SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, and Location

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Leap

Possible Answers:

to decide

to swim

to look at

to jump

to buy

Correct answer:

to jump

Explanation:

"Leap" means to jump.

Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Verbs

Peek

Possible Answers:

to touch

to hear

to look

to taste

to smell

Correct answer:

to look

Explanation:

Peek means to look.

Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Return

Possible Answers:

to find

to play

to befriend

to learn

to go back

Correct answer:

to go back

Explanation:

"Return" means to go back.

Example Question #915 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Display

Possible Answers:

to volunteer

to move back

to pay

to work

to show

Correct answer:

to show

Explanation:

"Display" means to show.

Example Question #273 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

EXPLORE

Possible Answers:

Explain

See

Implore 

Exercise 

Investigate

Correct answer:

Investigate

Explanation:

To "explore" something means to survey it or investigate it, so "investigate" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are as close in meaning to "explore" as "investigate" is: "see" means visually perceive; "exercise" means perform physical activities in order to become or remain healthy; "implore" means beg; and "explain" means describe something in a detailed way in order to help others understand it.

Example Question #106 : Synonyms: Verbs

Which is a synonym for perish?

Possible Answers:

None of the other answer choices. 

Born

Survive

Die

Alive

Correct answer:

Die

Explanation:

"Perish" and "die" both refer to something passing away or expiring. 

Example Question #281 : Synonyms

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

The seatbelt is meant to restrict your movement in a car crash.

Possible Answers:

limit

enhance

advance

increase

None of the above

Correct answer:

limit

Explanation:

"Limit" could replace "restrict" to maintain that the seatbelt is trying to protect you during a car crash.

Example Question #108 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: select the word that most closely matches.

Haste:

Possible Answers:

Honor

Welcome

Wait

Scurry

Delay

Correct answer:

Scurry

Explanation:

The correct answer is scurry.  Scurry and haste both mean to move speedily along. 

Example Question #282 : Synonyms

A synonym of "nourish" is . . .

Possible Answers:

seed

plant

natural

grow

feed

Correct answer:

feed

Explanation:

Since "nourish" is a verb that means "provide with food," we need to find another verb that means "to provide with food." While "grow" may seem like a good answer because things that are nourished can grow, "grow" does not mean the same thing as "nourish," so it can't be the right answer. Since "feed" means "provide with food," "feed" is the correct answer.

Example Question #283 : Synonyms

A synonym of "flee" is . . .

Possible Answers:

quick

escape

town

vacation

insect

Correct answer:

escape

Explanation:

Since "flee" is a verb that means "run away," we need to find another verb that means "run away." Spelling is important - while "insect" might look like a good choice because a "flea" is an insect, to "flee" is to run away, so "insect" is not the correct answer. Similarly, "fleet," which is only one letter away from "flee," means "quick," but neither word means "run away," so "quick" isn't the correct answer either. Since "escape" means "run away," it is the correct answer.

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