HSPT Test Prep Session 2017-18 - Session Agenda and Test Structure Overview

Sep 15, 2026

Immaculate HSHSPT test prep session agenda for September 16, 2017, covering practice blocks, timed section exercises, a mini-practice test, and a final review. The document explains what the HSPT is, why the test is administered, and how results inform strengths and improvement areas across participating schools. It details the HSPT structure: 300 total MC questions over 2.5 hours split into Verbal Skills, Quantitative Skills, Reading, Mathematics, and Language Arts.

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Reading Time1 h 11 min

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What will happen today

What is HSPT?

Why take the HSPT?

HSPT Test Structure

Verbal Skills section

Quantitative Skills section

Reading section

Mathematics section

Language Arts section

Review and Wrap up

Welcome to Immaculate HSHSPT Test Prep Session September 16, 2017 What is going to happen today • 9:00 – 9:10 • 9:10 – 9:40 • 9:40 – 9:45 • 9:45 – 10:10 • 10:10 – 10:15 • 10:15 – 10:45 • 10:45 – 11:00 What is HSPT? Verbal Skills section practice Quantitative skills practice Reading section Break Mathematics Section practice Language Section practice Break Mini-practice test Review and Wrap up Why do we take the HSPT? • Don’t stress! • This isn’t the only thing that matters in getting into IHS – Most important is how you’ve done in the past • Gives us an overall idea of what your strengths and areas of improvement are with so many different schools represented HSPT Test Structure • 300 Total MC Questions • 2.5 hours total testing time • Broken down into 5 sections – Verbal Skills – Quantitative Skills – Reading – Mathematics – Language Arts Section I: Verbal Skills Section • Contains 60 questions • 16 min total • About 15 sec per question • RELAX not a lot of reading – Synonyms and Antonyms – Grouping words questions (analogies) – Verbal reasoning (decide whether conclusion is T/F/U) Quantitative Skills Section II: Quantitative Skills • Contains 52 questions • 30 min total • About 30 sec per question – Sequence questions – Comparing values – Creating equations Section III: Reading Section • Contains 62 questions • 25 min total • Approximately 40 questions are based on 5 or 6 reading passages, the rest are vocab TEST TIP ALERT!!! Because the reading comprehension questions take more time to answer, you might want to skip ahead and answer the vocab first. Section IV: Mathmatics Section • Broken into two sections – Concepts (24 questions) – Problem Solving (40 questions) • Problem Solving questions are mainly Word Problems • 45 min total Section V: Language Section • Contain 60 questions • 25 min total • 50 questions ask you to find errors in: – Punctuation – Capitalization – Usage – Spelling • 10 questions in Sentence Construction and Written Composition

FAQs

What is the main purpose of taking the HSPT?

The session notes that the test helps identify strengths and areas for improvement across many schools. It also emphasizes that performance history matters most for getting into IHS.

How many questions are on the HSPT and how long is the test?

The HSPT includes 300 total multiple-choice questions and 2.5 hours total testing time, broken into five sections.

Which question types appear in the Verbal Skills section?

The Verbal Skills section includes synonyms and antonyms, grouping words/analogies, and verbal reasoning that asks whether conclusions are true, false, or uncertain.

What test-taking tip is given for the Reading section?

The document recommends skipping ahead to answer vocabulary questions first since reading comprehension questions take more time to answer.

Sep 15, 2026

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