SHSAT Practice Test - Question List

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

All human beings are mortal.
George is an extraterrestrial.
  1. All human beings are extraterrestrials.
  2. George is not mortal.
  3. George is not a human being.
  4. None of the above.
32. Which of the following uses the doubling method of informal counting to solve the following:

3+4=
  1. (1+1+1) + (1+1+1+1) = 7
  2. (3+4) + (3+4) - (3+4) = 7
  3. 3+4 = (3+3) +1 = 6+1 = 7
  4. 2+2+2+1=7
33. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Although Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, only a small percentage of the land is arable.
  1. Although Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, only a small percentage of the land is arable.
  2. Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, and only a small percentage of the land is arable.
  3. Since Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, only a small percentage of the land is arable.
  4. Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, so only a small percentage of the land is arable.
34. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Palladium, a soft shiny silvery-white metal, is one of six platinum group metals and is relatively rare.
  1. a soft shiny silvery-white metal
  2. a soft, shiny silvery-white metal
  3. a soft shiny, silvery-white metal
  4. a soft shiny silvery white metal
35. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

He plans the attack on Pearl Harbor with considerable care and trained his men extensively.
  1. He plans the attack
  2. He planned the attack
  3. He is planning the attack
  4. He will plan the attack

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