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 #576 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

Rural

Possible Answers:

Suburban

Mountainous

Urban

Arid

Countryside

Correct answer:

Countryside

Explanation:

"Rural" means countryside; Suburban means residential; Urban means city-like; Mountainous means having many mountains; and Arid means dry.

Example Question #577 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

Ordinary

Possible Answers:

Hasty

Frequently

Extraordinary

Common

Significant

Correct answer:

Common

Explanation:

"Ordinary" means common; Extraordinary means beyond ordinary; Significant means important; Frequently means often; and Hasty means not thorough.

Example Question #578 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

Distant

Possible Answers:

Prevalent

Faraway

Lengthy

Central

Close

Correct answer:

Faraway

Explanation:

"Distant" means faraway; Close means near; Lengthy mean long; Prevalent means widespread; and Central means related to a center position.

Example Question #581 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

Peculiar

Possible Answers:

Confident

Ordinary

Professional

Unusual

Depressed

Correct answer:

Unusual

Explanation:

"Peculiar" means strange.

Example Question #581 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

INDIGENOUS

Possible Answers:

Menacing 

Friendly 

Unkind 

Native 

Foreign 

Correct answer:

Native 

Explanation:

"Indigenous" means native peoples; for example, Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. For clarification, "menacing" means threatening.

Example Question #582 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

EXILED

Possible Answers:

Deplored 

Welcomed 

Outlined 

Dead 

Banished 

Correct answer:

Banished 

Explanation:

If you are exiled, you are sent away or permanently banished. For clarification, deplored means hated.

Example Question #583 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

RANDOM

Possible Answers:

Flimsy

Orderly

Rash

Erratic

Abundant

Correct answer:

Erratic

Explanation:

"Random" means occuring in no regular sequence or order, so "erratic," which means unpredictable, is the correct answer. "Orderly" is an antonym of "random" and"erratic"; it means arranged in a neat and tidy manner. "Flimsy" means weak and easily damaged. "Rash" means careless or done without much thought. "Abundant" means plentiful.

Example Question #584 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

 

STARK

Possible Answers:

Garish 

Brash 

Open 

Fertile 

Desolate 

Correct answer:

Desolate 

Explanation:

"Stark" means bare, desolate or basic, so "desolate" is the correct answer. For clarification, "fertile" means producing life, "garish" means tasteless, "brash" means bold, and "open" means unblocked or uncovered.

Example Question #585 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

ITINERANT

Possible Answers:

Wandering 

Permit 

Prohibit 

Rout 

Sanction 

Correct answer:

Wandering 

Explanation:

Someone who is "itinerant" does not have a permanent home and wanders from place to place, so "wandering" is the correct answer. For clarification, a "rout" is a heavy defeat. "Sanction" and "permit" are synonyms that each mean allow; each is an antonym of "prohibit," which means forbid.

Example Question #586 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs

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

LUSH

Possible Answers:

Explicit 

Profane 

Verdant 

Objective 

Subjective 

Correct answer:

Verdant 

Explanation:

"Lush" means abundant or luxuriant and often refers to plants or foliage, so it is most similar in meaning to "verdant," which means either of the color of grass or covered in green vegetation. For clarification, "profane" means rude and disrespectful or having to do with worldly things instead of spiritual things, "explicit" means clear and unambiguous, "subjective" means biased or based on personal opinion, and "objective" means not subject to personal opinion.

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