Shsat Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

HSPT TACHS SHSAT MATHIntegers - correct answer Positive and negative whole numbers Fractions - correct answer A number written in A over B form, where A is the numerator and B is the denominator. Improper fraction - correct answer A type of fraction in which the numerator's absolute value is greater than the denominator's absolute value Positive/Negative - correct answer Numbers greater than one are positive. Numbers less than 0 are negative. Even/Odd Numbers - correct answer An ev...

SHSAT prepHonorific - correct answer showing respect; (of an office or position) given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties; Conferring (grant or bestow) respect or honor. Form of direct address used to show respect soubrette - correct answer a secondary female lead, usually a comic role; a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy; actress, ingenue; a sassy maid or frivolous young woman in comedies sobriquet - correct answer nickname One of Ronal...

SHSAT VOCABULARYAbrasive - correct answer Irritating, Grinding, Eroding Abridge - correct answer To shorten or to make smalller Ambivalence - correct answer Being unsure of something or feeling of being pulled in two directions Acquiescent - correct answer reluctantly agreeable other forms Acrimony - correct answer Words or behavior filled with harshness or anger Advocate - correct answer To plead or speak in behalf of Aesthetic - correct answer To do with art and beauty Ali...

What is a common precision issue tested on the shsat? - correct answer Lack of detailed wording in a sentence What type of language does the Shsat prefer? - correct answer They prefer specific information as opposed to more general statements What is word choice on the shsat? - correct answer Word choice means that you have to identify which words best show the authors intended meaning What is a pronoun's antecedent? - correct answer An antecedent is the noun it logically represents in...

SHSAT VocabIndignant - correct answer angry Miserly - correct answer stingy Demure - correct answer reserved Circumspect - correct answer cautious Erosion - correct answer wearing away Locomotion - correct answer motion Adhesion - correct answer to stick to Intricate - correct answer complex Monotinous - correct answer boring Archaic - correct answer ancient Inevitable - correct answer bound to happen Quarrelsome - correct answer bickering Dynamic ...

SHSATArea of a triangle - correct answer 1/2 BH Pythagorean theorem - correct answer A^2+B^2=C^2, etc. Slope - correct answer Run/Rise - y1-y2 / x1-x2 Semicolon - correct answer "Therefore" Colon - correct answer Used like "and here it is" - I have 2 favorite animals: dogs and cats. Comma rules - correct answer NEVER, EVER USE TO SEPARATE TWO COMPLETE SENTENCES. run on - - correct answer More or less a bunch of sentences combined into one, with no transition word to separat...

Grammer Rules SHSAT 2018Comma Rule #1: Write a comma conjunction between two independent clauses. A comma alone is never written between two independent clauses; a conjunction alone is never written between two independent clauses. - correct answer Apples grow on trees, and potatoes grow in the ground. Comma Rule # 2: Commas follow and introductory word, phrase, or clause. The way that we identify an introductory word, phrase, or clause is by identifying the independent clause that fo...

SHSATArea of a triangle - correct answer 1/2 BH Pythagorean theorem - correct answer A^2+B^2=C^2, etc. Slope - correct answer Run/Rise - y1-y2 / x1-x2 Semicolon - correct answer "Therefore" Colon - correct answer Used like "and here it is" - I have 2 favorite animals: dogs and cats. Comma rules - correct answer NEVER, EVER USE TO SEPARATE TWO COMPLETE SENTENCES. run on - - correct answer More or less a bunch of sentences combined into one, with no transition word to separat...

SHSAT STUDYWhole Numbers - correct answer non-negative numbers including zero Integers - correct answer positive or negative whole numbers including zero Prime Numbers - correct answer positive integers that can only be divided by one and itself Factor - correct answer a factor is a number that divides evenly into a given number-that is, has no remainder Greatest Common Factor - correct answer the greatest common factor the divides two numbers without a remainder. 1. List the prime ...

Logic Statement (SHSAT)A logical argument always includes: - correct answer At least on premise and one conclusion. 1-A A fallacy is: - correct answer A deceptive argument 1-A Which of the following could NOT qualify as a logical argument? - correct answer A list of premises that do not lead to a conclusion. 1-A An argument in which the conclusion essentially restates the premise is an example of: - correct answer Circular Reasoning 1-A The fallacy of the appeal to ignorance occu...