SSAT practice, Grade 6

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SSAT practice test, Grade 6

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Quantitative

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 12 minutes.

  1. 1.

    At 6 am the temperature was −1 °C. By noon it had risen by 6 degrees. Then by midnight it had fallen by 9 degrees from there. What was the temperature at midnight?

    1. A−4 °C
    2. B2 °C
    3. C−2 °C
    4. D4 °C
    5. E14 °C
  2. 2.

    The table shows how the students in two classes get to school. Some numbers are missing. Each row and each column adds up to its total. What number belongs in the cell marked ? in the table?

    1. A8
    2. B18
    3. C10
    4. D28
    5. E57
  3. 3.

    Ruby and James share $120 in the ratio 1 : 3. How much does James get?

    1. A$40
    2. B$90
    3. C$60
    4. D$360
    5. E$30
  4. 4.

    Ruby is now 3 times as old as Ethan. In 6 years' time Ruby will be 2 times as old as Ethan. How old is Ruby now?

    1. A19
    2. B6
    3. C12
    4. D18
    5. E24
  5. 5.

    2/3 of the children at a camp can swim. Of those, 2/3 do not wear goggles. What fraction of the children at a camp can swim and wear goggles?

    1. A1/3
    2. B2/9
    3. C2/3
    4. D4/9
    5. E7/9
  6. 6.

    A rectangular vegetable garden is 9 yd long and 5 yd wide. A path 2 yd wide runs all the way around the outside of it. What is the area of the path?

    1. A32 sq yd
    2. B117 sq yd
    3. C56 sq yd
    4. D72 sq yd
    5. E88 sq yd
  7. 7.

    30% of the money in a tin is $30.00. How much money is in the tin altogether?

    1. A$70.00
    2. B$9.00
    3. C$10.00
    4. D$3000.00
    5. E$100.00
  8. 8.

    Find the value of x.
    6x − 5 = 25

    1. A7
    2. B4
    3. C30
    4. D6
    5. E5
  9. 9.

    The two lines with arrowheads on them are parallel. What is the size of the angle marked with a question mark?

    1. A120°
    2. B140°
    3. C130°
    4. D65°
    5. E50°
  10. 10.

    A spinner has 4 equal parts, and one of them is red. It is spun 36 times. About how many times would you expect it to land on red?

    1. A12
    2. B18
    3. C27
    4. D9
    5. E36

Reading

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

  1. How Bridges Hold Up

    Every bridge has the same job: to carry a load across a gap without falling down. Engineers solve that problem in different ways, and the shape of a bridge often tells you which forces it is designed to handle.

    Two forces matter most. Compression is a pushing or squeezing force; if you press the ends of a sponge toward each other, you compress it. Tension is a pulling or stretching force; a rope in a game of tug-of-war is under tension. A good bridge directs each force to parts that can handle it.

    The simplest design is the beam bridge, which is basically a strong, flat piece laid across two supports. When a truck drives across, the top of the beam is squeezed and the bottom is stretched. Beam bridges are inexpensive, but they cannot span very long distances, because a long beam bends too much in the middle.

    An arch bridge curves upward between its supports. The curve turns the weight of the load into compression, pushing outward along the arch and down into the ground at each end. Stone is very strong when squeezed, which is why some stone arch bridges built centuries ago are still standing.

    Suspension bridges can cross the longest gaps. The roadway hangs from vertical cables, which hang from enormous main cables draped over tall towers. The cables are under tension, and they pass the load to the towers and to heavy anchors buried at each end.

    No single design is best for every place. Engineers consider the distance, the ground, the weather and the cost before deciding how to bridge a gap.

    1.

    What is the passage mainly about?

    1. AHow engineers decide where to build towers
    2. BHow different bridge designs handle the forces of a load
    3. CWhy suspension bridges are the most expensive
    4. DWhy stone is the best material for bridges
    5. EThe history of the oldest bridges in the world
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, why can't beam bridges span very long distances?

    1. ABeams need tall towers and cables.
    2. BA long beam bends too much in the middle.
    3. CBeams cannot be made of stone.
    4. DBeams are under tension at both ends.
    5. ETrucks are too heavy for any beam.
  3. 3.

    Based on the passage, which part of a suspension bridge is under tension?

    1. AThe stone arch
    2. BThe cables
    3. CThe flat beam
    4. DThe supports below the roadway
    5. EThe ground at each end
  4. 4.

    In the passage, the word "span" most nearly means

    1. Abuild quickly
    2. Bmeasure
    3. Cstretch across
    4. Dhold up
    5. Eturn around
  5. 5.

    Why does the writer mention a sponge and a game of tug-of-war?

    1. ATo compare bridges to toys
    2. BTo show that bridges are made of soft materials
    3. CTo prove that ropes are stronger than sponges
    4. DTo describe games engineers play
    5. ETo explain compression and tension with everyday examples

  6. The Old Oak Remembers

    I was an acorn once, a small brown thought, Dropped by a squirrel who forgot the spot. The rain came kindly, and the dark soil, too, And I pushed upward, as small thoughts do. I watched the farmhouse rise, its paint grow thin; I watched the dirt road paved, the cars roll in. Children climbed my arms on summer days, Then grew, and left, and walked their separate ways. I've worn a hundred winters' heavy snow, And lost my leaves, and grown them back to show That losing is not ending. Every spring My branches open wide to everything. So if you sit beneath me, hot and still, And wonder how a seed becomes a hill Of leaves and shade, I'll answer, as trees do: By staying put, and growing, and coming through.

    6.

    Who is the speaker of the poem?

    1. AA squirrel
    2. BAn old oak tree
    3. CA farmer
    4. DAn acorn that never grew
    5. EA child who climbs trees
  7. 7.

    According to the poem, how did the acorn end up in the ground?

    1. AA squirrel dropped it and forgot where.
    2. BChildren buried it in a game.
    3. CA farmer planted it.
    4. DIt fell from another oak in a storm.
    5. EThe wind blew it from the farmhouse.
  8. 8.

    What does the speaker mean by saying "losing is not ending"?

    1. ALosing its leaves each winter does not stop it from growing again.
    2. BThe tree will soon be cut down.
    3. CThe children lost a game under the tree.
    4. DWinter never ends for the tree.
    5. EThe squirrel lost the acorn forever.
  9. 9.

    In the poem, the phrase "coming through" most nearly means

    1. Asurviving hard times
    2. Bbeing forgotten
    3. Cwalking into a room
    4. Dgrowing too tall
    5. Efalling down
  10. 10.

    The second stanza mainly shows

    1. Ahow much has changed around the tree over many years
    2. Bwhat the tree looks like in winter
    3. Cwhy the squirrel forgot the acorn
    4. Dhow the tree first sprouted
    5. Ewhat the tree says to visitors

Verbal

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 5 minutes.

  1. 1.

    Compass is to direction as clock is to

    1. Ahands
    2. Bwatch
    3. Ctime
    4. Dminute
    5. Ealarm
  2. 2.

    MEAGER

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

    1. Acareful
    2. Bbitter
    3. Cthin
    4. Dplentiful
    5. Escanty
  3. 3.

    Inflate is to balloon as sharpen is to

    1. Aeraser
    2. Bpencil
    3. Cpoint
    4. Dpaper
    5. Ewriting
  4. 4.

    QUELL

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

    1. Aquarrel
    2. Bquestion
    3. Cprovoke
    4. Dquiet
    5. Esuppress
  5. 5.

    Author is to novel as composer is to

    1. Asymphony
    2. Bpiano
    3. Cpainting
    4. Daudience
    5. Eorchestra
  6. 6.

    ADVERSARY

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

    1. Ajudge
    2. Bleader
    3. Cally
    4. Dopponent
    5. Estranger
  7. 7.

    Sculptor is to chisel as surgeon is to

    1. Ahospital
    2. Bscalpel
    3. Cpatient
    4. Dbrush
    5. Enurse
  8. 8.

    OBSOLETE

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

    1. Aexpensive
    2. Bbroken
    3. Ccurrent
    4. Doutdated
    5. Ehidden
  9. 9.

    FEEBLE

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

    1. Afoolish
    2. Bweak
    3. Csick
    4. Dshy
    5. Emighty
  10. 10.

    Verdict is to jury as diagnosis is to

    1. Apatient
    2. Billness
    3. Cdoctor
    4. Dhospital
    5. Ejudge

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