{"id":18574,"date":"2015-08-20T20:27:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T20:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=18574"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:56:24","slug":"ssat-reading-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/ssat-reading-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"SSAT®<\/sup> Upper Level Reading Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT®<\/sup>) is a multiple-choice standardized exam used by many private, independent, and charter schools to screen their applicants. Students in grades 8-11 applying for high school admission will take the SSAT Upper Level test.<\/p>\n

Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free SSAT Upper Level Reading practice test, and check out our premium-quality SSAT test prep resources by clicking the links below!<\/p>\n

\nSSAT Upper Level Prep Course<\/a>SSAT Upper Level Study Guide<\/a>
\nSSAT Upper Level Flashcards<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

What’s on the SSAT Upper Level Reading Section?<\/h2>\n

For this section, which is timed at 40 minutes, you will be given multiple reading passages that are 250-350 words each. You will then be asked to answer questions about each passage. These questions assess your ability to make inferences, locate details, make predictions, determine the author\u2019s purpose and point of view, and recognize the main idea.<\/p>\n

Reading passages may come from the following sources:<\/p>\n