SSAT Verbal Practice Test 1

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Sixty verbal questions for synonym and analogy practice. Work steadily, mark your uncertainty, and return to the trail until the pattern becomes clear.

Suggested time: 30 minutes.

Directions Synonyms 1–30 Analogies 31–60 Answer Sheet

Directions

The synonym questions ask you to find the most appropriate synonym to the question word.

The analogy questions ask you to find the most appropriate analogy to the question. Select the answer that best matches the question.

Synonym Questions 1–30

Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the question word.

Question 1

LATER

Question 2

EXPLOIT

Question 3

ACCOUNT

Question 4

ABUNDANCE

Question 5

CONSEQUENCE

Question 6

PREVAIL

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SUBSTANTIAL

Question 8

VAST

Question 9

COMPELLING

Question 10

DISPERSE

Question 11

INITIATE

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ADVOCATE

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INADVERTENT

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INTRIGUE

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ULTIMATE

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PROLIFERATE

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SUSTENANCE

Question 18

VIRTUALLY

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ADJACENT

Question 20

DURABLE

Question 21

PROMINENCE

Question 22

COMPRISE

Question 23

DECIMATE

Question 24

INDUCE

Question 25

INTACT

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MODIFY

Question 27

PHENOMENAL

Question 28

UNIQUE

Question 29

EXCLUSIVELY

Question 30

FLOURISH

“Vocabulary grows the way a husky crosses snow: one focused step after another.”

Analogy Questions 31–60

Identify the relationship in the first pair, then choose the answer choice with the same relationship.

Question 31

Cattle is to cow as

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Pill is to doctor

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Motel is to guests as

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Stanza is to line as

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Sadness is to anguish as

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Lunar is to Moon as

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Adherent is to follower as

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Ambition is to achieve as

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Arid is to desert as

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awe is to celebrity as

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Wound is to heal as malfunction is to

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Handcuff is to arrest as

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Arrogant is to humble

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Legible is to articulate

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Newspaper is to typo as personality is to

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Discrepancy is to difference as equivalent is to

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Equivocal is to equal society as egalitarian is to

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Eruption is to volcano

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Faction is to union as

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Futile is to harvest as

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Goods is to factory as

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Habit is to innate as

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Genre is to romance as Organism is to

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Gentle is to praise as

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Ignite is to abrasion as

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Ink cartridge is to printer as

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Immense is to narrow as

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Improvisation is to preparation as

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Unique is to original as

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Marvel is to myth as

Student Answer Sheet

As students choose answers above, this sheet records their choices automatically. Use it for quick checking, review, or discussion after practice.

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