SHSAT Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. A rectangular garden is 12 meters long and 7 meters wide. What is its area? → 84 m²
2. Solve for x: x/4 = 3/2 → 6
3. Lerry spent the same amount on four pants and a $20 shirt. Before-tax, the items she purchased cost a total of $160. How much did each pants cost? → $35
4. To correct sentence 3, which edit is required? → change was to is
5. How many x values does the function not equal 1? f(x) = (x - 3)/(x - 3) → infinitely many
6. Which inference is best supported if a passage says a student 'stared at the blank page for an hour'? → The student was struggling with writer's block
7. What is the perimeter of a square with side length 7? → 28
8. Determine whether the underlined portion of the following statement is correct or needs to be revised. → are a great way to make friends and
9. A rectangle has length 12 and width 7. What is its perimeter? → 38
10. Which edit BEST improves the sentence: 'The reason why he failed is because he did not study.'? → He failed because he did not study.
11. Which transformation slides a figure to a new position without rotating or flipping it? → Translation
12. A number n satisfies 2n + 7 < 19. What is the largest integer value of n? → 5
13. What is the most likely meaning of "reluctant" in: "He was reluctant to share his answer"? → unwilling
14. The word 'ambiguous' in a reading passage most nearly means: → Open to more than one interpretation
15. In the following system of equations, what is the value of x? 2𝑥+5𝑦 = 11 4𝑥−2𝑦 = −14 → -2
16. In a passage, an author writes that a character "clenched her jaw and said nothing." This detail most strongly suggests the character feels: → suppressed anger
17. In a passage, the author describes a scientist who 'toiled for decades without recognition.' What does 'toiled' most likely mean? → Worked hard
18. Between 4 and 16 inclusive, how many prime numbers are there? → 4
19. Which sentence best follows: 'The Amazon rainforest is home to millions of species.' → In fact, scientists estimate new species are discovered there each year.
20. Marcus used his $25 to go bowling. He paid $4.00 for each game after renting sneakers for $5.25. How many games could Marcus have played in total? → 4
21. The ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a stadium is 5:7. Which of the following might be the stadium's total number of fans? → 12,324
22. Which sentence has an error in subject-verb agreement? → The group of scientists publish their findings annually.
23. Which word best replaces the vague word in: "The movie was good in many different ways." → compelling
24. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. → My brother, who lives in Texas, is visiting.
25. In a scrambled paragraph, a sentence beginning with 'This discovery' most likely: → Follows the sentence that describes the discovery
26. A bicycle wheel has a diameter of 26 inches. How far does the bike travel in one full rotation of the wheel? (Use π ≈ 3.14) → 81.64 in
27. A rectangle has a perimeter of 26 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is its length? → 8 cm
28. Which transition best fits? "She practiced every day; ___, she won the competition." → consequently
29. Which sentence uses context clues to help define 'arid'? → In the arid, bone-dry region, no rain had fallen in years.
30. To begin sentence 11, which transition should be added? → Moreover