SSAT practice, Grade 7

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SSAT practice test, Grade 7

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Quantitative

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

  1. 1.

    The odds of a team winning its next game are 7 : 4, meaning 7 ways for every 4 ways against. What is the probability of it not happening?

    1. A7/4
    2. B4/7
    3. C1/11
    4. D4/11
    5. E7/11
  2. 2.

    Chloe is now 3 times as old as James. In 10 years' time Chloe will be 2 times as old as James. How old is Chloe now?

    1. A30
    2. B10
    3. C20
    4. D31
    5. E40
  3. 3.

    2/5 of the trees in an orchard are apple trees. Of those, 1/4 do not have fruit yet. What fraction of the trees in an orchard are apple trees with fruit?

    1. A2/5
    2. B1/10
    3. C3/10
    4. D3/4
    5. E3/20
  4. 4.

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

    1. A120°
    2. B50°
    3. C60°
    4. D30°
    5. E70°
  5. 5.

    At 6 am the temperature was −5 °C. By noon it had risen by 6 degrees. Then by midnight it had fallen by 12 degrees from there. What was the temperature at midnight?

    1. A−11 °C
    2. B11 °C
    3. C1 °C
    4. D−1 °C
    5. E13 °C
  6. 6.

    Ruby and Tom share $560 in the ratio 3 : 4. How much does Tom get?

    1. A$80
    2. B$280
    3. C$140
    4. D$240
    5. E$320
  7. 7.

    The table shows the sports chosen by a club's members. 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. A62
    2. B28
    3. C38
    4. D17
    5. E49
  8. 8.

    Find the value of x.
    6x + 13 = 49

    1. A36
    2. B6
    3. C5
    4. D7
    5. E8
  9. 9.

    A rectangular pool is 11 yd long and 4 yd wide. A strip of paving 1 yd wide runs all the way around the outside of it. What is the area of the strip of paving?

    1. A78 sq yd
    2. B34 sq yd
    3. C16 sq yd
    4. D30 sq yd
    5. E38 sq yd
  10. 10.

    Ruby has $25.00. 75% of it is spent on a book. How much is spent on the book?

    1. A$1.88
    2. B$18.75
    3. C$187.50
    4. D$33.33
    5. E$6.25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    1. Aturn around
    2. Bhold up
    3. Cstretch across
    4. Dmeasure
    5. Ebuild quickly
  5. 5.

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

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

  6. The Map in the Attic

    The box had been sealed with tape so old it had turned the color of tea. Inside, under a stack of yellowed letters, Priya found a folded sheet of heavy paper. When she spread it on the attic floor, her brother Dev leaned in so close that his breath fogged his glasses.

    It was a hand-drawn map of their town, but not the town they knew. The river was there, curving like a question mark, and so was the hill behind the school. But where the shopping center stood now, the map showed an orchard, its trees drawn as tiny careful circles. A dotted line wandered from the orchard to a small square marked "Station."

    "There's no train station here," Dev said.

    "Not anymore," Priya said. She pointed to the corner of the map, where someone had written, in faded ink, Drawn by R. Mehta, age 12.

    Their grandmother's name was Rani Mehta.

    That evening, the two of them sat on either side of Nani's armchair, the map open on her lap. For a long moment she said nothing. Then she traced the dotted line with one finger.

    "Every Saturday," she said, "my father walked me along this path to meet the evening train. He sold apples to the passengers. I drew this map so I would never forget the way." She smiled. "I suppose I did forget, eventually. The station closed, the orchard was sold, and the path became a road."

    Dev looked at the tiny circles of the orchard. "Can we find where the path was?"

    Nani laughed, the first real laugh Priya had heard from her in weeks. "Bring your shoes on Saturday," she said. "I'll show you."

    6.

    What is the passage mainly about?

    1. AA grandmother teaches her grandchildren to draw maps.
    2. BTwo children search the town for a hidden treasure.
    3. CA family moves into a house with a messy attic.
    4. DA train station is built where an orchard used to be.
    5. ETwo children find an old map that brings back their grandmother's memories.
  7. 7.

    According to the map, what stood where the shopping center is now?

    1. AA road
    2. BAn orchard
    3. CA train station
    4. DA river
    5. EA school
  8. 8.

    Why do the children recognize that "R. Mehta" is important?

    1. AIt is written on all the letters in the box.
    2. BIt is the name of the town's first mayor.
    3. CIt is the name of the train station.
    4. DIt is the name of the company that built the shopping center.
    5. EIt matches their grandmother's name, so she drew the map as a girl.
  9. 9.

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

    1. Asearched for
    2. Bfolded neatly
    3. Cerased carefully
    4. Dcopied onto new paper
    5. Efollowed the line of
  10. 10.

    Why does the writer mention that it was "the first real laugh Priya had heard from her in weeks"?

    1. ATo show that the grandmother found the story funny
    2. BTo show that Dev made a joke
    3. CTo explain why the map was hidden in the attic
    4. DTo prove that Priya does not visit her grandmother
    5. ETo suggest that sharing the map lifts the grandmother's spirits

Verbal

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

  1. 1.

    HAUGHTY

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

    1. Ahasty
    2. Bhumble
    3. Carrogant
    4. Dhungry
    5. Etall
  2. 2.

    Carnivore is to meat as herbivore is to

    1. Aplants
    2. Bgrazes
    3. Canimals
    4. Dteeth
    5. Einsects
  3. 3.

    FRUGAL

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

    1. Athrifty
    2. Bpoor
    3. Cwasteful
    4. Dhonest
    5. Etidy
  4. 4.

    Ecstatic is to pleased as furious is to

    1. Aworried
    2. Bcalm
    3. Ccheerful
    4. Dangry
    5. Eannoyed
  5. 5.

    Ravenous is to hungry as exhausted is to

    1. Asleep
    2. Btired
    3. Cweak
    4. Dbored
    5. Erested
  6. 6.

    Verdict is to jury as diagnosis is to

    1. Adoctor
    2. Bjudge
    3. Cpatient
    4. Dillness
    5. Ehospital
  7. 7.

    BENEVOLENT

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

    1. Awealthy
    2. Bnervous
    3. Cfamous
    4. Dkind
    5. Ecruel
  8. 8.

    DUBIOUS

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

    1. Adusty
    2. Bcertain
    3. Cdangerous
    4. Dgenerous
    5. Edoubtful
  9. 9.

    COMMENCE

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

    1. Aexplain
    2. Bconclude
    3. Cannounce
    4. Dbegin
    5. Edelay
  10. 10.

    Vaccine is to disease as raincoat is to

    1. Abutton
    2. Brain
    3. Chood
    4. Dcloset
    5. Epuddle

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