SSAT Study Guide 2026

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📋 SSAT Exam Format at a Glance

167
Questions
190 min
Time Limit
50%
Passing Score

📚 SSAT Topics to Study (43)

✍️ Sample SSAT Questions & Answers

1. Which word best completes the sentence? 'The scientist made a _____ discovery that changed medicine.'
Groundbreaking

Groundbreaking means innovative and highly significant, fitting a discovery that changes medicine.

2. In a poem, the line "The wind whispered secrets through the trees" uses which literary device?
Personification

Giving the wind the human ability to whisper is personification.

3. What is the mean of the numbers 12, 15, 18, and 23?
17

The sum is 68 and 68 ÷ 4 = 17.

4. Analogy: COW is to MILK as BEE is to ___
Honey

A cow produces milk, just as a bee produces honey.

5. HERBIVORE is to PLANTS as CARNIVORE is to ___
Meat

A herbivore is defined by eating plants, just as a carnivore is defined by eating meat.

6. COURTEOUS synonym or closest definition:
polite

"Courteous" means polite, respectful, or considerate in behavior. "Polite" directly aligns with this definition, describing someone who shows good manners and respect for others. The other options do not capture the essence of respectful and well-mannered conduct.

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