SSAT Middle Level TEST 1
Section 1 – Verbal
60 Questions – 30 Minutes
Directions: Select the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Sample Question:
ANCIENT:
(A) new
(B) soft
(C) happy
(D) dirty
(E) old The correct answer is (E) old.
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1. ENCOUNTER: 5. RANDOM:
(A) welcome (A) wanted
(B) match (B) haphazard
(C) catalogue (C) predicted
(D) meet (D) captured
(E) clear (E) mediocre
2. JOYOUS: 6. SURRENDER:
(A) festive (A) yield
(B) sacred (B) capture
(C) desperate (C) test
(D) jeering (D) tussle
(E) wistful (E) moderate
3. SWIVEL: 7. COOPERATE:
(A) watch out (A) nurture
(B) wind up (B) empty
(C) rock to and fro (C) collaborate
(D) jump over (D) befriend
(E) rotate about (E) appreciate
4. BARRIER: 8. SHUN:
(A) building (A) avoid
(B) shelter (B) protect
(C) hovel (C) warn
(D) blockade (D) awake
(E) stroller (E) profit
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9. PLACID: 15. PROLOGUE:
(A) loose (A) beginning
(B) calm (B) vessel
(C) cold (C) epilogue
(D) harmful (D) summary
(E) dank (E) biography
10. PESTER: 16. OMINOUS:
(A) badger (A) powerful
(B) ask (B) singular
(C) supersede (C) threatening
(D) paint (D) bright
(E) levitate (E) luminous
11. REJUVENATE: 17. PROCESS:
(A) refresh (A) method
(B) reiterate (B) cancellation
(C) argue (C) appointment
(D) handle (D) application
(E) relish (E) organization
12. ROBUST: 18. FLINCH:
(A) large (A) steal
(B) broken (B) flail
(C) cracked (C) capture
(D) automated (D) hide
(E) healthy (E) wince
13. POTENT: 19. NONESSENTIAL:
(A) apologetic (A) fortunate
(B) jealous (B) unnecessary
(C) powerful (C) primary
(D) waterproof (D) nonplussed
(E) fearful (E) recyclable
14. TRIUMPH: 20. CLONE:
(A) snap (A) veer
(B) gloat (B) imitate
(C) discriminate (C) freeze
(D) prevail (D) copy
(E) equate (E) sketch
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21. DILAPIDATED: 26. INDULGE:
(A) in ruins (A) drink up
(B) out of date (B) give in to
(C) in the know (C) cut through
(D) on time (D) throw out
(E) at a loss (E) catch up
22. SPECULATE: 27. FALTER:
(A) predict (A) praise
(B) search (B) stumble
(C) discover (C) criticize
(D) conceal (D) mock
(E) polish (E) scold
23. ABOUND: 28. SUMMIT:
(A) climb (A) sunshine
(B) overflow (B) chasm
(C) leap (C) peak
(D) shackle (D) cloud
(E) imagine (E) parchment
24. DUBIOUS: 29. DANK:
(A) dingy (A) damp
(B) grateful (B) rosy
(C) productive (C) overrated
(D) questionable (D) ordinary
(E) fallible (E) trivial
25. CONSPICUOUS: 30. CONGENITAL:
(A) confident (A) innate
(B) casual (B) elderly
(C) explosive (C) dreadful
(D) modern (D) resistant
(E) obvious (E) quarterly
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Directions: Select the answer choice that best completes the sentence. Focus your attention on the
relationship between the words provided.
Sample Question:
Glove is to hand as
(A) zipper is to jacket
(B) hat is to head
(C) sock is to shoe
(D) seat is to car
(E) cold is to nose The correct answer is (B) hat is to head. A hat covers a head
just as a glove covers a hand.
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31. Shiver is to cold as 35. Visor is to face as
(A) chatter is to teeth (A) umbrella is to rain
(B) perspire is to hot (B) roof is to chimney
(C) talk it to topic (C) tinting is to glass
(D) massage is to muscle (D) sock is to foot
(E) run is to hurry (E) awning is to window
32. Crumb is to cookie as 36. Arrow is to quiver as
(A) morsel is to hunger (A) donut is to oven
(B) drop is to rain (B) egg is to carton
(C) shard is to glass (C) bullet is to gun
(D) sand to beach (D) nail is to screw
(E) oat is to granola (E) staple is to paper
33. Wring is to mop as 37. Clock is to scale as
(A) wipe is to countertop (A) alarm is to limit
(B) ring is to doorbell (B) horse is to corral
(C) rinse is to dish (C) time is to weight
(D) vacuum is to dust (D) precise is to exact
(E) empty is to trash can (E) free is to expensive
34. Sterile is to germ as parched is to 38. Carry is to lug as
(A) parasite (A) indulge is to abstain
(B) moisture (B) rust is to lubricate
(C) padding (C) muddle is to perform
(D) admiration (D) hold is to support
(E) sheen (E) wipe is to scrub
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39. Owl is to hoot as horse is to 45. Doctor is to barber as
(A) gallop (A) nurse is to patron
(B) neigh (B) hospital is to hairspray
(C) thoroughbred (C) stethoscope is to scissors
(D) barn (D) medicine is to comb
(E) guffaw (E) syringe is to easel
40. Muffler is to car as pedal is to 46. Question is to multiple-choice as
(A) horn (A) book is to prosaic
(B) bicycle (B) triangle is to scalene
(C) metal (C) fish is to aquatic
(D) flower (D) test is to difficult
(E) foot (E) coverlet is to pillow
41. Ship is to rip as 47. Ski is to snow as
(A) shine is to dine (A) walk is to sneakers
(B) send is to tear (B) sink is to float
(C) sail is to rail (C) run is to track
(D) mail is to mend (D) jump is to turnstile
(E) trip is to trot (E) heft is to knapsack
42. Doubtful is to dubious as calm is to 48. Tiger is to carnivore as giraffe is to
(A) peaceful (A) leaf
(B) copious (B) herbivore
(C) nervous (C) vegetable
(D) anxious (D) omnivore
(E) catatonic (E) prey
43. Jog is to sprint as 49. Read is to skim as
(A) pill is to illness (A) jump is to leap
(B) rotate is to twirl (B) write is to type
(C) joke is to mock (C) talk is to discuss
(D) walk is to stroll (D) whisper is to shout
(E) heat is to warm (E) draw is to sketch
44. Arboreal is to trees as 50. Kith is to kin as friend is to
(A) audible is to radios (A) enemy
(B) tangible is to hands (B) ally
(C) aquatic is to water (C) relative
(D) arable is to farming (D) acquaintance
(E) marsupial is to whales (E) stranger
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51. Torch is to flame as 56. Despair is to elation as
(A) heat is to oven (A) willingness is to cooperation
(B) sprinkler is to water (B) vanity is to egotism
(C) light is to beam (C) disdain is to contempt
(D) log is to kindling (D) happiness is to ecstasy
(E) mask is to face (E) dishonesty is to honesty
52. Walk is path as wade is to 57. Float is to foam as founder is to
(A) trail (A) rock
(B) water (B) blimp
(C) gravel (C) company
(D) orbit (D) frame
(E) sand (E) bubble
53. Surface is to ball as façade is to 58. Confused is to bewildered as
(A) racquet (A) clear is to transparent
(B) building (B) difficult is to easy
(C) flower (C) daunting is to enjoyable
(D) cube (D) callous is to caring
(E) height (E) calm is to bold
54. Hero is to heroine as 59. Pre is to before as post is to
(A) tarp is to terrapin (A) between
(B) mole is to mollusk (B) during
(C) warlock is to witch (C) after
(D) leader is to follower (D) from
(E) teacher is to principal (E) among
55. Belt is to waist as 60. Portable is to movable as
(A) scarf is to accessory (A) potable is to drinkable
(B) suspender is to shoulder (B) heavy is to stationary
(C) foot is to sock (C) muffled is to audible
(D) hat is to helmet (D) hungry is to edible
(E) zipper is to button (E) old is to transferable
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