All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRASH
Container
Garbage
House
Paper
Throw
Garbage
The word "garbage" is a synonym for the word "trash." Although paper can be trash it is not a synonym for trash, which is a less specific term. Trash can be put in a container.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BABY
Infant
Crib
Mother
Cry
Child
Infant
The word "infant" is a synonym for the word "baby." "Child" is a word for a person who is older than a baby but younger than an adolescent. "Mother," "cry," and "crib" are all related to the word "baby" but do not mean the same thing as baby. Mothers care for babies who are crying in their cribs.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WOMAN
Beautiful
Man
Person
Lady
Adult
Lady
"Lady" is a synonym for the word "woman." A "man" is a male human. While a woman is also an "adult," adult is not a gender specific noun, neither is "person."
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUG
Ground
Sweep
Floor
Desk
Carpet
Carpet
"Carpet" is a synonym for the word "rug," as both are floor coverings. Rugs and carpets cover the floor or ground, and thus are not synonymous.
Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATHER
Friend
Dad
Lady
Man
Old
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 #56 : 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 #57 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOX
Treasure
Item
Inside
Crate
Cardboard
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 #58 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SHACK
Mansion
Island
Job
Hut
Place
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.
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