SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #792 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Boulevard is to __________ as canal is to sailing.

Possible Answers:

flying

eating

playing

driving

laughing

Correct answer:

driving

Explanation:

A "canal" is a man-made body of water that connects two or more natural bodies of water. "Canals" are used for "sailing." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "boulevard" is used for. A "boulevard" is a wide avenue in a city that is lined with trees. "Boulevards" are therefore used for "driving."

Example Question #793 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Coronation is to __________ as inauguration is to president.

Possible Answers:

friend

despot

pope

captain

king

Correct answer:

king

Explanation:

An "inauguration" is an event where the "president" is sworn into office. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these assumes power during a "coronation." Well, a "coronation" is when a "king" or queen is crowned. Additionally, a "despot" is an autocrat, a tyrant, a person who rules a country with absolute power.

Example Question #794 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Commute is to work as matriculate is to __________.

Possible Answers:

beach

college

park

gym

market

Correct answer:

college

Explanation:

"Commute" is a verb that means to go to "work," to journey to or from "work." So, which of these places do you go to if you are "matriculating?" The correct answer is that "matriculate" means go to college, enroll at college.

Example Question #82 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Barber is to hair as lumberjack is to __________________.

Possible Answers:

harvest

mill

tree

axe

wetland

Correct answer:

tree

Explanation:

A barber cuts hair, so the correct answer would demonstrate a similar relationship. Just as a barber cuts hair, a lumberjack cuts trees.

Example Question #511 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

COHERENT

Possible Answers:

Difficult to understand

Unintelligible

Orderly and logical

Existing at the same time

Self-sufficient

Correct answer:

Orderly and logical

Explanation:

Coherent means something is orderly and logical.

Example Question #512 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

OBSCURE

Possible Answers:

obtuse

dull

self-evident

vague

round

Correct answer:

vague

Explanation:

Obscure means vague.

Example Question #513 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PLAUSIBLE

Possible Answers:

impossible

cheerful

conceivable

forgettable

paralyzed

Correct answer:

conceivable

Explanation:

Plausible means conceivable.

Example Question #514 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PATENT

Possible Answers:

disfigured

handmade

apparent

unclear

maligned

Correct answer:

apparent

Explanation:

One meaning of "patent" is apparent. Something is patently obvious (that is, apparently obvious).

Example Question #515 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

A synonym of “artificial” is __________.

Possible Answers:

progressive

possessive

halcyon

natural

man-made

Correct answer:

man-made

Explanation:

“Artificial” is an adjective that means “made by people rather than nature,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “produced by humans rather than occurring naturally.” That means that “natural” cannot be the correct answer, because “natural” means “existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “artificial.” “Man-made,” however, is an adjective that means “made or caused by human beings (as opposed to occurring or being made naturally); artificial,” and because “man-made” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “artificial,” “man-made” is the correct answer.

Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance

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

Vague

Possible Answers:

Smoky

Rotten

Extraordinary

Comprehensible

Unclear

Correct answer:

Unclear

Explanation:

"Vague" means unclear.

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