The Princeton Review is the fastest growing test-preparation company in the country, with over 60 franchise offices in the nation. Each year, we help more than 2 million students prepare for college, grad school, professional licensing exams, and successful careers.The Princeton Review realizes that acing the New York City Specialized High Schools Admissions Test is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about reading, writing, and arithmetic. We only teach you what you need to know to score higher on the exam and get into the high school of your choice. IniCracking the New York City Specialized High Schools Admissions Test/i, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers andbrbr·Eliminate answer choices using Process of Elimination and other techniquesbr·Answer questions you are unsure of by guessing intelligentlybr·Ace the reading comprehension questions by using clues in the answer choicesbr·Earn more points by Plugging In numbers on algebra problemsbr·Pace yourself in order to make teh most of your time and score higherbrbrThis book includes a full-length practice SHSAT exam. All of our practice questions are like the ones you’ll see on the actual test, and we fully explain every solution.bCONTENTSbr/bPART I: THE BASICS 1br1bIntroduction/b3br2bEverything You Always Wanted to Know About the SHSAT/b7brPART II: SUBJECT REVIEW 11br3bSHSAT Pacing/b13br4bSHSAT Math/b17br5bSHSAT Verbal/b65br6bAnswer Key to SHSAT Drills/b105brPART III: PRACTICE TEST AND EXPLANATIONS 117br7bPractice Test/b119br8bPractice Test Explanations/b147brbAbout the Author/b183