Study on the flySSAT Upper
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SSAT Upper practice
Secondary School Admission Test — Upper Level (grades 8–11)
- 150 questions
- 155 minutes
- Percentile percentile · 1–99, 50 is the middle
- 5 answer options per question
- A wrong answer costs 1/4 of a right one
- Free
SSAT Upper Challenge · harder than the exam
Competition-style problems
A free study app for the SSAT Upper.
Every question is chosen for where you are right now, wrong answers come back until they stick, and whole sections can be sat end to end.
Works offline, no ads, no account needed.
The exam, section by section
| Section | Questions | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Sample (unscored) | — | 25 |
| Quantitative (Math) | 50 | 60 |
| Reading Comprehension | 40 | 40 |
| Verbal | 60 | 30 |
| Whole paper | 150 | 155 |
What it covers
Quantitative (Math)
Number concepts and operations · Fractions, decimals, and percents · Ratios, proportions, and rates · Exponents and roots · Estimation · Algebraic word problems · Equations of lines · Patterns, sequences, and series · Plane geometry (area, perimeter, circles) · Triangles and the Pythagorean theorem · Coordinate geometry and slope · Solid geometry (volume) · Data analysis (tables, graphs, trends) · Probability
Reading Comprehension
Main idea · Supporting details · Inference · Vocabulary in context · Author's purpose · Author's attitude and tone · Evaluating opinions and arguments · Predictions · Figurative language · Organization and logic
Verbal
Synonyms · Analogies
Every topic, one page each
Quantitative (Math)
- Number concepts and operations
- Fractions, decimals, and percents
- Ratios, proportions, and rates
- Exponents and roots
- Estimation
- Algebraic word problems
- Equations of lines
- Patterns, sequences, and series
- Plane geometry (area, perimeter, circles)
- Triangles and the Pythagorean theorem
- Coordinate geometry and slope
- Solid geometry (volume)
- Data analysis (tables, graphs, trends)
- Probability
Reading Comprehension
The word list, as plain pages
Every word and word part in the deck is also readable as a page of its own — meaning, example sentences, etymology and the words built from the same root. No account, nothing to install: the word list and the word parts.
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