All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
DURABLE
Long-lasting
Dried
Challenging
Dictate
Shiplike
Long-lasting
“Durable” means staying strong and in good condition over a long period of time, so "long-lasting" is the correct answer.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROBUST
Fragile
Hearty
Weak
Mediocre
Unhealhty
Hearty
"Robust" and "hearty" both refer to being strong and healthy.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BRITTLE
Normal
Calm
Fragile
Sturdy
Nautical
Fragile
Something that is "brittle" is not strong and easily broken. So, "fragile," a word that means easily broken, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "brittle": "sturdy" means strong or difficult to break and is an opposite, or antonym, of "brittle"; "normal" means standard or ordinary; "calm" means peaceful or unworried; and "nautical" means having to do with the sea or the ocean.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STABLE
Cruel
Steady
Diabolical
Imbalanced
Wicked
Steady
“Stable” means steady when standing, although it is most commonly used to mean just steady; so, the correct answer is "steady." None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "stable": “wicked” and “diabolical” both mean evil; “cruel” means mean and unkind; and “imbalanced” means not balanced or not equal.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: select the word that most closely matches.
Hidden
Visible
Invisible
Clear
Open
Bright
Invisible
Hidden and invisible both relate to something being out of sight.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Which is a synonym for frigid?
Loving
None of the other answer choices
Accepted
Warm
Cold
Cold
"Frigid" and "cold" both can be used as a response to the weather or a greeting. An example would be, "It is extremely frigid today."
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Which is a synonym for vivid?
Not lifelike
Fake
None of the other choices.
Unrealistic
Realistic
Realistic
"Vivid" and "realistic" both refer to something being lifelike.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
A synonym of "hazy" is . . .
obvious
foggy
hazardous
cooked
pale
foggy
"Hazy" is an adjective that means "covered by a haze" or "vague, indistinct, or ill-defined," so we need to pick out an adjective that means something like "covered by haze" or "vague." While "hazardous" may look like a good answer choice because "hazy" and "hazardous" both start with the letters "haz-," "hazardous" means "dangerous." Because hazardous doesn't mean the same thing as "hazy," it can't be the correct answer. "Foggy," however, means "full of or accompanied by fog," "unable to think clearly; confused," or "indistinctly expressed or perceived; obscure." Since "foggy" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "hazy," "foggy" is the correct answer.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
A synonym of "conspicuous" is . . .
overt
secret
belligerent
dedicated
complex
overt
"Conspicuous" is an adjective that means "standing out so as to be clearly visible" or "attracting notice or attention." So, we need to pick out a word that means something like "obvious." Since 'overt" means "done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden," "overt" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "conspicuous," so "overt" is the correct answer.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: choose the word that has the closest meaning to the word in question.
Damp
Moist
Frozen
Strange
Huge
Dry
Moist
"Damp" means moist; frozen describes something that has been turned from a liquid to a solid; dry means without water or moisture; huge means enormously large; and strange means weird.
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