<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>I will be taking the ssat in one week. I hope to get above 95%
Does anyone have any tips for me? Because right now i am getting in the range of 85%-92% on practice tests in reading and verbal. I am doing decent in math. But what will boost my scores in reading and verbal?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>to be honest, practice tests are a lot easier than the regular test (oetersons is tough). I suggest you study Latin roots because that held a lot in verbal. for reading all I can say is read the text thoroughly. </p>
<p>I took it in November</p>
<p>how much harder is the real thing?</p>
<p>For verbal, I would recommend studying some Latin root words, prefixes, and suffixes. It definitely helps to be able to break the words down if you’re unsure of their meanings. For analogies, something I wish I had studied more was just what the different types of analogies were. In my opinion, the best way to succeed on verbal is to read more challenging books so you can see the words in context. For reading, something I did on the test which helped was simply to skim the questions before reading the passage and read it multiple times. Close reading is a must as some of the questions get very specific. In general, just try to relax and focus. When I was taking the test, I got so jittery at some points that my eyes would skip over words or phrases while I was working because I was rushing. Once I calmed down, it was much easier. Sorry if this doesn’t help you at all, but just try your best and it will be fine!</p>
<p>For me, math was easier, verbal harder, and reading about the same. It depends on the test I think.</p>
<p>I’m an 8th grader, initially when I first took the test I thought I completely bombed it. there were many words I didn’t know. it wasn’t too much harder than the practice tests, but the words are more… unexpected. for example I got idiosyncrasy in mine.</p>
<p>Practice tests are definitely easier. I knew almost every word in verbal on the practice test (first time taking the practice) but in the real test there were maybe 4 I didn’t know.</p>
<p>Good thing is, you can get more wrong in verbal and still get a pretty good score. I got around 10 wrong in verbal and omitted a few and got a 98% in that section.</p>
<p>In general, the entire test seemed harder, but it might have just been because of the pressure. Just relax and you’ll do fine.</p>