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Example Question #641 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Fall is to fell as __________.
swim is to swimmed
draw is to drawed
run is to runned
jump is to jumped
leave is to leaved
jump is to jumped
The relationship between the words "fall" and "fell" is that "fell" is the past tense of "fall."
Of the answer choices, all the past tense forms of the first word are incorrect except for "jump is to jumped." It is therefore the correct answer.
Example Question #642 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Loyal is to traitor as brave is to __________.
nurse
coward
soldier
knight
champion
coward
A "traitor" is someone who is not loyal or, in other words, someone who betrays someone else. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of the nouns given answer choices describes someone who is not brave. The correct answer is therefore "coward," which means someone who is scared and not brave.
Example Question #643 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
A synonym of "calamity" is . . .
catastrophe
remainder
shoddy
terrible
inhabit
catastrophe
Since "calamity" is a noun that means "disaster," we need to find another noun that also means "disaster." While a calamity can be terrible, "terrible" does not mean the same thing as "calamity" does, so it can't be the answer. Two of the answer choices are nouns: "catastrophe" and "remainder." Since a "remainder" means "something that is left over" and "catastrophe" means "disaster," "catastrophe" is the right answer.
Example Question #644 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
A synonym of "delight" is . . .
happiness
frown
face
joyful
emotion
happiness
Since "delight" is a noun that means "joy," we need to find another noun that also means "joy." While "joyful" might look like a good answer, "joyful" is an adjective, not a noun, so it can't be the answer. (A person can be joyful, but delight is a thing. We're looking for another thing, not a word that describes things.) Since "happiness" also means "joy," "happiness" is the correct answer.
Example Question #645 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Which word is a synonym for terror in the sentence above?
He was full of terror as he ran from the haunted house.
glee
joy
confidence
None of the other answer choices
horror
horror
The words horror and terror allow the sentence to maintain a similar meaning.
Example Question #646 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Which is a synonym for the word desire?
His desire for ice cream intensified as they drove past the ice cream parlor.
hatred
disgust
repulsion
None of the other answer choices
need
need
The word need can be substituted into the original sentence to maintain its meaning.
Example Question #647 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
A synonym of "mimicry" is . . .
intelligence
individuality
impersonation
wackiness
dreariness
impersonation
"Mimicry" is a noun that means "the action or art of imitating someone or something, typically in order to entertain or ridicule," so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "the action or art of imitating someone or something." "Individuality," then, cannot be the correct answer, because "individuality" means "the quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind, especially when strongly marked." That means that "individuality" is closer to being an antonym of "mimicry" than a synonym. "Impersonation," however, is a noun that means "an act of pretending to be another person for the purpose of entertainment or fraud," and because "impersonation" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "mimicry," "impersonation" is the correct answer.
Example Question #648 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
A synonym of “suggestion” is __________.
idea
problem
emotion
luck
demand
idea
“Suggestion” is a noun that means “something put forward for consideration,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “idea.” That means that “demand” cannot be the correct answer, because “demand,” when used as a noun, means “an insistent request,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “suggestion.” “Idea,” however, is a noun that means “a thought or suggestion,” and because “idea” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “suggestion,” “idea” is the correct answer.
Example Question #649 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
A synonym of “dilemma” is . . .
decision
travel
weakness
difficulty
worry
difficulty
“Dilemma” is a noun that means “a difficult situation or problem,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “problem.” That means that “decision” cannot be the correct answer, because “decision” means “a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration,” a definition quite far in meaning from “dilemma.” “Difficulty,” however, is a noun that can mean “a thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand” or “a situation that is difficult or dangerous,” and because “difficulty” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “dilemma,” “difficulty” is the correct answer.
Example Question #650 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the word that has the closest meaning to the word in question.
Distance
Pounds
Car
Tunnel
Length
Opponent
Length
"Distance" means the full length of something; opponent is your competitor or rival; tunnel is usually an underground path in which cars pass through; a car is vehicle used for travel on land; and pounds is the unit for weight.
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