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2027 season

SSAT Verbal prep for 2027 — practice by topic, the exam's clock

A free diagnosis places your child in ten questions. Then a daily plan, timed practice on the exam's clock, and a report after each round. In English and Chinese.

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Series pass $14.99/month for the whole family · the first round and its summary are free, no card needed

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Pick your child's level

Each level is its own course: a question bank by topic, timed simulations, a report after each round.

SSAT Elementary Level — Verbal

Grades 3–4

For students now in grades 3–4. Synonyms and analogies built on third- and fourth-grade words from science, technology and social studies: pick the word closest in meaning, and finish a word pair that works the same way. 30 questions in 20 minutes, five choices, no penalty for wrong answers.

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A sample question from Elementary Level

Horse is to stable as fish is to

Answer: pond

Worked solution

  1. Relationship: A horse lives in a stable; a fish lives in a pond.
  2. Check the answer in the same sentence: pond fits.
  3. The others fail: gill a part of a fish; swim what a fish does; saddle gear for a horse; grass its food.

Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.

SSAT Middle Level — Verbal

Grades 5–7

For students now in grades 5–7. The verbal section of the Middle Level SSAT: 30 synonyms — core words, words solved through their roots, and words used in a second meaning — and 30 analogies on opposites and degree, parts and kinds, tools and workers, places and causes. 60 questions in 30 minutes, five choices; a quarter point is taken off for each wrong answer.

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A sample question from Middle Level

Seedling is to tree as

Answer: tadpole is to frog

Worked solution

  1. Relationship: A seedling grows into a tree; a tadpole grows into a frog.
  2. Check the answer in the same sentence: tadpole is to frog fits.
  3. The others fail: leaf is to branch part and part; forest is to tree group and member; frog is to tadpole has the right relationship in the wrong order; pond is to frog place and animal.

Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.

SSAT Upper Level — Verbal

Grades 8–11

For students now in grades 8–11. The verbal section of the Upper Level SSAT: 30 synonyms — advanced vocabulary, Latin and Greek roots, and words used in a second meaning — and 30 analogies on opposites and lack, degree and defining qualities, parts and kinds, function and makers, causes and sequences. 60 questions in 30 minutes, five choices; a quarter point is taken off for each wrong answer.

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A sample question from Upper Level

Miser is to stinginess as

Answer: bully is to cruelty

Worked solution

  1. Relationship: A miser is characterized by stinginess; a bully is characterized by cruelty.
  2. Check the answer in the same sentence: bully is to cruelty fits.
  3. The others fail: victim is to fear person and feeling; coin is to money part and whole; playground is to game place and activity; cruelty is to bully has the right relationship in the wrong order.

Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.

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Questions families ask

What does Prep cover for SSAT Verbal?
Elementary Level, Middle Level, Upper Level. Each Level has its own chapter map, practice rounds, sealed practice exams with every answer and worked solution at the end, and a published gate to the next Level.
When is the next SSAT Verbal date?
The next official date has not been announced yet. We update the page as soon as the organizer publishes it.
How much does it cost?
Each child's first round and its summary are free, with no card needed. After that, a Series pass is $14.99 a month for the whole family (up to 5 people) and covers every Level of the Series, so moving up never meets a new paywall.
Does Prep guarantee a score?
No. Prep shows exactly what your child has mastered, what comes next and when they are ready for the next Level. Nobody can promise a contest result.