All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: select the word that most closely matches.
Laud
Win
Help
Praise
Dislike
Cooperate
Praise
Laud and Praise both mean to give acclaim to.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
A synonym of "bewilder" is . . .
confusion
collapse
perplex
colossal
avid
perplex
Since "bewilder" is a verb that means "confuse," we need to find another verb that also means "confuse." While "confusion" may look like a great answer choice, it is a noun, not a verb (it doesn't represent an action) so it can't be the right answer. However, because "perplex" means "confuse," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Which is a synonym for pardon?
Forgive
Blame
Hold
None of the other answer choices.
Penalty
Forgive
"Pardon" and "forgive" both mean to excuse from blame.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs
A synonym of "clarify" is . . .
jump
clean
weaken
fortify
explain
explain
"Clarify" is a verb that means "make a statement or situation less confused and more clearly comprehensible," so we need to pick out another verb that means something like "make something more clearly understandable." While "clean" might look like a potentially correct answer, "clean" means " free from dirt, marks, or stains." Because "clean" does not have the same meaning as "clarify," "clean" cannot be the correct answer. "Explain," however, is a verb that means "make an idea, situation, or problem clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas." Because "explain" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "clarify," "explain" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
The boy decieved his classmates by pretending the faint.
None of the above
rose
misled
hid
left
misled
The word "misled," which is the past tense of "mislead," can be substitued into the sentence to maintain the meaning.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
As she looked into her crystal ball, she foresaw the future.
None of the above
forgot
predicted
dialed
confused
predicted
"Predicted" could replace "foresaw" to maintain a similar meaning.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
She could comprehend almost anything that she read.
waste
None of the above
forget
understand
find
understand
"Comprehend" could be replaced by "understand" to maintain a similar meaning for the sentence.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Analyze
to travel
to exercise
to study
to attend
to propose
to study
"Analyze" means to study or examine.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Educate
to scold
to practice
to teach
to find out
to fire
to teach
"Educate" means to teach.
Example Question #824 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SOLVE
Shoot
Wrap
Figure out
Talk
Act
Figure out
"Solve" is a verb that means figure out, so "figure out" is the correct answer.
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