All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #47 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAUPER
Beggar
Oligarch
Dandy
Philanthropist
Clique
Beggar
"Pauper" means a "beggar" or someone who is very poor.
"Dandy" means a foolish person or it means a man who is excessively concerned about his appearance and clothes.
"Philanthropist" means a charitable person, someone who donates money, a wealthy person who gives away money.
"Oligarch" is a dictator, a boss, or a tyrant.
"Clique" means a group of friends, an exclusive group of people, a clan.
Example Question #48 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VASSAL
Vendor
Zealot
Rogue
Theologian
Slave
Slave
"Vassal" means "slave" or servant; originally the word meant someone who pledges fealty to a lord under the Feudal system.
"Rogue" means a criminal, a deceitful person, a con-artist, a villain.
"Zealot" means someone who is extremely enthusiastic about a belief; a fanatic or an extremist.
"Vendor" means someone who sells goods, a merchant, a peddler.
"Theologian" is a religious official or a philosopher of religion.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMOTION
Celebration
Delay
Disturbance
Peace
Movement
Disturbance
The correct answer is "disturbance."
"Commotion" is a noun that means a state that is characterized by confusion and rowdy disturbance.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms
A synonym of "labyrinth" is __________.
tower
puzzle
bridge
maze
circle
maze
"Labyrinth" is a noun that means "a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way," so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "a complicated network of passages." While "puzzle" may look like a potentially correct answer, "puzzle" as a noun means "a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge," not necessarily a "complicated network of passages," so "puzzle" cannot be the correct answer. A "maze," however, is defined either as "a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way," " a complex network of paths or passages," or "a confusing mass of information," and because the second definition of "maze" is very close to the definition of "labyrinth," "maze" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
A synonym of “particle” is __________.
dust
pile
matter
speck
air
speck
“Particle” is a noun that means “a minute portion of matter,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a minute portion of matter.” That means that “pile” cannot be the correct answer, because “pile” means “a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another,” and “particle” is specifically only one thing. “Speck,” however, is a noun that can mean “a tiny spot” or “a small particle of a substance,” and because “speck” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “particle,” “speck” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Labyrinth
History
Officer
Maze
Impulse
Ridicule
Maze
A "labyrinth" is a difficult maze.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Tableau
Control
Update
Furniture
Innocence
Picture
Picture
A "tableau" is a picture, as of a scene.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Caravan
Excavation
Convoy
Generator
Religion
Locomotive
Convoy
"Caravan" is a convoy; Religion is set of beliefs and rituals; Generator produces energy; Locomotive is a train; and Excavation means digging up.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Fluid
Sermon
Liquid
Terrain
Century
Chorus
Liquid
"Fluid" means liquid; Chorus means a group of singers; Sermon means religious speech; Terrain usually refers to land or landscape; and Century means one hundred years.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Dwelling
Dehydration
Home
Standard
Exhaustion
Alliance
Home
"Dwelling" means home; Alliance means a group of countries who have a formal treaty to work together; Standard means common form; Exhaustion means tired; and Dehydrated means thirsty.
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