SSAT <- Upper Level SSAT <- 2015 SSAT Practice Test - Verbal Section + Answers + Explanations 2015 SSAT Practice Test - Verbal Section + Answers + Explanations Share Quiz Get Embed Code Copy the code below to embed this quiz on your website: <iframe src="https://tutorone.ca/practice-test/?embed=true" width="100%" height="800" style="border: none; max-width: 100%;" data-source="tutorone" allowfullscreen></iframe> Copy Code 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960 2015 SSAT Practice Test - Verbal Section + Answers + Explanations 1 / 60 Directions: Each question in Part One is made up of a word in capital letters followed by four choices. Choose the one word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital Letters. EVASION: displeasure enjoyment avoidance fatigue attack Evasion is subterfuge or avoidance. His manner of evasion of embarrassing questions was to make a long speech on another topic. 2 / 60 INDISPENSABLE: essential ungovernable confused impetuous incontrovertible That which is indispensable cannot bel dispensed with, that is, it is absolutely essential. The president of the company refused to take a vacation because he had the mistaken notion that his presence was indispensable. 3 / 60 OBLITERATE: exhibit maintain subjugate erase obligate To obliterate is to destroy without leaving a trace. The washing waves obliterated our footsteps in the sand. 4 / 60 AMIABLE: friendly indignant disjointed introverted allied Amiable means pleasant, friendly and good natured. The amiable shop-keeper allowed us to continue trying on shoes even though it was already past closing time. 5 / 60 WRITHE: twist slide topple trouble strangle To writhe is to twist, squirm, or contort, usually in discomfort. The skier writhed in pain when she broke her ankle. 6 / 60 ABATE: placate intimidate continue forego let up To abate is to diminish. We will stay tied up in port until the winds abate. 7 / 60 ENDORSEMENT: standard editorial article approval inscription . An endorsement is a statement of approval. The governor gave his endorsement to the candidate for mayor of the city. 8 / 60 CONVERT: transform weave translate predict reform To convert is to change from one form to another. Use a transformer to convert DC current to AC current. 9 / 60 ERUDITE: eroded knowledgeable meddlesome intrusion careless Erudite means learned or scholarly. He has little information, but his beautiful command of the English language makes him appear to be erudite. 10 / 60 ENDEAVOR: ability expectation attempt tack necessity o endeavor is to attempt or to try. The expedition endeavored to reach the mountaintop before the thunderstorm. 11 / 60 BATTERY: group ambush delirium corner precarious Battery is a collection of related things intended for use together. A battery of new computers will arrive in our super- market soon. 12 / 60 PATIENT: military tolerant multiple irregular leisure Being patient means enduring without protest or complaint. As a teacher, you should be patient with the students. 13 / 60 PAINSTAKING: delicate disease medicine generic scrupulous Painstaking means, being characterized by extreme care and great effort. She is not very clever but she is painstaking. 14 / 60 PRELUDE: soprano postlude symphony drama beginning Prelude is something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows. That is prelude to China's rapid economic growth. 15 / 60 REVERENCE: simplicity love nonfiction glory respect Reverence means a reverent attitude. The old man attained great reverence from the young men. 16 / 60 UNUSUAL : sincere common ordinary rare pedantic Unusual means being definitely out of the ordinary. This is unusual in modern American history. 17 / 60 NOISE: crowd siren music locomotive sound Noise means sound of any kind, especially the unpleasant. What type of noise pollution do you hate most? 18 / 60 EXPRESS: quickly overnight holster verbalize careful To express is to indicate what you mean by some words. Express your interest if you want the relationship to progress. 19 / 60 KIND: equal good quality significant hermitage Being kind means showing a considerate and helpful nature. She is a very kind conductor. 20 / 60 CLANDESTINE: overt exclusive fortunate dated secret Clandestine means being conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. Jone's clandestine meeting with government officials had been secretly recorded. 21 / 60 PREVAIL: cover entrust enlighten triumph predict To prevail means to win, overcome, or triumph. 22 / 60 PRANCE: sing strut pry boast lead To prance is to walk in a cocky way or to strut. The closest wrong answer choice, in attitude at least, is (D), but boasting is not a way of walking. 23 / 60 PROFOUND: perplexing absurd deep stubborn unfounded Profound means deep-seated or intense. A parent has a profound love for his child. 24 / 60 LIMBER: wooden skinny sociable supple sober Limber means flexible, lithe, nimble, or supple, (A), wooden, is a good antonym for limber. 25 / 60 TERMINATE: end sell extend renew finalize To terminate means to finish or bring to an end. 26 / 60 CONTEMPLATE: reject dominate ponder deserve founder To contemplate means to think about or ponder. 27 / 60 CAPRICE: mistake whim idea guess decision A caprice is a sudden fancy or whim. (C) is tempting, but not all ideas are whims or caprices. 28 / 60 ADAGE: humor permission prevention proverb disdain An adage is a common saying or proverb. 29 / 60 DIN: demonstration outline pressure clamor improvement A din is a loud, confused mixture of noises- in other words, a clamor. 30 / 60 EXPUNGE: label erase assault handle keepPart TwoDirections: Each question below is made up of a sentence with one or two blanks. One blankindicates that one word is missing. Two blanks indicate that two words are missing. Eachsentence is followed by four choices. Select the one word or pair of words that wil bestcomplete the meaning of the sentence as a whole.Example An carried the box carefully so that she wouldnot ___ the pretty glasses. To expunge is to get rid of, obliterate, erase. 31 / 60 Sun is to solar as ground is to subterranean earth is to terrestrial pond is to marine planet is to lunar tower is to architectural Anything having to do with the sun is solar. In the same way, anything having to do with the earth is terrestrial, (B). Marine refers to a sea or ocean, not to a pond. Subterranean refers to. what is below the ground, not to the ground itself. You might suspect (D), but lunar refers to anything having to do with the moon, not planets. 32 / 60 Botany is to plants as meteorology is style weather flora health language Botany is the study of plants. Similarly, meteorology is the study of weather, (B). Flora is the generic word for plant life or vegetation. 33 / 60 Hammer is to nail as chisel is to marble nut is to bolt screwdriver is to screw(1) lathe is to molding axe is to wood You use a hammer to put in a nail. In the same way, you use a screwdriver to put in a screw, (C). You use an axe to chop wood, a lathe to smooth or shape molding; a chisel to chip marble, and a nut to secure a bolt. 34 / 60 Bone is to mammal as girder is tu crane rivet concrete steel skyscraper A bone is part of the structural system that supports a mammal. A girder is part of the structural system that supports a skyscraper, (E). The other choices are also part of the structural system that, supports a skyscraper, not the skyscraper itself. 35 / 60 Human is to primate as_ dog is to pet disease is to bacterium bird is to amphibian snake is to reptile kangaroo is to vegetarian A primate is an order of mammals that includes monkeys, apes, and humans. So a human is one species of the primate order, just as a snake is one species of the order of reptiles. Vegetarians are not an order in the same way as primates and reptiles. A disease is not necessarily. bacterial in nature. Birds are mammals, not amphibians; amphibians are a class in the animal kingdom that includes frogs and toads. 36 / 60 Tremor is to earthquake as faucet is to deluge wind is to tornado desert is to sandstorm flood is to river eye is to hurricane A tremor is a quivering motion of the earth. A powerful tremor may be.an earth quake. In the same way, wind is a motion of the air, and a powerful wind may be a tornado, (B). The analogy isn't exact here, but it's better than the other choices. An eye is the calm center of a hurricane (E); a powerful desert not a sandstorm (C). A faucet is a manmade object through which water flows, deluge (A) is a great flood. And powerful flood (D) is not a river, 37 / 60 Amusing is to uproarious as humorous is to dull interesting is to mesmerizing dead is to immortal worthless is to valuable silly is to serious Something tremendously amusing is up: roarious; similarly, something tremendously interesting is hypnotic, fascinating ing, or mesmerizing, (B). 38 / 60 Fickle is to steadfastness as tempestuous is to ire inspiration worthlessness openness peacefulness Being fickle, or inconstant, is the opposite of steadfastness. In the same way, being tempestuous, or stormy, is the opposite: of peacefulness, (E). Ire, (A)., means? anger. 39 / 60 School is to fish as library is to student flock is to bird leg is to frog college is to mascot fin is to shark A group of fish is called a school, just as a group of birds is called a flock. 40 / 60 Cartographer is to map as chef is to table meal ingredient silverware flower A cartographer is a designer of maps, just as a chef is a designer of meals. 41 / 60 Adversity is to happiness as vehemence is to serenity troublesome is to petulant solace is to sorrow graduation is to superfluous fear is to misfortune This analogy is best understood as a negative cause and effect. Adversity leads to a lack of happiness; vehemence leads to a lack of serenity. 42 / 60 Extortionist is to blackmail as kidnapper is to crime businessman is to profit criminal is to arrest clerk is to stock kleptomaniac is to steal The relationship is that of actor to action. An extortionist blackmails; a kleptomaniac steals. 43 / 60 Monsoon is to rain as tornado is to wind famine is to drought morning is to dew sun is to spring hurricane is to destruction This is a whole-to-part relationship. A monsoon is a major storm of which rain is a crucial component; a tornado is a major storm of which wind is a crucial component. 44 / 60 Introspective is to withdrawn as quick is to feelings introvert is to extrovert import is to export gregarious is to social hesitant is to hasty The relationship between the two sets of words is that the words in each half of the analogy are synonyms. Don't worry that the words in the first half are antonyms of the second. You aren't looking at how all four words relate to one another in this analogy, just at how the words in each half relate to one another. 45 / 60 Equator is to world as latitude is to longitude waist is to man capital is to state fur is to animal boundary is to country You needn't categorize an analogy; you only need to understand it. The equator i s the midline that circles the world; the waist is the midline that circles the man. 46 / 60 Superficial is to surface as crust is to Earth tepid is to warm subway is to subterranean internal is to external probing is to deep On each side of the analogy, the first term is a characteristic of the second. 47 / 60 Stagnant is to pond as oceanic is to tide flowing is to stream noisy is to sheep tidal is to wave sandy is to river *This analogy is based on characteristics of bodies of water. A pond may be stagnant; a stream is likely to flow. Sheep may be noisy but since there are two choices that involve characteristics, you must choose the one that is closest in other aspects to the first set of terms, that is, the one involving water. 48 / 60 Sanctuary is to fortress as sanction is to assassinate guns is to fort shelter is to house violent is to peaceful sanctum is to inner This is a purposeful or functional relationship. A fortress gives sanctuary; a house gives shelter. 49 / 60 Mentor is to professor as mental is to physical tooth is to dentist child is to parent learning is to teacher advisor is to counselor he terms are synonyms. 50 / 60 Lucid is to clear as potent is to weak droll is to serious pensive is to hanging furtive is to clever sullen is to gloomy This analogy is also based on synonyms. Choice (B) is incorrect because pensive means thoughtful. If you made this choice, you were mistaking pensive for pendant, which does mean hanging. 51 / 60 Height is to mountain as speed is to highway weight is to age mineral is to mine shade is to tree depth is to trench One of the characteristics of a mountain is its height. One of the characteristics of a trench is its depth. Choice (D) will not work. While shade is often a char- acteristic of a tree, it is not a persistent characteristic, meaning that a tree does not always give shade. In addition, a mountain possesses height, but a tree GIVES shade. Choice (A) is incorrect: a characteristic of age is not always weight. The relationship is not the same as height and mountain. Choice (B) is incorrect: while we often associate speed with a high-way, speed is not a characteristic of the highway. Choice (C) is incorrect: while a mineral comes from a mine, it is not a characteristic of the mine. It is a product of the mine. The relationship is not the same as height and mountain. 52 / 60 Oblivious is to awareness as invigorate is to energy erudite is to knowledge adroit is to skill serene is to composure comatose is to consciousness Someone who is oblivious lacks awareness. The relationship is words to antonyms or opposites. Choice (D) is incorrect. The relationship here is synonyms. One who is serene is composed. Choice ( B ) is incorrect. Again, the relationship is synonyms. One who is erudite possesses knowledge. Choice (C) is incorrect; one who is adroit possesses skill. The relation- ship is synonymous. Choice ( A ) is incorrect: the relationship is that of synonyms. One who is invigorated possesses energy. 53 / 60 Bellwether is to barometer as embezzler is to abduct proselyte is to spark plug panhandler is to kill morass is to catalyst cynosure is to magnet A cynosure functions as a magnet. cynosure is the center of attention, or a magnet : a magnet attracts attention. The relationship is object to its function. A bellwether is a barometer. Choice (B) is incorrect: a proselyte does not function as a spark plug. Choice (C) is incorrect: a panhandler does not kill. Choice (A) is incorrect: an embezzler does not abduct. Choice (D) is incorrect: a morass (swamp) does not function as a catalyst (leavening). 54 / 60 Act is to action as bowl is to bowdlerize therapy is to thermometer oblivion is to obvious liturgy is to literature image is to imagine The relationship is word and derived form. The word "action" derives from the word "act". Choice (B) is incorrect: thermometer ( temperature measure ) does not derive from the word "therapy". There is no relationship. Choice (C) is incorrect: the relationship is antonyms or opposites. Oblivion means forgotten and obvious means apparent. The relation- ship is different. Choice (D) is incorrect: Liturgy (ritual) does not provide the root for the word "literature", which means a body of work. Choice (A) is incorrect: bowl (goblet) does not form the root for bowdlerize, which means to modify. There is no relationship. 55 / 60 Bibulous is to drink as vegetarian is to meat rapacious is to clothing controversy is to reconcile gluttonous is to food altruistic is to money The relationship is object to its function. One who is bibulous consumes more drink than is advisable. Choice ( D ) is the correct answer because one whois gluttonous consumes more food, than is advisable. Choice (B) is incorrect: rapacious (taken by force) has no relationship to clothing. Choice (E) is incorrect; one who is altruistic (concerned for the welfare of others) would not have more money than was advisable. The relationship is not the same. Choice (A) is incorrect. vegetarian would not consume more meat than advisable. Choice (C) is incorrect, controversy and reconcile have the relation ship of opposites. 56 / 60 Venison is to deer as veal is to steer calf sheep lamb cow Venison is the meat of a d e e r. relationship is part to whole. Veal is the meat of a calf. Choices (A), (C), (D) and (E) are incorrect because although they are animals from which we get meat, we do not get veal from any of them. 57 / 60 Cursory is to superficial as approbation is to consecration death is to victory dismal is to cheerful heroism is to reward desultory is to aimless Cursory and superficial are both adjectives and are synonyms— they have the sam meaning. Choices (A), (B) and (C) ar incorrect because the answers, while both adjectives, are antonyms they haye opposite meanings. Choice (D) is incorrect because the relationship is cause to effect 58 / 60 Bacchus is to drink as Zeus is to Olympus Plato is to Aristotle Orpheus is to Eurydice Amazon is to ruler Diana is to hunt Bacchus is the god of wine; Diana is the goddess of the hunt. This is a worker and creation relationship. Choice (C) is incorrect because both Orpheus and Eurydice are mythological gods: Choices (A) and ( D ) are incorrect because the relationship is unclear. Choice (B) i s incorrect because the relationship is item to category. 59 / 60 Bald is to hairy as broad is to fat anemic is to robust repetitive is to redundant small is to tiny fatuous is to loud Bald and hairy are antonyms. Anemt and robust are antonyms. Choices ( C ) and (D) are incorrect because the words are synonyms. Choices (A) and (E) are incorrect because the words are not related specifically. 60 / 60 Gold is to Midas as hero is to conquest genius is to Shakespeare devil is to Satan bird is to eagle wisdom is to Athena Gold was important to Midas; wisdom was important to Athena. The relationship is worker and creation. Choices (A) and (D) are incorrect because the relationship is item to category. Choice (C) is incorrect because the relationship is synonymous. Choice ( B) is incorrect because the relationship is type to characteristic. Your score is Follow us on socials! 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