SHSAT practiceGrade 9
Free SHSAT practice test for Grade 9SHSAT for 9th graders
Students in Grade 9 for the first time can sit the SHSAT for 10th grade seats. The Grade 9 test covers standards through Grade 8, so math adds exponents and scientific notation, square roots, functions and slope, systems of two equations, transformations and similar triangles, and scatter plots. English has the same parts as the Grade 8 test: reading sets, revising a text, and editing sentences.
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The full test
100 questions · 180 minutes for both subjects · adapts as you go
English (ELA) and Math, on one clock, as on the real test. Start with either subject; once you submit it, it is closed and the other one begins.
English (ELA) on its own
50 questions · 90 minutes · a fixed practice test
Reading sets on stories, poems and nonfiction, then revising and editing.
Math on its own
50 questions · 90 minutes · a fixed practice test
Word problems, equations, geometry and probability up to Grade 8 standards, no calculator.
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Tips
Getting ready for Grade 9
- Review the Grade 8 math the test adds: slope, systems of equations, exponents and the Pythagorean theorem.
- Split the 180 minutes between the two subjects before starting, and check the clock at the end of each reading set.
- In revising questions, read the whole paragraph before choosing a sentence to add or delete.
- Type fractions as 3/4 and negative numbers with a minus sign, and use the form a question asks for.
- Sit at least one full test with both subjects on one clock before test day.
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