SAAT

Standard Achievement Admission Test

‫ طبيعته ومكوناته‬- ‫اختبار التحصيلي للتخصصات العلمية‬

‫باللغة اإلنجليزية – للطالب‬

. Contents .

.Nature and Components of SAT *

( Main Topics Covered by the SAAT ( Biology - Chemistry - Physics - Math

- English *

.Sample Items *
. Biology Sample Items -
. Chemistry Sample Items -
. Physics Sample Items -
. Math Sample Items -
. English Sample Items -

Nature and Components of SAT

:Nature of SAAT *
.SAAT is an admission test that covers four basic subject areas: Biology,
Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics

.SAAT focuses on the material of the official 3-year (scientific) curriculum of

the Saudi High Schools

:The items on the SAAT are distributed as follows

20%of each subject for the first year of the high school syllabus
and 40% of each subject for the second and third years of the high school
syllabus

: Components of SAAT *

.A SAAT test consists of 130 items in 5 sections

.Some of the items included are non-scorable trial items Each section is
given 30 minutes

.The total time of the test, including the time given to instructions, is 3 hours

Main Topics Covered by the SAAT

Biology
1Life and its features
2The structure of living organisms
3Nutrition in humans
4Human circulatory system

5Morphology and nutrition of plants

6Respiration in humans
7Respiration in plants
8The sense in humans

9The sense in plants

10Environmental pollution
11The cell and its activities
12Reproduction in living organisms:asexual and sexual

13Genetics and molecular biology

14Improvement of animal and plant production
15Human health and diseases
16Food: mechanisms and digestion

17Transport in living organisms

18Respiration: mechanisms and gas exchanges
19Excretions and waste release in living organisms
20Support and skeletal systems

21Movement and muscular systems

22Hormonal and neural coordination
23The chemistry of living matter
24Human histology

25Plant histology
26Diversity of living organisms and their classification
27Viruses
28Kingdom of Prokaryotes: Monera

29Kingdom of protista
30The Fungi
31Kingdom of Plantae
32Kingdom of Animalia

33Animal and plant ecology

34The behavior of living organisms

Main Topics Covered by the SAAT

Chemistry
1The nature of matter
2The atom
3Modern atomic theory
4Periodic law of elements

5Chemical reactions and equations

6Alkali metals and alkaline-earth metals
7Groups 3A and 4A of the periodic table
8Chemical bonds

9Transition elements
10Chemistry of air and water
11Solutions and concentration
12Chemical calculations

13Exothermic and endothermic reactions

14Gases in chemical reactions
15Organic chemistry
16Molecular and structural formulae of organic compounds
17Alkanes
18Alkenes and alkynes
19Cyclic hydrocarbons
20Petrol: its derivatives and industries

21Polymers
22Rate of chemical reaction
23Chemical equilibrium
24Electrolyte solutions

25Acid and base calculation

26Oxidation and reduction
27Nitrogen: its compounds and cycle
28Halogens

29Determination of molecular weights

30Functional groups in organic compounds
31Classification of organic compounds
32Proteins and carbohydrates
 Main Topics Covered by the SAAT

Physics

1Properties of matter
2Elasticity
3Mechanics of fluids
4Atmospheric pressure

5Properties of fluids
6Thermodynamics
7Heat sources
8Temperature scales

9Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases

10Heat capacity
11Static physics
12Force and equilibrium

13Motion and Newton>s laws

14Work and Energy
15Vibration and wave motion
16Sound waves and resonance
17Light, reflection and refraction
18Dynamics of fluids
19Thermodynamics and heat
20Thermodynamics and heat conduction

21Electromagnetic
22Electricity
23Quantum theory
24Nuclear physics

Main Topics Covered by the SAAT

Mathematics

1Introductory
2Sets
3Geometry: plane, analytical and solid
4Trigonometry

5Algebra
6Introduction to statistics
7Matrices
8Linear programming

9Combinations and permutations

10Complex numbers
11Exponential and logarithmic functions
12Statistics and probability

13Conic sections
14Polynomials
15Sequences and series
16Limits and continuity of a function

17Differentiation
18Integration

Main Topics Covered by the SAAT

English

1Structure
2Composional Analysis

3Word Meaning

4Reading Comprehension

Biology Sample Items

Instruction
,Read the following questions
.Choose the right answer and darken in your answer sheet the circled letter
corresponding to your answer

(1)
:Photosynthesis is a main pathway in all the following groups except
A) fungi
B) algae
C) cyanobacteria
D) bryophyte

(2)
?What is the name of the endocrine gland indicated below
A) Pituitary
B) Pineal
C) Thymus
D) Thyroid

(3)
:The RNA molecules differ from DNA molecules in
A) having a single strand
B) having thyamine
C) being present in the nucleus
D) having deoxyribose

(4)

.The two plants below were present in the same house garden
?Which of the following could be the cause of the withering of plant A
A) Plant infection
B) Lack of water
C) Type of soil
D) Lack of light

(5)
:If a person has symptoms of Beri Beri, then he should be treated with
A) antibiotics
B) vitamin B complex
C) vitamin A
D) cortisone

(6)
?A sudden red algal bloom occurred in a certain sea. What could be the
cause of this phenomenon
A) Decrease in water level
B) Increase in nitrogen concentration
C) Increase in atmospheric temperature
D) Increase in light intensity

(7)
?If a white bull is crossed with a red cow, where both colors are recessive,
what will the color of F1 progeny be
A) White
B) Red
C) Grey
D) White and red

(8)
:The function of the thymus endocrine gland is to regulate
A) gonad growth
B) body growth
C) body immunity
D) storage of nutrients

(9)
:The sexual reproductive cells are distinguished by having
A) mitosis
B) meiosis
C) spindle formation
D) centrosome formation

(10)
(During your examination of the leaves of a certain plant, you found out that
they have parallel venation (veins
?To which group does this plant belong
A) Dicotyldon
B) Monocotyledon
C) Pterophyta
D) Bryophyte

(11)
In any close living relationship between two different species where one
benefits from the other causing no harm to it but the other does not benefit,
this relationship is called
A) commensalisms
B) carnivorousness
C) parasitism
D) mutualism

(12)
,If a husband has an (AB) blood type, and his wife has a dormant (A) blood
type
?what will the possibility of their children’s blood types be
A) B , A
B) O only
C) A , O , AB
D) A , AB

(13)
?Which of the following worms belong to Phylum Annelida
A) Leech
B) Planaria
C) Liver fluke
D) Ascaris

Chemistry Sample Items

Instruction

,Read the following questions

.Choose the right answer and darken in your answer sheet the circled letter
corresponding to your answer
(1)
:Cathode rays are particles carrying
A) negative charges
B) positive charges
C) positive and negative charges
D) no charges

(2)
:Oxidation of primary alcohol produces
A) ketone
B) organic acid
C) aldehyde
D) ester

(3)
:The most abundant element in the earthʹs crust is
A) oxygen
B) silicon
C) iron
D) nickel

(4)
:When 29.25g of sodium chloride ( NaCl ) dissolved in 1 liter of water, the
concentration of the solution
A) 0.5 molal
B) 1.0 molal
C) 0.5 Molar
D) 1.0 Molar

(5)
:When an electric current is passed through a copper sulfate solution, the
resulting precipitate is due to the neutralization of
A) electrons with sulfur ions
B) electrons with copper ions
C) electrons with copper sulfate
D) copper ions with hydrogen bonds

(6)
?Which of the following compounds make hydrogen bonds
A) Ammonia
B) Ammonium iodide
C) Acetic acid
D) Ethan

(7)
?According to following electronic periodic distribution 1S2 2S1, to which
period and group does the element belong

(8)
:KNO3 salt is produced from
A) a strong acid and a strong base
B) a strong acid and a weak base
C) a weak acid and strong base
D) weak acid and a weak base

(9)
:Economically, the ideal method to desalinate sea water is by means of
A) reverse osmosis
B) condensation
C) ion exchange
D) electrodialysis

(10)
:The product of the following reaction is

(11)
:The reaction is considered exothermic if the heat content of the reactants is
A) higher than the heat content of the products
B) less than the heat content of the products
C) equal to the heat content of the products
D) heat content is not useful for heat of reaction

(12)
?Which property applies to aluminium hydroxide, Al (OH)3
A) Acidic
B) Basic
C) Amphoteric
D) Salty

(13)
:The main product of the following chemical reaction equation is

Physics Sample Items

 Instruction

,Read the following questions

.Choose the right answer and darken in your answer sheet the circled letter
corresponding to your answer

(1)
:A glass bottle of water breaks when left for long in the freezer because of
A) the expansion of the internal surface of the glass
B) the expansion of water at very low temperature
C) the increase in glass density
D) the increase in water density

(2)
:(Which of the following graphs represents the relationship between change in
conductor resistance (R) and its length (ℓ
(3)
?An object accelerates initially from rest at 2.5 m/sec. What is the speed of
this object (m/sec) after 3 seconds
A) 2.5
B) 4
C) 5
D) 7.5

(4)
:If you pour a quantity of water in four connected pipes, as shown in the figure
below, the water pressure will be

A) minimum at point C
B) equal at points D, C and B
C) maximum at point D
D) equal at all points

(5)
.Air pressure of car tires increases when parked under the sun for some time
:The explanation of this phenomenon, according to the dynamic theory of
gases, is that the air molecules
A) increase in volume
B) increase in velocity
C) increase in number
D) distance increases on the average
(6)
:A hydrogen-filled balloon ascends because its weight is
A) more than the air buoyant force acting upon it
B) less than the air buoyant force acting upon it
C) equal to the air buoyant force acting upon it
D) at the same direction of the air buoyant force

(7)

:The net force in Newton below is

(cos 60 = 0.5 )

(8)
?In which of the following four positions of the same person on Earth, will his
weight be the heaviest
(9)
:In the following diagram, the force formed between the two wires is

A) repulsive
B) electrical
C) attractive
D) related to the mass

(10)
.The absolute refractive indices of water and glass are 1.33 and 1.5
respectively
?What is the relative refractive index from water to glass
A) 0.17
B) 0.88
C) 1.12
D) 2.83

(11)
.An object is placed at 20 cm from a convex lens with a focal length of 15 cm
?How far in cm is the image from the lens
A) -60
B) -9
C) 9
D) 60
(12)
.The diagram below shows an incomplete lamp circuit
?What should be added in the box (x) to measure the electric current

(13)

What are the two stages through which the nucleus passes when it
decays to nucleus
A β emission followed again with β emission
B β emission followed by α particles
C α emission followed again with α emission
D α emission followed by γ rays

Math Sample Items

Instruction

,Read the following questions

.Choose the right answer and darken in your answer sheet the circled letter
corresponding to your answer
 English Sample Items

Instruction

,Read the following questions

.Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

(1)
?Would you mind ______ me with this math problem
A) help
B) helping
C) being helped
D) helped

(2)
.You must train hard ______ you can win the race
A) in order
B) since
C) so that
D) because

(3)
.In Saudi Arabia, most services ______ by the government
A) being provided
B) are provided
C) have provided
D) been provided

(4)
.Before he retired, Fahd ______ a fire fighter
A) had been
B) would be
C) has been
D) was being

Instruction

,Read the following questions

.Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word

(5)
.We used to live in a small house. Then we moved to a more spacious one
A) big
B) expensive
C) high
D) new

(6)
.While doing home cleaning, it is a waste of water to keep faucets excessively
running
A) hoses
B) tanks
C) pipes
D) taps

(7)
.It is healthy for the human mind and soul to have a positive outlook towards
life
A) real
B) united
C) constructive
D) wonderful

(8)
.Problem solving is a difficult skill to learn, but our teacher gave us a good
lecture on how to do it
A) show
B) strategy
C) sermon
D) lesson

Answer Key