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SSAT ENGLISH

Look inside this book: Table of Contents Synonym Questions (p 44-47) Analogy Questions (p 100-103) Types of Passages (p 139-151) The Short Story (p 262-273) Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes (p 319-332)

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1

How to Use this Book ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 About the SSAT .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Chapter 2: Test-Taking Strategies ....................................................................................................................... 11

Approaching the SSAT ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Chapter 3: The Verbal Section ............................................................................................................................... 29

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Part 1: Synonyms ................................................................................................................................................................................ 33

Synonym Strategies .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Synonym Practice Questions ............................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Part 2: Analogies ................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 Analogy Strategies ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 74 Types of Analogies ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 78 If You Get Stuck ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 Word Classifications ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 89 Analogy Practice Questions ............................................................................................................................................................................. 100

Chapter 4: The Reading Section .......................................................................................................................... 123

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 125 Critical Reading Strategies ...............................................................................................................................................................................127 Types of Passages ..................................................................................................................................................................................................139 Types of Questions ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 159 Reading Practice Questions ............................................................................................................................................................................. 172

Chapter 5: The Writing Sample ........................................................................................................................... 243

Part 1: About the Writing Sample ............................................................................................................................. 245

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 246 Writing Basics ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 247

Part 2: The Short Story ................................................................................................................................................ 261

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 262 Writing a Short Story ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 263 Sample Stories and Prompts ........................................................................................................................................................................... 279 Part 3: The Essay ? Upper Level Only ..................................................................................................................................... 285 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 286 Persuasive Essays ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 289 Informative Essays .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 300

Chapter 6: Vocabulary Building .......................................................................................................................... 311

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 312 Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes ................................................................................................................................................................ 319 Common Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes .......................................................................................................................................... 326 SSAT Core Vocabulary ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 353

Chapter 7: Answer Keys ......................................................................................................................................... 399

The Verbal Section ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 401 The Reading Section ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 407 The Writing Sample ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 409 Vocabulary Building ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 414

SYNONYM PRACTICE QUESTIONS

SECTION 2

In this section, you will find 246 practice questions to prepare you for the types of synonym questions you might find on the SSAT. There are 6 sets of questions, grouped by difficulty. Pay attention to the difficulty of each set to determine which questions are appropriate for the Middle and Upper Levels.

WARM-UP QUESTIONS

Use these questions to test your familiarity with basic synonym strategies for both the Middle and Upper Levels.

1. ERROR:

(A) edit (B) fear (C) mistake (D) frustration (E) pause

3. CREATE:

(A) find (B) glimpse (C) adore (D) break (E) make

2. EXIT:

(A) open (B) leave (C) wave (D) undo (E) experience

4. REPLACEMENT:

(A) mission (B) stand-in (C) pretense (D) move (E) location

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5. BOLD: (A) old (B) nasty (C) daring (D) weak (E) submissive

6. TRY: (A) attempt (B) hold (C) plow (D) desire (E) put

7. EMBRACE: (A) laugh (B) spoil (C) hug (D) scold (E) lug

8. SCARE: (A) cry (B) frighten (C) scold (D) shove (E) lose

9. BOTHER: (A) tickle (B) snuggle (C) snap at (D) ignore (E) annoy

10. STUMBLE: (A) hum (B) chatter (C) trip (D) rage (E) throw

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