Practice Questions for School and College Ability Test (SCAT)

6th – 8th Grade

Verbal Section - Advanced Level - Test 3 - 55 Questions

The SCAT is an above grade level test. For the SCAT, children in 2nd - 3rd Grade take the
Elementary Level, which has questions created at the 4th - 5th Grade level of
achievement. Children in 4th - 5 th grade take the Intermediate Level, which has questions
created at the 6th - 8th Grade level of achievement. Children in 6th Grade and above take the
Advanced Level, which has questions created at the 9th - 12th Grade level of achievement. On
the actual test, you will be given a comparison of how your child’s scores compare to other
children in her grade level, along with how your child’s scores compare with students from
higher grades for which the questions were developed.

Directions:

Look at the two words on top. They belong together in a certain way. Now look at the answer
choices below. Choose the best pair of words in the answer choices that go together the same
way the two words on top go together.

1. surly : pleasant ::

A. nuzzle : animal
B. emancipate: enslave
C. oblique : tenuous
D. terse : language

2. owl : fledgling ::

A. alpaca : cria
B. iconoclast : person
C. antelope : onus
D. lobbyist : tyro

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3. wane : nourish ::

A. atrophy : exercise
B. lofty : deflate
C. exemplary : honor
D. pallid : pale

4. smelt : ore ::

A. scrutinize : examination
B. whim : indulgence
C. desecrate : temple
D. usurp : coup

5. collection : museum ::

A. finesse : perfection
B. clientele : boutique
C. fortunetelling : clairvoyant
D. prison : clemency

6. anecdote : speech ::

A. protégé : mentor
B. dresser : veneer
C. mettle : strength
D. dam : river

7. conquer : plunder ::

A. embezzle : spend
B. collate : order
C. speak : drawl
D. stoke : kindling

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8. conundrum : puzzle ::

A. quarry : rock
B. dupe : fool
C. beret : cap
D. document : subpoena

9. unfetter : unfettering ::

A. unbelief : believing
B. nettle : needling
C. emerged : emerging
D. censure : censuring

10. mosque : imam ::

A. dojo : sensei
B. sycophant : flattery
C. superstition : talisman
D. hangar : blimp

11. isolate : interrogate ::

A. plagiarize : steal
B. profit : hone
C. extol : encourage
D. bolster : support

12. exasperate : bother ::

A. defunct : extinct
B. resplendent : bright
C. affable : odious
D. potable : water

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13. tedium : boredom ::

A. tranquil : restless
B. ominous : storm
C. scale : surf
D. guile : cunning

14. precedent : lawyer ::

A. byline : newspaper
B. cavalcade : cemetery
C. malady : hospital
D. cacophony : circus

15. drivel : useless ::

A. guide : beginning
B. precinct : firemen
C. colleague : promotion
D. moratorium : temporary

16. calculate : abacus ::

A. abstain : withdrawal
B. argument : nullify
C. mock : parody
D. hiatus : rest

17. seraph : serif ::

A. décor : decorum
B. aural : oral
C. impartial : partial
D. truant : truancy

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18. predicament : difficult ::

A. potent : powerful
B. caucus : political
C. garment : thread
D. lesson : diorama

19. tangent : conversation ::

A. contusion : injury
B. dirge : mournful
C. fervor : manifesto
D. prerogative : right

20. annex : king ::

A. lackey : undermine
B. extradition : treaty
C. urbane : trend
D. procrastinate : malingerer

21. liniment : athlete ::

A. circuit : route
B. blunderbuss : soldier
C. perfect : utopia
D. women : proponent

22. miracle : phenomenon ::

A. vagrant : homeless
B. cliché : trite
C. guffaw : laugh
D. illness : vertigo

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23. meticulous : perfection ::

A. headache : pensive
B. contrite : forgiveness
C. details : perceptive
D. boring : banal

24. glance : ogle ::

A. virulent : virus
B. garish : gaudy
C. waiver : capitulate
D. presume : arrogant

25. burnish : metal ::

A. extrapolate : scientist
B. military : sentinel
C. buttress : wall
D. doubt : skeptic

26. labyrinth : confusing ::

A. captive : emaciated
B. discrepancy : inconsistency
C. genetic : anomaly
D. heretic : rejecting

27. truncate : speech ::

A. inherit : beneficiary
B. route : divert
C. redeem : quality
D. sanction : trade

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28. zeal : lethargy ::

A. emulate : mimic
B. rancor : kindness
C. heinous : atrocious
D. indict : incite

29. nymph : cicada ::

A. larva : clam
B. drone : bee
C. pride : lioness
D. dove : squab

30. nebulous : clarify ::

A. elusive : evade
B. static : steady
C. reward : exemplary
D. intermittent : regulate

31. amiable : genial ::

A. acrid : fumes
B. terse : verbose
C. whimsical : droll
D. tenacious : relentlessly

32. vignette : journal ::

A. skirmish : war
B. ruler : demagogue
C. matrix : criteria
D. decathlon : event

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33. patent : protect ::

A. stanza: rhyme
B. mallet : pulverize
C. indictment : exonerate
D. tirade: employer

34. loyal : trustworthy ::

A. old-fashioned : quaint
B. terminal : expedite
C. encouraged : incessant
D. palpable : feared

35. bard : poet ::

A. pergola : garden
B. hiatus : season
C. crime : larceny
D. jargon : language

36. wilderness : desolate ::

A. teenager : indulgent
B. apartment : lease
C. conflict : benevolent
D. hero : gallant

37. delegate : convention ::

A. chamber : Supreme Court

B. subordinate : employee
C. priest : seminary
D. avenue: municipality

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38. slaughter : devour ::

A. deliberate : decide
B. abstain : hinder
C. oust : empower
D. portend : advance

39. taciturn : shy ::

A. avid : triumphant
B. graceful : eloquent
C. satiated : hungry
D. abhor : dislike

40. miserly : stingy ::

A. tentative : flimsy
B. jubilant : ecstatic
C. unilateral : unfair
D. null : effective

41. placebo : physician ::

A. tome : scholar
B. government : despot
C. charity : philanthropist
D. charlatan : swindler

42. artisan : creative ::

A. acrimony : divorce
B. prattle : babble
C. indigenous : tribe
D. asylum : safe

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43. flattery : disarm ::

A. imposition : deed
B. chronicle : history
C. torpedo : scuttle
D. veracity : detail

44. beau : bow ::

A. mewl : mule
B. innate : inherent
C. concur : cursor
D. rancor : rapport

45. scapegoat : necessary ::

A. viewed : scope
B. deputy : vigilante
C. glutton : meal
D. analgesic : desired

46. plumage : fowl ::

A. germinate : seed
B. serendipity : gamble
C. bastion : empire
D. confluence : river

47. incarcerate : warden ::

A. transcribe : secretary
B. coalesce : beaker
C. oracle : prophecy
D. vindicate : victim

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48. decorous : queen ::

A. tactful : diplomatic
B. irrational : pragmatist
C. command : precept
D. wise : sage

49. savant : genius ::

A. troupe : ballerina
B. stevedore : employee
C. leader : autocrat
D. beginner : novice

50. congeal : rigid ::

A. mitigate : damage
B. garble : unintelligible
C. quell : suppress
D. scrutinize : critical

51. somber : despondent ::

A. gene : medical
B. saturate : wet
C. crazy : maniacal
D. prolific : brilliant

52. patent : invention ::

A. patina : bronze
B. master : injunction
C. mar : scar
D. follow : protocol

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53. defect : congenital ::

A. physician : surgeon
B. jockey : lame
C. rant : vociferous
D. ornate : jewel

54. revere : idol ::

A. scorn : manner
B. rescind : order
C. unveil : party
D. vow : spouse

55. disparage : fluster ::

A. discern : understand
B. gather : marshal
C. distract : digress
D. chastise : expel

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 Practice Questions for School and College Ability Test (SCAT)
6th – 8th Grade
Verbal Section - Advanced Level - Test 3 - 55 Questions
Answer Key

1. B – antonym
2. A – parent and offspring
3. A – problem and solution
4. C – action and what object that action is done to
5. B – object and its location
6. D – tool and where it is used
7. A – cause and effect
8. C – item and the category it belongs in
9. D – present tense verb and the gerund form of the verb
10. A – place and who the leader is at the place
11. C – action taken and the reason for the action
12. B – decrease in intensity
13. D – synonym
14. A – tool and who uses it
15. D – object and a characteristic that describes it
16. C – action and what tool is used to complete the action
17. B – homonym
18. B – object and a fact about it
19. A – a part and the whole
20. D – action and who is doing the acting
21. B – object and who uses it
22. C – a noun and the category it belongs in
23. B – cause and effect
24. C – increase in the severity of the action
25. C – action and the object the action was done to
26. A – noun and an adjective that describes the noun
27. D – action and what object that action is done to
28. B – antonyms
29. A – parent and offspring
30. D – problem and solution
31. C – synonym
32. A – object and where that object is located
33. B – tool and what the tool is used on
34. A. – trait and the result of that trait
35. D – subset within a group
36. D – the word and adjective that describes it
37. C – job position and where that position is found
38. A – action and why it is done
39. D – decrease in intensity
40. B – synonym

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41. A – object and who uses that object
42. D – noun and a characteristic of that noun
43. C – tool and the action it is used for
44. A – homonym
45. D – object and an opinion about the object
46. C – part of a whole
47. A – action and the person doing the action
48. D – adjective and the object it describes
49. B – person and the category they are a part of
50. B – cause and effect
51. C – increase in intensity
52. D – action and the thing the action happens to
53. C – noun and an adjective that describes it
54. B – action and what object that action is done to
55. A – action and the reason that action is done

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