Two sections: ELA and Math

ELA topics covered: recognizing and correcting language errors in a general piece of literature; understanding, analyzing, and interpreting reading passages.

Math topics covered: mathematical concepts and principles, word problems and computation problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and statistics.

ELA section (57 items)

• 20 revising/editing questions: 5-8 stand-alone questions and 2 passages with 6-8 questions each

• 6 reading passages with 5-7 questions each

• All questions are multiple choice questions

Math section (57 items)
5 grid-in questions
52 multiple choice word problems and computational questions

The Specialized High Schools that require the SHSAT are:

• Bronx High School of Science

• Brooklyn Latin School

• Brooklyn Technical High School

• High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College

• High School for American Studies at Lehman College

• Queens High School for Sciences at York College

• Staten Island Technical High School

• Stuyvesant High School