SSAT Practice Test (Upper Level: Verbal) 3

Question 1

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as BENEVOLENT.

Accepted Answer

Kind

Answer

Benevolent means well-meaning and kindly, matching kind.

Question 2

Author is to book as composer is to ___.

Accepted Answer

Symphony

Answer

An author creates a book just as a composer creates a symphony.

Question 3

Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to FRAGILE.

Accepted Answer

Sturdy

Answer

Fragile means easily broken, so its opposite is sturdy.

Question 4

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as DILIGENT.

Accepted Answer

Hardworking

Answer

Diligent means showing steady, careful effort, matching hardworking.

Question 5

Whisper is to shout as trickle is to ___.

Accepted Answer

Flood

Answer

A whisper is a small sound and a shout is large, just as a trickle is small and a flood is large.