All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Timing, Speed, Movement, And Age
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STEALTHY
Handsome
Slick
Bold
Swift
Daring
Swift
The words "stealthy" and "swift" are synonyms describing something that is fast. The other words do not share this meaning.
Example Question #20 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Timing, Speed, Movement, And Age
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWIFT
Stealthy
Slow
Loud
Sluggish
Booming
Stealthy
The words "stealthy" and "swift" are synonymous. They both refer to something that is quick. The words "slow" and "sluggish" mean the same thing; they refer to something that is not fast. "Loud" and "booming" are synonymous; they refer to something very loud. Identifying this relationship between the answer choices will help you arrive at the correct answer.
Example Question #1241 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
A synonym of "solitary" is . . .
athletic
friendly
mean
unaccompanied
escorted
unaccompanied
"Solitary" is an adjective that means "done or existing alone," or when describing a place, "secluded or isolated." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "done alone" or "secluded." "Escorted" may look like a good answer, but "escorted" means "accompanied somewhere, especially for protection or security, or as a mark of rank." Because "escorted" means the opposite of "solitary," it cannot be the correct answer. "Unaccompanied," however, means "having no companion or escort." Because "unaccompanied" is closest in meaning to "solitary," "unaccompanied" is the correct answer.
Example Question #601 : Synonyms
Which is a synonym for the word vast?
The vast prairie was full of flowers and wildlife.
small
tiny
finite
enormous
None of the other answer choices
enormous
Enormous can be substituted in for vast to maintain a similar meaning.
Example Question #201 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
A synonym of "meager" is __________.
grand
paltry
sufficient
jumbled
much
paltry
"Meager" is an adjective that means "lacking in quantity or quality," and used to refer to something provided or available. So, we need to pick out an adjective that means something like "lacking." While "sufficient" might look like a potentially correct answer, "sufficient" means "enough" or "adequate," "sufficient" is an opposite of "lacking," so it can't be the correct answer. "Paltry," however, is an adjective that means "small or meager" and is used to describe amounts. Since "paltry" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "meager," "paltry" is the correct answer.
Example Question #602 : Synonyms
A synonym of “uniform” is __________.
consistent
gargantuan
potential
varying
demonstrated
consistent
“Uniform,” when used as an adjective, means “not changing in form or character; remaining the same,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “not changing” or “similar to others.” That means that “varying” cannot be the correct answer, because when used as an adjective, “varying” means “differing in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “uniform.” “Consistent,” however, is an adjective that refers to a person, behavior, or process, and means “unchanging over a period of time,” and because “consistent” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “uniform,” “consistent” is the correct answer.
Example Question #603 : Synonyms
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
The girl piled a substantial amount of potatoes onto her plate.
None of the above
medium
small
large
tiny
large
"Large" could replace "substantial" to maintain the meaning of the sentence.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quantity, Variety, Regularity, And Size
Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word?
I cannot believe he ate the entire pizza!
whole
portion
None of the other answers
sausage
part
whole
"Whole" and "entire" have the same meaning.
Example Question #604 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Enormous
Smooth
Large
Famous
Tiny
Medium
Large
"Enormous" means extremely large.
Example Question #1252 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Several
None
Too much
A few
Couple
One
A few
"Several" means a number of, but more than a couple.
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