NYC SHSAT Study Guide 2026–2027 | Computer-Adaptive Prep & 200 Practice Questions

Prepare for the New York City Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) with a complete, illustrated study guide built for the current computer-adaptive format. It reviews both tested sections, English Language Arts and Mathematics, with worked examples, labeled diagrams, and quick-reference tables, and it explains how the adaptive test chooses questions and how to pace yourself when you cannot go back.

This 123-page digital guide pairs the content review with two full-length practice tests written at real SHSAT difficulty. Each test has 100 questions (50 ELA and 50 math), with full reading passages, a poem, Revising/Editing Part A and Part B items, and multi-step, no-calculator math, and every answer is explained step by step.

What's Inside

• Exam overview: the computer-adaptive format, 50 ELA + 50 math questions, 180 minutes, question types (including technology-enhanced math items), on-screen tools, composite scoring and school cutoffs, eligibility, registration, the eight specialized high schools, and the Discovery program
• Reading Comprehension: passage types, the eight question types, literary elements, text structure, arguments and evidence, logical fallacies, and common wrong-answer traps
• Revising and Editing: fragments and comma splices, agreement, pronoun case, verb tense, punctuation, word choice, and Part B organization and transition skills
• Numbers and Operations: integers, fractions, repeating decimals, percent change, GCF and LCM, exponents and roots, scientific notation, ratios, rates, and unit conversions
• Algebra and Functions: expressions, linear equations, inequalities, systems, slope, and linear functions
• Geometry: angle relationships, the Pythagorean theorem and special right triangles, polygons, circles, volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres, and transformations
• Data, Statistics, and Probability, plus Word Problems (rate, work, mixture, age, digit, and pattern problems)
• 8-week and 4-week study schedules, FAQs, adaptive-test strategies, test-anxiety techniques, and official resources
• 2 full-length practice tests (200 questions) with answer keys explaining every answer

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in
• Clickable table of contents
• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop, or phone

Please note: This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

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