ITT – The majority of students who wish to participate in admission to private secondary schools in US have heard about SSAT exam. However, what is SSAT exam structure and what do you need to prepare for conquering this certificate with high results?
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SSAT exam structure for Elementary
SSAT is an abbreviation for Secondary School Admission Test, known as an important factor to assess students’ ability from grade 3 to 11 when enrolling in private secondary schools in US. This test consists of 3 levels, for 3 different groups of students, so SSAT exam structure also has many differences.
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- SSAT Elementary is the test for students in grade 3 – 4 that will take 2 hours 5 minutes with the following structure:
Section | Number of questions | Type of questions | Time |
Math | 30 sentences | Arithmetic, geometry and concepts | 30 minutes |
Verbal | 30 sentences |
| 20 minutes |
BREAK | 15 minutes | ||
Reading | 28 sentences/7 short texts | Reading comprehension | 30 minutes |
Writing | 1 essay (not be scored) | Students look at the picture and tell the story but there must be 3 parts (open – middle – end) | 15 minutes |
Experimental | 15 – 17 sentences (not be scored) | Mixed content including Math, reading, vocabulary and grammar | 15 minutes |
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SSAT exam structure for Middle and Upper
- SSAT Middle and SSAT Upper are the tests for students in grade 5 – 7 and students in grade 8 – 11 for 3 hours and 5 minutes with the following structure:
Section | Number of questions | Type of questions | Time |
Writing | 1 essay (not be scored) | Students create a story based on 1 of 2 provided suggestions (test their writing ability and how to organize their ideas) | 25 minutes |
BREAK | 05 minutes | ||
Math | 25 sentences | Algebra, geometry and concepts | 30 minutes |
Reading | 40 sentences | Reading comprehension short texts about 250 – 350 words | 40 minutes |
BREAK | 10 minutes | ||
Verbal | 60 sentences | · 30 sentences about synonyms · 30 sentences about word relations | 30 minutes |
Math | 25 sentences | Algebra, geometry and concepts | 30 minutes |
Experimental | 16 sentences (not be scored) |
| 15 minutes |
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With the above information, you have grasped SSAT exam structure. Now start focusing on studying to get good results in the exam and soon conquer your dream of studying abroad.
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