Revising & Editing SHSAT 12/4/20 WORKSHOP

Shooter Fish
(1) Few fish find their food outside of the water. (2) Even fewer find their food several feet
above the surface. (3) And only one fish hits its food with a concentrated stream of water,
thereby knocking its prey into the water. (4) That fish is called the archerfish. (5) Although
they are generally small, ranging from five to ten centimeters, archerfish are capable of
growing as large as 40 centimeters.

(6) The archerfish inhabits the brackish waters of Soutehast Asia and Australia. (7) They
patrol tropical estuaries and mangroves. (8) Lurking just below the surface, the archerfish
uses its tongue to send a stream of water up into the air. (9) Elder archerfish have been
documented hitting insects six feet away. (10) Archerfish prefer live prey over dead targets
and hunt insects that stray too close to water.

(11) Sending out an accurate shot means that the archer must compensate for both gravity
and the refraction of light in water. (12) Gravity is a constant, both underwater and on land;
light, however, changes its wavelength as it enters the water. (13) An archerfish looking up
at insects on tree branches will not see them where they actually are. (14) Archerfish either
compensate for the refraction or shoot from a position directly below an insect, thereby
eliminating the angle of refraction altogether.

(15) Interestingly, accurate aiming is not instinctual to the archerfish. (16) This is evidenced
by young fish that frequently miss the target. (17) To be better, young fish hunt in small
clumps to up the odds that at least one archerfish will be able to do a good job. (18)
Archerfish hunting in schools are often far more successful than those that attempt lone
pursuits. (19) Accuracy comes with experience, and in one study, was shown to be enhanced
by watching older archerfish performing. (20) Archerfish have also been known to actually
jump out of the water and catch prey with their mouths if the prey is within reach of how far
the fish can jump and catch it. (21) The mantis shrimp is another sea creature which hunts
in a strange way, using its powerful claws to smash its prey.
(22) Archerfish are quite a unique breed.

1. Which sentence should follow sentence 5 to state the main claim of the passage?

A. As a result of their small size, they are often undetected by their prey.
B. The archerfish relies on above-water prey because it is incapable of finding food underwater.
C. Though diminutive in size, the potent archerfish tactfully preys on creatures above the water in
which it lives.
D. The archerfish is unlike any other underwater creature because of its exclusive diet of above-
water insects.

2. Where should sentence 10 be moved to better improve the organization of the second paragraph
(sentences 6–10)?

E. to the beginning of the paragraph (before sentence 6)

F. between sentences 6 and 7
G. between sentences 7 and 8
H. between sentences 8 and 9

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3. Which sentence should be added before sentence 11 to improve the organization of the third
paragraph (sentences 11–14)?

A. The accuracy of the archerfish’s shot is the most redeeming quality of sea creatures.
B. The archerfish is named specifically because its shot is as accurate as some professional
marksmen.
C. The fact that they can shoot a stream of water is impressive, but the accuracy of their shots is
even more astounding.
D. The power of their jet stream is remarkably stronger than their own muscle strength.

4. What is the best way to combine sentences 15 and 16 to clarify the relationship between the ideas?

E. Interestingly, accurate aiming is not instinctual in the archerfish, as evidenced by young fish that
frequently miss the target.
F. Surprisingly, because accurate aiming is not instinctual in the archerfish, young fish frequently
miss the target.
G. Interestingly, because young fish frequently miss the target, accurate aiming is not an instinct for
the archerfish.
H. Although accurate aiming is not inherent to the archerfish, young fish frequently miss the target.

5. Which revision of sentence 17 uses the most precise language?

A. To make it better, young fish hunt in small groups to up the odds that at least one archerfish will
be successful.
B. To compensate for this, young fish hunt in small groups to increase the odds that at least one
archerfish will be able to do a good job.
C. To make up for this, young fish hunt in small groups to up the odds that at least one archerfish
will be able to catch prey.
D. To compensate for this, young fish hunt in small groups to increase the odds that at least one
archerfish will be able to catch prey.

6. Which concluding sentence should replace sentence 22 to better support the information presented in
the passage?

E. The archerfish demonstrates how fish are able to catch live prey.
F. The archerfish is remarkable because it hones the most unique predatory tactics under the sea.
G. The archerfish is an impressive breed that thrives without following conventional forms of pursuit
for its prey.
H. The archerfish’s role as an underwater sea predator does not compare to the role inhabited by its
land-dwelling counterparts.

7. Which sentence is irrelevant to the ideas in the fourth paragraph (sentences 15–22) and should be
deleted?

A. sentence 18
B. sentence 19
C. sentence 20
D. sentence 21

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 Reading Comprehension SHSAT 12/4/20 WORKSHOP
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Mill Girls
1 In 1832, Lowell was little more than a factory village. Five “corporations” were started, and the
cotton mills belonging to them were building. Help was in great demand and stories were told all
over the country of the new factory place, and the high wages that were offered to all classes of
work people; stories that reached the ears of mechanics’ and farmers’ sons and gave new life to
lonely and dependent women in distant towns and farmhouses. Troops of young girls came from
different parts of New England, and from Canada, and men were employed to collect them at so
much a head, and deliver them at the factories.

2 At the time the Lowell cotton mills were started, the caste of the factory girl was the lowest
among the employments of women. In England and in France, particularly, great injustice had
been done to her real character. She was represented as subjected to influences that must
destroy her purity and self-respect. In the eyes of her overseer she was but a brute, a slave, to
be beaten, pinched and pushed about. It was to overcome this prejudice that such high wages
had been offered to women that they might be induced to become millgirls, in spite of the
opprobrium that still clung to this
degrading occupation.

3 The early millgirls were of different ages. Some were not over ten years old; a few were in
middle life, but the majority were between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five. The very young
girls were called “doffers.” They “doffed,” or took off, the full bobbins from the spinning frames,
and replaced them with empty ones. These mites worked about fifteen minutes every hour and
the rest of the time was their own. When the overseer was kind they were allowed to read, knit,
or go outside the millyard to play. They were paid two dollars a week. The working hours of all
the girls extended from five o’clock in the morning until seven in the evening, with one half hour
each, for breakfast and dinner. Even the doffers were forced to be on duty nearly fourteen hours
a day. This was the greatest hardship in the lives of these children. Several years later a ten hour
law was passed, but not until long after some of these little doffers were old enough to appear
before the legislative committee on the subject, and plead, by their presence, for a reduction of
the hours of labor.

4 Those of the millgirls who had homes generally worked from eight to ten months in the year;
the rest of the time was spent with parents or friends. A few taught school during the summer
months. Their life in the factory was made pleasant to them. In those days there was no need
of advocating the doctrine of the proper relation between employer and employed. Help was too
valuable to be ill-treated.

5 The most prevailing incentive to labor was to secure the means of education for some male
member of the family. To make a gentleman of a brother or a son, to give him a college
education, was the dominant thought in the minds of a great many of the better class of millgirls.
I have known more than one to give every cent of her wages, month after month, to her brother,
that he might get the education necessary to enter some profession. I have known a mother
to work years in this way for her boy. I have known women to educate young men by their
earnings, who were not sons or relatives. There are many men now living who were helped to an
education by the wages of the early millgirls.

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8. The perspective from which the author writes is best described as that of

E. a disinterested observer.
F. a passionate informer.
G. an irate troublemaker.
H. a biased critic.

9. In lines 4-13 (“Help . . . factories”), the author explicitly cites which of the following as a reason
that women moved to Lowell to work in the cotton mills?

A. The opportunity to live in a more appealing climate

B. The appeal of generous vacation time
C. The chance to enjoy the company of a diverse array of coworkers
D. The promise of attractive pay

10. In the context of the passage as a whole, the author most likely mentions the working conditions
of England and France
(Lines 16-22) in order to

E. demonstrate the superiority of European factory work.

F. provide a historical overview of the Industrial Revolution.
G. emphasize false promises used to attract workers to the mills.
H. argue that American factories should follow the European model.

11. The passage suggests which of the following about the youngest girls employed at the Lowell
mills?

A. They had complete freedom to spend their time as they chose.

B. They spent the majority of their time in educational settings.
C. They ranged in age from 10-16 years old.
D. They were afforded more leisure time than were the older girls and adult women.

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12. The information in the table provided most support for which of the following claims made in the
passage?

E. Women working in the mills were forced to be on duty nearly fourteen hours per day.
F. There were five growing corporations in Lowell in 1832.
G. Many of the mill girls gave some or all of the wages that they earned to male family
members.
H. The idea of working in the mills gave new life to girls and women living in isolated towns
across North America.

13. The last paragraph contribute to the development a central idea of the passage by

A. suggesting that the early female mill-workers in Lowell were universally contemptuous of
their male relatives.
B. conveying that providing financial resources for their male relatives’ education was
commonplace among the early female mill-workers in Lowell.
C. emphasizing that a college education is the surest way to achieve the status of a gentleman.
D. highlighting that the primary reason that middle-aged women worked in the Lowell mills was
to provide financial resources for their daughters.

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Math: Cumulative Review SHSAT 12/4/20 WORKSHOP

14. If M and N are 2 positive numbers and 17. Mashud and Iqbal are security guards at a top
M > N, which of the following expressions is secret federal vault. They each work 8 hour
the smallest? shifts, consecutively. If Mashud begins his shift
at 8 PM, what time will it be after they each
E. —
(M – N) have worked 4 shifts?
F. —
M
G. —
(N – M) A. 4 PM
H. —
(M + N) B. 8 PM
C. 12 PM
D. 12 AM
15. The following table shows the number of
calls received by the customer service
department. 18. Kai rides his bicycle up the hill to school and
back every day. If he travels twice as fast
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 downhill as up, and it takes 30 minutes round-
Number of Calls 119 118 122 120 118 118 121 trip, how far away is his school?

E. 20 miles
According to the table, what is the median
F. 18 miles
number of calls received by the customer
G. 10 miles
service department in the seven days?
H. Cannot be determined from the
A. 118 information given.
B. 119
C. 120
19. Chandler is inputting test grades into a
D. 121
spreadsheet. If there are 625 grades to input,
and he inputs 25 grades per minute, how many
16. minutes will it take him to input all the grades?
x y

b A. 5
1 —
a–
2 B. 25
C. 620
2 — b D. 625
3

3 b 20. A magician has a bunny, pigeon, and a cat in

a–
4
his hat. If he pulls out one animal at a time
4 b without replacing it, what is the probability he
2a –
5 pulls out the pigeon first and then the cat?

Based on the table above, which of the 1

E.
following best represents the value of y when 2
x = 0? 1
F.
3
E. —
2a – b
1
G.
5
F. —
b
1
H.
a 6
G. —
2

H. —
2a

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21. A prom dress originally priced at $450 is on 25. The following are coordinates of points
1 in the xy-plane. Which of these points is
sale for off the original price. In addition, nearest the origin?
3
Alia has a coupon for 10% off the discounted
A. (— 1, — 1)
price. If there is a 6% sales tax on the final
1 1
price of the dress, what would Alia’s total cost B. ( , —
)
2 2
be?
C. (0, — 1)
A. $143.10
B. $270.30 1
D. (0, )
2
C. $286.20
D. $297.00
26. A kiddie pool has the radius of 1 yard. What is
its area in square feet?
22. Five consecutive numbers have a sum of
110. What is the least of these consecutive E. 3π ft2
numbers? F. 9π ft2
G. 12π ft2
E. 11 H. 144π ft2
F. 18
G. 20
H. 22 27.
W

23. At a restaurant, two burgers and one fries

cost $6.50. What is the cost of six burgers and b° a°
three fries? X Y Z
A. $9.50
B. $13.00 In the figure above, if a = 3b, what is the
C. $18.00 value of ∠WYZ?
D. $19.50 A. 60°
B. 90°
24. C. 120°
D. 135°

28. M N
O

1
6 1
3
5
The figure above is made from a regular On the number line above, MN = 5 . What is
6
decagon. If point O is at the center of the
the position of point M?
decagon, the area of the triangle shown is 6
square units, and the depth of the figure is 6 1
units long, what is the volume of the figure? E. —
7
6
E. 60 cubic units 1
F. —
4
F. 180 cubic units 2
G. 360 cubic units 1
H. 720 cubic units G. 4
2

H. 7
1
6
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x+5
— 34. A company with 894 employees uses a total of
29. The range for the values of x in < x is 597,320 pounds of paper per year. What is the
2
best estimate of the average number of pounds
5
A. —
<x of paper used by each employee?
3
3 E. 67
B. —
<x
5 F. 670
G. 6,700
5
C. <x H. 67,000
3
5
D. >x 35. Han has to take statistics, economics,
3
history, and composition next term in order
3x + z to graduate. He takes each of these courses
y
30. If 6 =5– , then 3x + 2y = Monday through Thursday, one course per
3
day, and can choose which days to take each
E. 5–z
course. How many different ways can Han
F. 15 – z
make his schedule for next term?
G. 30 – z
H. 30 – 6z

31. A number that goes through the Processing —

Machine is first added by 2, multiplied by 3, • • • •

then subtracted by 4. Which of the following 0 0 0 0

numbers will become a negative odd number 1 1 1 1

after having gone through the Machine? 2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3

4 4 4 4
I. 0
5 5 5 5
II. — 1
6 6 6 6
III. — 2
7 7 7 7

A. I 8 8 8 8

B. II 9 9 9 9

C. III
D. II and III 24

32. What is the value of 6.34 – 4.12 written as an 36. Patil and Mara are stocking empty vending
improper fraction? machines. They have 200 cases of soda and
each case has 12 cans. If a single machine
24 can hold up to 132 cans of soda, how many
E.
11
vending machines can they fill completely?
224
F.
101
111
G. —
50
• • • •
20
H. 0 0 0 0
9 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2
33. Find the least common multiple of 3 3 3 3
2 · 2 · 2 · 7 and 2 · 2 · 2 4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5
A. 7
6 6 6 6
B. 2·2·2
7 7 7 7
C. 2·2·2·7
8 8 8 8
D. 2·2·2·2·2·2
8
9 9 9 9

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