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SHSAT English Language Arts

Manage passage sets as reviewable units.

Updated October 3, 2026
Format detailWhat to know
Questions / tasks50
TimingShared 180 minutes with the other subject; choose the first subject and complete it before switching.
CalculatorNo calculator; use passage evidence.

What to study

  • contextual revising and editing
  • sentence grammar and punctuation
  • literary and informational reading
  • poetry, evidence, inference and structure

How to approach the section

  1. Resolve evidence conflicts before submitting a set.
  2. Use a sentence-level final check on stand-alone edits.

Common mistakes

  • Expecting to return after the set has been submitted.

Stand-alone revising and editing

Practice stand-alone sentence revision. Official responses lock after advancing; local practice allows review so you can compare explanations.

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Passage-based revising and editing

Improve coherence, organization and expression across a passage.

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Reading comprehension passage sets

Interpret evidence, ideas, language and literary effects.

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Technology-enhanced items

Practice supported multiple-response and table-grid reasoning. Other official digital interactions are explained in the guide and coverage matrix; this engine does not reproduce the complete TestNav interface.

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Put the method into practice

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Section: English Language Arts

182 questions match; your set will have 20. Change the set number to practice different combinations. The same settings resume your saved set. Timed practice uses your selected budget; these fixed practice sets do not reproduce official adaptive forms. Grade 9 includes common preparation plus its mathematics extensions.

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