SHSAT SCRAMBLED PARAGRAPHS – 50 PRACTICE PARAGRAPHS
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Copyright March 2016 – SHSAT NYC Prep Team
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SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice only!
SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice only!
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- Answer EXPLANATIONS for all 50 paragraph exercises
- Amazon Kindle Unlimited
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*** Other SHSAT preparation materials from “SHSAT NYC Prep Team” are available for your Amazon Kindle.
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Word Count: 7,700
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This Kindle eBook only contains SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice paragraphs. The actual SHSAT contains Mathematics, Reading and Logical Reasoning sections as well, but this eBook does NOT cover those sections.
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This Kindle eBook is intended for use by current EIGHTH and NINTH graders applying for New York City’s Specialized High Schools.
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From the “SHSAT Handbook”…
The scrambled paragraph portion of the test measures your ability to organize written material according to the sequence of ideas and/or cues provided by transitional words and phrases. There are five paragraphs, each consisting of six sentences. The first sentence is provided, with the remaining five presented in random order. You are to arrange the sentences in the author’s original order using cues contained in the sentences. Only one arrangement of each set of sentences will form a well-organized, cohesive, grammatically correct paragraph. Each correctly ordered paragraph is worth double the value of a question in any other section of the test.
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The sentences contain words and phrases that help to identify the flow of ideas from one sentence to the next, perhaps describing a procedure or tracing a historical event. The sentences may also provide grammatical cues as to how to construct the paragraph. For example, the pronoun “she” may refer to someone mentioned in a previous sentence. Transitional words such as “although” and “however” also provide cues about how the sentences relate to one another.
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As you put the sentences in order, it may help to write the correct position of each sentence in the blank to the left. For example, write “2” next to the sentence that you think follows the first sentence, “3” next to the sentence you think follows “2,” and so on.
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What is the purpose of these 50 SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice paragraphs?
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A pervasive characteristic of the SHSAT New York City specialized high schools admission exam is that it is very difficult, oftentimes featuring test questions one to two grade levels above your child’s current school curriculum. The SHSAT targets a small, highly competitive group of students applying for New York City’s specialized high schools.
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Using our years of experience developing training guides for a national test preparation company, we have created SHSAT study materials that closely approximate the sequence, scope, phrasing and difficulty level of the actual exam. We have accomplished this through years of meticulous research into individual SHSAT test questions and through information acquired from former test participants. Thousands of applicants have worked through the SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice paragraphs contained within this Kindle eBook to enhance their candidacies for New York City’s specialized high schools.
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Copyright March 2016 – SHSAT NYC Prep Team
.
SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice only!
SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice only!
.
- Answer EXPLANATIONS for all 50 paragraph exercises
- Amazon Kindle Unlimited
.
*** Other SHSAT preparation materials from “SHSAT NYC Prep Team” are available for your Amazon Kindle.
.
Word Count: 7,700
.
This Kindle eBook only contains SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice paragraphs. The actual SHSAT contains Mathematics, Reading and Logical Reasoning sections as well, but this eBook does NOT cover those sections.
.
This Kindle eBook is intended for use by current EIGHTH and NINTH graders applying for New York City’s Specialized High Schools.
.
From the “SHSAT Handbook”…
The scrambled paragraph portion of the test measures your ability to organize written material according to the sequence of ideas and/or cues provided by transitional words and phrases. There are five paragraphs, each consisting of six sentences. The first sentence is provided, with the remaining five presented in random order. You are to arrange the sentences in the author’s original order using cues contained in the sentences. Only one arrangement of each set of sentences will form a well-organized, cohesive, grammatically correct paragraph. Each correctly ordered paragraph is worth double the value of a question in any other section of the test.
.
The sentences contain words and phrases that help to identify the flow of ideas from one sentence to the next, perhaps describing a procedure or tracing a historical event. The sentences may also provide grammatical cues as to how to construct the paragraph. For example, the pronoun “she” may refer to someone mentioned in a previous sentence. Transitional words such as “although” and “however” also provide cues about how the sentences relate to one another.
.
As you put the sentences in order, it may help to write the correct position of each sentence in the blank to the left. For example, write “2” next to the sentence that you think follows the first sentence, “3” next to the sentence you think follows “2,” and so on.
.
What is the purpose of these 50 SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice paragraphs?
.
A pervasive characteristic of the SHSAT New York City specialized high schools admission exam is that it is very difficult, oftentimes featuring test questions one to two grade levels above your child’s current school curriculum. The SHSAT targets a small, highly competitive group of students applying for New York City’s specialized high schools.
.
Using our years of experience developing training guides for a national test preparation company, we have created SHSAT study materials that closely approximate the sequence, scope, phrasing and difficulty level of the actual exam. We have accomplished this through years of meticulous research into individual SHSAT test questions and through information acquired from former test participants. Thousands of applicants have worked through the SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs practice paragraphs contained within this Kindle eBook to enhance their candidacies for New York City’s specialized high schools.
