SSAT practice, Grade 4

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SSAT practice test, Grade 4

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Quantitative

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 10 minutes.

  1. 1.

    A train journey begins at 3:40 pm and takes 1 hour 20 minutes. What time does it finish?

    1. A5:00 pm
    2. B5:00 am
    3. C2:20 pm
    4. D6:00 pm
    5. E5:40 pm
  2. 2.

    Which of these fractions is not equal to 5/12?

    1. A10/12
    2. B10/24
    3. C30/72
    4. D15/36
    5. E25/60
  3. 3.

    A bag of flour weighs 3 pounds. How many ounces is that? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

    1. A36
    2. B49
    3. C48
    4. D3
    5. E46
  4. 4.

    What number should replace the question mark?   11 × ? + 40 = 117

    1. A14
    2. B7
    3. C77
    4. D8
    5. E6
  5. 5.

    How many whole thousands are there in 401830?

    1. A1
    2. B401
    3. C400
    4. D4018
    5. E40
  6. 6.

    A shopper buys 3 racquets at $16 each and 6 balls at $12 each, then hands over a $25 coupon. How much is still to pay?

    1. A$23
    2. B$120
    3. C$95
    4. D$98
    5. E$145
  7. 7.

    A sequence begins 2, 7, 12, 17, … and carries on in the same way. What is the 9th term?

    1. A37
    2. B42
    3. C18
    4. D47
    5. E43
  8. 8.

    Tickets to a concert cost $10 for an adult and $5 for a child. A group of 17 people paid $100 altogether. How many adults were in the group?

    1. A3
    2. B14
    3. C10
    4. D20
    5. E4
  9. 9.

    How many members joined Robotics altogether over the two terms?

    1. A57
    2. B20
    3. C27
    4. D7
    5. E47
  10. 10.

    A bar of chocolate is scored into a 3 by 6 grid of small squares. How many squares of any size can be found on it, counting the small ones and every larger square they make up?

    1. A28
    2. B6
    3. C32
    4. D126
    5. E18

Verbal

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 7 minutes.

  1. 1.

    RAPID

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Akind
    2. Bstrong
    3. Cfast
    4. Dsharp
    5. Eslow
  2. 2.

    Pilot is to airplane as

    1. Acaptain is to ship
    2. Bcaptain is to car
    3. Csailor is to ship
    4. Docean is to ship
    5. Ecaptain is to flag
  3. 3.

    Bird is to nest as

    1. Abee is to flower
    2. Bhoney is to hive
    3. Cbee is to wing
    4. Dbee is to hive
    5. Eweb is to hive
  4. 4.

    Small is to tiny as

    1. Abig is to huge
    2. Blittle is to huge
    3. Cshort is to huge
    4. Dbig is to tall
    5. Ebig is to large
  5. 5.

    Glove is to hand as

    1. Asock is to hat
    2. Bwarm is to foot
    3. Csock is to foot
    4. Dsock is to leg
    5. Eshoe is to foot
  6. 6.

    PECULIAR

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Astrange
    2. Bordinary
    3. Cfunny
    4. Drare
    5. Esmall
  7. 7.

    ENORMOUS

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Ahuge
    2. Bsmooth
    3. Cnoisy
    4. Dtiny
    5. Eheavy
  8. 8.

    TIMID

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Ashy
    2. Bsmall
    3. Cbold
    4. Dquick
    5. Ekind
  9. 9.

    Doctor is to hospital as

    1. Ateacher is to nurse
    2. Bteacher is to school
    3. Cstudent is to school
    4. Dbook is to school
    5. Eteacher is to desk
  10. 10.

    BEGIN

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Ahide
    2. Bcarry
    3. Cfinish
    4. Dplan
    5. Estart

Reading

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 11 minutes.

  1. The Red Mitten

    Sam found the mitten on the bus stop bench. It was small and red, with a white snowflake stitched on the back. It was clearly made for a little kid's hand.

    "Someone's hand is cold right now," Sam said to his friend Nia.

    "Just leave it," said Nia. "Whoever lost it will come back."

    But the bus was coming, and the sky was turning gray. Sam tucked the mitten into his backpack. At school, he showed it to the office secretary, Mrs. Ortiz.

    "Hmm," said Mrs. Ortiz. "No one has asked about a mitten today. But that snowflake looks handmade. Somebody worked hard on it."

    Sam had an idea. He drew a picture of the mitten, wrote FOUND: ONE RED MITTEN underneath, and asked Mrs. Ortiz to tape it to the office window where every family could see it.

    Three days passed. Sam checked the window every morning. On the fourth day, a woman came into the office holding the hand of a kindergartner. The little girl was wearing one red mitten with a white snowflake on it.

    "My grandmother made these," the girl whispered when Mrs. Ortiz handed her the missing one. She pulled it on and wiggled her fingers.

    Her mother turned to Sam. "Thank you. She's been sad all week."

    On the bus that afternoon, Nia nudged him. "Okay," she said. "That was a good idea."

    1.

    What is the story mostly about?

    1. AA girl learns how to knit mittens.
    2. BA boy works to return a lost mitten to its owner.
    3. CA school office loses a box of clothes.
    4. DA grandmother makes mittens for her family.
    5. ETwo friends argue about the school bus.
  2. 2.

    What did Sam do to help the owner find the mitten?

    1. AHe asked every kindergartner in the hall.
    2. BHe wore the mitten to school every day.
    3. CHe gave the mitten to Nia.
    4. DHe made a sign and had it put in the office window.
    5. EHe left the mitten on the bus stop bench.
  3. 3.

    Why did Mrs. Ortiz mention that the snowflake looked handmade?

    1. AShe did not like the color red.
    2. BShe thought Sam had made it.
    3. CShe guessed the mitten was special to someone.
    4. DShe wanted Sam to throw it away.
    5. EShe wanted to buy a pair for herself.
  4. 4.

    In the story, the word "nudged" means

    1. Ahugged tightly
    2. Bwalked away from
    3. Cgently pushed with an elbow
    4. Dlaughed loudly at
    5. Eshouted at

  5. Snow Day

    The radio said it, quiet and slow: "The schools are closed for the falling snow." I pressed my nose to the window glass And watched the white world softly pass. The mailbox wore a pointed hat, The fence wore mittens, thick and flat, The car out front was fast asleep Beneath a blanket, soft and deep. My sister found her sled and boots, My brother found his puffy suit, And all the street came out to play On this unplanned, unhurried day. By supper, cheeks were cherry red, And snowmen stood where gardens spread. Tomorrow, school will start once more, But snow days live behind the door.

    5.

    What is the poem mostly about?

    1. AHow to build the best snowman
    2. BA family who moves to a snowy town
    3. CA car that breaks down in a storm
    4. DWhy schools close in the winter
    5. EThe fun of a day off school because of snow
  6. 6.

    How does the speaker learn that school is closed?

    1. AFrom a sign on the mailbox
    2. BFrom a note on the door
    3. CFrom a teacher's phone call
    4. DFrom a sister
    5. EFrom the radio
  7. 7.

    What does the poem mean when it says the mailbox "wore a pointed hat"?

    1. AThe mail carrier left a package on it.
    2. BSomeone put a real hat on the mailbox.
    3. CSnow had piled up on top of the mailbox.
    4. DThe mailbox was shaped like a witch.
    5. EThe mailbox was painted for winter.
  8. 8.

    In the poem, the word "unhurried" means

    1. Ashort and busy
    2. Bvery cold
    3. Cloud and crowded
    4. Dfull of homework
    5. Erelaxed and not rushed

  9. Animals That Sleep Through Winter

    When winter comes, food becomes hard to find. Plants stop growing, insects disappear, and snow covers the ground. Some animals fly or walk to warmer places. Others stay put and do something remarkable: they hibernate.

    Hibernation is much deeper than an ordinary night's sleep. A hibernating animal's body slows almost to a stop. Its heart beats much more slowly, and it breathes only now and then. Its body temperature drops, sometimes close to the temperature of the air in its den.

    The woodchuck, also called the groundhog, is a famous hibernator. In the fall, it eats as much as it can and grows fat. Then it curls up in an underground burrow. During hibernation, its heart may beat only a few times a minute, and it lives on the fat it stored.

    Many bats hibernate too. They hang upside down in caves, where the temperature stays cool but does not freeze. If people disturb them, the bats may wake up, and waking uses up energy they need to survive the winter.

    Why does slowing down help? An active body burns a lot of energy, like a car with its engine running. By slowing everything down, a hibernating animal uses so little energy that its stored fat can last for months.

    When spring returns and food appears again, the animal warms up, wakes, and goes back to its busy life.

    9.

    What is the passage mostly about?

    1. AHow bats find food in caves
    2. BWhy snow covers the ground in winter
    3. CHow some animals survive winter by hibernating
    4. DWhy all animals fly south in the winter
    5. EHow woodchucks dig burrows
  10. 10.

    What happens to a woodchuck's heartbeat during hibernation?

    1. AIt stops completely for the whole winter.
    2. BIt slows to only a few beats a minute.
    3. CIt stays the same as in summer.
    4. DIt speeds up to keep the woodchuck warm.
    5. EIt beats faster when it snows.

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