SEHS Entrance Exam Performance 4

Question 1

A student has 4 weeks before the SEHS exam and wants to build a study plan. Which approach is most effective?

Accepted Answer

Distribute study sessions evenly across all 4 weeks, focusing on weak areas

Answer

Distributed practice across multiple sessions improves long-term retention and reduces test anxiety.

Question 2

In an SEHS math section question: 'If 3x + 7 = 22, what is x?' What is the correct answer?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

Subtract 7 from both sides: 3x = 15, then divide by 3: x = 5.

Question 3

On the SEHS verbal analogy section, 'Architect : Blueprint :: Composer : ___'. What completes the analogy?

Accepted Answer

Score

Answer

An architect creates a blueprint; a composer creates a score — both are the plan or written representation of their work.

Question 4

Which of the following behaviors during an SEHS exam is most likely to hurt a student's score?

Accepted Answer

Spending 5+ minutes on a single difficult question

Answer

Spending too long on one question sacrifices time that could be used to answer several easier questions.

Question 5

A number pattern on an SEHS practice test reads: 100, 91, 83, 76, 70, ___. What is the next number?

Accepted Answer

65

Answer

The differences are -9, -8, -7, -6, -5, so the next term is 70 - 5 = 65.

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