All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #74 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPAREL
Technology
Supplies
Fragment
Clothing
Accessory
Clothing
The correct answer is "clothing."
"Apparel" is simply defined as "clothing."
Example Question #75 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CARICATURE
Eulogy
Tirade
Oration
Parody
Prejudice
Parody
The noun "caricature" means a parody, a representation of someone famous using humor, mockery, or creativity. Additionally, an "oration" is a speech; a "tirade" is a long and angry speech directed at someone; a "eulogy" is a speech delivered for someone who has died; "prejudice" is judging someone before one meets them based on stereotypes and other biases.
Example Question #76 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ETCHING
Friend
Relative
Vehicle
Comedian
An "etching" is a marking, a print, an engraving. Additionally, a "relative" is a family member; a "comedian" is someone funny who tells jokes for a living.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRADE
Turnpike
Manuscript
Occupation
Entourage
Wrath
Occupation
When used as a verb "trade" means to exchange, to give something and get something else in return. However, in this sense it is being used as a noun, in which case "trade" means job, career, occupation. Additionally, "wrath" is anger and vengeance; a "turnpike" is a highway; an "entourage" is a group of people who follow around and care for an individual person; a "manuscript" is a written document.
Example Question #882 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PASTIME
Deity
Treaty
Hobby
Prophecy
Memento
Hobby
The noun "pastime" means hobby, recreational activity, something done for the purposes of fun and leisure. Additionally, a "memento" is a souvenir, an object that reminds one of an experience; a "deity" is a God; a "prophecy" is a prediction made about the future; a "treaty" is an agreement of peace terms between two or more conflicting parties.
Example Question #883 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLICA
Glitch
Grove
Carving
Nightmare
Copy
Copy
The noun "replica" means an exact copy of something that already exists, a reproduction, a duplicate model. Additionally, a "carving" is a marking made on something by cutting into the surface of it; a "glitch" is an error in a piece of machinery, a malfunction; a "grove" is a secluded collection of trees.
Example Question #884 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURNPIKE
Marina
Senator
Sovereign
Highway
Hub
Highway
The noun "turnpike" means highway, a large road. Additionally, a "marina" is a harbor, a dockyard, a place where ships are docked; a "hub" is a center of activity within a region; a "senator" is a representative, a politician who makes legislative decisions in the Senate; a "sovereign" is a monarch, a ruler, a king or queen.
Example Question #885 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSACTION
Etching
Deal
Helper
Miser
Advocate
Deal
The noun "transaction" means business deal, an arrangement, an agreement to buy and sell something. Additionally, a "miser" is someone who is not generous with money; an "advocate" is a proponent, a supporter of an idea or an individual; an "etching" is a marking on something, a drawing.
Example Question #886 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SNAG
Complaint
Invitation
Ballad
Obstacle
Speech
Obstacle
The noun "snag" means an obstacle, a small hindrance, something that comes up that gets in the way of something being finished. "Snag" can also be used as a verb in which case "to snag" means to get caught on something. Additionally, a "ballad" is a type of poem or song.
Example Question #887 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
THICKET
Bushes
Cities
Lessons
Vagabonds
Vehicles
Bushes
The noun "thicket" means a thick concentration of bushes or, less often, trees. Additionally, a "vagabond" is a person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or job.
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