SSAT Practice Test (Middle Level)

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SECTION 1
Time – 30 Minutes
60 Questions
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases.
You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
1. PREY 8. FATIGUE
(A) bother (A) participant
(B) desire (B) hunger
(C) plunder (C) apparel
(D) target (D) threat
(E) avoid (E) exhaustion
2. CONVENIENT 9. PERSEVERE
(A) suitable (A) be certain
(B) fortunate (B) be exhausting
(C) pure (C) be steadfast
(D) awkward (D) be troubled
(E) questionable (E) be unstable
3. SEVERE 10. SEQUENTIAL

(A) deadly (A) off topic
(B) public (B) for sale
(C) elderly (C) from beyond
(D) brave (D) at an advantage
(E) harsh (E) in order
4. IDEAL 11. ILLUSION

(A) awful (A) mirage
(B) thick (B) drawing
(C) perfect (C) inaccuracy
(D) durable (D) thought
(E) laid-back (E) program
5. BEVERAGE 12. FLING

(A) ritual (A) elevate
(B) glass (B) rotate
(C) feeling (C) hurl
(D) drink (D) defy
(E) thanks (E) arouse
6. INTERCEPT 13. ADROIT

(A) run down (A) sensitive
(B) cut off (B) disturbing
(C) pass by (C) external
(D) trample on (D) sturdy
(E) go through (E) clever
7. FURIOUS 14. ERA

(A) variable (A) flaw
(B) fierce (B) age
(C) misunderstood (C) need
(D) delayed (D) guru
(E) sneaky (E) plan
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15. MANIPULATE 23. PACIFIST

(A) provide (A) conspirator
(B) release (B) sightseer
(C) minimize (C) employee
(D) influence (D) peacekeeper
(E) linger (E) coordinator
16. TRAUMATIC 24. SECLUDE

(A) global (A) revamp
(B) tiresome (B) inspect
(C) obvious (C) transmit
(D) shocking (D) arrange
(E) droopy (E) isolate
17. DECREE 25. HERCULEAN

(A) discipline (A) improper
(B) command (B) phenomenal
(C) parchment (C) innovative
(D) increment (D) typical
(E) preference (E) cohesive
18. ELABORATE 26. MAGNITUDE

(A) explain (A) importance
(B) trade (B) tremor
(C) overcome (C) partiality
(D) pretend (D) expanse
(E) nourish (E) attraction
19. OFFICIAL 27. JEER

(A) incompetent (A) violate
(B) approved (B) ridicule
(C) trainee (C) cherish
(D) adverse (D) adopt
(E) selfless (E) flair
20. REMINISCENCE 28. DETOUR

(A) limitation (A) modesty
(B) contraction (B) torrent
(C) moderation (C) patriotism
(D) removal (D) deviation
(E) recollection (E) privacy
21. HEED 29. POLISH

(A) activate (A) diminish
(B) travel (B) cleanse
(C) damage (C) burnish
(D) inflate (D) spread
(E) notice (E) protect
22. UNIQUE 30. ASTUTE

(A) singular (A) shrewd
(B) blessed (B) ruthless
(C) primary (C) stubborn
(D) unaided (D) amazed
(E) different (E) baffled
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The following questions ask you to find relationships between words.

For each question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.
31. Sunflower is to plant as 38. Salesman is to product as

(A) river is to water (A) fireman is to rescue
(B) dirt is to land (B) politician is to vote
(C) peak is to mountain (C) teacher is to subject
(D) dog is to animal (D) banker is to vault
(E) body is to human (E) athlete is to contest
32. Bell is to clapper 39. Uproar is to silence as

(A) checkers is to player (A) friendship is to argument
(B) gong is to striker (B) rage is to patience
(C) food is to caterer (C) adversity is to determination
(D) wire is to splitter (D) war is to independence
(E) catalog is to shopper (E) gesture is to thoughtfulness
33. Airplane is to transportation as 40. Gasoline is to automobile as

(A) sailboat is to recreation (A) food is to man
(B) anniversary is to celebration (B) porthole is to submarine
(C) microphone is to attention (C) traffic is to car
(D) telephone is to communication (D) coupon is to discount
(E) computer is animation (E) milk is to cow
34. Sentence is to word as 41. Wound is to heal as malfunction is to

(A) apostrophe is to contraction (A) ignore
(B) conflict is to setting (B) repair
(C) paragraph is to sentence (C) diagnose
(D) word is to grammar (D) build
(E) comma is to punctuation (E) finish
35. Sapling is to tree as cub is to 42. Rich is to own as

(A) dog (A) ripe is to pick
(B) infant (B) fun is to laugh
(C) branch (C) late is to scold
(D) pouch (D) tame is to train
(E) bear (E) wise is to know
36. Sun is to solar as 43. Possible is to hope as probable is to

(A) moon is to lunar (A) expect
(B) satellite is to orbital (B) arrange
(C) comet is to vaporous (C) remember
(D) asteroid is to galactic (D) prefer
(E) planet is to atmospheric (E) forget
37. Curiosity is to explanation as sincerity is to 44. Migrate is to bird as

(A) encouragement (A) change is to chameleon
(B) charisma (B) flutter is to butterfly
(C) apology (C) prey is to shark
(D) investigation (D) hibernate is to bear
(E) trustworthiness (E) train is to dog

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53. River is to stream as mountain is to
45. Canoe is to river as (A) range
(A) pavement is to road (B) base
(B) train is to track (C) plateau
(C) kite is to wind (D) hill
(D) racecar is to lap (E) slope
(E) skateboard is to park
54. Poison is to death as
46. Door is to bolt as (A) capsule is to disease
(A) lawnmower is to blade (B) experience is to knowledge
(B) kettle is to handle (C) mirror is to resemblance
(C) letter is to seal (D) objective is to proposition
(D) stove is to grease (E) bid is to auction
(E) diary is to passage
55. Junk is to boat as
47. Frame is to building as (A) distress is to flare
(A) band is to watch (B) recycling is to plastic
(B) crystal is to jewelry (C) sedan is to car
(C) appliance is to refrigerator (D) fuselage is to airplane
(D) skeleton is to body (E) mortgage is to house
(E) suit is to closet
56. Safe is to combination as
48. Clip is to movie as (A) forehead is to bandana
(A) annex is to building (B) liquid is to siphon
(B) excerpt is to novel (C) metal is to aluminum
(C) runway is to terminal (D) necklace is to clasp
(D) gauze is to blood (E) estate is to landowner
(E) nebula is to universe
57. Legible is to handwriting as articulate is to
49. Clam is to calm as (A) exercising
(A) chowder is to cool (B) speaking
(B) habitat is to mood (C) dancing
(C) reef is to aquamarine (D) healing
(D) beat is to beta (E) acting
(E) oyster is to quiet
58. Examination is to understanding as
50. Medicine is to cure as (A) ointment is to remedy
(A) hole is to punch (B) terminology is to meaning
(B) dam is to flood (C) hormone is to growth
(C) game is to win (D) campaign is to reputation
(D) dog is to chase (E) experiment is to theory
(E) bed is to wake
59. Down is to goose as
51. Paper is to printing as (A) snout is to pig
(A) canvas is to painting (B) corral is to horse
(B) typewriter is to writing (C) feather is to duck
(C) language is to translating (D) honeycomb is to bee
(D) cabaret is to singing (E) tentacle is to octopus
(E) clay is to molding
60. Irrigate is to water as
52. Meandering is to river as (A) contaminate is to food
(A) spiraling is to tornado (B) cultivate is to land
(B) navigating is to ocean (C) extrapolate is to idea
(C) shifting is to weather (D) ventilate is to air
(D) rotating is to wheel (E) investigate is to crime
(E) winding is to road
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SECTION 2
Time – 30 Minutes
25 Questions
Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Work each problem in your head or
in the blank space provided at the right of the page. Then look at the five suggested answers and decide which
one is best.
Note: Figures that accompany problems in this section are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is
stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale.
1. Which of the following is the number: Seven-hundred nine and thirty-four thousandths ?
(A) 709.34
(B) 709.034
(C) 709.0034
(D) 7,009.34
(E) 7,009.034
2. If 76 + 8 = 134, then the missing digit is equal to what number?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
12 3
3. If = , then x =
x 7
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 28
(D) 29
(E) 35
1 1
4. Jack ran for hour. Hank ran for hour more than Jack. How many hours did Hank run?
2 3
3 6
(A) (D)
4 7
4 7
(B) (E)
5 8
5
(C)
6

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Questions 5-6 refer to the graph. Favorite Beverage

5. The combined number of orange sodas and milk is how much greater
than the number of punches?
(A)
(B)
7
8

(C)
(D)
(E)
16
40
80

6. The number of lemonades is what fractional part of the total number of
beverages?
(A)
2
5
(D)
1
4

Orange
Punch Lemonade Milk
1 1 Soda
(B) (E)
5 3
2
Each represents 10 beverages
(C)
7
7. Amy has n more books than Bob. Bob has 7 books. How many books does Amy have?
(A) n× 7
(B) n+7
(C) n ÷ 7
(D) n–7
(E) 7× n
1
8. 10 × ×3=
5
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
9. N is a whole number between 10 and 15. N is also between 13 and 18. Which is N?
(A) 13
(B) 13.5
(C) 14
(D) 14.5
(E) 15
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10. The perimeter of a rectangle is 16. If its width is 3, then its length is
(A) 4
(B) 5 3
(C) 6
(D) 7
(E) 8
11. A man is on the ground floor. He walks up 9 floors, then down 7 floors, then up 2 floors, then up 3 floors.
What floor does the man end up on?
(A) Third floor

(B) Fourth floor
(C) Fifth floor
(D) Sixth floor
(E) Seventh floor
12. The graph shows the walking speed over time for 5 people. Ally
All of the following are true EXCEPT Bill
Walking Carl
(A) Carl’s walking speed remained constant
Speed
(B) Bill’s walking speed was equal to Donna’s Donna
(C) Ally’s walking speed was greater than Bill’s Earl
(D) Earl had the slowest walking speed
(E) Donna’s walking speed decreased over time Time
13. Which of the following CANNOT be drawn without lifting the pencil or retracing?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
14. What is the value, in degrees, of the angle x enclosed by the circle?
(A) 140
(B) 150 110
(C) 160 x
(D) 170
(E) 180

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15. A baseball pitcher won 12 games and lost 8 games. What percent of the total games did he win?
(A) 40%
(B) 50%
(C) 60%
(D) 70%
(E) 80%
16. If x y = (x + 5) – y , then 3 4 =
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7
17. The number of people now employed by a certain company is 80, which is B the number employed a year ago.
How many more employees did it have then than it has now?
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50
(E) 60
18. What is the degree measure of x?

x
(A) 35
(B) 40 5
(C) 45
(D) 50
(E) 55
5
3 9
19. If <N < , then N could be
4 10
(A) 0.5
(B) 0.6
(C) 0.7
(D) 0.8
(E) 0.9
20. The figure is made up of stacked cubes.

How many cubes were used to make the figure?
(A) 14
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 17
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21. If 2 additional black tiles are placed on the board so that each column and row has
exactly 2 black tiles, what will be the sum of the numbers still showing? 1 3
(A) 66 6 7
(B) 67
(C) 68 9 11 12
(D) 69
(E) 70 13 14 16
22. Each person contributed the same amount toward a $30 dinner.
Which of the following CANNOT be the amount each gave?
(A) $2.50
(B) $6
(C) $7.50
(D) $8
(E) $10
23. Alex weighs 84 pounds, Peg weighs 86 pounds, and Chris weighs 100 pounds. Which of the following is true?
(A) Alex weighs 6 pounds less than the average

(B) Peg weighs 2 pounds less than the average
(C) Chris weighs 8 pounds more than the average
(D) Alex weighs 3 pounds more than the average
(E) Peg weighs 7 pounds less than the average
24. Florence spent 75% of her money on a gift that costs $24.
How much money did Florence have before buying the gift?
(A) $32
(B) $36
(C) $40
(D) $44
(E) $48
25. The ratio of girls to boys in a classroom is 3 to 2. If there are 30 children in the classroom, how many are boys?
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16
(E) 18
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SECTION 3
Time – 40 Minutes
40 Questions
Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions about it. For each question, decide on the basis of
the passage which one of the choices best answers the question.
I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents prepare and
apply their plans for the future. It was an enormous challenge. At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of
cancer.
I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was tiring and stressful, but it was
what I wanted to do. My commitment was to do excellent work during the day, even though my evenings were very
hard. I didn’t want to bother the president with my situation, yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what
was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to share the information with anyone.
A few days later, the president called me into his office. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me
from across his large desk, looked me in the eye and said, “I hear your mother is very ill.”
I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my crying subside, and then gently
said a sentence I will never forget: “Whatever you need.” His understanding and his willingness to both let me be in
my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of compassion that I carry with me to this day.
-Martin Rutte
1. The major theme of this passage is 4. It can be inferred from the passage that the
company president found out about the narrator’s
(A) consistency situation
(B) illness
(C) sharing (A) through the narrator’s family.
(D) challenge (B) by observing the narrator’s stress.
(E) compassion (C) by reading an unidentified note.
(D) through another company employee.
(E) by observing the narrator’s work performance.
2. According to the selection, all of the following

contributed to the narrator’s stress EXCEPT
5. In the last sentence, the narrator was impressed
(A) not knowing his mother’s condition. with the company president’s ability to
(B) having to work throughout the day.
(C) his mother being very ill with cancer. (A) understand a mother’s pain.
(D) the difficulty of his position at the company. (B) do two thoughtful things at the same time.
(E) traveling many miles to and from work. (C) allow the narrator to cry.
(D) look beyond an employee’s work routine.
(E) keep a problem a secret.
3. According to the passage, what job did the narrator

do at the beer company?
(A) He directed the human resources department.

(B) He graded employees’ work performances.
(C) He aided the leaders in their business strategies.
(D) He worked with the employees in accounting.
(E) He supervised beer production and distribution.

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In 1928, Amelia Earhart received a phone call that would change her life. She was invited to become the first
woman passenger to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a plane. “The idea of just going as ‘extra weight’ did not appeal
to me at all,” she said, but she accepted the offer nonetheless. On June 17, after several delays due to bad
weather, Amelia Earhart flew in a plane named Friendship with co-pilots Wilmer “Bill” Stultz and Louis “Slim”
5 Gordon. The plane landed at Burry Port, South Wales, with just a small amount of fuel left.
Earhart’s first trip across the Atlantic took more than 20 hours! After that flight Earhart became a media
sensation. Following the trip, she was given parties and even a ticker tape parade down Broadway in New York
City. President Coolidge called to congratulate her on crossing the Atlantic. Because Earhart’s recrd-breaking
career and physical appearance were similar to pioneering pilot and American hero Charles Lindbergh, she
10 earned the nickname “Lady Lindy.”
Earhart wrote a book about her first flight across the Atlantic, called 20 Hrs., 40 Min. She continued to break
records. She also polished her skills as a speaker and writer, always supporting women’s achievements,
especially in aviation.
-America’s Library
6. What is the significance of the title of Earhart’s 9. Earhart got the nickname “Lady Lindy” for which
book mentioned in the last paragraph (line 11)? of the following reasons?
(A) It was the flight time of her trip across the Atlantic. I. She looked like Charles Lindbergh.
(B) It took her this long to decide to fly in the first place. II. She and Charles Lindbergh were both Americans.
(C) The pre-flight bad weather took this long to clear up. III. She did similar things to Charles Lindbergh.
(D) Her ticker tape parade in New York lasted this long.
(E) It was Charles Lindbergh’s record time for ten years. (A) III only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II and III
7. It can be inferred from the passage that
(A) the Friendship ran out of fuel before landing.

(B) Earhart did not expect to become famous.
(C) President Coolidge attended Earhart’s parade. 10. The passage is most concerned with Amelia
(D) Earhart was concerned about her weight. Earhart’s
(E) the Atlantic is about a hundred miles long.
(A) piloting skills.
(B) celebrity status.
(C) writing accomplishments.
(D) life as a pioneer.
(E) speaking abilities.
8. All of the following occurred as a result of

Earhart’s famous flight EXCEPT:
(A) She broke a world record.

(B) She spoke to a U.S. President.
(C) She became a supporter of women’s achievements.
(D) She was given a parade on a famous street.
(E) She married Louis “Slim” Gordon.

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A government office confirmed that the bird flu outbreak in a farm town in South Korea was of the H5
strain, but further tests are needed to determine whether it was the deadly N1 type. South Korea has had three
outbreaks of the bird flu virus at chicken and quail farms. This has resulted in the slaughter of more than one
million birds in an attempt to keep the disease from spreading. Although some complained, South Korean
5 farmers have been largely cooperative in the government’s decision to cull the birds as the government later
paid them for their losses.
Most of the 154 people who have died worldwide from the bird flu virus came into direct contact with
infected birds. Experts fear the virus could change into a form that becomes easily passed among people,
potentially affecting thousands of individuals. Indonesia, which was the worst hit by the bird flu virus, initially
10 protested against having to slaughter birds in infected areas and vaccinating flocks, citing a lack of funds. But it
recently launched a large-scale public education campaign, including TV commercials, urging people to wash
their hands after coming into contact with poultry and to report sick or dying birds to authorities.
11. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as being 14. According to the passage, Indonesia did which of
used to help stop the spread of the bird flu? the following?
(A) Cleansing hands after touching poultry I. Complained about having to kill birds
(B) Thoroughly cooking meat before eating II. Reported cases of the virus in two provinces
(C) Telling authorities about sick or dying birds III. Used television to tell people about the bird flu
(D) Educating the public through the media
(E) Slaughtering sick birds (A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I and III only
12. The word cull from line 5 most closely means
(A) redirect
(B) sanitize
(C) devour 15. It can be inferred from the passage that
(D) collect
(E) verify (A) the bird flu virus can change into a more deadly form
(B) humid Southeast Asian weather helps spread the flu
(C) radio messages are not as useful as TV commercials
(D) the H5 strain spreads faster than the N1 strain
(E) farmers should not accept help from the government
13. The style of the passage is most like that found in a
(A) novel about the bird flu

(B) agriculturalists’ diary
(C) newspaper article
(D) journal on pandemics
(E) science textbook

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“We need you to come with us,” notified the detective. He paused for a few seconds. “We need you to—we
would like you to identify her.”
“Okay.” Daniel followed the men to the gurney. The detective pulled away the white sheet so Daniel could
see Maria’s angelic face one last time. Daniel nodded his head in affirmation, but his heart sunk to the bottom of
5 the ocean. He then walked away.
“I know this is very difficult,” empathized the detective, “but we need you to stay here for a while—to
answer a few questions.”
“Okay.”
Daniel walked to a now restricted area of the old bridge from which Maria made her suicide jump. He
10 recognized an item the police had overlooked lying in the shadows of the wooden overpass. He stepped through
yellow tape to discover it was the Bible he had given to Maria this past Christmas. The snow was heavy that day
but two souls still managed to make it out to a meeting. Daniel’s heart was comforted somewhat knowing Maria
had been reading the Bible all the way up to her death. He picked up the Good Book he had purchased six
months ago at a Christian bookstore, and read his handwritten words on the back of the front cover:
15 I dedicate this Bible to Maria. I truly believe you were sent to me from Above. We met in the springtime and our
hopes carried us into the summer. Thankfully, our laughter and tears were enough to reunite us in autumn. It is
now wintertime and I give you this gift in the snowfall as if you were my very own. It is very cold today but my
heart is warmed by each moment with you this morning. Merry Christmas…
from Souls on the Bridge of Forever
16. This story takes place 19. Daniel’s mood changes from the beginning of the
passage to the end from
(A) by the bookstore where Daniel and Maria often met.
(B) during rush hour on a busy city bridge. (A) intense pain to mild discomfort
(C) near the conclusion of a small funeral. (B) tragic concern to comforting hope
(D) at the scene of a police investigation. (C) reluctant obedience to passive defiance
(E) in the private office of a detective. (D) hurried panic to calm thankfulness
(E) lingering doubt to quiet certainty
17. All of the following can be used to describe the

tone of the story EXCEPT 20. In the passage, the Bible (line 11) is a symbol of
which of the following?
(A) content
(B) spiritual I. Hope beyond death
(C) traumatic II. The changing of the seasons
(D) moving III. A past relationship
(E) solemn
(A) I only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
18. It can be inferred from the passage that (E) I, II and III
(A) Daniel is a pastor of a church near the old bridge.

(B) Maria and Daniel spent many Christmases together.
(C) Daniel and Maria first met at a Christian bookstore.
(D) Daniel and Maria were classmates for four quarters.
(E) Maria had her Bible with her when she passed away.
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Historians place Caesar on the level of such military greats as Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Genghis Khan,
Napoleon Bonaparte and Saladin. Although he suffered a few defeats, Caesar’s genius in war was highlighted
by the conquering of Alesia during the Gallic War, the defeat of Pompey’s forces at Pharsalus during the Civil
War, and the destruction of Pharnaces’ army at the Battle of Zela.
5 Caesar’s success on any land and under all weather conditions owes much to the strict but fair discipline of
his soldiers. Their respect and devotion to him were widely known due to his policy of promoting on skill rather
than social position. Another factor that made Caesar effective in war was his army’s advanced engineering
abilities. During an attack on one Gallic city built on a very steep and high plateau, Caesar’s engineers were able
to tunnel through solid rock. They found the source of the spring that the town was drawing its water supply
10 from, and redirected it to their own army. The town, cut off from their water supply, capitulated at once.
-Wikipedia
21. The author’s main goal in this passage is to 24. According to lines 5-7, Caesar’s policy of basing
promotion on skill rather than social position
(A) list several of Rome’s greatest military battles.
(B) compare Caesar against other military greats. (A) angered members of the government back in Rome.
(C) report about Caesar’s great skill in war. (B) allowed his men to focus on war rather than politics.
(D) describe Caesar’s defeat of a Gallic city. (C) was his most famous quality as a military leader.
(E) discuss the military strategies of Caesar. (D) eased the suffering of the soldier’s family in Rome.
(E) helped him gain the favor and loyalty of his men.
22. As used in the last line, capitulated most closely

means 25. According to the passage, Caesar’s engineers
(A) attacked I. fought despite limited water supplies.

(B) conquered II. were very highly skilled.
(C) surrendered III. once tunneled through solid rock.
(D) abandoned
(E) passed away (A) II only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II and III
23. In the selection, all of the following can be used to

describe Caesar EXCEPT
(A) resourceful
(B) unbeatable
(C) fair-minded
(D) intelligent
(E) determined
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On August 16, 1896, George Washington Carmack and two Indian friends in the Yukon pried a gold nugget
from the bed of Rabbit Creek, a tributary of Canada’s Klondike River, and set in motion one of the most
frenzied and famous gold rushes in history. Over the next two years, at least 100,000 eager would-be
prospectors from all over the world set out for the new gold fields with dreams of a quick fortune dancing in
5 their heads. Only about 40,000 actually made it to the Klondike, and a precious few ever found their fortune.
Swept along on this tide of gold seekers was a smaller and more clever group, also seeking their fortunes but
in a far more practical way. They were the entrepreneurs, the people who made money off of gold rush fever.
George Carmack, the man who began it all, was neither a die-hard prospector nor a sharp businessman. The
California native was simply in the right place at the right time. Not that this son of a Forty-Niner had anything
10 against being rich. But, like most of the white men who drifted north in the 1870s and ‘80s, he came as much for
the privacy as for the gold.
-Gary L. Blackwood
26. The “entrepreneurs” mentioned in line 7 most 29. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that
likely George Carmack
(A) wanted to explore the uncharted lands of the Yukon. (A) later regretted discovering his famous gold nugget.
(B) traveled with the gold seekers as guides. (B) became known as a great Forty-Niner.
(C) knew all the “hot spots” for gold nuggets. (C) passed away either in the 1870s or 1880s.
(D) sold housing and prospecting tools to gold seekers. (D) continued to find gold for many years.
(E) were friends and relatives of George Carmack. (E) also came to Klondike to avoid crowded city life.
27. Which of the following will the author most likely 30. According to the passage, why did people travel to
discuss next? Klondike after Carmack found the nugget?
(A) The history of gold in the Yukon. I. They hoped to meet George Carmack.
(B) A detailed life story of George Carmack. II. They wanted to make money off the gold seekers.
(C) The origins of Canadian exploration. III. They also wanted to find gold nuggets.
(D) Why so many people find gold.
(E) The geography of Rabbit Creek. (A) III only
(B) I and II only
(C) II and III only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II and III
28. This passage is primarily about
(A) the early career of George Carmack.

(B) a single discovery that started a gold rush.
(C) techniques on how to find gold nuggets.
(D) the history of gold prospecting in the U.S.
(E) the people who journeyed to the Yukon.
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SSAT Lower Level Practice Test #1
I've come this far to freedom and I won't turn back

I'm climbing to the highway from my old dirt track
I'm coming and I'm going
And I'm stretching and I'm growing
And I'll reap what I've been sowing or my skin's not black 5
I've prayed and slaved and waited and I've sung my song
You've bled me and you've starved me but I've still grown strong
You've lashed me and you've treed me
And you've everything but freed me
But in time you'll know you need me and it won't be long. 10
I've seen the daylight breaking high above the bough

I've found my destination and I've made my vow;
so whether you abhor me
Or deride me or ignore me
Mighty mountains loom before me and I won't stop now. 15
-Naomi Long Madgett
31. Which of the following words best characterizes 34. The poet believes she will reach her goal because
the poet?
(A) there are many more slaves than slave owners.
(A) furious (B) the Civil War is finally coming to an end.
(B) mournful (C) her oppressors will need her one day.
(C) victorious (D) she will find safety behind mighty mountains.
(D) determined (E) the government will pass laws abolishing slavery.
(E) obedient
35. The pattern of rhyme in this poem is most similar

32. In the poem, the narrator’s life can best be to
described as a(n)
(A) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
(A) brisk journey (B) apple, apple, banana, banana, apple
(B) cautionary tale (C) black, white, black, white, black
(C) educational experience (D) day, day, day, night, night
(D) hazardous highway (E) girl, boy, boy, girl, girl
(E) uphill climb
33. All of the following are used by the poet to

overcome slavery EXCEPT
(A) strength in numbers

(B) belief in God
(C) patience
(D) keeping a merry heart
(E) surviving physical hardship

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As early as 1939, scientists Leo Szilard and Albert Einstein had urged President Franklin D. Roosevelt to begin
government-sponsored research to develop an atomic bomb for the United States. They knew that the German effort,
led by their former colleague, the brilliant Nobel winner Werner Heisenberg, could be a great threat. As it turned out,
Germany was unsuccessful, perhaps because Adolf Hitler was more interested in developing rockets than nuclear
weapons. But that was in the future, and the only future the physicists in America could see at that point was the
danger of a German atomic bomb.
In response to the plea of Einstein and Szilard, FDR started a modest program of uranium research. By June 1940,
interest in uranium had increased to the point that the president created a larger organization, the National Defense
Research Committee. He named as director Vannevar Bush, the president of the Carnegie Institution in Washington,
D.C. The slowly growing effort gained further strength in 1941 from a startling British document. Based on British
nuclear research, the report stated that a very small amount of uranium could produce an explosion similar to that of
several thousand tons of TNT. Roosevelt responded by creating a still larger organization, the Office of Scientific
Research and Development, which would mobilize scientific resources to create an atomic weapon.
-Robert LaRue
36. As it is used in the last sentence, “mobilize” most 39. It can be inferred that Leo Szilard and Albert
nearly means Einstein
(A) transport (A) believed Heisenberg was a very good scientist.

(B) investigate (B) upset President Roosevelt with their constant pleas.
(C) clutter (C) directed the National Defense Research Committee.
(D) assemble (D) were suspicious of other American scientists.
(E) construct (E) eventually gave up on atomic bomb research.
37. This passage is primarily concerned with 40. According to the passage, President Franklin D.
Roosevelt
(A) Szilard and Einstein’s role in scientific research.
(B) why Germany failed to build the atomic bomb. (A) believed Adolf Hitler was not a major threat.
(C) various types of wartime organizations. (B) made atomic bomb research increasingly important.
(D) important decisions made by President Roosevelt. (C) attempted to dispose of large amounts of uranium.
(E) the early background of a powerful weapon. (D) was a close friend of Director Vannevar Bush.
(E) was the United States president for about two years.
38. All of the following were motivating factors for

America to build the atomic bomb EXCEPT:
(A) A German bomb would be a direct threat to the U.S.

(B) A report showed the bomb’s devastating effects.
(C) Adolf Hitler made the atomic bomb a top priority.
(D) An increased interest in the benefits of uranium.
(E) The desire to gain an advantage in a worldwide war.

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SECTION 4
Time – 30 Minutes
25 Questions
Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Work each problem in your head or
in the blank space provided at the right of the page. Then look at the five suggested answers and decide which
one is best.
Note: Figures that accompany problems in this section are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is
stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale.
1. Which number is the smallest?
(A) 0
(B) –10
(C) 1
(D) 100
(E) –1
2. The next number in the series 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16 is
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 23
(E) 24
3. Chase is 9 years old. Amber is twice as old as Chase. Kristyn is three years younger than Chase.
What is the combined age of Amber and Kristyn?
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 20
(D) 22
(E) 24
4. A student cuts through both layers of a folded sheet (see Figure 1) to produce various shapes.
When these shapes are unfolded, they can look like each of the following EXCEPT:
(A) (D)
(B) (E) Figure 1
(C)
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1
5. Camron is 50 inches tall. Julia is 5 inches shorter than Camron. How many inches tall is Julia?
2
1 1
(A) 43 (D) 49
2 2
1 1
(B) 44 (E) 55
2 2
1
(C) 45
2
Questions 6-7 refer to the Interisland Ferry Price List

Interisland Ferry Price List
6. How much will it cost 2 adults and 3 children to Adults Children
ride the ferry on a weekday afternoon?
Weekday Morning $10 $5
(A) $14
(B) $22 Weekday Afternoon $8 $2
(C) $27
(D) $30 Weekends $7 Free
(E) $35
7. The cost of 2 adults and 3 children on a weekday morning is equal to the cost of how many adults on a weekend?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
(E) 8
1
8. =
10
(A) 0.001
(B) 0.01
(C) 0.1
(D) 1
(E) 10
9. All of the following are true EXCEPT
4 1 1 1
(A) > (D) <
5 2 7 6
2 3 3 2
(B) < (E) >
3 4 10 5
5 1
(C) >
6 3
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10. If the pattern of arrows continues to the right, in what direction will the 25th arrow point?
(A) left
(B) right
(C)
(D)
up
down ←↑→↓←↑→↓
(E) all of the above
11. What is 5,091 – 463 ?
(A) 4,527
(B) 4,528
(C) 4,538
(D) 4,628
(E) 4,638
12. In the figure to the right, each column and row adds up to 15. A+B+C+D=
A 1 6
(A) 27
(B) 28 3 B C
(C) 29
(D) 30
4 D 2
(E) 31
13. The ratio of the number of even whole numbers between 5 and 17
to the number of odd whole numbers between 8 and 16 is
3 4 2
(A) (B) (C)
2 3 3
3 2
(D) (E)
4 1
14. In the square shown, what is the value, in degrees, of x?
(A) 25
(B) 30
(C) 35
(D) 40 x
(E) 45
15. By hiring 20 people, a department store increased its total number of employees by 50%.
How many employees did the store have before the increase?
(A) 30
(B) 40
(C) 50
(D) 60
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1 in.
16. What is the perimeter of the figure?
(A) 26 inches
3 in.
(B) 28 inches
(C) 30 inches
(D) 32 inches 3 in.
(E) 34 inches
7 in.
17. What is the area of the figure?
(A) 20 square inches

(B) 22 square inches
(C) 24 square inches 5 in.
(D) 26 square inches
(E) 28 square inches Note: All angles are right angles.
3+ N
18. If is equal to a whole number, then N could be
4
(A) 8
(B) 15
(C) 26
(D) 34
(E) 41
4
19. The fraction is equal to what percent?
5
(A) 90%
(B) 80%
(C) 75%
(D) 70%
(E) 60%
20. The average number of hours spent doing homework on Number of Hours Spent Doing Homework
Tuesday and Friday is how much greater than the average
number of hours spent on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6

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21. Oahu theatre shows the same movie 4 times (with no breaks) over a period of 11 hours.
What is the length of the movie?
(A) 2 hours
(B) 2 hours 15 minutes
(C) 2 hours 30 minutes
(D) 2 hours 45 minutes
(E) 3 hours
1
22. A bookshelf with 5 feet of space can fit how many books each 2 inches thick?
2
(A) 31
(B) 32
(C) 33
(D) 34
(E) 35
23. The quotient of 41 279,845 is closest to which of the following?
(A) 500
(B) 600
(C) 700
(D) 6,000
(E) 7,000
24. Bill has quarters, dimes and nickels (at least 1 of each) in his wallet that add up to one dollar.
The largest number of coins he could have minus the smallest number of coins he could have is
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) 12
25. Given square ABCD, what is the area of the shaded region?
A B
(A) 6
(B) 7 6
(C) 8
(D) 9
(E) 10
D C
4
STOP! DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT SECTION

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Practice Test #1
Page 4 Page 7 Page 13 Page 21
1. D 45. B 1. E 1. B
2. A 46. C 2. A 2. C
3. E 47. D 3. C 3. E
4. C 48. B 4. D 4. E
5. D 49. E 5. B
6. B 50. C Page 22
7. B 51. A Page 14 5. B
52. E 6. A 6. B
8. E 7. B 7. B
9. C 53. D 8. E 8. C
10. E 54. B 9. C 9. E
11. A 55. C 10. D
12. C 56. D Page 23
13. E 57. B Page 15 10. A
14. B 58. E 11. B 11. D
59. C 12. D 12. C
Page 5 60. D 13. C 13. A
15. D 14. E 14. E
16. D Page 8 15. A 15. B
17. B 1. B
18. A 2. D Page 16 Page 24
19. B 3. C 16. D 16. C
20. E 4. C 17. A 17. D
21. E 18. E 18. E
22. A Page 9 19. B 19. B
5. E 20. C 20. B
23. D 6. D
24. E 7. B Page 17 Page 25
25. B 8. E 21. C 21. D
26. A 9. C 22. C 22. C
27. B 23. B 23. E
28. D Page 10 24. E 24. B
29. C 10. B 25. D 25. A
30. A 11. E
12. B Page 18
Page 6 13. D 26. D
31. D 14. C 27. A
32. B 28. B
33. D Page 11 29. E
34. C 15. C 30. C
35. E 16. B
36. A 17. C Page 19
37. E 18. C 31. D
19. D 32. E
38. C 20. D 33. A
39. B 34. C
40. A Page 12 35. B
41. B 21. C
42. E 22. D Page 20
43. A 23. A 36. D
44. D 24. A 37. E
25. B 38. C
39. A
40. B
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3. SEVERE 10. SEQUENTIAL

4. IDEAL 11. ILLUSION

5. BEVERAGE 12. FLING

6. INTERCEPT 13. ADROIT

7. FURIOUS 14. ERA

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15. MANIPULATE 23. PACIFIST

16. TRAUMATIC 24. SECLUDE

17. DECREE 25. HERCULEAN

18. ELABORATE 26. MAGNITUDE

19. OFFICIAL 27. JEER

20. REMINISCENCE 28. DETOUR

21. HEED 29. POLISH

22. UNIQUE 30. ASTUTE

The following questions ask you to find relationships between words.

31. Sunflower is to plant as 38. Salesman is to product as

32. Bell is to clapper 39. Uproar is to silence as

33. Airplane is to transportation as 40. Gasoline is to automobile as

34. Sentence is to word as 41. Wound is to heal as malfunction is to

35. Sapling is to tree as cub is to 42. Rich is to own as

36. Sun is to solar as 43. Possible is to hope as probable is to

37. Curiosity is to explanation as sincerity is to 44. Migrate is to bird as

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2. If 76 + 8 = 134, then the missing digit is equal to what number?

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Questions 5-6 refer to the graph. Favorite Beverage

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(A) Third floor

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

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18. What is the degree measure of x?

20. The figure is made up of stacked cubes.

(A) Alex weighs 6 pounds less than the average

2. According to the selection, all of the following

3. According to the passage, what job did the narrator

(A) He directed the human resources department.

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7. It can be inferred from the passage that

(A) the Friendship ran out of fuel before landing.

8. All of the following occurred as a result of

(A) She broke a world record.

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12. The word cull from line 5 most closely means

13. The style of the passage is most like that found in a

(A) novel about the bird flu

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17. All of the following can be used to describe the

(A) Daniel is a pastor of a church near the old bridge.

22. As used in the last line, capitulated most closely

(A) attacked I. fought despite limited water supplies.

23. In the selection, all of the following can be used to

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28. This passage is primarily about

(A) the early career of George Carmack.

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I've come this far to freedom and I won't turn back

I've seen the daylight breaking high above the bough

-Naomi Long Madgett

35. The pattern of rhyme in this poem is most similar

33. All of the following are used by the poet to

(A) strength in numbers

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(A) transport (A) believed Heisenberg was a very good scientist.