Don't freak out - it's not a particularly stressful assessment. All three of my kids took SCAT at that age/grade. It's super short - almost an hour (max time limit) for my slowest kid and only about half an hour for my fast kid. It's one section of quantitative and one section of verbal and all multiple choice. The quantitative can be answered without actual solving (hence reasoning ability based on number sense) or with standard calculations (more of an "achievement" measure for kids who have studied higher level curriculums). The verbal is analogies so a measure of vocubulary plus reasoning. I don't think you are supposed to study for it. However, I have heard of analogies books aimed for elementary kids and obviously the kid can study higher level math curriculum. As far as sitting next to an adult, just explain to your DD that other people are testing for other programs. Just don't make it a big deal and she will more likely not treat it as a big deal. Good luck.
