SHSAT Practice Test - Question List

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21. Select the answer choice that correctly completes the following:

Some human beings are mortal.
Plato is a human being.
  1. Plato may need a will.
  2. Plato may be mortal.
  3. Some mortals are human beings.
  4. Some human beings are Plato.
22. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

President Johnson authorized the launch of air strikes and Congress approved military force against North Vietnam but he did not declare war.
  1. North Vietnam but he did not declare war.
  2. North Vietnam. But he did not declare war.
  3. North Vietnam; but he did not declare war.
  4. North Vietnam, but he did not declare war.
23. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

The first war between India and Pakistan began in 1947 and continued until 1949, when the United Nations stepped in and broker a ceasefire.
  1. broker
  2. brokers
  3. brokering
  4. brokered
24. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

It was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston.
  1. It was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston.
  2. It was discovered, in 1803, by William Hyde Wollaston.
  3. William Hyde Wollaston discovered in 1803 it.
  4. William Hyde Wollaston discovered it in 1803.
25. What is the equation for the Pythagorean Theorem?
  1. A³ + B³ = C³
  2. A³ -B³ = C³
  3. A² + B² = C²
  4. ABC² = A²B²C²

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