All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATHER
Old
Man
Lady
Friend
Dad
Dad
"Dad" is a synonym for the word "father." Although a father is a man, man is a more general term. Adult males who have never had children are also men.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOTHER
Friend
Child
Caring
Matriarch
Lady
Matriarch
"Matriarch" is a synonym for the word "mother." Although a mother is a woman, a woman is not necessarily a mom therefore these two words are not synonyms.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOX
Treasure
Cardboard
Crate
Item
Inside
Crate
"Crate" is a synonym for the word "box." Although a box can be a cardboard or a treasure box these words do not mean box. Items go inside boxes.
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SHACK
Mansion
Place
Job
Island
Hut
Hut
"Hut" is a synonym for the word "shack." Both words mean small house. A "mansion" is a large and luxurious house. While any form of housing is a place, "place" is far too general a term to be synonymous.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: select the word that most closely matches.
Laud
Dislike
Cooperate
Praise
Win
Help
Praise
Laud and Praise both mean to give acclaim to.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
A synonym of "bewilder" is . . .
colossal
collapse
avid
confusion
perplex
perplex
Since "bewilder" is a verb that means "confuse," we need to find another verb that also means "confuse." While "confusion" may look like a great answer choice, it is a noun, not a verb (it doesn't represent an action) so it can't be the right answer. However, because "perplex" means "confuse," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Which is a synonym for pardon?
Hold
Forgive
Blame
Penalty
None of the other answer choices.
Forgive
"Pardon" and "forgive" both mean to excuse from blame.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs
A synonym of "clarify" is . . .
fortify
clean
weaken
explain
jump
explain
"Clarify" is a verb that means "make a statement or situation less confused and more clearly comprehensible," so we need to pick out another verb that means something like "make something more clearly understandable." While "clean" might look like a potentially correct answer, "clean" means " free from dirt, marks, or stains." Because "clean" does not have the same meaning as "clarify," "clean" cannot be the correct answer. "Explain," however, is a verb that means "make an idea, situation, or problem clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas." Because "explain" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "clarify," "explain" is the correct answer.
Example Question #171 : Synonyms
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
The boy decieved his classmates by pretending the faint.
hid
rose
None of the above
left
misled
misled
The word "misled," which is the past tense of "mislead," can be substitued into the sentence to maintain the meaning.
Example Question #172 : Synonyms
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
As she looked into her crystal ball, she foresaw the future.
dialed
forgot
predicted
confused
None of the above
predicted
"Predicted" could replace "foresaw" to maintain a similar meaning.
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