Grade
Subject
Topic
: SSAT – Grade 4
: Verbal & Reading
: Synonyms, Analogies & Comprehension
Directions: 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.
Spiders
Did you know that spiders are not insects? They are actually called Arachnids, a group of animals related
to insects that have eight legs and that have venom. There are many different kinds of spiders. They live
all over the world and can be found in just about every habitat. Most like dark places, which may
include your home, closets, or basement! Spiders are very interesting. Some spin silk webs to catch and
eat prey, while others attack their prey. Some spiders, like tarantulas, are large enough to eat lizards
and mice! The largest spider is the Giant Huntsman spider, found in the South East Asian country, Laos.
It is probably a cave dweller because of its pale color, long legs and special hairs on the second foot of
the male. Many people are afraid of spiders because they bite. Most spiders, however, will only bite if
they think they are danger and most are harmless. Spiders are actually helpful to people because many
eat insect pests like cockroaches and mosquitoes.
Questions:
1.) Which is NOT true about spiders?
A. Some spiders attack their prey.
B. All spiders are dangerous.
C. Spiders like dark places.
D. Spiders are actually helpful to people.
E. Spiders eat insect pest
2.) Spiders are....
A. related to insects
B. tarantulas
C. all harmful
D. insects
E. Lizards
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3.) Why are spiders helpful to people?
A. They live all over the world.
B. They eat insect pests.
C. Some eat lizards.
D. They have eight legs.
E. They are dangerous
4.) What question is NOT answered in the passage?
A. Where would I find a spider?
B. How long do spiders live?
C. How many legs do spiders have?
D. What do spiders eat?
E. How are spiders helpful?
5. How can we say that the Giant Huntsman spider is a cave dweller?
A. It is the largest spider in the world.
B. It is found in a South East Asian country, Laos
C. It’s got a pale color and long legs.
D. It probably eats lizards and mice.
E. It has eight legs.
Answer Key:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
B
B
B
C
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Directions: Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words. You are to select that one
word whose meaning is closest to the question word and fill the corresponding bubble in the box on the right.
1. Create :
A. Write
B. Make
C. Hurt
D. Run
E. Open
2. Hope :
A. Dream
B. Frown
C. Love
D. Sleep
E. Work
3. Go :
A. Stay
B. Talk
C. Move
D. Ask
E. Reply
4. Hop :
A. Walk
B. Stand
C. Run
D. Jump
E. Sleep
5. Send :
A. Package
B. Attend
C. Deliver
D. Wrap
E. Build
Answer Key: 1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. C
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Directions: 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
1. Mountain is to high as
A. river is to ugly
B. valley is to low
C. forest is to lonely
D. desert is to wet
E. amazing is to incredible
2. Teacher is to educate as
A. senator is to represent
B. lawyer is to instruct
C. coach is to condemn
D. priest is to annoy
E. serious is to grave
3. Gold is to expensive as
A. jewellery is to dull
B. cotton is to beautiful
C. silver is to outrageous
D. velvet is to soft
E. crucial is to important
4. Mother is to female as
A. vegetable is to green
B. snake is to dangerous
C. rock is to hard
D. tree is to old
E. strange is to weird
5. Infuriating is to annoying as
A. ruined is to ugly
B. devastated is to sad
C. depressed is to intelligent
D. arrogant is to clever
E. truck is to river
Answer key:
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5.B
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