SSAT MIDDLE LEVEL TEST 1.docx

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SSATMIDDLELEVELTEST1

SECTION2

40Questions

Readeachpassagecarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsaboutit.Foreachquestion,decideonthebasisofthepassagewhichoneofthechoicesbestanswersthequestion.

Intheearly19thcentury,scientists’understandingofthelawsofgravitypredictedcertainorbitsforeachoftheplanets.Ingeneral,thesevenplanetsknownatthattimeobservedthesepredictedorbits.However,therewasanexception:

Uranus,atthefarouterreachesofthesolarsystem,refusedtobehaveaspredicted.ThestrangeorbitofUranusposedaproblemfor

Line5scientists.Somethoughtthattheeffectofthesun’sgravitychangedatsuchextremedistances.Otherswereconvincedthattherehadbeensomeerror:

Uranuswasactuallybehavingasexpected,andastronomersmusthavebotchedtheirobservations.Buttherewasathirdtheory:

thatsomeas-yet-undiscoveredobjectintheoutersolarsystemwasdisturbingtheorbitofUranus.Convincedofthistheory,atleasttwoscientists—JohnAdamsCouchand

10UrbainJean-JosephLeVerrier—workedseparatelytocalculatethepositionofsuchanobject.By1846,theyhadcalculatedthemass,orbit,andpositionoftheobject,usingonlytheirknowledgeofgravityandobservationsoftheUranus’sorbit.Withtheircalculations,astronomerswereabletolocatetheobject,andin1846,theplanetNeptunewasdiscovered.

1.WhydidtheorbitofUranusposeaproblemforearly19thcenturyscientists?

（A）Uranus’sorbitdifferedfromthepredictionsmadebyscientificmodels.

（B）Uranus’sorbitwouldmakespacetravelsignificantlymoredifficultinthefuture.

（C）ScientistswereunabletomakeaccurateobservationsofUranus’sorbit.

（D）Uranuswasoftenblockingscientists’viewofotherplanetsintheoutersolarsystem.

（E）ScientistswereconcernedthatUranusmightbreakfreeofitsorbit,posingathreattoEarth.

2.Theauthor’smainpurposeinthispassageisto

（A）illustratethelawsofgravitation

（B）specifytheorbitsoftheplanetsinoursolarsystem

（C）describeUranus'ssizeandcomposition

（D）explainhowUranus’sorbitledtoNeptune’sdiscovery

（E）arguethatmathisafundamentaltoolinscience

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3.Accordingtothepassage,JohnAdamsCouchandUrbainJean-JosephLeVerrierbelievedthat

（A）thelawsofgravitationwereinaccurate

（B）astronomershadmadeincorrectmeasurementsofUranus’sorbit

（C）Uranus’sorbitwasbeingaffectedbyanunknownobject

（D）thesun’sgravitybehaveddifferentlyattheedgesofthesolarsystem

（E）Uranus’sorbitwasnotasirregularasNeptune’sorbit

4.Basedonthecontextofthepassage,“botched”（line7）mostnearlymeans

（A）addedtogether

（B）messedup

（C）changedsuddenly

（D）distantlyorbited

（E）predictedfromevidence

5.AfterthediscoveryofNeptune,scientistswereawareofhowmanyplanetsintotalinoursolarsystem?

（A）6

（B）7

（C）8

（D）9

（E）10

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“Whatwillyouhave,dearFrog?

"saidshe."Mydresses,mypearlsandjewels,orthegoldencrownwhichIwear?

"

TheFroganswered,"Dresses,orjewels,orgoldencrownsarenotforme;butifyouwillloveme,andletmebeyourcompanionandplayfellow,andsitatyourtable,andeatfromyourLine5littlegoldenplate,anddrinkfromyourcup,andsleepinyourlittlebed,—ifyouwillpromiseme

allthese,thenwillIdivedownandfetchupyourgoldenball."

"Oh,Iwillpromiseyouall,"saidshe,"ifyouwillonlygetmemyball."Butshethoughttoherself,"WhatisthesillyFrogchatteringabout?

Lethimremaininthewaterwithhisequals;hecannotmixinsociety."ButtheFrog,assoonashehadreceivedherpromise,drewhishead

10underthewateranddiveddown.Presentlyheswamupagainwiththeballinhismouth,andthrewitonthegrass.TheKing'sdaughterwasfullofjoywhensheagainsawherbeautifulplaything;and,takingitup,sheranoffimmediately."Stop!

stop!

"criedtheFrog."Takemewithyou.Icannotrunasyoucan."Butallhiscroakingwasuseless;althoughitwasloudenough,the

King'sdaughterdidnothearit,but,hasteninghome,soonforgotthepoorFrog,whowasobliged15toleapbackintothefountain.

6.Inlines1-2,theprincessofferedclothingandjewelrytothefrogbecause

（A）shefeltbadthatthefroghadtoliveoutside

（B）shewantedtotradeheroldthingsforanewtoy

（C）shewasakindandgenerousprincess

（D）shewantedthefrogtoretrieveherlosttoy

（E）shewantedthefrogtobehernewfriend

7.Whatbestexplainswhytheprincessdidn’tstaytoplaywiththefrog?

（A）Sheforgotaboutherpromisetoplaywiththefrog.

（B）Sheprobablymeanttocomebackforthefroglater.

（C）Shedidn’tunderstandwhatthefrogwanted.

（D）Shehadneverintendedtokeepherpromisetothefrog.

（E）Shehadalreadytoldthefrogthatshewouldn’tbehisplaymate

8.Theprincess’sactionscouldbestbedescribedas

（A）evil

（B）deceitful

（C）menacing

（D）unlikely

（E）virtuous

9.Basedonthecontextofthepassage,whatisthemostlikelymeaningof“hastening”（line14）?

（A）goingquickly

（B）ignoringsomeone

（C）playingloudly

（D）sneakingquietly

（E）hoppingjoyfully

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Clothingswappinghasbecomeanincreasinglypopularwayforpeopletogiveawayundesireditemsfromtheirwardrobesandgetsomethingfreshinreturn.EnthusiastsintheWashingtonareaandbeyondhaveattractedhundredsofnewparticipantstotheireventsinrecentmonths,usingsocialmediatospreadtheword.Swapperssaytheeventsarean

Line5opportunitytostayfashionableonabudget,andtobecharitableandenvironmentallyfriendlyatthesametime.

Oneofthearea'smostpopularclothingswapgroupsdrewarecordcrowdtoitslatestgatheringatahighschoolinSpringfield,VirginiaonApril20.About300participantscametothecafeteriaoftheWestSpringfieldHighSchooltolayoutgentlyusedshirts,pants,dresses,and

10otheritemstheynolongerwanted.Inreturn,theycouldtakehomealmostanythingtheyliked.StudentvolunteerPatMoorelovedtheconcept."Ibroughtfiveshirtsandgottwonice

pairsofboots,”Mooresaid.“Theywerenew,notevenused!

"

AresidentofthenearbyVirginiasuburbofAlexandria,DaphneSteinberg,saidshewasattractedbytheprospectoffindingsomethingspecial."IlovethatIcanoutfitmyselfforwork,

15haveagoodtimedoingit,andsavemoney,”Steinbergexplained.

10.Accordingtothepassage,thebenefitsofclothingswapsinclude

I.savingmoney

II.raisingmoneyforlocalcharitiesIII.makingnewfriends

（A）Ionly

（B）IandIIonly

（C）IandIIIonly

（D）IIandIIIonly

（E）I,II,andIII

11.Theauthor’smainpurposeinthispassageisto

（A）offersomeopinionsonworkplacefashion

（B）highlightthebenefitsofanewsocialtrend

（C）offeracritiqueofthemodernfashionindustry

（D）discusstheimpactofsocialmediaonshopping

（E）compareclothingswapsinWashingtonwiththoseintherestofthecounty

12.Accordingtothepassage,theorganizersofWashington-areaclothingswapsusedsocialmediato

（A）swapgentlyusedclothingonline

（B）controlwhohadaccesstotheirevents

（C）shareinformationaboutwhichbrandsandtypesofclothingwouldbeavailable

（D）raiseawarenessoftheireventsandincreaseparticipation

（E）ensurethatparticipantswerefollowingtherules

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13.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

（A）WestSpringfieldHighSchoolDrawsLargeCrowd

（B）TheBenefitsofPromotingYourEventwithSocialMedia

（C）ClothingSwapping:

TheProsandCons

（D）ClothingSwappingBecomesPopularintheWashingtonArea

（E）Washington-AreaShoppersareDesperateforHighFashion

14.Thispassagewouldmostlikelybefoundin

（A）adiary

（B）anewspaper

（C）anovel

（D）abiography

（E）aletter

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OceanscovermostoftheEarth’ssurface,andintheirdepthsdwellmostoftheplanet’slife.Yettouscreaturesoftheland,theoceanisalienandoftenhostile.Coralreefsdazzleus,withrichcolorsandcomplexecosystems.Kelpforestsareathick,dizzyingmazeoflife,inthemidstofwhichitcanbehardtotellupfromdown.Faroutbeyondthecoast,wavestoweroverships,and

Line5whalesandmassivefishgrazeonmicroscopicplankton,extractingtheirsustenancefromwhatappearstothenakedeyetobenothingbutwater.Anddeepdown,beyondthecontinentalshelf,beyondthewarmingraysofthesun,liesaplacethatwecalltheabyssalplain.

Hereflatgreyplainsofoozestretchoverincredibledistances,shroudedindarkness,fedbyaconstantrainofdecayingmatterfromtheseasabove.Atfirstglance,itmightappeartobea

10dead,emptyplace,butintruthitteemswithlife.Mostofthelifeintheabyssalplainisbacterial,buthereandtherearealsocorals,worms,andmolluscs.Therearefish,too,likethetripodfishwhichuseslongthinfinstoperchontopoftheooze,ortheanglerfishwhichusesaglowingrod-likeappendagetolurepreyintoitshungryjaws.Andtheremustbemuchmorethanweyet

know.Althoughthisvastbiomecoversmorethanhalfoftheentiresurfaceoftheplanet,it’sone

15ofthemostpoorlyexploredplacesonEarth,orevennearby:

morepeoplehavebeentospacethanhavebeentotheabyssalplain.

15.Theauthor’sattitudetowardtheoceancouldbestbedescribedas

（A）fascinated

（B）affectionate

（C）dubious

（D）ominous

（E）indifferent

16.Accordingtothepassage,the“abyssalplain”（line7）mostlikelyrefersto

（A）theshallowoceanwaternearthecoasts

（B）aflat,darkregionoftheoceanfloor