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What this practice test covers
This test follows the real Upper Level section order, uses five answer choices on every question, and keeps the real time per question.
| Section | Real SSAT | This practice test |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Sample | 1 prompt, 25 min | Same (choose 1 of 2), self-scored |
| Quantitative 1 | 25 Q, 30 min | 25 Q, 30 min |
| Reading | 40 Q, 40 min | 16 Q (3 passages), 16 min |
| Verbal | 60 Q, 30 min | 30 Q (15 synonyms, 15 analogies), 15 min |
| Quantitative 2 | 25 Q, 30 min | 25 Q, 30 min |
| Experimental | 16 Q, 15 min, unscored | Left out (it doesn't count) |
Both math sections are full length. Reading and Verbal are cut to the same pace as the real sections, so the timer pressure feels right. Reading includes a fiction passage, a science passage, and a poem, the kinds of passages the test maker lists. All questions are original.
Exam mode vs. practice mode
Exam mode runs each section on its own clock and shows answers only at the end. Use it for your first attempt so you get an honest baseline. Skip the breaks if you want, but don't pause the timer.
Practice mode lets you check each answer and read the explanation right away. Use it after exam mode, or for a section you're rebuilding. No calculator, in either mode; do the math on scratch paper.
How your score compares to the real SSAT
The real Upper Level SSAT scores each section from 500 to 800 using a raw score of +1 per correct answer and −¼ per wrong answer, then reports percentiles against first-time test takers in the same grade. The conversion from raw to scaled scores isn't published and varies by test form, so this practice test reports percent correct by section and by skill. It doesn't estimate a scaled score or percentile; any site that does is guessing.
The writing sample isn't scored on the real test either. Compare your response to the sample and rubric in the review screen.
What to do after you finish
- Open the review and filter to Incorrect. For each miss, decide whether it was a content gap, a careless error, or a timing problem.
- Use Drill my misses to redo only the questions you got wrong, in practice mode.
- Work on the weakest skill in the breakdown for a week, then retake a timed section.
- Read the full SSAT guide for the complete format, scoring, dates, and a study timeline.
Official SSAT practice resources
Mix in official material as your student gets closer to test day. The test maker offers a free 30-question mini-practice test with an instant topic report, Official Guide books for the Middle and Upper Levels with four full-length practice tests, and an online practice subscription. Find all of them on the official SSAT practice page. Considering the other test too? Try the ISEE practice test.
Sample questions
4 questions from this practice test, with answers and explanations. Take the full test above for timing, scoring and your weakest domains.
In the figure, three angles share a vertex on a straight line. What is the value of x?
- A. 30
- B. 40
- C. 45
- D. 60
- E. 120
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Angles that together form a straight line add to 180°: 2x + x + 60 = 180, so 3x = 120 and x = 40. Check: 80° + 40° + 60° = 180°. Choosing 60 solves 2x = 120, forgetting the angle marked x.
INDIGNANT:
- A. poor
- B. native
- C. lazy
- D. dignified
- E. resentful
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Indignant means angry about something unfair: resentful. Three traps are look-alikes: indigent (poor), indigenous (native), and dignified.
Ravenous is to hungry as
- A. furious is to angry
- B. sleepy is to awake
- C. cold is to freezing
- D. happy is to sad
- E. tired is to exhausted
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Ravenous is an extreme form of hungry, with the extreme word first. Furious is an extreme form of angry, in the same order. "Tired is to exhausted" and "cold is to freezing" have the right relationship but in reverse order, which is the classic SSAT analogy trap.
At a market, 3 apples cost the same as 2 pears, and 4 pears cost $6.00. What is the cost of one apple?
- A. $0.75
- B. $1.00
- C. $1.25
- D. $1.50
- E. $2.25
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One pear costs $6.00 ÷ 4 = $1.50, so 2 pears cost $3.00. That's the price of 3 apples, so one apple costs $1.00. $2.25 comes from flipping the ratio and multiplying $1.50 by 3/2; apples must be cheaper than pears because it takes more of them to match the price.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this SSAT practice test the same as the real test?
It uses the real section order, question types, five answer choices, and pacing, but the questions are original and Reading and Verbal are shorter than on the real test.
Does this practice test give a scaled SSAT score?
No. The official raw-to-scaled conversion isn't public, so you'll get percent correct by section and skill instead of a made-up 500–800 score.
Should I use it for the Middle Level SSAT?
The structure and timing are identical at Middle and Upper, so it's good format practice, but Upper Level content is harder. Expect a lower percent correct and don't panic about it.
Sources & official links
- Admission.org — What’s on the Upper Level SSAT?admission.org
- Admission.org — SSAT Score Reportsadmission.org
- Admission.org — Official SSAT practiceadmission.org