SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal
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Example Questions
Example Question #792 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Boulevard is to __________ as canal is to sailing.
playing
laughing
eating
flying
driving
driving
A "canal" is a man-made body of water that connects two or more natural bodies of water. "Canals" are used for "sailing." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "boulevard" is used for. A "boulevard" is a wide avenue in a city that is lined with trees. "Boulevards" are therefore used for "driving."
Example Question #793 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Coronation is to __________ as inauguration is to president.
king
pope
captain
despot
friend
king
An "inauguration" is an event where the "president" is sworn into office. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these assumes power during a "coronation." Well, a "coronation" is when a "king" or queen is crowned. Additionally, a "despot" is an autocrat, a tyrant, a person who rules a country with absolute power.
Example Question #798 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Commute is to work as matriculate is to __________.
park
market
gym
college
beach
college
"Commute" is a verb that means to go to "work," to journey to or from "work." So, which of these places do you go to if you are "matriculating?" The correct answer is that "matriculate" means go to college, enroll at college.
Example Question #81 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Barber is to hair as lumberjack is to __________________.
tree
axe
mill
wetland
harvest
tree
A barber cuts hair, so the correct answer would demonstrate a similar relationship. Just as a barber cuts hair, a lumberjack cuts trees.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COHERENT
Orderly and logical
Existing at the same time
Self-sufficient
Difficult to understand
Unintelligible
Orderly and logical
Coherent means something is orderly and logical.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OBSCURE
round
self-evident
vague
dull
obtuse
vague
Obscure means vague.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PLAUSIBLE
cheerful
paralyzed
impossible
conceivable
forgettable
conceivable
Plausible means conceivable.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PATENT
handmade
apparent
unclear
maligned
disfigured
apparent
One meaning of "patent" is apparent. Something is patently obvious (that is, apparently obvious).
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Understanding, And Importance
A synonym of “artificial” is __________.
natural
possessive
progressive
man-made
halcyon
man-made
“Artificial” is an adjective that means “made by people rather than nature,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “produced by humans rather than occurring naturally.” That means that “natural” cannot be the correct answer, because “natural” means “existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “artificial.” “Man-made,” however, is an adjective that means “made or caused by human beings (as opposed to occurring or being made naturally); artificial,” and because “man-made” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “artificial,” “man-made” is the correct answer.
Example Question #514 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Vague
Comprehensible
Smoky
Extraordinary
Rotten
Unclear
Unclear
"Vague" means unclear.
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