SSAT Middle Level Test 1 V 1.6

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SSAT MIDDLE LEVEL

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SECTION 1
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Writing Sample
Schools would like to get to know you better through a story you tell using one of the ideas below. Please
choose the idea you find most interesting and write a story using the idea as your first sentence. Please
fill in the circle next to the one you choose.
A It was unlike any place I’d ever been.
B He leaned forward and said …
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SECTION 1
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.
Sample problem:
5,413 (A) 586
– 4,827 (B) 596
(C) 696
(D) 1,586
(E) 1,686
B C D E
1. If three times a number is 9, what is the number? USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 12
(E) 27
2. If three dozen slices of pizza are divided equally

among 36 people at a birthday party, how many slices
will each person have?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 12
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.
USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
3. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 6?
(A) 353
(B) 356
(C) 358
(D) 360
(E) 362
4. 19 + 31 + 11 is closest to
(A) 10 + 30 + 10
(B) 15 + 40 + 10
(C) 20 + 30 + 10
(D) 20 + 30 + 20
(E) 20 + 40 + 15
5. 1� , 2� , 3� , 4� , …
4 8 12 ∎
In the number pattern above, ∎ =
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16
(E) 20
6. Aaron received 𝑥𝑥 tickets to a concert and divided them

equally among himself and his four friends. Which of
the following expressions shows the number of tickets
that each person received?
(A) 𝑥𝑥/4
(B) 𝑥𝑥 + 4
(C) 𝑥𝑥 − 4
(D) 𝑥𝑥 − 5
(E) 𝑥𝑥/5
7. Caroline had a one hour nap, and then slept for seven
hours. What fraction of the full day was Caroline
asleep?
(A) 1�4
(B) 1�3
(C) 2�3
(D) 4�24
(E) 7�24
8. If 𝑥𝑥 = 2 and 𝑦𝑦 = 19 , then 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 =

(A) 9.5
(B) 17
(C) 21
(D) 29
(E) 38
9. Nathan reads four books in the fall and two books in

the winter. In the summer, he reads twice the number
of books he reads in the fall. In the spring, he reads
half the number of books he reads in the fall. If he
continues to read at the same rate, how many books
will he read in two full years?
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 22
(D) 24
(E) 32
10. In Figure 1, the radius of the circle is 4. If a line
segment is drawn inside the circle so it does not
extend beyond the circle’s outer edge, the line segment
could have any of the following lengths EXCEPT:
(A) 10
(B) 8 4
(C) 7
(D) 6
(E) 4 Figure 1
11. The cost of go-karting is 𝑆𝑆 dollars for the first ten laps
around the track and 𝑇𝑇 dollars for each additional lap.
What is the cost, in dollars, of go-karting for 17 laps?
(A) 𝑇𝑇 + (𝑆𝑆 × 7)
(B) 𝑆𝑆 + (𝑇𝑇 × 7)
(C) (𝑆𝑆 ×10) + 𝑇𝑇
(D) (𝑇𝑇 ×10) + 𝑆𝑆
(E) 17 + 𝑆𝑆 + 𝑇𝑇
12. If Figure 2 is a rectangle, then 𝑥𝑥 =

(A) 45
(B) 60
(C) 90
(D) 180 x°
(E) 360 Figure 2
13. If 40 percent of a number is 200, then 10 percent of

the same number is
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 50
(D) 140
(E) 190
Questions 14-15 are based on the graph in Figure 3.
14. Which of the following statements is correct? Jack's Annual Television Sales
(A) In 2004, Jack sold exactly twice as many 22
20
televisions as he sold in 2002.
Number of Televisions Sold

18
(B) Jack sold the same number of televisions 16
in 2005 as in 2007. 14
(C) In 2007, Jack sold more than twice as 12
10
many televisions as in 2003.
8
(D) Jack sold the most televisions in 2007. 6
(E) None of the above statements are 4
correct. 2
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Figure 3
15. In 2006, the employee of the year sold 36 televisions.

In 2006, Jack’s television sales were what fraction of
the employee of the year’s sales?
(A) 1�2
(B) 1�3
(C) 2�3
(D) 3�5
(E) 6�7
16. A safari company offers group tours that cost $100 for
two people and $20 more for each additional person. If
five people share the cost of the tour equally, how
much does each person pay?
(A) $20.00
(B) $24.00
(C) $32.00
(D) $35.00
(E) $40.00
17. 498.57 =
8 5 7
(A) 49 + + +
10 100 1000
5 7
(B) 498 + +
1 10
5 7
(C) 498 + +
10 10
5 7
(D) 498 + +
10 100
5 7
(E) 498 + +
100 1000
18. In Figure 4, LMNO is a square. If the length of KL is 8

and the length of LO is 3, what is the area of the K L M
rectangle JKMN?
(A) 21
(B) 24
(C) 28 J O N
(D) 33 Figure 4
(E) 36
19. There were 17 sunny days this year, which was 18

fewer than last year. Two years ago, there were three
times as many sunny days as there were this year.
How many total sunny days were there in all three
years?
(A) 35
(B) 51
(C) 54
(D) 103
(E) 104
2
20. How many fifths are there in 5 ?
5
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 25
(E) 27
21. The Smith family has four children. Matt is 5 years

older than Kim. Kim is half Kyle’s age. Meg is older
than Kyle, but not Matt. Who is the second youngest
child?
(A) Matt
(B) Kim
(C) Kyle
(D) Meg
(E) It cannot be determined from the information
given.
22. In Figure 5, an empty glass with a flat, circular rim is

placed upside down on a piece of paper. Which of the
following shows all of the points where the glass
touches the paper?
(A)
(D)
(B)
Figure 5
(C)
(E)
23. Patrick started at point A. He traveled 2 km north, 2
km east, 2 km south, and 3 km west. How far is he
from where he started?
(A) 1 km north
(B) 1 km east
(C) 1 km west
(D) 2 km south
(E) 3 km west
24. If ∎𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥 3 + 2, what is the value of ∎2?

(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 10
(E) 12
25. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 171.

What is the largest number?
(A) 55
(B) 57
(C) 58
(D) 59
(E) 61
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SECTION 2
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.
In the early 19th century, scientists’ understanding of the laws of gravity predicted certain
orbits for each of the planets. In general, the seven planets known at that time observed these
predicted orbits. However, there was an exception: Uranus, at the far outer reaches of the solar
system, refused to behave as predicted. The strange orbit of Uranus posed a problem for
Line 5 scientists. Some thought that the effect of the sun’s gravity changed at such extreme distances.
Others were convinced that there had been some error: Uranus was actually behaving as
expected, and astronomers must have botched their observations. But there was a third theory:
that some as-yet-undiscovered object in the outer solar system was disturbing the orbit of
Uranus. Convinced of this theory, at least two scientists— John Adams Couch and Urbain Jean-
10 Joseph Le Verrier— worked separately to calculate the position of such an object. By 1846, they
had calculated the mass, orbit, and position of the object, using only their knowledge of gravity
and observations of the Uranus’s orbit. With their calculations, astronomers were able to locate
the object, and in 1846, the planet Neptune was discovered.
1. Why did the orbit of Uranus pose a 2. The author’s main purpose in this passage
problem for early 19th century scientists? is to
(A) Uranus’s orbit differed from the (A) illustrate the laws of gravitation
predictions made by scientific (B) specify the orbits of the planets in our
models. solar system
(B) Uranus’s orbit would make space (C) describe Uranus's size and
travel significantly more difficult in composition
the future. (D) explain how Uranus’s orbit led to
(C) Scientists were unable to make Neptune’s discovery
accurate observations of Uranus’s (E) argue that math is a fundamental tool
orbit. in science
(D) Uranus was often blocking scientists’
view of other planets in the outer
solar system.
(E) Scientists were concerned that
Uranus might break free of its orbit,
posing a threat to Earth.
3. According to the passage, John Adams 5. After the discovery of Neptune, scientists
Couch and Urbain Jean-Joseph Le Verrier were aware of how many planets in total
believed that in our solar system?
(A) the laws of gravitation were (A) 6
inaccurate (B) 7
(B) astronomers had made incorrect (C) 8
measurements of Uranus’s orbit (D) 9
(C) Uranus’s orbit was being affected by (E) 10
an unknown object
(D) the sun’s gravity behaved differently
at the edges of the solar system
(E) Uranus’s orbit was not as irregular as
Neptune’s orbit
4. Based on the context of the passage,

“botched” (line 7) most nearly means
(A) added together
(B) messed up
(C) changed suddenly
(D) distantly orbited
(E) predicted from evidence
“What will you have, dear Frog?" said she. "My dresses, my pearls and jewels, or the golden
crown which I wear?"
The Frog answered, "Dresses, or jewels, or golden crowns are not for me; but if you will love
me, and let me be your companion and playfellow, and sit at your table, and eat from your little
Line 5 golden plate, and drink from your cup, and sleep in your little bed,—if you will promise me all
these, then will I dive down and fetch up your golden ball."
"Oh, I will promise you all," said she, "if you will only get me my ball." But she thought to
herself, "What is the silly Frog chattering about? Let him remain in the water with his equals; he
cannot mix in society." But the Frog, as soon as he had received her promise, drew his head under
10 the water and dived down. Presently he swam up again with the ball in his mouth, and threw it
on the grass. The King's daughter was full of joy when she again saw her beautiful plaything; and,
taking it up, she ran off immediately. "Stop! stop!" cried the Frog. "Take me with you. I cannot run
as you can." But all his croaking was useless; although it was loud enough, the King's daughter did
not hear it, but, hastening home, soon forgot the poor Frog, who was obliged to leap back into the
15 fountain.
6. In lines 1-2, the princess offered clothing 8. The princess’s actions could best be
and jewelry to the frog because described as
(A) she felt bad that the frog had to live (A) evil
outside (B) deceitful
(B) she wanted to trade her old things for (C) menacing
a new toy (D) unlikely
(C) she was a kind and generous princess (E) virtuous
(D) she wanted the frog to retrieve her
lost toy 9. Based on the context of the passage, what
(E) she wanted the frog to be her new is the most likely meaning of “hastening”
friend (line 14)?
(A) going quickly
7. What best explains why the princess
(B) ignoring someone
didn’t stay to play with the frog?
(C) playing loudly
(A) She forgot about her promise to play
(D) sneaking quietly
with the frog.
(E) hopping joyfully
(B) She probably meant to come back for
the frog later.
(C) She didn’t understand what the frog
wanted.
(D) She had never intended to keep her
promise to the frog.
(E) She had already told the frog that she
wouldn’t be his playmate
Clothing swapping has become an increasingly popular way for people to give away
undesired items from their wardrobes and get something fresh in return. Enthusiasts in the
Washington area and beyond have attracted hundreds of new participants to their events in
recent months, using social media to spread the word. Swappers say the events are an opportunity
Line 5 to stay fashionable on a budget, and to be charitable and environmentally friendly at the same
time.
One of the area's most popular clothing swap groups drew a record crowd to its latest
gathering at a high school in Springfield, Virginia on April 20. About 300 participants came to the
cafeteria of the West Springfield High School to lay out gently used shirts, pants, dresses, and other
10 items they no longer wanted. In return, they could take home almost anything they liked.
Student volunteer Pat Moore loved the concept. "I brought five shirts and got two nice pairs
of boots,” Moore said. “They were new, not even used!"
A resident of the nearby Virginia suburb of Alexandria, Daphne Steinberg, said she was
attracted by the prospect of finding something special. "I love that I can outfit myself for work,
15 have a good time doing it, and save money,” Steinberg explained.
10. According to the passage, the benefits of 12. According to the passage, the organizers
clothing swaps include of Washington-area clothing swaps used
I. saving money social media to
II. raising money for local charities (A) swap gently used clothing online
III. making new friends (B) control who had access to their
events
(A) I only (C) share information about which
(B) I and II only brands and types of clothing would
be available
(C) I and III only
(D) raise awareness of their events and
(D) II and III only
increase participation
(E) I, II, and III
(E) ensure that participants were
following the rules
11. The author’s main purpose in this passage
is to
(A) offer some opinions on workplace
fashion
(B) highlight the benefits of a new social
trend
(C) offer a critique of the modern fashion
industry
(D) discuss the impact of social media on
shopping
(E) compare clothing swaps in
Washington with those in the rest of
the county
13. Which of the following would be the best 14. This passage would most likely be found
title for this passage? in
(A) West Springfield High School Draws (A) a diary
Large Crowd (B) a newspaper
(B) The Benefits of Promoting Your Event (C) a novel
with Social Media (D) a biography
(C) Clothing Swapping: The Pros and (E) a letter
Cons
(D) Clothing Swapping Becomes Popular
in the Washington Area
(E) Washington-Area Shoppers are
Desperate for High Fashion
Oceans cover most of the Earth’s surface, and in their depths dwell most of the planet’s life.
Yet to us creatures of the land, the ocean is alien and often hostile. Coral reefs dazzle us, with rich
colors and complex ecosystems. Kelp forests are a thick, dizzying maze of life, in the midst of
which it can be hard to tell up from down. Far out beyond the coast, waves tower over ships, and
Line 5 whales and massive fish graze on microscopic plankton, extracting their sustenance from what
appears to the naked eye to be nothing but water. And deep down, beyond the continental shelf,
beyond the warming rays of the sun, lies a place that we call the abyssal plain.
Here flat grey plains of ooze stretch over incredible distances, shrouded in darkness, fed by
a constant rain of decaying matter from the seas above. At first glance, it might appear to be a
10 dead, empty place, but in truth it teems with life. Most of the life in the abyssal plain is bacterial,
but here and there are also corals, worms, and molluscs. There are fish, too, like the tripod fish
which uses long thin fins to perch on top of the ooze, or the anglerfish which uses a glowing rod-
like appendage to lure prey into its hungry jaws. And there must be much more than we yet know.
Although this vast biome covers more than half of the entire surface of the planet, it’s one of the
15 most poorly explored places on Earth, or even nearby: more people have been to space than have
been to the abyssal plain.
15. The author’s attitude toward the ocean 17. The author lists which of the following
could best be described as animals as examples of life in the abyssal
plain?
(A) fascinated
(B) affectionate I. fish
(C) dubious II. whales
(D) ominous III. mollusks
(E) indifferent
(A) I only
16. According to the passage, the “abyssal (B) II only
plain” (line 7) most likely refers to (C) I and II only
(A) the shallow ocean water near the (D) I and III only
coasts (E) I, II, and III
(B) a flat, dark region of the ocean floor
(C) the zone of the ocean with the least
life
(D) an area mostly inhabited by coral
reefs
(E) the place where we are most likely to
discover alien life
18. When the author says “more people have 20. The author suggests that life in the ocean
been to space than have been to the is
abyssal plain” (lines 15-16), she is
(A) fragile, rare, and very sensitive to
suggesting that human activity
(A) it is less expensive to go to space than (B) abundant, even in what seem like
to the deep ocean harsh environments
(B) going to the ocean floor is more (C) usually very large, even sometimes as
dangerous than going to space large as ships
(C) we have too many astronauts (D) very dangerous to humans
(D) we’re likely to find new life in space (E) strange and terrifying, but usually
before we find new life in the deep harmless
ocean
(E) there is a lot left to discover in the
deep ocean
19. Which sentence best summarizes the

author’s main idea in this passage?
(A) Plankton are an essential part of
ocean food chains, even in the
deepest areas.
(B) We should invest more in exploring
the ocean than in exploring space.
(C) The ocean is a strange and wonderful
place and is not yet fully explored.
(D) We don’t know very much about
space or the ocean.
(E) The abyssal plain is the best part of
the ocean.
In the spring, the garden came alive again. But it did not burst suddenly into life, as it had in
some years: it did not explode into green, and white, and pink, as grass and leaves and blossoms
sprung forth from their long winter’s slumber all at once. It was as though even the plants could
sense the absence of their mistress, and they crawled reluctantly from their winter beds. Some of
Line 5 the trees remained naked late into the season, and the flowering bulbs put forth weak and
scrawny shoots. There was a late frost, and some of the plants died. Mr. Emerson thought about
replacing them, but it seemed an awful bother.
The garden had always been for Mrs. Emerson’s pleasure, and in her absence it was not
maintained. The plants that died that year were not replaced, and the weeds that grew in their
10 place were not removed. In time, the garden was a garden no more. It was a wild place, and the
concrete cherubs which had once seemed to frolic and play amidst the flowers began to seem like
frightened children hiding beneath the vines, lost among the weeds and thorns. Vines twisted over
the gate. The lock rusted and, when Mr. Emerson died and the house was sold, it had to be broken
before anyone else could enter.
21. According to the passage, the garden was 23. When the author says “the garden was a
not maintained because garden no more” (line 10), he most likely
(A) Mrs. Emerson was no longer there to means that
enjoy it (A) once the house was sold, the space
(B) Mr. Emerson had always secretly was used for something else
disliked the garden (B) snow had covered the garden so none
(C) the house had been sold of the plants could be seen
(D) the gate was rusted shut and no one (C) Mr. Emerson had removed all of the
could get in plants from the garden
(E) pulling weeds is an awful bother (D) the domestic plants had died and
been replaced by wild weeds
22. The mood of the passage could best be (E) nothing grew that year in the garden,
described as so it was empty of all wildlife
(A) critical
24. Based on the context of the passage, the
(B) lively
“cherubs” (line 11) are most likely
(C) somber
(A) types of flowers
(D) scary
(B) child-like statues
(E) uplifting
(C) wild animals
(D) the garden walls
(E) the Emersons’ daughters
25. What would be the best title for this
passage?
(A) The Neglected Garden
(B) Mrs. Emerson’s Cherubs
(C) The Old Emerson House
(D) The Importance of Maintenance
(E) The Hazards of a Late Frost
All cultures have their peculiar rituals, and the United States is no exception. Each year,
shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday, the President is presented with two plump, farm-raised
turkeys. Each turkey is named, and one is trotted out before reporters and publicly “pardoned.”
Then, both are shipped off to live out their lives in a petting zoo.
Line 5 This has not always been the case: originally, a turkey was presented to serve as the
presidential dinner. President Kennedy was the first president known to have spared his
Thanksgiving turkey, in 1963. In 1987, President Reagan joked about “pardoning” a turkey named
Charlie, although there was no actual pardoning ceremony. It was President George H.W. Bush
who presided over the first official turkey pardoning two years later. Since that ceremony, the
10 practice has been followed annually by every U.S. President, and has become an American
tradition.
26. The main subject of this passage is 29. According to the passage, how were
(A) the difference between Presidents Presidential Thanksgivings different
Kennedy and Bush before Presidents began pardoning
turkeys?
(B) turkey farming practices
(C) what Presidents eat for Thanksgiving (A) Presidents had to buy their own
turkeys.
(D) the President’s legal right to pardon
(B) The turkeys given to Presidents were
(E) an unusual Presidential tradition
eaten for Thanksgiving dinner.
27. According to the passage, when was the (C) Most turkeys were allowed to live
first turkey officially pardoned by an without a pardoning ceremony.
American President? (D) The turkeys at Presidential
Thanksgivings were wild instead of
(A) 1963
farm-raised.
(B) 1965
(E) Petting zoos did not have any turkeys.
(C) 1985
(D) 1987
(E) 1989
28. The best title for the passage would be

(A) How Petting Zoos Get Their Animals
(B) Begging Your Pardon: The Story of
Charlie the Turkey
(C) A Brief History of Presidential Turkey
Pardoning
(D) The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
(E) Gobbledygook: How Turkeys Got the
Vote!
30. What can be inferred from the reaction to
President Reagan’s joke about
“pardoning” a turkey in 1987?
(A) It was the first step in a Presidential
campaign to recognize the rights of
poultry.
(B) Most people thought the joke was in
poor taste, and insisted on a more
solemn official pardoning to make up
for it.
(C) President Bush must have enjoyed it,
because he pardoned his own turkey
two years later.
(D) Few people heard the joke, so it had
to be repeated two years later.
(E) It was just a scheme to get petting
zoos to accept turkeys.
“Oh!” John exclaimed. “It’s deeper than it looks!” John had thought that he would be able to
stand in the water and simply bend down to fetch the gem— but the bottom was farther down
than it looked, and so John had to dive. He took a deep breath and started towards the shining
stone, hand outstretched, sure that he would soon grasp his prize.
Line 5 But the bottom was not so near: deeper and deeper he swam, and though the stone always
appeared to be just beyond his reach, never did he seem to come any closer. He dove down and
down, deeper and deeper, thinking only of the gem— but soon he began to feel that he must
surface for a breath or he would surely drown, and so he turned about to head back. But oh! How
far away did the surface appear! How could it be that he had swum so deep? The pond that had
10 seemed not much more than a wet little hole now appeared as an ocean, and all on top of poor
John!
31. Based on the context of the passage, John 33. The tone of the second paragraph could
originally wanted to get into the water best be described as
because (A) tense
(A) he wanted to get out of the heat and (B) curious
go for a swim (C) sarcastic
(B) he didn’t know how deep the water (D) relaxed
would be, and could only tell by
(E) humorous
getting in
(C) he wanted to pick up a gem that he 34. Which of the following statements best
saw in the water matches the main idea of the story?
(D) he was trying to get away from
(A) Honesty is important, but so is
someone
knowing when not to speak.
(E) The passage doesn’t contain any clues
(B) Strong desires can sometimes blind
about why John wanted to get in the
people to danger.
water.
(C) If you don’t learn to swim when
you’re young, you’ll regret it when
32. According to lines 7-8, why did John
you’re older.
decide to swim back to the surface?
(D) The most carefully made plans can be
(A) He finally reached the gem that he
ruined by unexpected events.
was diving for.
(E) Even small boxes can contain big
(B) He knew that he couldn’t hold his
surprises.
breath much longer.
(C) The water was so dark that he could
no longer see.
(D) He wasn’t getting any closer, so he
just gave up.
(E) The water was too cold.
In 18th century France, the masses of the people suffered greatly, and ate poorly. The main
staple of the common diet was bread. Although about half of the paltry income of the regular
French citizen was dedicated to acquiring this simple commodity, shortages still occurred,
compounding the suffering of the poor. But while the common people suffered in the streets, the
Line 5 privileged classes, cloistered away in opulent mansions, ate and drank luxuriously in their private
worlds of wealth and pleasure.
Upon hearing of the agonies of the people, that they had “no bread to eat,” Marie Antoinette,
Dauphin of France, is reputed to have replied, “Let them eat cake!” The utterance acquired a great
symbolic importance in the aftermath of the French Revolution, when historians used it to
10 illustrate the ignorance and indifference of the upper classes to the suffering of the poor. The story
expressed the feelings of the people, and spoke clearly and powerfully to the sentiment of the
time. It is an excellent tale, but it does have one minor flaw: it almost certainly is not true.
It is, at the very least, a misattribution, but very likely a total fabrication. It appeared first in
“Confessions,” the autobiography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, attributed only to a “great princess.”
15 Rousseau’s “Confessions” was not noted for its reliability, and even if we take the tale to be true,
it would almost certainly have been written while Marie Antoinette was still only a small child.
Alas: a good story’s survival rarely rests on whether or not it actually happened. This tale
has survived the Dauphin as one of the most widely acknowledged “facts” of her life, and it is likely
to persist, marching down into history, bearing with it the spirit of an age— and followed always
20 by a chorus of historical pedants, chanting persistently, “But of course, it isn’t true.”
35. According to the passage, the poor 36. Based on the context of the passage, the
citizens of 18th century France faced word “Dauphin” (line 8) most likely
which of the following problems involving means
bread?
(A) a type of French royalty
(A) Bakeries went out of business (B) an ignorant person
because the poor had no money to (C) someone who enjoys cake
buy bread.
(D) a member of the French lower class
(B) There were shortages of bread, even
(E) a type of dolphin
though people spent much of their
money on it.
(C) People didn’t like eating bread all the
time, and craved something different.
(D) The poor were angry that they had
been forced to eat cake as a substitute
for bread.
(E) People weren’t willing to pay
outrageous bread prices and
demanded cheaper alternatives.
37. The author’s main purpose in this passage 39. Which of the following does the author
is to offer as a reason not to believe the story
about Marie Antoinette?
(A) tell a story about the daring feats of
French revolutionaries (A) During her lifetime, the people had
(B) disprove a popular historical story enough to eat.
(C) persuade the reader that Marie (B) The story reflected the sentiment of
Antoinette was actually a kind and the times.
generous person (C) Rousseau’s autobiography is not a
(D) criticize the works of Jean-Jacques credible source.
Rousseau (D) The story was originally about
(E) reveal that the French Revolution mythical beings.
was a fraud (E) Marie Antoinette never actually met
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
38. According to the passage, why did people
tend to believe the story about Marie 40. According to the passage, good stories
Antoinette?
(A) must be true, or they’re merely myths
(A) Historians did not discover until (B) should always be checked against the
much later that the source was facts
unreliable. (C) are usually fictional, but sometimes
(B) The story confirmed what people felt become facts
about the rich at that time. (D) must have a villain, even if one has to
(C) It was the sort of thing Marie be made up
Antoinette was often known to say. (E) often persist whether or not they are
(D) Only true stories last through history, true
so it was safe to assume it was
reliable.
(E) When people don’t have enough to
eat, they will believe almost anything.
STOP
SECTION 3
60 Questions
This section consists of two different types of questions: synonyms and analogies. There are directions and a
sample question for each type.
Synonyms
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.
Sample Question: CHILLY:

(A) lazy
(B) nice
(C) dry
(D) cold
(E) sunny A B C E
1. EMBRACE: 4. BLAST:
(A) grab (A) weight
(B) hug (B) push
(C) lift (C) explosion
(D) push (D) instant
(E) lock (E) drill
2. GENERATE: 5. SOLID:
(A) power (A) firm
(B) spin (B) pouty
(C) burn (C) massive
(D) produce (D) sticky
(E) consume (E) harsh
3. COSMIC: 6. NULLIFY:
(A) unknown (A) engage
(B) obscure (B) cancel
(C) bright (C) dispute
(D) celestial (D) melt
(E) elective (E) absorb
7. COMPEL: 12. SPLENDID:
(A) move along (A) magnificent
(B) force to act (B) splintered
(C) manufacture (C) separate
(D) go ahead (D) healing
(E) invite to stay (E) sweet
8. APEX: 13. NUCLEUS:

(A) predator (A) radiation
(B) peak (B) atom
(C) valley (C) core
(D) equator (D) radius
(E) incline (E) border
9. SUPREME: 14. EXTERIOR:

(A) fanatical (A) protected
(B) legion (B) outside
(C) ultimate (C) relevant
(D) most expensive (D) mysterious
(E) tallest (E) different
10. HOOKED: 15. CAST:

(A) captivated (A) announce
(B) complicated (B) assemble
(C) surrounded (C) pour
(D) abusive (D) represent
(E) weak-willed (E) throw
11. FROCK: 16. BARBED:

(A) slipper (A) buried
(B) table (B) collected
(C) coin (C) slight
(D) power (D) spiked
(E) dress (E) upright
17. CONSTANT: 22. SUBSIDY:
(A) annoying (A) credit score
(B) intermittent (B) financial aid
(C) substantial (C) official document
(D) permanent (D) intended result
(E) loud (E) powerful company
18. BREACH: 23. CASTIGATE:

(A) coast (A) berate
(B) bark (B) muddle
(C) seal (C) remove
(D) lecture (D) perfume
(E) break (E) align
19. SCOUR: 24. GLOSS:

(A) leer (A) floor
(B) scrutinize (B) illness
(C) absorb (C) egg
(D) grimace (D) luster
(E) invigorate (E) trip
20. SWEEP: 25. SHIRK:

(A) under (A) enable
(B) bury (B) stab
(C) knock (C) avoid
(D) hide (D) don
(E) brush (E) prop
21. CORRELATION: 26. ATONE:

(A) integration (A) die for a cause
(B) disturbance (B) demand repayment
(C) association (C) curry favor
(D) correction (D) make amends
(E) election (E) spread influence
27. BEDEVIL: 29. CONSTRUE:
(A) enchant (A) interpret
(B) bore (B) misrepresent
(C) torment (C) flail
(D) scorn (D) propagate
(E) observe (E) relinquish
28. EVOKE: 30. PALATABLE:

(A) antagonize (A) invigorating
(B) scourge (B) consumptive
(C) burn (C) acceptable
(D) elicit (D) stacked
(E) survey (E) doubtless
Analogies
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.
Sample Question:
Kitten is to cat as
(A) fawn is to colt
(B) puppy is to dog
(C) cow is to bull
(D) wolf is to bear
(E) hen is to rooster
A B C D E
Choice (B) is the best answer because a kitten is a young cat just as a puppy is a young dog. Of all the answer
choices, (B) states a relationship that is most like the relationship between kitten and cat.
31. Deer is to forest as 34. Pencil is to writing as

(A) apple is to fruit (A) mop is to cleaning
(B) whale is to ocean (B) sunlight is to raining
(C) lion is to tiger (C) apron is to cooking
(D) cage is to bird (D) excitement is to driving
(E) gazelle is to Africa (E) chocolate is to sweetness
32. Pianist is to hands as 35. Faucet is to water as

(A) ballerina is to feet (A) fridge is to food
(B) scientist is to laboratory (B) fan is to air
(C) hospital is to doctors (C) dust is to vacuum
(D) artists is to face (D) broom is to bristles
(E) head is to body (E) outlet is to electricity
33. Pound is to weight as 36. Arboretum is to garden as

(A) inch is to foot (A) park is to mountain
(B) tall is to height (B) orchard is to farm
(C) mile is to distance (C) ranch is to wildlife
(D) money is to rich (D) flowerbed is to daisies
(E) arithmetic is to school (E) gardener is to scientist
37. Solitary is to hermit as 42. Pious is to belief as
(A) busy is to homework (A) wise is to rashness
(B) greedy is to miser (B) disagreeable is to personality
(C) policeman is to society (C) gold is to color
(D) school is to learning (D) hardship is to persistence
(E) hungry is to stomach (E) athletic is to strength
38. Abdicate is to monarch as 43. Mammal is to human as

(A) resign is to governor (A) apple is to fruit
(B) impeach is to president (B) avarice is to gluttony
(C) abduct is to hostage (C) philosopher is to knowledge
(D) elude is to outlaw (D) goat is to sheep
(E) abscond is to runaway (E) relationship is to friendship
39. Sculpture is to art as 44. Wisdom is to fools as

(A) diving is to ocean (A) humor is to clowns
(B) subway is to passenger (B) folly is to sages
(C) tango is to dance (C) jails are to criminals
(D) crayon is to coloring (D) knowledge is to teachers
(E) letter is to envelope (E) joy is to sorrow
40. Trustworthy is to friend as 45. Telephone is to communication as

(A) greedy is to money (A) travel is to vacation
(B) idiotic is to stupidity (B) garage is to car
(C) intelligent is to studying (C) stove is to cooking
(D) caring is to parent (D) multiplication is to division
(E) reptilian is to horse (E) tyrant is to assimilation
41. Novel is to poem as 46. Physics is to science as calculus is to

(A) letter is to alphabet (A) metaphysics
(B) toy is to child (B) art
(C) elephant is to dinosaur (C) philosophy
(D) marathon is to sprint (D) mathematics
(E) urban is to rural (E) entertainment
47. Jousting is to lance as 52. Drought is to water as
(A) jumping is to trampoline (A) unhappiness is to solitude
(B) hunting is to sport (B) diligence is to work
(C) fencing is to sword (C) enemy is to friend
(D) glamorizing is to celebrities (D) failure is to shame
(E) caroling is to song (E) famine is to food
48. Tallow is to fat as leather is to 53. Persuasive is to argument as

(A) wood (A) tall is to stack
(B) tanning (B) long is to conversation
(C) wallet (C) compelling is to evidence
(D) skin (D) unsupported is to assertion
(E) cow (E) significant is to relevant
49. Mitigate is to harm as 54. Remorseful is to unrepentant as

(A) irrigate is to farm (A) slender is to stout
(B) instigate is to violence (B) wily is to sly
(C) substantiate is to claims (C) miserable is to somber
(D) alleviate is to suffering (D) aggravated is to resentful
(E) celebrate is to joy (E) lithe is to flexible
50. Yawn is to sleepy as fidget is to 55. High school is to college as

(A) restless (A) kindergarten is to pre-school
(B) depressed (B) maturity is to youth
(C) angry (C) teenager is to school
(D) lonely (D) apprenticeship is to job
(E) strong (E) urbanite is to city
51. Website is to internet as 56. Dilate is to contract as

(A) cookie is to browser (A) agreement is to pupa
(B) book is to library (B) expand is to narrow
(C) newspaper is to video (C) collate is to pages
(D) information is to data (D) fixate is to notarize
(E) telephone is to radio (E) grow is to oscillate
57. Collusion is to cooperation as 59. Annoyed is to furious as
(A) smuggling is to importing (A) exasperated is to exuberant
(B) character is to cast (B) thin is to gaunt
(C) surfing is to swimming (C) pessimistic is to unfriendly
(D) cooking is to ordering out (D) disturbed is to imagined
(E) enmity is to friendship (E) talkative is to insolent
58. Plausible is to incredible as 60. Navigate is to destination as

(A) possible is to unlikely (A) cheat is to success
(B) critical is to admonishing (B) strive is to goal
(C) ability is to power (C) contrive is to improvise
(D) pleasant is to amenable (D) concede is to failure
(E) potential is to factual (E) maneuver is to departure
STOP
SECTION 4
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.
Sample problem:
5,413 (A) 586
– 4,827 (B) 596
(C) 696
(D) 1,586
(E) 1,686
B C D E
1. If 𝐽𝐽 − 10 = 9 , then 𝐽𝐽 − 11 = USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.

(A) 1
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 11
2. If 5 out of 20 students in a class wear glasses, what

percentage of the students wear glasses?
(A) 5%
(B) 15%
(C) 25%
(D) 20%
(E) 50%
3. Mr. Taylor has a budget of $100.00 to buy sketch
books. What is the greatest number of sketch books he
can buy if the sketch books cost $7.00 each?
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 14
(E) 15
4. If 250 + −1 = 350 , what does equal?

(A) 99
(B) 100
(C) 101
(D) 105
(E) 250
5. Meg goes for a run 3 times per week, and she runs for
an average of 27 minutes each time. On average, how
long does Meg run each week?
(A) 54 minutes
(B) 1 hour, 11 minutes
(C) 1 hour, 21 minutes
(D) 1 hour, 29 minutes
(E) 2 hours, 1 minute
6. Colleen’s stock had a value of x dollars at the beginning

of the week. During the week, her stock went up 1
dollar, and then dropped 3 dollars. At the end of the
week, Colleen’s stock was equal to
(A) 𝑥𝑥 + 1 dollars
(B) 𝑥𝑥 − 1 dollars
(C) 𝑥𝑥 − 2 dollars
(D) 𝑥𝑥 + 2 dollars
(E) 𝑥𝑥 − 3 dollars
7. If a shirt on sale for 50% off costs $15.00, the original
price of the shirt was
(A) $7.50
(B) $20.00
(C) $25.00
(D) $30.00
(E) $45.00
8. If 𝑗𝑗 is 3 times ℎ, then ℎ must be
(A) 1�3 of 𝑗𝑗
(B) 3 more than 𝑗𝑗
(C) 3
(D) 3 times 𝑗𝑗
(E) 3 less than 𝑗𝑗
2 1
9. 12 × � − �=
12 4
(A) -1
1
(B)
12
(C) 1
(D) 6
(E) 24
10. If two times a number is greater than 7, then the

number could be all of the following EXCEPT
1
(A) 3
2
3
(B) 3
4
(C) 4
1
(D) 4
2
(E) 5
Questions 11-13 are based on the graph in Figure 1.
11. What is the average amount the baseball Valley High Fundraising
team raised per quarter?
(A) $30
(B) $40 1st Qtr
(C) $45
(D) $55
(E) $60 2nd Qtr
Basketball
12. In total, how much money did all three Hockey

3rd Qtr
teams raise during the fourth quarter? Baseball
(A) $75
(B) $80 4th Qtr
(C) $90
(D) $100
0 20 40 60 80 100
(E) $150
Dollars Raised
Figure 1
13. Over all four quarters, the total funds raised by the
basketball team were what fraction of the total funds
raised by the hockey team?
(A) 2�3
(B) 3�5
(C) 4�5
(D) 9�11
(E) 10�11
14. Emily is eating her colored candies in the following
pattern: one green, one blue, one red, one orange, one
brown, one green, and so on. If this pattern continues,
the 27th candy that she eats will be
(A) green
(B) red
(C) orange
(D) brown
(E) blue
15. If 6 + (𝐽𝐽×8) = 11 , then 𝐽𝐽 =
(A) 3�8
(B) 1�2
(C) 5�8
(D) 3
(E) 6
16. In Figure 2, each of the polygon’s sides has a length of x

𝑥𝑥. Which expression represents the perimeter of the
polygon?
(A) 6𝑥𝑥
(B) 6 + 𝑥𝑥
(C) 6 − 𝑥𝑥
(D) 6/𝑥𝑥 Figure 2
(E) 6 ×6
17. Which of the following is closest to 1�2?
(A) 3�6
(B) 5�8
(C) 0�9
(D) 19�20
(E) 12�3
18. Which figure CANNOT be drawn without lifting the

pencil or retracing?
A)
B)
C)
D)
(E) All of the figures above can be drawn without

lifting the pencil or retracing.
19. A pastry chef can bake 200 cupcakes every 50
minutes. At that rate, how long will it take the chef to
bake 768 cupcakes?
(A) 2 hours, 30 minutes
(B) 2 hours, 48 minutes
(C) 3 hours, 12 minutes
(D) 3 hours, 48 minutes
(E) 12 hours, 8 minutes
20. For any integer A, which of the following expressions

has the greatest value?
(A) 𝐴𝐴 − 3
(B) 𝐴𝐴 − 1
(C) 𝐴𝐴
(D) 𝐴𝐴 + 1
(E) 𝐴𝐴 + 3
21. If 5𝑥𝑥 + 25 is less than 27, then 𝑥𝑥 could equal

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 5
(D) 20
(E) 25
22. In Figure 3, EFGH is a square. What is the area of the

UNSHADED region? E 4 4 F
(A) 8
4
(B) 12
(C) 16
4
(D) 24
(E) 28 H G
Figure 3
23. David and John raised money during an 8-hour
telethon to support cancer research. David raised
$150.00/hour for the first two hours, and then
$80.00/hour for the remaining six hours. John raised
$170.00/hour for the first three hours, and then
$75.00/hour for the remaining five hours. What is the
difference between the amount of money raised by
David and John?
(A) $15.00
(B) $10.00
(C) $105.00
(D) $110.00
(E) $115.00
24. The perimeter of a rectangle is 30 inches. If the length

of the rectangle is 12 inches, then the width of the
rectangle is
(A) 2 inches
(B) 3 inches
(C) 4 inches
(D) 6 inches
(E) 18 inches
25. The average test score of three students in a class is 81

points. If one student’s score goes up by 2 points, one
student’s score goes up by 4 points, and the other
student’s score remains the same, what will be the
new average test score of the three students?
(A) 81 points
(B) 83 points
(C) 84 points
(D) 86 points
(E) 87 points
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SSAT MIDDLE LEVEL

1. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 6. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 11. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 16. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 21. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ

1. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 9. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 17. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 25. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 33. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ

1. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 13. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 25. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 37. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 49. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ

1. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 6. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 11. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 16. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 21. ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ

A It was unlike any place I’d ever been.

B He leaned forward and said …

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2. If three dozen slices of pizza are divided equally

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6. Aaron received 𝑥𝑥 tickets to a concert and divided them

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8. If 𝑥𝑥 = 2 and 𝑦𝑦 = 19 , then 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 =

9. Nathan reads four books in the fall and two books in

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12. If Figure 2 is a rectangle, then 𝑥𝑥 =

13. If 40 percent of a number is 200, then 10 percent of

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Number of Televisions Sold

15. In 2006, the employee of the year sold 36 televisions.

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18. In Figure 4, LMNO is a square. If the length of KL is 8

19. There were 17 sunny days this year, which was 18

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21. The Smith family has four children. Matt is 5 years

22. In Figure 5, an empty glass with a flat, circular rim is

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24. If ∎𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥 3 + 2, what is the value of ∎2?

25. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 171.

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4. Based on the context of the passage,

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19. Which sentence best summarizes the

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28. The best title for the passage would be

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Sample Question: CHILLY:

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8. APEX: 13. NUCLEUS:

9. SUPREME: 14. EXTERIOR:

10. HOOKED: 15. CAST:

11. FROCK: 16. BARBED:

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18. BREACH: 23. CASTIGATE:

19. SCOUR: 24. GLOSS:

20. SWEEP: 25. SHIRK:

21. CORRELATION: 26. ATONE:

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28. EVOKE: 30. PALATABLE: