SHSAT case studies
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The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) is the single criterion New York City uses to admit students to eight of its nine Specialized High Schools: Bronx Science, Brooklyn Latin, Brooklyn Tech, the High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College, the High School of American Studies at Lehman College, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, Staten Island Technical High School, and Stuyvesant. The ninth, Fiorello H. The SHSAT case studies are 5 cases and about 1,916 words.
1Cutting an Unfocused Sentence from a Science Report
Read this draft introduction a student wrote for a report on city trees: (1) Cities are often several degrees hotter than nearby rural areas. (2) This happens because concrete and asphalt absorb heat during the day and release it slowly at night.
314 words, about 2 min2Ticket Sales with a Ratio Constraint
A school club is selling tickets to a show. Student tickets cost 4 and adult tickets cost 7.
453 words, about 2 min3Interpreting a Narrator's Mixed Feelings
Read this passage: The house on Mercer Street had not changed: the same cracked walkway, the same dented mailbox. My mother used to say the dent came from a delivery truck, though my brother and I always insisted it was a meteor.
313 words, about 2 min4Choosing a Garden Path Design Under a Budget
A community group is building a rectangular garden that is 18 meters long and 12 meters wide. A path 1.5 meters wide will run inside the garden along all four sides, and the remaining rectangle will be planted with soil.
417 words, about 2 min5Revising an Ambiguous School Notice
A school sends this notice to families: “Students who ride the late bus must bring a permission slip to the office signed by a parent before Friday.” Parents call the office confused. Some ask whether the permission slip must be signed or whether the student must be signed.
419 words, about 2 min