SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COAST
Desert
Airplane
Forest
Tundra
Shore
Shore
"Coast" means the shore.
Example Question #151 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORSO
Arm
Leg
Helmet
Chest
Head
Chest
Your “torso” is part of your upper body, your trunk or chest, so "chest" is the correct answer. A “helmet” is something you wear to protect your head.
Example Question #153 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Photograph
Article
Newspaper
Magazine
Book
Picture
Picture
A "photograph" is a picture.
Example Question #152 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUTE
Music
Dream
Map
Animal
Path
Path
“Route” is a word that can be used as a verb or a noun, but because all of the answer choices are nouns, we will need to consider “route” as a noun. When used as a noun, “route” means “a way taken in getting from a starting point to a destination,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a way” or “a course.” That means that “map” cannot be the correct answer, because while a map may show a route, “map” does not mean the same thing as “route.” “Path,” however, is a noun that can mean “a track laid down for walking, or made through continual passage” or “ the direction in which something is moving,” and because “path” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “route,” “path” is the correct answer.
Example Question #153 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TASK
Wish
Nightmare
Wage
Ordeal
Job
Job
A “task” is a job, a role, or a responsibility within a larger project. To provide further help, one's “wage” is the amount of money one earns from working a specific job; a “wish” is a hope; a “nightmare” is a bad dream; and an “ordeal” is something you suffer through.
Example Question #154 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLUSTER
Government
Weapon
Section
Soldier
Bunch
Bunch
"Cluster" is a bunch; a Weapon is an item used to harm others; a Soldier is a member of the army; Section means a part; and a government means the person or people that rules.
Example Question #155 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOFA
Chair
Pop
Couch
Crouch
Couch
A "sofa" is a piece of furniture that more three or four people can sit on at a time. This is the same as a "couch." "Pop" is a sweet, carbonated beverage. A "crouch" is a bent-knee posture. A "chair" seats only one person.
Example Question #156 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GARMENT
Vehicle
Nomad
Teacher
Clothing
Receiver
Clothing
A "garment" is an item of clothing. To provide further help, a "nomad" is a traveller, someone who does not have a permanent home.
Example Question #157 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUTOMOBILE
Car
Robot
Authority
Organism
Craft
Car
The nouns "automobile" and "car" are synonymous. Although "automobile" is not as frequently used as "car," they both refer to the same kind of vehicle. The remaining words have meanings that are not related. "Craft" comes close; however, the word "craft" is typically used to refer to aircraft, boats, or spacecraft.
Example Question #158 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MEDAL
Badge
Mineral
Stone
Belt
Strap
Badge
First, we must distinguish between the nouns "medal" (an honor awarded for excellence and typically worn on a jacket or coat) and "metal" (a material used in the fabrication or construction of things). "Badge" is synonymous with "medal." "Belt" and "strap" are very closely related, as are "mineral" and "stone." These pairs should have been eliminated using that reasoning.
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