1. PESTILENTIAL: A) venomous B) enhancing C) endemic D) conductive E) invigorating

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1 Grade Subject Topic : SSAT Upper Level : Verbal & Reading : Synonyms, Analogies & Comprehension Synonyms Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters. 1. PESTILENTIAL: A) venomous B) enhancing C) endemic D) conductive E) invigorating 2. MYRIAD: A) stiff B) solitary C) identical D) limited E) multitudinous 3. OSTENSIBLE: A) improbable B) plausible C) vague D) connotation E) aboveboard 4. LURID: A) macabre B) modest C) advocate D) blooming E) gownsman 5. INFELICITOUS: A) exemplary B) felicitous C) incongruous D) pertinent E) fit Page 1 of 5

2 Analogies The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence. 6. Ludicrous is to familiar as plaudit is to A) acclaim B) ovation C) éclat D) criticism E) eulogy 7. Choir is to quire as A) third is to second B) bread is to breed C) love is to like D) sit is to sat E) coo is to coup 8. Murder is to crows as skein is to A) geese B) girls C) bees D) angels E) antelope 9. Purloin is to criminality as sorcery is to A) reality B) brood C) necromancy D) pester E) horrify 10. conk is to stifle A) valedictory is to final B) glib is to trite C) adjutant is to auxiliary D) alienate is to estrange E) welter is to jumble Page 2 of 5

3 Reading Comprehension: Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions about it. For each question, decide on the basis of the passage which one of the choices best answers the question. 1 One day in 1924, five men who were camping in the Cascade Mountains of Washington saw a group of huge apelike creatures coming out of the woods. They hurried back to their cabin and locked themselves inside. While they were in, the creatures attacked them by throwing rocks against the walls of the cabin. After several hours, these strange hairy giants went back into the woods. 6 After this incident the men returned to the town and told the people of their adventure. However, only a few people accepted their story. These were the people who remembered hearing tales about footprints of an animal that walked like a human being. 9 The five men, however, were not the first people to have seen these creatures called Bigfoot. Long before their experience, local Native Americans were certain that a race of apelike animals had been living in the neighboring mountain for centuries. They called these creatures Sasquatch. 12 In 1958, workmen, who were building a road through the jungles of Northern California often found huge footprints in the earth around their camp. 14 Then in 1967, Roger Patterson, a man who was interested in finding Bigfoot went into the northern California jungles with a friend. While riding, they were suddenly thrown off from their horses. Patterson saw a tall apelike animal standing not far away. He managed to shoot seven rolls of film of the hairy creature before the animal disappeared in the bushes. When Patterson's film was shown to the public, not many people believed his story. 19 In another incident, Richard Brown, a music teacher and also an experienced hunter spotted a similar creature. He saw the animal clearly through the telescopic lens of his rifle. He said the creature looked more like a human than an animal. 22 Later many other people also found deep footprints in the same area. In spite of regular reports of sightings and footprints, most experts still do not believe that Bigfoot really exists. Page 3 of 5

4 11. Which of the following sentences would NOT be true of the Bigfoot? A) It was a hairy creature B) It was a tall creature C) It looked like an ape D) The creatures always moved in groups E) It resembled humans more than animals. 12. Which of the following statements is a true description of the passage? A) The passage tells the reader a lot of information about Bigfoot B) The passage tells the reader about the opinions of the people who sighted Bigfoot C) The passage describes how Bigfoot attacked people D) The passage tells us why the people did not believe the stories of the sightings E) The passage explains why Bigfoot was called Sasquatch 13. Who found Bigfoot to resemble a human more than an animal? A) Richard Brown B) Roger Patterson C) The road builders D) Local Native Americans E) The five campers 14. Who were the few people who accepted the story of the campers? A) People who were local Native Americans B) People who had seen the film by Roger Patterson C) People who saw Richard Brown hunting the creature D) People who had seen the deep footprints E) People who had heard about the apelike creature earlier 15. If you were to sight Bigfoot, which of the following words would you use to describe it, based on the views expressed by the people who have seen it? A) Mysterious B) Social C) Furry D) Enormous E) Humane Page 4 of 5

5 Answer Key: 1. A 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. E 8. A 9. C 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. E 15. A, C, D Page 5 of 5