All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #141 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BANQUET
Feast
Challenge
Jubilation
Antiquity
Obsolete
Feast
A "banquet" is a formal dinner party for many people, so the answer choice closest in meaning to "banquet" is "feast," which when used as a noun, means a meal with a very large amount of food. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "banquet": "jubilation" means happiness; "obsolete" means old and outdated; a "challenge" is a difficult task; and "antiquity" means ancient times, or often specifically the Classical era.
Example Question #142 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BORDER
Restaurant
Ruler
Boundary
Peninsula
Title
Boundary
"Border" is defined as the line at which two geographical areas like states or countries meet, so "boundary," which means the edge of something, is our best choice, because "border" and "boundary" can both mean the edge of an area.
Example Question #143 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BARRIER
Roof
Explosion
Doorway
Obstacle
Intensity
Obstacle
A "barrier" is something that gets in the way, an obstacle, or a barricade blocking the way, so "obstacle" is the correct answer.
Example Question #144 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CARNIVORE
Plant-eater
Dinosaur
Fish
Meat-eater
Mammal
Meat-eater
A "carnivore" is an organism that eats only meat, so "meat-eater" is the correct answer. An "herbivore" is an organism that eats only plants, and an "omnivore" is an organism that eats both meat and plants.
Example Question #145 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INFECTION
Disease
Station
Effective
Sincere
Predominantly
Disease
Since "infection" is defined as an affliction with a disease-causing organism, "disease" is the best answer choice.
Example Question #146 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPANY
Employee
Factory
Inventor
President
Business
Business
A "company" is a business, so "business" is the correct answer. A "president" is in charge of a company; a "factory" manufactures items; an "employee" works at a company; and an "inventor" creates something new.
Example Question #147 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BORDER
Capital
Country
Boundary
Paper
Vacation
Boundary
A "border" is a boundary between two things, so "boundary" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, a "country" is a nation; "paper" is flat sheets made out of wood pulp that are written on; the "capital" is the major city of a state or country in which the government is headquartered; and "vacation" means a break or time off from work or school.
Example Question #148 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACHE
Soreness
Confusion
Pride
Sickness
Strength
Soreness
"Ache" and "soreness" both relate to dull pain that one can feel.
Example Question #149 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARCEL
Building
Transportation
Paper
Description
Package
Package
“Parcel” is a noun that can mean “a thing or collection of things wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by mail,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a thing wrapped in paper to be sent by mail.” That means that “paper” cannot be the correct answer, because if a “parcel” is by definition wrapped in paper, it is probably not paper itself. “Package,” however, is a word that when used as a noun, can mean “an object or group of objects wrapped in paper or plastic, or packed in a box,” and because “package” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “parcel,” “package” is the correct answer.
Example Question #150 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COATING
Cloth
Shirt
Warm
Cold
Layer
Layer
"Coating" can refer to a thin layer of a particular material, so "layer" is the correct answer. For instance, one might write, "After one coating of paint, you could still see the grain in the wood of the dresser, but after the second coating of paint, it was completely covered up."