SSAT Middle—Verbal Practice Test 2

60 Questions – 30 Minutes
Synonym 7. HYGIENE
1. ELECTION (A) pause
(A) feeling (B) favoritism
(B) ballot (C) selection
(C) privacy (D) cleanliness
(D) ruler (E) habit
(E) choice
8. TERMINATE
2. IMITATE (A) finish
(A) hustle (B) escape
(B) renew (C) surround
(C) mirror (D) blossom
(D) delay (E) plunge
(E) wilt
9. CONCISE
3. LEAN (A) dazed
(A) thin (B) cultured
(B) giving (C) brief
(C) restful (D) physical
(D) indirect (E) crude
(E) heavy
10. BARRAGE
4. BLISS (A) threat
(A) heroism (B) flood
(B) picture (C) piece
(C) wish (D) saloon
(D) happiness (E) triumph
(E) stability
11. WARP
5. RIDICULE (A) notify
(A) improve (B) sprint
(B) tease (C) exceed
(C) maintain (D) suffer
(D) confuse (E) distort
(E) blame
12. PREVALENT
6. MAGNETIC (A) early
(A) attractive (B) appropriate
(B) regretful (C) superior
(C) thorough (D) common
(D) risky (E) expanding
(E) hesitant
13. NOVICE 19. DISCRETION
(A) beginner (A) reduction
(B) swipe (B) benefit
(C) piece (C) decline
(D) deadlock (D) settlement
(E) group (E) carefulness

14. OBLIGE 20. RANKLE

(A) breed (A) plow
(B) require (B) twist
(C) produce (C) irritate
(D) transmit (D) lunge
(E) form (E) achieve

15. PUNY 21. LETHARGIC

(A) agile (A) sluggish
(B) cruel (B) regular
(C) tiny (C) empty
(D) bleak (D) anxious
(E) faded (E) obsessed

16. HERITAGE 22. STATURE

(A) scheme (A) rupture
(B) isolation (B) figure
(C) growl (C) standing
(D) limitation (D) percentage
(E) tradition (E) impulse

17. PROCURE 23. DIVULGE

(A) indicate (A) reveal
(B) stall (B) disperse
(C) avoid (C) consume
(D) obtain (D) plummet
(E) board (E) create

18. VERSATILE 24. SCARCE

(A) outrageous (A) open
(B) adaptable (B) limited
(C) commercial (C) strict
(D) passionate (D) exact
(E) knowledgeable (E) creepy
25. MANEUVER Analogies
(A) time 31. Trim is to budget as
(B) lump (A) update is to software
(C) riot (B) switch is to department
(D) ease (C) reduce is to production
(E) plan (D) promote is to employee
(E) deliver is merchandise
26. CULTIVATE
(A) dismiss 32. Book is to read as data is to
(B) correspond (A) store
(C) identify (B) analyze
(D) develop (C) list
(E) transport (D) distribute
(E) print
27. CORPULENT
(A) neglectful 33. Care is to safety as hard work is to
(B) jovial (A) struggle
(C) cyclical (B) teamwork
(D) obese (C) strategy
(E) accessible (D) criticism
(E) success
28. NULL
(A) clean cut 34. Skin is to hair as
(B) straight answer (A) stem is to petal
(C) obvious error (B) farm is to barn
(D) puzzled look (C) nucleus is to atom
(E) zero value (D) roof is to edge
(E) castle is to moat
29. REPUDIATE
(A) cooperate 35. Cage is to zoo as
(B) nurture (A) block is to mall
(C) renounce (B) ice is to rink
(D) execute (C) telescope is to observatory
(E) blemish (D) cell is to jail
(E) shipment is to store
30. BELLIGERENT
(A) proportionate 36. Cloth is to table as
(B) antagonistic (A) fence is to yard
(C) levelheaded (B) wine is to cellar
(D) outlandish (C) fireplace is to den
(E) national (D) curtain is to window
(E) arrangement is to furniture
37. Dress is to alteration as book is to 43. Speech is to chat as banquet is to
(A) publication (A) kitchen
(B) genre (B) hotel
(C) revision (C) snack
(D) catalog (D) table
(E) distribution (E) emcee

38. Scalpel is to cleaver as surgeon is to 44. Equator is to world as

(A) hermit (A) millennium is to year
(B) butcher (B) waist is to person
(C) fisherman (C) horizon is to sunrise
(D) patient (D) dome is to arena
(E) ranger (E) satellite is to moon

39. Country is to railroads as body is to 45. Oven is to kiln as baker is to

(A) arteries (A) chef
(B) muscles (B) fumes
(C) exhalations (C) ceramics
(D) lesions (D) dough
(E) reflexes (E) potter

40. Fee is to service as 46. Requirement is to optional as must is to

(A) officer is to patrol (A) so
(B) history is to archive (B) which
(C) bristle is to brush (C) should
(D) nerve is to warning (D) while
(E) thanks is to favor (E) may

41. Boardwalk is to beach as 47. Key is to chain as anchor is to

(A) railing is to exhibit (A) bottom
(B) gymnasium is to school (B) sailor
(C) cubicle is to office (C) newscast
(D) escalator is to store (D) boat
(E) bar is to restaurant (E) current

42. Common is to rare as 48. Chess is to stalemate as

(A) iron is to diamond (A) billiards is to pocket
(B) doorway is to exit (B) video is to arcade
(C) pacifist is to activist (C) game is to draw
(D) landlord is to occupant (D) darts is to target
(E) base is to summit (E) match is to overtime
49. Brass is to tuba as 55. Cell is to organism as worker is to
(A) metronome is to beat (A) boss
(B) woodwind is to clarinet (B) office
(C) bow is to cello (C) employee
(D) movement is to symphony (D) income
(E) section is to orchestra (E) staff

50. Pound is to weight as 56. Pedal is to piano as

(A) gram is to mass (A) percussion is to drum
(B) time is to clock (B) bridge is to violin
(C) straightedge is to ruler (C) beat is to guitar
(D) gallon is to liter (D) notes is to sheet
(E) mile is to speed (E) musician is to band

51. Food is to hunger as security is to 57. Grape is to vine as plum is to

(A) guard (A) root
(B) fear (B) flavor
(C) liquid (C) tree
(D) alarm (D) orchard
(E) poison (E) wine

52. Binding is to book as 58. Bee is to swarm as

(A) welding is to tank (A) horse is to stampede
(B) vandalizing is to wall (B) peacock is to flaunt
(C) oscillating is to pendulum (C) fish is to reproduce
(D) splitting is to atom (D) buffalo is to roam
(E) jousting is to knight (E) beaver is to chew

53. Corpse is to morgue as 59. Ceiling is to chandelier as puppeteer is to

(A) glucose is to fruit (A) stage
(B) plank is to pirate (B) puppet show
(C) native is to immigration (C) voice
(D) book is to library (D) audience
(E) sulfur is to volcano (E) puppet

54. Building is to construct as 60. Pigment is to albino as hair is to

(A) alias is to assume (A) bleached
(B) brick is to lay (B) straight
(C) trench is to dig (C) clean
(D) idea is to form (D) bald
(E) treasure is to find (E) oily
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