2012-2013年SSAT考试Mini版真题(打印版)

2012-2013年Mini版SSAT官方真题Part I:Writingthe EssayQuestions: 1 (essay response)Time: 25 minutesDirections: Read the following topic carefully. Take a few minutes to think about the topicand organize your thoughts before you begin writing. Use the scratch paper and penprovided. Be sure that your handwriting is legible and that you stay within the lines andmargins.EssayTopic: It is better to be safe than sorry.Assignment: Do you agree or disagree with the topic statement?Support your position with one or two specific examples from personalexperience, the experience of others, current events, history, or literature.Part II: VerbalQuestions: 60 (30 Synonym, 30 Analogy)Time: 30 minutesDirections: Each of the following questions (1-5) consistsof one word followed by fivewords or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest tothe word in capital letters.1.FLINGA. rotateB. hurlC. arouseD. poundE. defy2.ROUNTINEA. legalB. directedC. unnecessaryD. usualE.informative3.PROLOGUEA. pretenseB.extensionC. introductionD. humorous playE. nonessential part4.MANIPULATEA. releaseB. handleC. stretchD. make worseE. keep apart5.ADROITA. cleverB. retentiveC. cooperativeD. unhinderedE. aridDirections: The following questions (6-8) ask you to find relationships between words. Foreach question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.6. Sapling is to tree as cub is toA. mooseB. pineC. goatD. cedarE. bear7. Frame is to building asA. hair is to headB.skull is to jawC. skeleton is to bodyD. fingeris to handE. bone is to marrow8. Meandering is to river asA. winding is to roadB.wandering is to waveC. scudding is to cloudD. chugging is to trainE. rolling is to shipPart III:Quantitative (MATH)1Questions:25(multiple-choice)Time: 30 minutesDirections: Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Workeach problem in your head or in the space provided (there will be space for scratchwork inyour test booklet).Then look at the five suggested answers and decide which is best.1. According to the graph, who owns the most CD's?A. Bob B. Cheryl C. Linda D. Marion E. Mike2. If 5 + 9 + __ = 6 + 8 + 1, then __ =A. 1 B. 5 C. 6D. 8 E. 93. If 3/4 of a number is 48, then 1/4 of the same number isA. 12 B. 16 C. 24 D. 144 E. 1924. What is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle if one side of the triangle hasthe same length as the side of a square with an areaof 25?A. 30 B. 20 C. 15 D. 10 E. 5Part IV:Reading ComprehensionQuestions: 40 (multiple-choice), based on 6-7 reading passagesTime: 40 minutesDirections: Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions (1-3) about it. Foreachquestion, decide on the basis of the passage which one of the choices best answersthe question.We had had a consuming desire to see a pony rider, but somehow or other allthat passed us streaked by in the night, and so we heard only a whiz and a hail,and the swift phantom was gone.But now the driver exclaims, "Here he comes!" Every neck is stretched andevery eye strained.Away across the endless dead level of the prairie a black speck appears againstthe sky. Soon it becomes a horse and rider, rising and falling, sweeping nearerand nearer, and the flutter of hoofs comes faintly to the ear. Another instant awhoop and hurrah from our upper deck, a wave of the rider's hand, but noreply, and man and horse burst past our excited faces and go wingingaway likea belated fragment of a storm!1. At the driver's call, the people became moreA. disappointedB. eagerC.frightenedD. puzzledE. hysterical2. The people waiting to see the pony rider were most probablyA. at a hotelB.on a grandstandC. on a stagecoachD. at a farmE.in a theater3. The land where the people were watching wasA.flat and treelessB. hilly and rockyC. desert-likeD. farmlandE. cut by deep crevassesPart V:Quantitative (MATH)2Questions:25(multiple-choice)Time: 30 minutesDirections: Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Workeach problem in your head or in the space provided (there will be space for scratchwork inyour test booklet). Then look at the fivesuggested answers and decide which is best.1.Marta eats 2 apples every 20 minutes. How many apples will she eat in onehour?(A) 2(B) 3(C) 4(D) 5(E) 62.Kajsa had 15 close friends in Sweden. But after she moved to China, only 4of her friends sent her letters to say “Hello”. How many friends failed to sendKajsa letters?(A) 4(B) 9(C) 11(D) 19(E) The answer cannot be determined from the information provided.3.Jonathan is taller than Silvia. Silvia is shorter than Norma. Norma is tallerthan Grace but shorter than Jonathan. Grace is the same height as Silvia. Whois the tallest person?(A) Grace(B) Jonathan(C) Norma(D) Silvia(E) The answer cannot be determined from the information provided.友情提醒：2012-2013年Mini版SSAT官方真题结合了两套考试样题：SSAT官方样题和另一套SSAT考试样题，并参照了SSAT真题的考题模式进行改编而成。欢迎转载并请标示文章出处。法律保护原创著作权，如有雷同或抄袭，作者保留追责的权力。原创作者：Devin Gan文章来源：blog.sina.com.cn/ssathome