All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Suffixes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COUNSELOR
Forger
Principal
Enemy
Adviser
Athlete
Adviser
"Counselor" is a person who serves as an "adviser,"or in other words,someone whohelps guide those who seek assistance. An "enemy" isan opponentora person who works against someone. "Principal" refers tothe chief administrator who manages and directs a school. "Athlete" isa person who plays sports. "Forger" isa person who makes illegal copies of something and passes them off as legitimate.
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Suffixes
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Vendor
Client
Teacher
Firefighter
Seller
Purchaser
Seller
A "vendor" isa seller.
Example Question #2 :Synonyms: Suffixes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GULLIBLE
Malleable
Naïve
Plausible
Portly
Comely
Naïve
If you are "gullible" then you areeasily tricked and naïve. For clarification, "plausible" meansbelievable; "malleable" meansable to be bent easily; "portly" meansfat; "comely" meanscute.
Example Question #64 :Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAVITY
Shame
Decay
Hole
Plague
Suspicion
Hole
A cavity is a hole.
Example Question #3 :Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Parity
Fence
Devotion
Equality
Satire
Conversation
Equality
"Parity" meansequality.
Example Question #3 :Synonyms: Suffixes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FELICITY
Despondency
Misery
Jealousy
Happiness
Fortune
Happiness
"Felicity" is a noun used to describehappiness and contentment or something that creates happiness and contentment. For clarification, "despondency" isa feeling of hopelessness.
Example Question #4 :Synonyms: Suffixes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AILMENT
Dogma
Sickness
Treatment
Clandestine
Obstinate
Sickness
An "ailment" isan afflictionorasickness. For clarification, "clandestine" meanssecretorunderground,"dogma" refers toa system of beliefora doctrine, and "obstinate" meansstubborn.
Example Question #2023 :Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Dependable
Rare
Ordinary
Tolerable
Successful
Reliable
Reliable
"Reliable" meansdependable.
Example Question #5 :Synonyms: Suffixes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMIABLE
Ill-tempered
Recalcitrant
Radical
Erratic
Good-natured
Good-natured
"Amiable" meansgood-natured. "Ill-tempered" meanscantankerous, so it is an antonym of "amiable," not a "synonym." For clarification, "erratic" means unpredictable ordevoid of a pattern, "recalcitrant" meansunruly and disobedient, and "radical" meansfavoring major changes.
Example Question #6 :Synonyms: Suffixes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SIZEABLE
Unused
Substantial
Wasteful
Rural
Unwilling
Substantial
"Sizeable" meanssubstantial, so "substantial," an adjective that meansvery large, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "sizeable": "unwilling" meanshesitantornot willing or ready to do something, as you might infer from the word being a combination of the negative prefix "un-," which meansnot, and "willing"; "unused" meansoriginalornew, or in other words,not used, as you might have inferred from the word also including the negative prefix "un-"; "rural" meanslocated in or having qualities of the countryside as opposed to cities; and "wasteful" meansspendingor using too much or more than that is needed.
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