All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COUNSELOR
Forger
Principal
Enemy
Athlete
Adviser
Adviser
"Counselor" is a person who serves as an "adviser," or in other words, someone who helps guide those who seek assistance. An "enemy" is an opponent or a person who works against someone. "Principal" refers to the chief administrator who manages and directs a school. "Athlete" is a person who plays sports. "Forger" is a person who makes illegal copies of something and passes them off as legitimate.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Vendor
Firefighter
Seller
Teacher
Purchaser
Client
Seller
A "vendor" is a seller.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GULLIBLE
Malleable
Plausible
Naïve
Comely
Portly
Naïve
If you are "gullible" then you are easily tricked and naïve. For clarification, "plausible" means believable; "malleable" means able to be bent easily; "portly" means fat; "comely" means cute.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAVITY
Decay
Plague
Hole
Suspicion
Shame
Hole
A cavity is a hole.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: pick the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in question.
Parity
Satire
Fence
Conversation
Equality
Devotion
Equality
"Parity" means equality.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FELICITY
Happiness
Jealousy
Despondency
Fortune
Misery
Happiness
"Felicity" is a noun used to describe happiness and contentment or something that creates happiness and contentment. For clarification, "despondency" is a feeling of hopelessness.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AILMENT
Sickness
Dogma
Clandestine
Treatment
Obstinate
Sickness
An "ailment" is an affliction or a sickness. For clarification, "clandestine" means secret or underground, "dogma" refers to a system of belief or a doctrine, and "obstinate" means stubborn.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Dependable
Tolerable
Reliable
Successful
Rare
Ordinary
Reliable
"Reliable" means dependable.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMIABLE
Ill-tempered
Recalcitrant
Radical
Good-natured
Erratic
Good-natured
"Amiable" means good-natured. "Ill-tempered" means cantankerous, so it is an antonym of "amiable," not a "synonym." For clarification, "erratic" means unpredictable or devoid of a pattern, "recalcitrant" means unruly and disobedient, and "radical" means favoring major changes.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SIZEABLE
Wasteful
Substantial
Unwilling
Unused
Rural
Substantial
"Sizeable" means substantial, so "substantial," an adjective that means very large, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "sizeable": "unwilling" means hesitant or not willing or ready to do something, as you might infer from the word being a combination of the negative prefix "un-," which means not, and "willing"; "unused" means original or new, or in other words, not used, as you might have inferred from the word also including the negative prefix "un-"; "rural" means located in or having qualities of the countryside as opposed to cities; and "wasteful" means spending or using too much or more than that is needed.
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