SSAT Reading Practice Test 46 Middle and Upper Levels

1. Which of the following best describes actions of the children?

• A. soft and sweet
• B. grave and laughing
• C. Plotting and planning
• D. climbing and surrounding
• E. devouring and entwining

2. In the last two stanzas of the poem, the speaker indicates that

• A. he will lock the children in a dungeon for their shenanigans
• B. his love for the children is everlasting
• C. he will keep the children captive in his fortress
• D. the children will have to tear down the walls if they ever wish to escape
• E. his love is no match for dungeon walls

3. The sensory image most important to this passage is

• A. the sound of the sudden raid from the hall
• B. the sight of the girls descending down the stairs
• C. the sound of pattering little feet
• D. the sensation of kisses and hugs
• E. the sight of blue eyes and moustaches

4. Which of the following words could be substituted for "banditti" (line 29) without changing the meaning of the verse?

• A. bandits
• B. musicians
• C. vines
• D. children
• E. mice

5. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the poem?

• A. The speaker is distracted by the children's mischievous activities.
• B. The speaker cherishes the time of day when he can break from his work and play with his children.
• C. A poet depicts the games of children who inhabit an imaginary fortress.
• D. The children are scheming of ways to attack their captor and escape the castle.
• E. The children are listening to a story before for their bedtime