SSAT Middle Level Reading Help

If your middle school learner is planning on enrolling into a private school or academy, he or she may need to take the Secondary School Admission Test, or SSAT. The Middle Level Secondary School Admission Test is commonly used to help schools make admission decisions. There is a Middle Level SSAT for fifth, sixth, and seventh grade students. The Middle Level SSAT is broken up into five sections: two math sections, a reading section, a verbal section, and an experimental section. In addition, your child will be expected to complete a writing component as well. In total, the Middle Level SSAT will consist of 167 questions that your learner will have just over three hours to complete. While some students may consider this to be daunting, Varsity Tutors’ Learning Tools have a number of resources available to help your middle school student with his or her SSAT Middle Level Reading preparation.

Your learner will have 40 minutes to complete a total of 40 questions related to reading comprehension. By visiting the Varsity Tutors’ Learning Tools website, your middle school student is able to access a number of resources that can help him or her prepare for the Reading portion of the SSAT. One great resource that can help your learner prepare for his or her exam is the Learn by Concept feature. This feature is set up like an interactive SSAT Middle Level Reading syllabus, and is a great way to help him or her prepare for test day.

The Learn by Concept feature provides your learner with a series of SSAT Reading example questions which are designed to emulate the material on the test. Each sample comes with a short reading passage and question delivered in multiple-choice format. The content in the Learn by Concept tool is divided into four sections: literary form, humanities, science, and social studies. Within each section are a number of subcategories which cover specific areas.

Learn by Concept is a great way to help your middle school learner prepare for his or her SSAT Middle Level Reading test review. When your learner answers a question, he or she is given an explanation that helps put the answer into perspective. These detailed explanations include important vocabulary words, terms, and explain how the answer was reached. By making full use of the Middle Level SSAT Reading Learn by Concept tool, your learner is working to improve his or her ability to find main ideas, understand key details, and find word meanings through context.

To get the most out of the Learning Tools, your learner is encouraged to use the Learn by Concept feature with the rest of the Learning Tools available on the website. By accessing the Varsity Tutors’ Learning Tools website, you can help your learner create a balanced study regimen by using the flashcards, answering the Question of the Day, and attempting one of the many concept-specific or full-length Middle Level SSAT Reading practice tests. When your learner uses these tools along with Learn by Concept, he or she will be able to develop a customizable SSAT Middle Level Reading study guide designed to suit his or her needs.