美國留學考試 - What is SSAT?

美國留學考試 - What is SSAT?   

  

What is SSAT? 

The Secondary School Admission Test（SSAT），is an admissions test administered by the Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSATB) to students in grades 5-11 to help determine placement into independent or private junior high and high schools.  There are two levels of the test: the Lower level for students in grades 5-7 and the Upper level, designed for students in grades 8-11. The SSAT consists of two parts: a brief essay and multiple choice sections that include Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, and Verbal. The test, written in English, is primarily administered in the United States and Canada at various test centers, which usually are independent schools. There are also test centers worldwide.

What are the testing categories?

1.  Mathematics

There are two 30 minute math sections with 25 questions each that require basic computations including some basic algebra, this section is called quantitative reasoning. All questions are basic math.They vary from word problems to equations. 

2.  Verbal

The verbal section is 30 minutes long and consists of 30 synonym and 30 analogy questions.

3.  Reading Comprehension

The 40 minutes reading comprehension section has 40 questions based around seven given reading passages. These questions not only require test takers to comprehend what they are reading but also to read quickly.

4.  Essay

In the essay part of the test, test takers are asked to support or argue against a topic statement by using examples from personal experience, history, literature and current events. The essay section is 25 minutes long and test takers are given one side of a piece of paper to write the essay. The essay is not scored. However it is sent to school admissions offices along with the scores for the other sections

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