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Study Guide: Los Angeles Catholic HS Entrance (HSPT-based) Exam Survival Guide
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Los Angeles Catholic HS Entrance (HSPT-based) Exam Survival Guide

By Fatskills Exam Guides Team — the exam nerds behind 28,500+ quizzes and 2.1M practice questions across 500+ global exams.

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Use: Archdiocese of Los Angeles & nearby dioceses (HSPT given at selected HS)
Sections: Verbal • Quant • Reading • Math • Language

Must-do

  • Verbal/Quant: classic analogies/series, verbal logic.
  • Reading: main idea/inference, author’s attitude.
  • Math: ratios/percents/fractions, pre-algebra, geometry.
  • Language: grammar (S-V, pronouns), punctuation, spelling.

Top traps

  • Skipping directions unique to a subtest (LA schools sometimes stress timing).
  • Percent/ratio translation errors.
  • Over-annotating reading passages.

Quick checks

  • Ratio: 3:5 = x:40 → x = 24.
  • Percent to decimal: 12.5% = 0.125.
  • S-V: “Each of the teams has…”
  • Reading: purpose in 1 line.

You will make

  • Words→Math translator (“of, per, is, than”).
  • Percent wheel + fraction pairs.
  • Comma & clause card.
  • Reading question-type stems.

Last-48h

  • 20 math (ratio/percent); 15 verbal; 2 reading sets; 15 language fixes.
  • Route/parking plan (campus logistics can be busy).

Speed tactics

  • Two-pass; don’t chase a single series item.
  • Estimate first; compute if options tight.
  • Reading: skim topic sentences; answer type-by-type.

Day-of plan

  • 8-min drill: 6 math + 4 language.
  • Breathe/pace; hydrate; steady cadence.