SSAT Middle—Verbal Practice Test 4
60 Questions – 30 Minutes
Synonyms 7. TEXTURE
1. SITUATION (A) talking
(A) delight (B) feel
(B) grudge (C) match
(C) area (D) velocity
(D) repair (E) cloth
(E) state
8. WARRANT
2. ASTOUND (A) signal
(A) insert (B) offer
(B) amaze (C) persist
(C) update (D) credit
(D) award (E) justify
(E) surge
9. HESITANT
3. MASSIVE (A) average
(A) unequal (B) sociable
(B) positive (C) uncertain
(C) indecisive (D) disloyal
(D) huge (E) close
(E) bubbly
10. CALIBER
4. FAMINE (A) nature
(A) starvation (B) allowance
(B) commitment (C) representative
(C) service (D) quality
(D) personality (E) liberty
(E) scattering
11. IMPOSE
5. IMPLY (A) hammer
(A) turn on (B) groan
(B) vote for (C) intrude
(C) hint at (D) recommend
(D) travel to (E) finish
(E) look in
12. NEGLIGENT
6. DOMESTIC (A) frightful
(A) local (B) previous
(B) wild (C) overall
(C) stunning (D) careless
(D) minor (E) immediate
(E) crafty
13. PERSEVERANCE 19. STATUTE
(A) inconvenience (A) segment
(B) determination (B) figure
(C) advantage (C) law
(D) liveliness (D) reverse
(E) disturbance (E) disrespect
14. LAMENT 20. BOYCOTT
(A) mourn (A) worry
(B) activate (B) refuse
(C) leap (C) shove
(D) foresee (D) lay
(E) grasp (E) rip
15. ERRATIC 21. ECONOMICAL
(A) prohibited (A) common
(B) successful (B) generous
(C) abnormal (C) dehydrated
(D) delicate (D) inexpensive
(E) irregular (E) cooperative
16. TREK 22. GLINT
(A) aid (A) humor
(B) payback (B) whole
(C) truth (C) twinkle
(D) release (D) blankness
(E) hike (E) interest
17. VETO 23. RELINQUISH
(A) reject (A) give up
(B) believe (B) send to
(C) widen (C) walk on
(D) moisturize (D) pay for
(E) ascend (E) look at
18. PALTRY 24. UNDERLYING
(A) measured (A) dishonorable
(B) overweight (B) convinced
(C) developing (C) probable
(D) insignificant (D) treasured
(E) despicable (E) fundamental
25. PATRON Analogies
(A) episode 31. Eraser is to chalkboard as
(B) supporter (A) mop is to floor
(C) handling (B) scissors is to paper
(D) movement (C) model is to car
(E) exhibition (D) card is to envelope
(E) setting is to fan
26. CONNIVE
(A) assume 32. Browsing is to shopping as
(B) live (A) living is to breathing
(C) neglect (B) glowing is to twinkling
(D) plot (C) brushing is to flossing
(E) work (D) skimming is to reading
(E) marrying is to dating
27. RATIONAL
(A) lucky 33. Scar is to wound as damage is to
(B) sensible (A) repair
(C) premier (B) accident
(D) medical (C) automobile
(E) formal (D) insurance
(E) weather
28. MONOPOLY
(A) control 34. Ingredient is to recipe as
(B) vibration (A) shadow is to footstep
(C) energy (B) lumberjack is to axe
(D) culture (C) race is to derby
(E) sculpture (D) book is to odyssey
(E) color is to spectrum
29. ALLEGE
(A) consent 35. Bread is to baker as pendant is to
(B) settle (A) neck
(C) claim (B) luxury
(D) affect (C) jeweler
(E) direct (D) symbol
(E) heirloom
30. NOXIOUS
(A) normal 36. Menu is to meal as
(B) anxious (A) tax is to money
(C) simple (B) pipe is to water
(D) practical (C) paint is to wall
(E) toxic (D) map is to trip
(E) oar is to boat
37. Recital is to pianist as exhibit is to 43. Money is to tree as dollar is to
(A) artist (A) oak
(B) dancer (B) leaf
(C) auction (C) paper
(D) violinist (D) bark
(E) showroom (E) yen
38. Shark is to aquatic as 44. Preface is to book as
(A) lion is to carnivorous (A) macaroni is to pasta
(B) eagle is to endangered (B) hero is to legend
(C) kangaroo is to marsupial (C) lobby is to hotel
(D) dinosaur is to extinct (D) capital is to state
(E) horse is to terrestrial (E) mail is to envelope
39. Pencil is to sharpen as 45. Cane is to limp as tissue is to
(A) voice is to record (A) box
(B) kite is to fly (B) cold
(C) well is to fill (C) mucus
(D) lid is to shut (D) paper
(E) nut is to crack (E) nose
40. Song is to medley as 46. Inning is to baseball as
(A) square is to plaza (A) lizard is to dinosaur
(B) picture is to collage (B) mermaid is to mythology
(C) company is to slogan (C) era is to history
(D) report is to grapevine (D) planet is to solar system
(E) computer is to processor (E) goal is to soccer
41. Infantry is to foot as cavalry is to 47. Filter is to purification as
(A) ocean (A) finale is to elimination
(B) lion (B) microscope is to magnification
(C) hand (C) numeral is to identification
(D) air (D) acquisition is to monopolization
(E) horse (E) barcode is to registration
42. Exercise is to sweat as 48. Muffle is to noise as
(A) poison is to ivy (A) dam is to flood
(B) boxing is to training (B) register is to hotel
(C) carnival is to ride (C) predict is to earthquake
(D) harvest is to produce (D) reserve is to ticket
(E) war is to treaty (E) mash is to potato
49. Drop is to break as 55. Announce is to inform
(A) swim is to surf (A) like is to love
(B) hear is to respond (B) hunt is to capture
(C) capture is to release (C) predict is to know
(D) stumble is to fall (D) wrap is to conceal
(E) adjust is to fix (E) understand is to explain
50. Author is to book as 56. Fib is to lie as
(A) conductor is to orchestra (A) meridian is circle
(B) participant is to game (B) secret is to confidentiality
(C) model is to painting (C) anatomy is to bone
(D) editor is to newspaper (D) uprising is to revolution
(E) choreographer is to dance (E) verse is to poem
51. Water is to wave as 57. Text is to footnote as map is to
(A) oxygen is to air (A) border
(B) nutrient is to soil (B) geography
(C) fire is to flame (C) legend
(D) metal is to alloy (D) directions
(E) forest is to log (E) atlas
52. Position is to apply as part is to 58. Bread is to cake as
(A) audition (A) shelter is to mansion
(B) comb (B) fire is to dynamite
(C) invent (C) medicine is to prescription
(D) reject (D) nectar is to flower
(E) fragment (E) dialect is to language
53. Communication is to wit as clothes is to 59. Thermostat is to regulate as insulation is to
(A) occasion (A) translate
(B) tapestry (B) conserve
(C) gender (C) entertain
(D) fashion (D) organize
(E) decoration (E) monitor
54. Imagination is to thought as 60. Distill is to water as
(A) religion is to belief (A) synchronize is to clock
(B) music is to sound (B) overhaul is to system
(C) wheelchair is to motion (C) transpose is to word
(D) sleep is to dream (D) coax is to customer
(E) sign is to language (E) thresh is to wheat
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