SSAT Upper Level Reading Practice Test

The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is a multiple-choice standardized exam used by many private, independent, and charter schools to screen their applicants. Students in grades 8-11 applying for high school admission will take the SSAT Upper Level test.

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What’s on the SSAT Upper Level Reading Section?

For this section, which is timed at 40 minutes, you will be given multiple reading passages that are 250-350 words each. You will then be asked to answer questions about each passage. These questions assess your ability to make inferences, locate details, make predictions, determine the author’s purpose and point of view, and recognize the main idea.

Reading passages may come from the following sources:

• Literary fiction
• Humanities (biography, art, poetry)
• Science (anthropology, astronomy, medicine)
• Social studies (history, sociology, economics)

SSAT Upper Level Online Prep Course

If you want to be fully prepared, Mometrix offers an online SSAT Upper Level prep course designed to give you everything you need to succeed!

Here’s what you’ll find in the SSAT Upper Level course:

Everyone learns differently, so we’ve tailored the SSAT Upper Level online prep course to ensure every learner has what they need to prepare for the SSAT Upper Level exam.

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By Peter Rench

Peter Rench joined Mometrix in 2009 and serves as Vice President of Product Development, responsible for overseeing all new product development and quality improvements. Mr. Rench, a National Merit Scholar, graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in mathematics from Texas A&M University.