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Nature and Components of SAAT 4
Biology Sample Items 5
Chemistry Sample Items 8
Physics Sample Items 12
Math Sample Items 14
 Standard Achievement Admission Test (SAAT)

■ 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.

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

Biology Sample Items

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.

(A) (B)

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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.

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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 Anelides?

A Planaria. B Leech.
C Liver fluke. D Ascaris.

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

Chemistry Sample Items

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.

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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?

Period group
A 2 1
B 1 2
C 3 2
D 3 2

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.

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10. The product of the following reaction is :
H SO
R −−− OH + R −−− OH −−−−−−−−→
2 4
......... + H2O
o
145

−−−−
−−−−
R −−− C −−−O
A B R −−− O −−−R

−−−
O − R
O
−−−−
−−−−

−−−−
−−−−
R −−− C −−−R
C D H −−− C −−−H

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.

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

H H

−−−
−−−
H2O
H −C −C −H ....................................
H2SO4

−−−
−−−
O H

H H
−−−

−−−

A H −− C −−O−− C −− H
−−−
−−−

H H
H H
−−

− −−−

C =C
− −−−

B
−−

H H

H −− C
C C −− H

H H
−−−
−−−

D C −− C C −− C

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

Physics Sample Items

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

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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.
A
D equal at all points. B C D

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 for Fr1 and Fr2 below is:
(cos 60 = 0.5 ).

A 175
B 150
C 120
D 70

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8. In which of the following four positions of the same person on Earth, will
his weight be the heaviest?

A B

C D

9. In the following diagram, the force formed between the two wires is:
Current (I)
A repulsive.
B electrical.
C attractive.
D related to the mass. Current (I)

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

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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 A
Z X passes when it
A-4
decays to nucleus Z-1 Y?

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.

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

Math Sample Items

1. Let A be the statement : Ahmed is at home.
Let B be the statement : Abdullah is at home.
If the statement A B is false, then:
A Ahmed and Abdullah are at home.
B Ahmed is at home and Abdullah is out.
C Ahmed and Abdullah are out.
D Ahmed is out and Abdullah is at home.

Area of P1
2. P1 and P2 are similar polygons. Suppose that Area of P2 = 8 and the length

of one side of P1 is 12 cm, then the length of the corresponding side in

P2 is :
3 7
A B
2 8
C 3 2 D 24 2

3. If the sum of two numbers is 1 and their product is 1 , then their

difference is: 8

7
A 2 B
8
1
C D 1
2 2
4. Let x be a positive number satisfying 9x – 4 × 3x = 45, then x is:

A 5 B 4

C 3 D 2

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5. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix such that A = A-1. The value of det (A) can be:

A -2 B -1
C 0 D 2

6. If we have logt 81= 4 , then log2 (2t+2)=

A 6 B 5
C 4 D 3

7. If L1 and L2 are skewed lines in 3-dimensional space, then:

A there is a plane containing L1 and intersecting L2

B there is a plane containing L1 and L2
C l2 intersects all planes that contain L1.
D all planes perpendicular to L2 intersect L1.

8. We have 9 cards numbered 1 to 9. Two cards are drawn at random. What

is the probability that the sum of the drawn cards is a prime number less
than 9?
1 1
A B
6 4

1
C D 1
3 2

9. Consider the region defined by 2x + 5y < 10, hence x > 0 and y > 0. How
many points of integer coordinates are there in this region?

A 1 B 2

C 3 D 4

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10. Let 0 < x ≤ π , then the value of x which satisfies sin (x) = sin (2x) is:
2

π π
A B
6 4

C π
D π
3 2

11. The equation 2x2 + 3y2 + 4x – 6y + 11 = 0 represents:

A an ellipse. B a parabola.

C a hyperbola. D an empty set.

∞
12. ∑ 1
n ( n +1)
=
n=1

A 1 B 2

C 3 D ∞

13. Let f be a function defined on the real numbers as f (x) = x . | x | ,

then f is:

A increasing. B decreasing.

C concave up. D concave down.

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 Answer Key
Biology Chemistry Physics Math
1 A A B B
2 D B A C
3 A D D C
4 D C D D
5 B B B B
6 C A B D
7 C A A A
8 C C A A
9 B D C B
10 B B C C
11 A D D D
12 D C C A
13 A B B A

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 The Center’s Mission

To help in establishing fairness and equity in Higher

Education and in improving the efficiency of its
institutions.

Notice:
Some colleges or universities require their applicants
to take the SAAT (Standard Achievement Admission
Test). Students must refer to their intended schools
and ask about their conditions for admission.