All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #171 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATHER
Dad
Friend
Old
Man
Lady
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
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOTHER
Friend
Child
Lady
Caring
Matriarch
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
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOX
Treasure
Crate
Cardboard
Item
Inside
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
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SHACK
Mansion
Place
Island
Job
Hut
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.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: select the word that most closely matches.
Laud
Win
Help
Praise
Dislike
Cooperate
Praise
Laud and Praise both mean to give acclaim to.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
A synonym of "bewilder" is . . .
confusion
collapse
colossal
avid
perplex
perplex
Since "bewilder" is a verb that means "confuse," we need to find another verb that also means "confuse." While "confusion" may look like a great answer choice, it is a noun, not a verb (it doesn't represent an action) so it can't be the right answer. However, because "perplex" means "confuse," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Which is a synonym for pardon?
Forgive
Blame
Hold
None of the other answer choices.
Penalty
Forgive
"Pardon" and "forgive" both mean to excuse from blame.
Example Question #175 : Synonyms
A synonym of "clarify" is . . .
explain
weaken
clean
fortify
jump
explain
"Clarify" is a verb that means "make a statement or situation less confused and more clearly comprehensible," so we need to pick out another verb that means something like "make something more clearly understandable." While "clean" might look like a potentially correct answer, "clean" means " free from dirt, marks, or stains." Because "clean" does not have the same meaning as "clarify," "clean" cannot be the correct answer. "Explain," however, is a verb that means "make an idea, situation, or problem clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas." Because "explain" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "clarify," "explain" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
The boy decieved his classmates by pretending the faint.
misled
None of the above
rose
hid
left
misled
The word "misled," which is the past tense of "mislead," can be substitued into the sentence to maintain the meaning.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
As she looked into her crystal ball, she foresaw the future.
None of the above
dialed
forgot
predicted
confused
predicted
"Predicted" could replace "foresaw" to maintain a similar meaning.