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1.3 Check Your Answers from the Sample Test ҿ After you complete the sample test, check your answers against the list of correct answers. Read the explanations of the correct answers to see the kinds of mistakes you may have made.
You can find two full-length practice tests, answer keys, explanations of correct answers, Grade 9 practice questions, and sample math grid-in items below. You can also find a sample answer document and extra blank grids for the grid-in items.
A current eighth grade student or first-time (not repeating the grade) ninth grade student; Eight Testing High Schools—Take the SHSAT to Apply. Eight Specialized High Schools use the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) to determine who can attend.
The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) will be administered in the fall and winter for Grade 8 and first-time Grade 9 students who are New York City residents and who wish to attend one of the eight testing Specialized High Schools.
Student Characteristics and Possible Accommodations: In considering the specific needs of an individual student, below are examples of student characteristics and their possible effect on assessment performance, as well as the possible appropriate accommodations.
For students with disabilities whose testing accommodations include “tests read,” the IEP or 504 Plan will specify if this accommodation includes tests of reading comprehension. If it does, the student will receive this accommodation on the Grades 3-8 ELA assessment and the ELA Regents Exam.
⁃ Know the purpose of testing accommodations ⁃ Define testing accommodations ⁃ Understand their role in supporting a student with their testing accommodations ⁃ Recognize that instructional accommodations used in the classroom should be aligned with the testing accommodations provided during assessment.
