Appendices.pdf - NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Appendices.pdf - NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Appendices.pdf - NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
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SHSAT Useful Tips for Testing<br />
u u u day of the test<br />
u The night before the test, remember to<br />
get a good night’s sleep. Remember to bring<br />
your signed Admission Ticket with you to your assigned test<br />
site, including your ranked choices of Specialized High<br />
Schools indicated on the back of the Ticket. Arrive<br />
at your assigned test site on time. Wear comfortable<br />
clothes <strong>and</strong> bring a watch to keep track of the time.<br />
Make sure that you have several sharpened Number 2<br />
pencils <strong>and</strong> an eraser that erases cleanly. Do not bring<br />
calculators, other computation aids, or electronic devices<br />
including cell phones, beepers, pagers, mp3 players, cameras,<br />
or devices that have image-capturing capabilities.<br />
u Plan your time. Be aware of the total number of<br />
questions <strong>and</strong> the amount of time you have to complete<br />
the test. Work carefully, but keep moving at a comfortable<br />
pace <strong>and</strong> keep track of the time. Listen carefully to your<br />
test proctor <strong>and</strong> all instructions regarding time.<br />
u Read the instructions carefully. Be sure you<br />
underst<strong>and</strong> the task before marking your answer sheet.<br />
For each question, read all the choices before choosing<br />
one. Many questions ask for the best answer; it is<br />
important to compare all the choices to determine the<br />
choice that best answers the question.<br />
u Make an educated guess when you do<br />
not know the answer to a question. Do this<br />
by eliminating the answer choice(s) that are definitely<br />
wrong, <strong>and</strong> then choose one of the remaining answers.<br />
u If you finish before time is up, go back<br />
over your work to make sure that you followed<br />
instructions, did not skip any questions, <strong>and</strong> did not make<br />
careless mistakes.<br />
u There is no penalty for a wrong answer.<br />
Your score is based on the number of correct answers<br />
marked on the answer sheet. Therefore, omitting a question<br />
will not give you an advantage, <strong>and</strong> wrong answers<br />
will not be deducted from your right answers. Fill in any<br />
blanks when the time limit is almost up.<br />
u Be considerate of other students during<br />
the test. Do not chew gum or make noises or movements<br />
that would be distracting to others.<br />
u Mark your answers carefully. This is a<br />
machine-scored test, <strong>and</strong> you can lose credit by marking<br />
the wrong answer bubble or marking the answers to two<br />
questions on the same line. Make sure the number on<br />
the answer sheet matches the number of the question<br />
in your test booklet. To change an answer, erase the<br />
original mark completely. If two bubbles are filled in for<br />
a question, that question will be scored as incorrect.<br />
You may write in your test booklet to solve verbal or<br />
mathematics problems, but remember that only answers<br />
recorded on the answer sheet will be counted. Avoid making<br />
stray pencil marks on your answer sheet.<br />
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