Upper Level SSAT
Writing
Time 25 Minutes
One Topic
You have 25minutes to complete a brief writing sample. This writing exerci will not be scored but is ud by admission officers to asss your writing skills.
Direction: Read the following topic carefully. Take a few minutes to think about the topic and organize your thoughts before you begin writing. Be sure that your handwriting is legible and that you stay within the lines and margins.
Topic: Out with the old, in with the new.Assignment: Do you agree or disagree with the topic statement? Support your position with one or two specific examples from personal experience, the experience of others, current events, history, or literature.
SECTION 1
60 Questions
This ction consists of two different types of questions. There are directions and a sample question for each type.
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phras. You are to lect the one word or phra who meaning is clost to the word in capital letters.
Sample Question:
1. PRETENTIOUS
(A) lavish (B) simple (C) responsible (D) ostentatious (E) unassuming
2. DISTORT
(A) espou (B) embellish (C) undermine (D) dominate (E) deform
3. SUPERFICIAL
(A) mythical (B) frivolous (C) distant (D) universal (E) debatable 4. EXPROPRIATE
(A) withhold (B) disclo (C) confiscate (D) censure (E) determine 5. FLORID
(A) efficient (B) vere
(C) straightforward (D) ornate
(E) basic
踔厉笃行6. ASSIDUOUS
(A) unalterable (B) diligent
(C) indecorous (D) indeterminate (E) extenuating
7. CLARITY
(A) exception (B) objectivity (C) lucidity
(D) enforcement (E) result
8. ATYPICAL
(A) rough
(B) varied
(C) thoughtless (D) unusual
(E) ten
CHILLY: (A) lazy
(B) nice
(C) dry
(D) cold
(E) sunny
9. CONDESCENDING (A) rude
(B) gracious
(C) gruff
(D) agreeable
(E) superior
10. EXASPERATE
(A) disdain
(B) define
适老化改造
(C) obrve
(D) irritate
(E) isolate
11. RENUNCIATION (A) circumlocutions (B) affiliations (C) gibbering
(D) machinations (E) foregoing
12. DISGUISE
(A) misreprent (B) exaggerate (C) satisfy
(D) reflect
(E) mask
13. RESTRICT
(A) aide
(B) confine
(C) increa
(D) contradict
幼儿园升旗仪式主持词(E) discredit
14. INTEGRITY
(A) honesty
(B) influence (C) restraint
(D) discrimination (E) preten 15. BEQUEATH
(A) delegate (B) express
(C) forbid
(D) impute
(E) grant
鬼子姜的吃法16. AGILE
(A) socialized (B) dominant (C) vocal
(D) adept
(E) mimicking
17. MORASS
(A) college
(B) development (C) hodgepodge (D) wonder
(E) harangue
18. RAMBLING
(A) ambiguous (B) coherent (C) unintelligible (D) amorphous (E) clear
19. SURREPTITIOUS
(A) indefensible (B) sneak
(C) indefatigable (D) comprehensive (E) corrective
有眼不识金镶玉20. MANIFEST
黄南古道
(A) nefarious (B) insidious (C) methodical (D) obvious
历年国家线(E) vital
21. EXPURGATE
(A) conden (B) delineate (C) aggrandize (D) delete
(E) transcribe
22. DISSEMINATE
(A) suppress (B) spread
(C) undermine (D) confound (E) foreshadow
23. VACILLATE
(A) waver
(B) experiment (C) rely
(D) rmonize (E) buoy
24. STEADFASTNESS
(A) inconsistency (B) fidelity (C) resolution (D) inflexibility (E) negligence 25. SUCCUMB
(A) subvert (B) avoid
(C) obrve (D) ignore
(E) surrender 26. AMELIORATION
(A) damage (B) uniformity (C) weathering (D) improve (E) havoc
27. REFUTATION
(A) profession (B) reflective (C) indicative (D) denial (E) evidence 28. INCENTIVE
(A) arnal (B) motivator (C) talisman (D) trademark (E) harbinger 29. BENEFICENT
(A) indecisive (B) pragmatic (C) parasitic (D) bountiful (E) hospitable 30. DILETTANTE
(A) athlete (B) lobbyist (C) Itinerant (D) amateur (E) idealist
The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each question, lect the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the ntence.
Sample Question:
Kitten is to cat as (A) fawn is to colt (B) puppy is to dog (C) cow is to bull (D) wolf is to bear
(E) hen is to rooster
Choice (B) is the best answer becau a kitten is a young cat, just as a puppy is a young dog. Of all the answer choices, (B) states a relationship that is most like the relationship between kitten and cat.
天末怀李白31. Drought is to rain as (A) dert is to sun (B) hurricane is to wind (C) epidemic is to dia (D) volcano is to lava
(E) famine is to nourishment
32. Antibiotic is to infection as (A) thermometer is to fever (B) anesthesia is to surgery (C) vaccine is to inoculation (D) antiptic is to alcohol (E) antidote is to poisoning
33. Humidifier is to moisture as (A) iron is to wrinkle (B) candle is to wax (C) tub is to liquid (D) furnace is to heat (E) chimney is to smoke
34. Condolence is to mourner as (A) cret is to stranger (B) loan is to borrower (C) rescue is to knight
(D) congratulation is to victor (E) record is to athlete
35. Postscript is to letter as (A) preamble is to document (B) footnote is to reference (C) epilogue is to play (D) signature is to name (E) index is to page
36. Impious is to reverence as (A) profane; behavior
(B) paranoid is to percution (C) contrite is to offen (D) superficial is to depth (E) contemptuous is to scorn
37. Disingenuous is to craftiness as (A) ecstatic is to contentment (B) idolatrous is to doubt.
(C) narcissistic is to appearance (D) penitent is to wrongdoing (E) surreptitious is to stealth
38. Exculpate is to blame as (A) extricate is to difficulty (B) exemplify is to illustration (C) expedite is to process (D) divulge is to cret (E) bewilder is to confusion