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Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL ONLINE TEST P DF Ver s io n 1 Distribution of our PDF files without consent is prohibited by law Downloaded files may include a digital signature to track illegal distribution Suspected piracy may also be reported to the US ISBN agency SSAT is a registered trademark of the Secondary School Admission Test Board which is not affiliated with and does not endorse this product Be sure each mark completely fills the answer space Start with number for each new section of the test You may find more answer spaces than you need If so, please leave them blank SECTION 1 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 10 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 11 12 13 14 15 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 16 17 18 19 20 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 21 22 23 24 25 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 16 17 18 19 20 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 21 22 23 24 25 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ SECTION 2 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ SECTION 3 10 11 12 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ SECTION 4 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ Ivy Global 10 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 11 12 13 14 15 ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | Writing Sample Schools would like to get to know you better through a story you tell using one of the ideas below Please choose the idea you find most interesting and write a story using the idea as your first sentence Please fill in the circle next to the one you choose A From where I was standing, it looked like B Which is more important, hard work or natural talent? Use this page and the next page to complete your writing sample Continue on next page Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | SECTION 25 Questions Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers Work each problem in your head or in the blank space provided at the right of the page Then look at the five suggested answers and decide which one is best Note: Figures that accompany problems in this section are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale Sample problem: 5,413 – 4,827 (A) 586 (B) 596 (C) 696 (D) 1,586 (E) 1,686 If 30 + ݉ = 30, then 30 × ݉ = B C D E USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING (A) 31 (B) 30 (C) 29 (D) (E) Katrina is buying one bracelet for each of her eleven friends The bracelets are sold in packs of three How many packs of bracelets will Katrina need to buy? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 11 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING Elena has a roll of ribbon that is 61ൗ3 feet long If she wants to cut the roll of ribbon into 5-inch pieces, how many pieces can she make? (A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 20 (E) 34 If Christophe ran miles in half an hour, his average speed was (A) 1.5 miles per hour (B) miles per hour (C) 4.5 miles per hour (D) miles per hour (E) 12 miles per hour Which of the following statements is correct, according to the graph in Figure 1? (A) The number of cones sold in the winter is equal to the number of cones sold in the fall (B) The number of cones sold in the winter was less than half the number of cones sold in the spring (C) The number of cones sold in the summer was twice the number of cones sold in the fall (D) The number of cones sold in the fall was twice the number of cones sold in the winter (E) More cones were sold in the summer than in the spring and fall combined Number of Ice Cream Cones Sold 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 Winter Spring Summer Fall Figure GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING What is the value of the “7” in 625.713? (A) ones (B) tenths (C) hundredths (D) tens (E) thousandths A long distance phone call costs $10.00 for the first ten minutes and $0.75 for each additional thirty seconds If Andre has $16.65, he can talk for (A) 13 minutes and 30 seconds (B) 14 minutes (C) 14 minutes and 30 seconds (D) 15 minutes (E) 17 minutes and 30 seconds 0.025 × 40.00 = (A) 0.01 (B) 0.1 (C) (D) 10 (E) 100 ଵ ଶ ଵ ଷ ଷ ଷ + + is approximately equal to (A) 9.33 (B) 10.33 (C) 10.67 (D) 11.33 (E) 11.67 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 10 26 is 40 percent of (A) 0.65 (B) 10.4 (C) 60 (D) 65 (E) 66 11 For any numbers a and b, ܽ ܾ = ܽ − 3ܾ What is the value of 4? (A) 10 (B) (C) −4 (D) −5 (E) −10 12 If one quarter of the price of a plane ticket is 125 dollars, the price of five plane tickets can be determined by multiplying 125 by (A) 1ൗ5 (B) (C) (D) 10 (E) 20 13 In Figure 2, E will be the midpoint of side AD and F will be the midpoint of side AB Which point represents the midpoint of a line segment that would join E and F? A B H (A) G J G L K (B) H (C) J (D) K (E) L D C Figure GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 14 The average weight of three dogs is 55 pounds, and the average weight of five cats is pounds What is the average weight, in pounds, of all eight animals? (A) (B) 12.5 (C) 21.75 (D) 26.25 (E) 46 15 If < ‫ < ݔ‬3, which of the following expressions has the smallest value? (A) ‫ ݔ‬− (B) ‫ ݔ‬+ (C) ௫ ଷ +1 (D) ‫ ݔ‬+ ଷ ௫ (E) 3‫ ݔ‬+ 16 In the quadrilateral in Figure 3, ‫= ݔ‬ (A) 285 x° 125° (B) 125 (C) 105 (D) 85 (E) 75 85° 75° Figure 17 Divya and two of her friends planned to spend $120 each on gas for their road trip Then, another friend decided to join them If all friends re-divided the cost of gas equally among them, how much did each friend spend? (A) $80 (B) $90 (C) $100 (D) $110 (E) $120 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 18 If the average of four consecutive odd numbers is 24, what is the largest number? (A) 23 (B) 25 (C) 27 (D) 29 (E) 96 19 At a fundraiser, there are 27 volunteers that need to be divided into groups If at least but no more than people can be in a group, and no two groups can have the same number of volunteers, what is the smallest number of groups required to accommodate all 27 volunteers? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 20 At a bike store, the number of bicycles in stock is equal to the number of tricycles in stock If the total number of bicycle and tricycle wheels is 55, how many tricycles are there? (A) (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 22 (E) 33 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 10 SECTION 25 Questions Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers Work each problem in your head or in the blank space provided at the right of the page Then look at the five suggested answers and decide which one is best Note: Figures that accompany problems in this section are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale Sample problem: 5,413 – 4,827 (A) 586 (B) 596 (C) 696 (D) 1,586 (E) 1,686 The blue team has 12 players and the red team has 20 players How many players need to move from the red team to the blue team in order for the teams to have the same number of players? B C D E USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING (A) 10 (B) (C) (D) (E) When 10,301 is divided by 206, the result is closest to (A) (B) 45 (C) 50 (D) 500 (E) 550 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 37 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING Mr Perry’s class has j more students than Mrs Chen’s class If Mr Perry’s class has 19 students, how many students are in Mrs Chen’s class? (A) 19 + ݆ (B) ݆ − 19 (C) ݆/19 (D) 19 × ݆ (E) 19 − ݆ Bogdan wants to build a boardwalk around his farm that has a perimeter of 972 feet If each piece of wood he will use is yards long, how many pieces of wood will he need to build the boardwalk? (A) 81 (B) 108 (C) 162 (D) 243 (E) 324 In Figure 1, the perimeter of the two congruent trapezoids is 48 If ‫ = ݔ‬12, then ‫= ݕ‬ (A) 24 x y y (B) 12 (C) y y (D) (E) x Figure GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 38 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 600 − 9ൗ10 = (A) 591 1ൗ10 (B) 591 9ൗ10 (C) 592 1ൗ5 (D) 592 9ൗ10 (E) 593 1ൗ5 All of the following expressions are equal EXCEPT (A) × 3ൗ2 (B) × 2ൗ3 (C) × 3ൗ4 (D) × 1ൗ2 (E) × 1ൗ3 What is the next number in the following sequence? 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, _ (A) 28 (B) 34 (C) 35 (D) 36 (E) 50 The average wait time for a popular ride at the amusement park is hour and 15 minutes If Jaymin rode on the roller coaster four times and had to wait in line each time, how long was her total waiting time? (A) hours and 45 minutes (B) hours (C) hours and 15 minutes (D) hours and 45 minutes (E) hours GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 39 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 10 Antoinette decided to put all of her jewelry on sale for 20% off If one of her necklaces had an original price of $17.50, its discounted price was (A) $3.50 (B) $8.75 (C) $10.50 (D) $14.00 (E) $15.50 Questions 11-12 refer to the graph in Figure 2, which reflects a survey of students’ preferred bread types in a cafeteria 11 What percent of the students prefer whole wheat bread? Cafeteria Bread Preferences (A) 40% (B) 33% (C) 30% (D) 25% Multigrain 45 students (E) 20% 12 What fraction of students prefer rye bread? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) ଵ ଺ ଵ Rye 30 students White 100 students Whole Wheat 75 students ଼ ଵ ଵଶ ଷ ଵ଴ Figure ଷ ଶହ 13 If ‫ < ܦ‬9, then 4‫ ܦ‬+ could be equal to (A) 38 (B) 42 (C) 46 (D) 50 (E) 54 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 40 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 14 Oren is inches taller than Lisa, who is twice as tall as their son Milo If Oren is 74 inches tall, how tall is Milo? (A) ft, inches (B) ft, 10 inches (C) ft, 11 inches (D) ft, inch (E) ft, inches 15 Find the perimeter of the shape in Figure 12 (A) 26 (B) 30 (C) 38 (D) 40 10 (E) 42 Figure Note: All angles are right angles 16 On Monday, Jackson had $12.75 in his piggy bank On Tuesday, he took out $2.45 On Wednesday, he added $6.25 On Thursday, he did not add or take away any money On Friday, he took out $1.60 The amount of money in his piggy bank on Friday was how much greater than the amount on Monday? (A) $2.20 (B) $2.45 (C) $5.40 (D) $7.10 (E) $14.95 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 41 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 17 If 4‫ ܯ‬+ ܰ = 20 and ܰ + ܲ = 20, what is the value of ‫?ܯ‬ (A) (B) (C) 16 (D) 24 (E) It cannot be determined from the information given 18 A small town has two parks The first park measures 80 feet by 90 feet, and the second park measures 150 feet by 200 feet The two parks have an average area of how many square feet each? (A) 260 (B) 18400 (C) 18500 (D) 18600 (E) 37200 19 If ‫ ݔ‬+ ‫ ݕ‬is divisible by 9, which of the following expressions MUST also be divisible by 9? (A) ௫ ௬ +9 (B) (9‫ )ݔ‬+ ‫ݕ‬ (C) ‫ ݔ‬+ (9‫)ݕ‬ (D) ‫ ݕݔ‬+ (E) 2‫ ݔ‬+ 2‫ݕ‬ GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 42 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 20 In the first round of a math contest, each student had to answer questions Miriam averaged 76 seconds per question Jake and Rafael averaged 84 seconds per question, and Sam averaged 80 seconds per question At the end of the first round, what was the total time for all students? (A) 324 seconds (B) 400 seconds (C) 480 seconds (D) 568 seconds (E) 648 seconds 21 In Figure 4, if lines p and q are parallel, then ‫ ݔ‬+ ‫= ݕ‬ p (A) 140° (B) 170° 85° q (C) 175° (D) 180° (E) 190° 95° x y Figure 22 A and B have an average of 15 If A is greater than B, which of the following MUST be true? (A) ‫ ܣ‬+ ‫ = ܤ‬15 (B) ஺ ஻ ÷ = 15 (C) ‫ = ܣ‬12 and ‫ = ܤ‬18 (D) ‫ ܣ‬− ‫ = ܤ‬20 (E) (‫ ܣ‬+ ‫ ÷ )ܤ‬2 = 15 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 43 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 23 281 ÷ = (A) ଶ଴଴ ସ + ଼଴ (B) 200 + (C) (D) (E) ଶ ସ ଼଴ ସ ଶ଴଴ ସ ସ ଼ ଵ ସ ସ + + ଶ଴଴ + ସ × ଼଴ ÷ ଼଴ ସ ସ ଵ ସ + × ଵ ÷ ଵ ଵ ସ ସ ସ 24 If 40 percent of a movie ticket costs $5.00, what is 20 percent of the cost of two tickets? (A) $2.50 (B) $5.00 (C) $6.00 (D) $7.50 (E) $10.00 25 Which of the following could be the value of ℎ if 4ൗ + ℎ < 1? (A) 1ൗ2 (B) 3ൗ7 (C) 2ൗ7 (D) 3ൗ5 (E) 2ൗ3 STOP IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 44 ANSWER KEY Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 45 SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST SECTION 1 E B B D D 10 B B C D D 11 12 13 14 15 E E B D A 16 17 18 19 20 E B C A C 21 22 23 24 25 A E C C A 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 E E C A D D D C 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 A A E A C B D A 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 E A D C E A D D 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 E A A D A C E B 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B D C B C E B A D C B D 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 C B A A E A C B E C E A 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 B E D D D E D E B A A E 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 D C B E E D D C B D B B SECTION 2 B C B B D B A B SECTION 3 10 11 12 C D B B B B D C A A E C Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 46 SECTION 4 D C E B D Ivy Global 10 A B D E D 11 12 13 14 15 C E A C D 16 17 18 19 20 A E D E E 21 22 23 24 25 E E A B C SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 47 SCORING YOUR TEST First, count up the number of questions you answered correctly, the number of questions you skipped, and the number of questions you answered incorrectly Then, calculate your raw score using the following formula: ܴܽ‫ = ݁ݎ݋ܿܵ ݓ‬# ‫ ݐܿ݁ݎݎ݋ܿ ݏ݊݋݅ݐݏ݁ݑݍ ݂݋‬− # ‫ݐܿ݁ݎݎ݋ܿ݊݅ ݏ݊݋݅ݐݏ݁ݑݍ ݂݋‬ Add together your raw scores from your two math sections in order to determine your total raw math score Once you have found your raw score, convert it into an approximate scaled score using the estimated scoring charts on the next page Keep in mind that you may score within 100 points of this estimate when you take your actual SSAT exam MY RAW SCORE Section # of Questions Correct # of Questions Incorrect Raw Score Verbal − ÷4 = Reading − ÷4 = Math + Math − ÷4 = SCALED SCORE Once you have found your raw score, convert it into an approximate scaled score using the scoring charts that follow These charts provide an estimate for your SSAT scaled score based on your performance on this practice test Keep in mind that your scaled score may differ within 100 points of this estimate when you take your actual SSAT exam, depending on the SSAT’s specific scaling for that exam and any differences in your own test-taking process Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 48 UPPER LEVEL SCALED SCORES Raw Score Math Reading Verbal 60 800 55 800 50 800 780 45 780 750 40 755 800 725 35 725 720 700 30 700 690 645 25 670 660 645 20 640 630 615 15 615 600 590 10 585 570 565 555 540 530 530 510 505 -5 500 500 500 -10 and lower 500 500 500 PERCENTILE When you take your actual SSAT exam, you will also receive a percentile ranking comparing your performance against the performance of other students of your gender and grade who have taken the SSAT within the past three years For example, a percentile of 62 means that you scored higher than 62% of other SSAT test-takers of your gender and grade Because your percentile ranking shows how Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 49 well you performed according to your own grade level, these rankings are frequently given the most consideration by admissions offices The following chart provides an estimate of your SSAT percentile ranking based on your raw scores for this practice test Keep in mind that the percentiles below are estimates only and are not specific to your own grade and gender Because younger students are expected to score differently than older students on this exam, your percentile may be higher or lower than this estimate depending on your grade UPPER LEVEL PERCENTILES Raw Score Math Reading Verbal 60 99 55 99 50 99 98 45 96 94 40 87 99 87 35 75 94 77 30 62 78 63 25 45 57 47 20 30 36 31 15 18 20 18 10 8 3 1 -5 1 -10 and lower 1 Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 50 The following chart shows the median (50th percentile) scaled scores for each grade level If you are scoring at the median for your grade level, this means that you scored higher than half of your peers UPPER LEVEL MEDIAN SCORES Grade Quantitative Reading Verbal Grade 676 647 660 Grade 699 653 667 Grade 10 705 659 670 Grade 11 704 647 656 Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST | 51 [...]... represents the total amount of money she has, in dollars? (A) ‫ݔ‬ 10 + 0.75 + 10 ‫ݕ‬ (B) ‫ ݔ‬+ ‫ ݕ‬+ 3(0.25) (C) 10 ൗ‫ ݔ‬+ 75 + 10 ‫ ݕ‬ (D) 10 ൗ‫ ݔ‬+ 0.75 + 10 ‫ݕ‬ (E) 10 ‫ ݔ‬+ 0.75 + 10 ‫ݕ‬ STOP IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 12 SECTION 2 40 Questions Read each passage carefully and then... sweat (E) threaded (E) heat 10 CONTROVERSY 15 LINGO (A) dispute (A) singer (B) remark (B) wait (C) story (C) jargon (D) fabrication (D) loiter (E) trademark (E) poetry 11 DISCOURSE 16 MAXIM (A) deviation (A) acceptance (B) loss (B) adage (C) claim (C) slang (D) investigation (D) article (E) conversation (E) mistake GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 30 17 JETTISON 22 RECALCITRANT... central Africa (E) a formal hat worn for important occasions 17 In lines 16 -19 , Mr Bennet’s tone could best be described as (C) an infamous criminal on the run (A) urgent (D) old and possibly dead (B) whining (E) staying in a hotel in France (C) relaxed (D) rash (E) deferential GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 19 18 According to the passage, it is likely that the narrator... information, how many people liked both country and rock music? (A) 10 0 (B) 15 0 (C) 200 (D) 250 (E) 300 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 11 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING 24 A cubic box has a side length of 2 feet How many of these boxes could fit inside a larger cubic box whose base has a perimeter of 24 feet? (A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 27 (D) 36 (E) 48 25 Marita has x dimes, 3 quarters,... The Supreme Court lacks the authority to define botanical terms (E) Tomatoes are best served as an appetizer GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 17 12 As it is used in line 9, the word “august” most likely means (A) respected and important 13 When the author says that it is a “grave error” to call a tomato a vegetable (line 3), his tone could best be described as (B) botanical... that the experiment was designed to test (C) He was in charge of the foundation that organized and funded the experiment (D) He was a faculty member at the University of Chicago, where the experiment took place (E) He attempted to stop the experiment, which could have disproved his hypothesis GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 22 Line 5 10 15 Many people have asked me what,... GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 29 7 8 9 DEMURE 12 CEREBRAL (A) tiny (A) stunning (B) scant (B) headlong (C) intriguing (C) intellectual (D) reserved (D) confusing (E) disguised (E) stellar IMPARTIAL 13 CONFESS (A) complete (A) guess (B) sympathetic (B) admit (C) neutral (C) commit (D) passionate (D) fail (E) ignorant (E) impose STREWN 14 PERSPIRE (A) scattered (A) breathe... botanical (A) sympathetic (C) the month which follows July (B) aloof (D) light-humored and funny (C) emphatic (E) very angry (D) sarcastic (E) wrathful GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 18 Line 5 10 15 At 3 P.M I was on my way, and being obliged to stop at Bayonne a few hours, did not arrive at Paris until the following night I went straight to the Grand Hotel, and knocked at the... political history (E) most of Greece’s famous myths were originally created at the Great Library GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 15 8 According to the passage, which of the following is/are known for certain to be true? I The Great Library survived for 1, 000 years II The Great Library was located in the city of Alexandria III The Great Library burned down on more than one occasion... to Central Africa (B) write a memorial for Dr Livingstone (C) travel to Bayonne (D) search for Dr Livingstone in Paris (E) write a business report GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Ivy Global SSAT UPPER LEVEL TEST 1 | 20 Line 5 10 15 20 How could life possibly have gotten started on Earth? Few questions have puzzled so many for so long as this Numerous hypotheses have been proposed: maybe the first organic molecules