All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word?
She is so smart that she gets straight A's.
None of the other answers
stupid
dumb
intelligent
boring
intelligent
"Smart" and "intelligent" both share similar meanings.
Example Question #9 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Loyal
Faithful
Annual
Large
Weak
Disloyal
Faithful
Loyal means faithful.
Example Question #10 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Sloppy
Deep
Polite
Messy
Clean
Cloudy
Messy
Sloppy means messy.
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Elegant
Smart
Quick
Strong
Awkward
Graceful
Graceful
"Elegant" means graceful.
Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Intelligent
Smart
Helpful
Athletic
Kind
Friendly
Smart
"Intelligent" means smart.
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Which word can replace the underlined word?
It could be considered selfish to eat the whole pizza and not share with your friends.
intelligent
wise
None of the above
smart
greedy
greedy
"Greedy" could replace "selfish" to maintain the same meaning of the sentence.
Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STEALTHY
Sneaky
Benevolent
Diabolical
Inconsiderate
Considerate
Sneaky
Someone who is "stealthy" is very sneaky and good at staying hidden, so "sneaky" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "stealthy": "considerate" means kind and "inconsiderate" means unkind, as you might be able to guess from the use of the negative prefix "in-," which means not, in "inconsiderate"; and "diabolical" means evil and "benevolent" means kind and generous.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GENEROUS
Uncomfortable
Unseflish
Comfortable
Pleasant
Selfish
Unseflish
Someone who is "generous" is not selfish and enjoys sharing, so the correct answer is “unselfish.” None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "generous."
Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CALLOUS
Brash
Bold
Paranoid
Reluctant
Heartless
Heartless
"Callous" means cruel, unkind or heartless, so "heartless" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "callous": "brash" means bold; "reluctant" means disinclined or resistant, or not wanting to do something; and "paranoid" means perceiving and fearing something that doesn't actually exist.
Example Question #104 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VOCAL
Silent
Visible
Untimely
Invisible
Loud
Loud
"Vocal" means loud and liking to speak one's mind, so "loud" is the correct answer. To help you, "visible" means able to be seen, and "untimely" means occurring at a bad time.
All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
