All boys. All boarding. Grades 9-12.
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Admit One: Taking the SSAT
The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) contains verbal, quantitative, and reading comprehension sections, as well as an unscored writing sample.
Visit ssat.org for more information including test dates, test-taking strategies, and a free practice test.
Register early to avoid late registration fees. Our application deadline is January 15 so plan to take the SSAT in October, November, December, or January. Woodberry Forest will proctor the SSAT test in December and January.
Sample questions
1. 18 is what percent of 60?
(A) 0.30% (B) 10.8% (C) 18% (D) 30.0% (E) 33.3%
2. Find the missing number in the sequence: ___, 29, 35, 41, 47
(A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 24 (D) 25 (E) 26
Synonyms: Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
3. INCOGNITO:
(A) lost (B) replaced (C) concealed (D) uncovered (E) distinguished
4. LACKLUSTER:
(A) harsh (B) smug (C) soggy (D) parched (E) dull
Analogies: The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.
5. Stream is to river as brook is to
(A) land (B) water (C) creek (D) forest (E) puddle
6. Epidemic is to disease as
(A) famine is to hunger (B) creative is to creation
(C) persuasion is to composition (D) mountainous is to climb
(E) ache is to gluttony
Answer Key 1. (D) 30.0% 2. (B) 23 3. (C) concealed 4. (E) dull 5. (C) creek 6. (A) famine is to hunger
Answer Key 1. (D) 30.0% 2. (B) 23 3. (C) concealed 4. (E) dull 5. (C) creek 6. (A) famine is to hunger
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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Woodberry Forest admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, and national or ethnic origin to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. The school is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students.