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  2. Do not be discouraged. If you received 3 out of 5 or lower. Our classroom tutorials will be helpful and they cover the material in this sample test and much more!

    I know the grade results indicate anything less than 5 out of 5 requires additional prep work, but I think this test is more challenging than average. A 4 out of 5 is an excellent score on this sample…verbal or math. If you get 5 out of 5 you are probably really well prepared, but extra challenging problems and tips can never hurt especially when they cost you very little compared to other test prep options. You have only one chance to take the SHSAT & TJHSST exams this year and we have some material you don’t want to miss!

    1. Hi mdbeast,

      Great name! The 9th grade exam covers additional math topics like basic trigonometry, liner equations, added geometry problems etc. I guess that means it is harder, but in theory students have had an extra year to learn these topics as well. Although we cover many of these topics and will be adding more, I should point out we do not have a separate 9th grade package at this time. You will still find our prep course extremely useful and we have been able to add content as requested by users up until now so if there is anything in particular you wish to see included then hopefully we can meet your needs. Good luck!

  5. hey guys
    its almost SHSAT i am so excited and cant wait.I studied hard and cat whait toget into thehigh school i want to.This site helped me understand the concept and skills of the test.

    Smiley Sarah

    1. One square that is 4 meters by 4 meters can be divided into sixteen 1 meter by 1 meter squares as follows. The area of the original square is 4m x 4m = 16 m2. If the new squares are area 1m x 1m = 1 m2 then I can fit 16 m2/1 m2 = 16 smaller squares into the same area. Does that make it more clear?

      1-to-16-sqrs

  8. The chord of length r (where r = radius length) along any one radius forms an equilateral triangle between the two end points of the chord along the circumference of the circle and the center point of the circle as shown in the figure below. NOTING the second geometric figure (equilateral triangle) within the circle is the key to solving the probability problem.

    Given that chords are equally distributed along any radius from 0 to r, the probability of any random chord being greater than or equal to the circle radius WILL be the segment length along which longer chords exist from o to r divided by the full radius length r. How do we find the partial length along the radius shown where the chords are longer? On the right figure below, the longer chords fall between 0, the circle center, and the point where the chord of length r formed by the equilateral triangle intersects the radius line. That partial segment length which forms the numerator for our probability calculation is the same length as the height of the equilateral triangle.Circles-Even-Chords-1_A

    Probability Chord Length ≥ r = Height of Triangle/r

    Use your knowledge of triangles to determine the height. The equilateral triangle splits into two 30-60-90 special right triangles with hypotenuse r, base 1/2 × r, and height (√3 × r)/2. The probability can then be determined as follows.

    Probability Chord Length ≥ r = Height of Triangle/r = [(√3 × r)/2]/r =√3/2 × (r/r) =√3/2 × (1) = √3/2 ≈ 0.866…

    This is a difficult problem that combines geometry and probability. First, it requires you to understand that probability can potentially be represented by RATIOS of geometric lengths, areas or volumes. Furthermore, it requires you to find the second geometric shape within the circle that satisfies the problem conditions. For those students seeking additional challenges, how would you answer the same problem if instead of even distribution along any radius from 0 to r, the mid-point of the chords were evenly distributed throughout the interior of the circle? Alternatively, what if the end points of the chords were evenly distributed along the circumference?

  10. I’m applying for TJHSST in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia next year. What I’m finding most hard on the website are the Scrambled Paragraphs. Some of them are just right, and some are extremely hard for me. My question is, will the Scrambled Paragraph questions on the application exam be of the same difficulty? If so, please make more instruction units and example videos for them because I’ve watched your current videos, but they’re still really difficult for me to do.

    1. avikrao,

      First, my apologies for not replying on another post as I did not see it, but I do now see you posted a couple days back.

      Great comments! I think to some degree everyone has the same concerns. Our goal is to get you over-prepared rather than miss the other way which is why many of our paragraphs are more challenging. The risk is that it causes discomfort among students so let me try to put your mind at ease somewhat. The actual exam should be on the easier side of the spectrum so you should be pleasantly surprised. That said, this is no guarantee so do not take your preparation too lightly going forward. We do break out the paras that students find easy based on their results as well as intermediate and difficult starting this season. We probably will add to the easier group. That is an excellent suggestion, but it takes a little time because some paras we think are easy students struggle with so we need to develop a history for all our scrambled paras especially if we categorize them as easy.

      The second reality is that scrambled paras are typically considered the hardest section of the exam. They are certainly the least objective. Yes there are many rules of grammar and tips about logical structure that should be learned to improve, but at the end of the day it is more subjective than say math. Most good students have a higher confidence in general of acing the math or reasoning section than scrambled paras as a result. However, if you can garner a 3 out of 5 on this section you will be in good shape to do do extremely well on the total exam and certainly more than well enough to make the semi-finals round for TJHSST. So if this a weak area or causes some unrest, I would not get too concerned. You are not alone. Don’t let it distract from completing your studies in the other sections where you have more confidence. Besides you may surprise yourself. You can always enroll in the verbal course if you want some extra interactive practice and tips in regards to the scrambled paras.

    1. Yes it is true that the SHSAT is the sole criteria for admission to Stuyvesant and other specialized high schools (but not all). Please see the NYC DOE for additional information.

      http://schools.nyc.gov/accountability/resources/testing/shsat.htm

      Despite debate about the inclusion of additional criteria or elimination of the test entirely, to date the decision has been made to use the exam which was originally implemented to provide objective admission criteria based on exam results rather than subjective or non-uniform criteria like grades.

      For past cut-off scores at Stuyvesant and other specialized high schools as well as a summary of the scoring see the following URL.

      https://testprepshsat.com/shsat-strategy/

  12. I think I still need to work on the scrambled paragraph; I was able to identify the Introductory Paragraph and the Conclusion Paragraph, but the paragraphs in the middle were incorrect.

    1. There is plenty of material to practice and if you want extra help remember tutoring is available for only $99.95 monthly. It includes live classes online with other students and would offer additional insight into ordering these problems.

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