SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #871 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters

COUNSEL

Possible Answers:

Cooperate

Advise

Defeat

Decline

Forgive

Correct answer:

Advise

Explanation:

"Counsel" most nearly means to advise or give explanation. Variations include "counselor", such as a legal advocate or therapist. "Counsel" should not be confused with its homonym "council," which refers to a group of individuals who make collective decisions. "Cooperate" and "forgive" have no relation to the word "counsel."

Example Question #872 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters

DECREE

Possible Answers:

Deviate

Deny

Declare

Decide

Denounce

Correct answer:

Declare

Explanation:

"Decree" most nearly means to declare or to make a formal declaration. "Decree" can also be used a noun, for example a "royal decree" from a monarch. "Denounce" and "deny" both relate to refusing a fact or circumstance and are therefore not exact synonyms of "decree." "Decide" is somewhat related to the word "decree", as it means to come to a resolution or answer on a question; however, to "decree", that decision must be announced publicly, which more closely related to the word "declare." "Deviate" has no relation to the word "decree."

Example Question #873 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters

PLACATE

Possible Answers:

Convene 

Appease

Pretend

Quit

Aspire

Correct answer:

Appease

Explanation:

"Placate" most nearly means to appease or to calm through agreement. The words "pretend," "aspire," "quit," and "convene" have no relation to the word "placate." "Aspire" means to direct one's ambitions towards a goal (for example, "She aspires to be a doctor.") "Convene" most nearly means to bring together in a group.

Example Question #874 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters

CONDONE

Possible Answers:

Forget 

Allow

Supply 

Condemn

Prohibit 

Correct answer:

Allow

Explanation:

"Condone" is a verb that means to allow or forgive. A typical example would be an authority figure who "condones" a subordinate's behavior. "Supply" and "forget" have no relation to the word "condone," while "prohibit" and "condemn" are antonyms. Therefore, the correct answer is "allow." 

Example Question #875 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ARGUING

Possible Answers:

Talking

Whispering

Quarreling

Communicating

Assisting

Correct answer:

Quarreling

Explanation:

"Arguing" involves a disagreement between two or more people who hold different views on a topic. "Quarreling" is the best synonym of "arguing."

Incorrect Answers:

"Talking" means to speak.

"Whispering" means to speak quietly.

"Communicating" involves the sharing of information.

"Assisting" means to help someone else.

Example Question #876 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CONFESS

Possible Answers:

Enable

Acknowledge

Yearn

Create

Ponder

Correct answer:

Acknowledge

Explanation:

"Confess" means to accept fault for something. "Acknowledge," which means to admit guilt, is the best synonym of "confess."

Incorrect Answers:

"Yearn" indicates a desire to do something.

"Ponder" means to think about.

"Enable" involves giving someone the power to do something.

"Create" means bring something into existence.

Example Question #877 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?

The young boy was so hungry that he gorged himself on dinner.  

Possible Answers:

skipped

None of the above

left

missed

stuffed

Correct answer:

stuffed

Explanation:

To stuff yourself with food would be the same thing as to gorge yourself. Both meaning "over-eating." 

Example Question #878 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?

The snake slithered effortlessly across the the grass.

Possible Answers:

glided

None of the above

ran

walked

stopped

Correct answer:

glided

Explanation:

Slithered and glided both refer to the snake's movement.  

Example Question #879 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?

The grasshopper leapt from my hands.  

Possible Answers:

stuck

None of the above

sit

stayed

sat

Correct answer:

None of the above

Explanation:

None of the above words describe that the grasshopper jumped or left the person's hands. 

Example Question #880 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

A synonym of “stretch” is __________.

Possible Answers:

consider

extend

magnify

speak

shrink

Correct answer:

extend

Explanation:

“Stretch” is a verb that refers to things that are soft or elastic and means “be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be made longer.” That means that “shrink” cannot be the correct answer, because “shrink” means “to become or make smaller in size or amount,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “stretch.” “Extend,” however, is a verb that means “cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider,” and because “extend” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “stretch,” “extend” is the correct answer.

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