Middle level SSAT prep guides
What's on the SSAT, how scoring works, and how to help your child prepare.
Free SSAT practice questions, with answers
Free middle level SSAT practice questions in synonyms, analogies, and math, each with the answer and an explanation of every trap. No sign-up needed.
What's on the middle level SSAT
What is the SSAT? The middle level test for grades 5 to 7: every section, how many questions, how long it takes, and how scoring works.
SSAT test dates for 2026-2027, with registration deadlines
The 2026-2027 SSAT paper test dates and their registration deadlines, which levels each date covers, and the at-home and test center options.
Middle level SSAT prep online, with an adaptive AI tutor
How adaptive online practice helps with middle level SSAT prep: one question at a time, coaching on the exact mistake, and missed ideas that come back.
How to choose SSAT prep: books, practice tests, tutors, or an AI tutor
Books, practice test sites, tutors, classes, or an AI tutor? What each kind of middle level SSAT prep is good at, what it costs, and who it fits.
Last-minute SSAT prep: what to do in the final month
A test in a few weeks? How to spend the last month before the middle level SSAT: find the misses that cost the most points, fix them, and practice pacing.
SSAT test-taking skills for strong students
Strong students often lose SSAT points to test habits. How pacing, crossing out choices, smart guessing, and careful reading polish a good score.
SSAT scores explained: how to read the score report
How SSAT scores work: right, wrong, and skipped answers, scaled scores, percentiles, and score ranges, plus what schools look at and when scores come out.
A middle level SSAT study plan
An 8-week middle level SSAT study plan: a starting check, short daily practice on the misses that matter, timed sections for pacing, and a calm final week.
The SSAT verbal section: synonyms and analogies
The middle level SSAT verbal section has 30 synonyms and 30 analogies in 30 minutes. How it works, how to pace it, and practice questions with answers.
How to solve SSAT analogies
SSAT analogies, step by step: make a sentence that links the first pair, test every choice with it, and learn the relationship types that show up most.
SSAT synonyms: how to work out words you half know
How to answer SSAT synonym questions, even with words you only half know: use the word in a sentence, check its charge, break it into parts, and avoid traps.
Word roots for SSAT vocabulary
The prefixes, roots, and suffixes that help most on SSAT synonyms and analogies, with meanings and examples, and how to use them on words you don't know.
SSAT reading comprehension: question types and how to approach them
The middle level SSAT reading section has 40 questions in 40 minutes. The question types to expect, how to read the passages, and how to avoid the traps.
Middle level SSAT math: topics and strategies
What the middle level SSAT quantitative sections cover, from fractions and percents to algebra, geometry, and data, with strategies and practice questions.
The SSAT writing sample: pick a prompt and plan it in 25 minutes
The middle level SSAT writing sample gives two prompts, a story starter and a personal question. How to pick one, plan it, and check it in 25 minutes.
Should you guess on the SSAT? The quarter-point rule
A wrong answer on the middle level SSAT costs a quarter point. When guessing pays, when to skip, and how crossing out choices changes the math.
SSAT vs. ISEE: how the middle level tests differ
How the middle level SSAT and ISEE differ: verbal question types, math sections, the writing piece, and guessing. Plus what carries over between them.