English

Sample Test – verbalExplanations of Correct Answers AForm13. (B) Draw a grid to illustrate who won each prize. An Xindicates that a person did not receive a prize. Accordingto Statement 2, Michael did not win the computer.Trip Television ComputerLuisMichaelXNadiawThe question asks which option makes it possible todetermine who won each prize, that is, to fill in the restof the grid. For each option, mark the information on thegrid. Are you able to determine who won each prize? Ifnot, erase the marks and evaluate the next option. Forexample, mark the information for Option A, and fill inX’s wherever you can.Trip Television ComputerLuisXMichael Yes X XNadiaXWe can't figure out who won the television set and thecomputer, so option A cannot be correct. Only Option Ballows us to determine who won each prize.Trip Television ComputerLuis X Yes XMichael Yes X XNadia X X Yes14. (K) The first student cannot be Raymond, Elise, orTiffany, because each of these students used the phoneafter someone else. The first caller must be eitherAhmed or Steve, but there is not enough information todetermine which one.15. (A) Write “BEFORE” on the left side of your scrappaper and "AFTER" on the right side. Using the initialfor each horse’s name, list what each statement saysabout the order of the horses entering the stable. Thesepositions are relative to each other. (The problem doesnot give any definite information about a horse’s exactposition.)BEFORE 1.) SR AFTER2.) AER3.) ETS16. (H) This question contains two conditional sentences.You can put them together like this: When Soon Bae listensto music, she is also dancing and singing.Music Dancing SingingThe arrows indicate the direction of the condition. Noticethat the arrows point in only one direction, ruling outOption F. Music might not be the only thing that causesSoon Bae to dance and sing. Other factors, beside music,might lead to dancing and singing. Thus Options G, J, andK are not valid. The only valid conclusion is Option H.17. and 18. Read the directions carefully. The lettersin a sentence may or may not appear in the same orderas the words in that sentence. For example, in the firstsentence, the first letter (L) may or may not represent thefirst word (sherbet). Remember that you need not find outwhat every letter represents in the code.17. (D) The word “and” appears in the first, second, andthird sentences of the code, but not in the fourth sentence.The letter that represents “and” must also appear in thefirst three sentences, but not in the fourth. The letterT (Option A) appears in all four sentences, so it cannotbe correct. The letters L and M (Options B and C) eachappear in only two sentences, so they are also incorrect.The letter Q appears in the first three sentences but notthe fourth. No other letters meet this requirement, soOption D is correct.18. (H) The letter V appears only in the second andfourth sentences. Find the word that also appearsonly in those sentences. Options F and G are incorrectbecause “chili” and “spicy” appear in the second sentence,but not the fourth. Option J, “sweet,” appears in the firstand fourth sentences, but not in the second sentence, soit can be ruled out. “Hot” is the only word that appearsin both the second and fourth sentences, and it is thecorrect answer.19. (A) This question requires you to match each trollwith a colorful characteristic, and put the trolls in order.Start by matching the trolls and their characteristics.Draw a grid like the one below. According to Statement1, Snowflake has white hair. According to Statement 3,Gretchen has purple ears. Statement 2 states that Bantodid not have green eyes, so Holly must have green eyes.This leaves Banto with red teeth. Now every troll’s characteristicis known.Now combine the information into one list: AETSR.Thus, the fourth horse was Silver (Option A).59