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Free SSAT practice test — Grade 8

10 original SSAT-style questions for Grade 8, with answers and full explanations. No signup needed.

These free SSAT-style questions practice the verbal, quantitative, and reading skills tested on the Elementary and Middle Level SSAT.

Remember the SSAT's quirk: wrong answers carry a small penalty, so strategy (when to skip vs. guess) matters alongside content.

Question 1Verbal — Analogies
Complete the analogy: FARMER is to FARM as DOCTOR is to ___
  1. Astage
  2. Blibrary
  3. Chospital
  4. Dkitchen
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Correct answer: C

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." farmer → farm, so doctor → hospital.

Question 2Quantitative I
What number comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ___
  1. A48
  2. B50
  3. C49
  4. D52
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Correct answer: C

These are square numbers: 3², 4², … Next is 7² = 49.

Question 3Quantitative II
Find the missing number: 6 → 18 ; 9 → 27 ; 10 → ___
  1. A32
  2. B26
  3. C28
  4. D30
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Correct answer: D

Each number is multiplied by 3. 10 × 3 = 30.

Question 4Verbal — Analogies
Complete the analogy: BRANCH is to TREE as ROOM is to ___
  1. Aplant
  2. Bflower
  3. Cguitar
  4. Dhouse
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Correct answer: D

The relationship is "part to its whole." branch → tree, so room → house.

Question 5Quantitative I
What number comes next? 5, 6, 8, 11, ___
  1. A17
  2. B11
  3. C15
  4. D14
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Correct answer: C

The amount added grows by 1 each step. Adding 4 to 11 gives 15.

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Question 6Quantitative II
Find the missing number: 12 → 144 ; 6 → 36 ; 11 → ___
  1. A123
  2. B121
  3. C122
  4. D124
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Correct answer: B

Each number is squared. 11 × 11 = 121.

Question 7Verbal — Analogies
Complete the analogy: CHEF is to KITCHEN as PILOT is to ___
  1. Acockpit
  2. Bschool
  3. Cstage
  4. Dfarm
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." chef → kitchen, so pilot → cockpit.

Question 8Quantitative I
What number comes next? 2, 6, 18, 54, ___
  1. A158
  2. B163
  3. C162
  4. D160
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Correct answer: C

Each number is multiplied by 3. 54 × 3 = 162.

Question 9Quantitative II
Find the missing number: 5 → 25 ; 6 → 36 ; 12 → ___
  1. A143
  2. B145
  3. C144
  4. D142
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

Each number is squared. 12 × 12 = 144.

Question 10Verbal — Analogies
Complete the analogy: JUDGE is to COURT as BAKER is to ___
  1. Abakery
  2. Bhospital
  3. Ckitchen
  4. Dschool
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." judge → court, so baker → bakery.

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Elementary Level for grades 3–4, Middle Level for grades 5–7, and Upper Level for grades 8–11 — based on the grade your child is in when they apply.

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