All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #171 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATHER
Friend
Man
Dad
Lady
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 #172 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOTHER
Child
Lady
Caring
Matriarch
Friend
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 #173 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOX
Inside
Cardboard
Crate
Treasure
Item
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 #174 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SHACK
Job
Hut
Mansion
Place
Island
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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