SSAT - Hillview Prep Tutoring

Course Structure

Hillview Prep's SSAT courses are structured to emphasize three substantial elements of test preparation: Test-taking strategies, test concepts, and time management. Our program consists instruction that is complemented by dynamic workshops:

Test Strategies

Students learn and practice efficient time management
Tutor pinpoints and improves students weaknesses through tutoring question approach

Test Concepts

Review and practice over test taking concepts using actual test questions and flash-cards

Workshops

Students apply Hillview Prep's strategies and instruction to the SSAT in test-taking conditions
Workshops are strategically planned in between every two instructional sessions
Provide periodic evaluations, consistent test-taking practice, and section familiarization

Materials

Course Book

At Hillview Prep, we use a variety of the best proprietary SSAT material.

Timing Scantron

Structured to measure and improve test-taking time management.

Practice Tests

Tests are used for instruction, homework, and workshops.

Flash-cards

Hillview Prep adds a visual approach to instruction by implementing the use of flash-cards.

Course Content

Verbal Skills:
Synonyms and analogies.

Quantitative Skills:
Arithmetic, elementary algebra, and basic geometry.

Reading Comprehension:
General and specific questions on short passages of varying styles on a range of topics.

Vocabulary:
prefixes, suffixes and root words.

Essay:
Structure and approach to writing an effective essay.

Test Structure

Section
Verbal Skills
Quantitative Skills I
Reading Comprehension Quantitative Skills II
Essay

Questions
60
25
40
25
1
Total: 150

Time
30 minutes
30 minutes
40 minutes
30 minutes
25 minutes
Total: 2 hours 35 minutes

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