New and Free Printable MAT Test Sample Questions II (Other English Exam)

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This is my second part of blog on MAT sample questions. In. In this part of my blog you can do some practice sample question to prepare in English.

You can use this test for other English related exams too…

What is MAT test?

This means The Miller Analogies Test.

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Free Printable MAT test Sample Questions 11-20

Choose the analogy that best matches the example provided.

Q 11

 SOOT : GRIMY

A. FROST : TRANSPARENT

B. SUNSHINE : FRUITLESS

C. RAIN : SODDEN

D. PALL : GAUDY

E. DUST : RADIANT

Q 12

 MORBID : UNFAVORABLE

A. REPUTABLE : FAVORABLE

B. MATERNAL : UNFAVORABLE

C. DISPUTATIOUS : FAVORABLE

D. VIGILANT : UNFAVORABLE

E. LAX : FAVORABLE

Q 13

 SULLEN : BROOD

A. LETHARGIC : CAVORT

B. REGAL : CRINGE

C. DOCILE : OBEY

D. POISED : BLUNDER

E. DESPONDENT : LAUGH

Q 14

 AUTHOR : LITERATE

A. CYNIC : GULLIBLE

B. HOTHEAD : PRUDENT

C. SAINT : NOTORIOUS

D. JUDGE : IMPARTIAL

E. DOCTOR : FALLIBLE

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Answers and Explanations- Free Printable MAT test Sample Questions 11-20

11. C: Soot (ash/carbon) makes things grimy (dirty) as rain makes things sodden (soaked). Frost does not make things transparent (A) or clear. Sunshine does not make things fruitless (B) or useless/unproductive. A pall or cloud of gloom does not make things gaudy (D) or bright. Dust does not make things radiant (E) or glowing.

12. A: Morbid and unfavorable are "bad" synonyms, as reputable and favorable are "good" synonyms. Maternal refers to motherhood and is not unfavorable (B). Disputatious means argumentative and is not favorable (C). Vigilant means watchful and is not unfavorable. Lax means slack or remiss and is not favorable (E).

13. C: One who is sullen (morose) will brood (mope), as one who is docile (compliant) will obey. One who is lethargic (A) lacks energy/motivation and will not cavort (frolic). One who is regal (royal/noble) is proud and will not cringe (B), i.e. cower/recoil. One who is poised is self-assured and socially adroit, hence unlikely to blunder (D), i.e. commit a social error/faux pas. One who is despondent is depressed/despairing and unlikely to laugh (E).

14. D: An author is expected to be literate, i.e. well-read, as a judge is expected to be impartial, i.e. objective. A cynic is NOT expected to be gullible (A), i.e. easily fooled. A hothead acts rashly, not prudently (B) or judiciously. A saint is highly reputable, not notorious (C), i.e. disreputable. A doctor is not expected to be especially fallible (E), i.e. prone to error.

15. E: As something massive has great bulk, something gigantic has great size. Ultimate means final or extreme; magnitude means large amount or importance. Trivial means unimportant/having the opposite of importance (B). Anonymous means unknown, while luster means shine or brilliance. Interminable means unending; legacy means inheritance or heritage (D).

 

16. B: Entice, meaning attract or allure, is an antonym of repel, meaning reject or repulse; flourish, meaning thrive or be plentiful, is an antonym of fade, meaning deteriorate or diminish. Germinate and sprout (A), officiate and preside (C), lubricate and grease (D), and implore and entreat (E) are all pairs of synonyms.

17. D: Humdrum means boring, from the verb to bore; heartrending means (emotionally) moving, from the verb to move. Both adjectives come from synonymous verbs. Grim, meaning gloomy or terrible, would not amuse (A). Nutritious or wholesome foods/things would not sicken (B). Someone/something stodgy, i.e. dull, would not excite (C). Something pending is upcoming; it might worry or gladden one, or do neither, but would not necessarily worry one (E).

18. B: Hospitable is a synonym of courteous (noun = courtesy); morbid, i.e. unhealthy, disease-related, gloomy, or gruesome, is an antonym of cheerful (noun = cheerfulness) (A). A vindictive act is motivated by spite (synonymous). Leisurely means not done in haste (C) (antonymous). Someone/something infamous is notorious, the opposite/antonym of [receiving] honor (D). One who is despondent is experiencing depression or despair, not its opposite/antonym glee, i.e. joy or delight.

19. E: To reinforce is to make stronger; to erode is to make weaker. To abound is to be plentiful, while lesser means a smaller amount or number (A). To dismantle means to take apart; longer means a larger distance or time (B). To wilt means to droop, fade, or wither; higher means at a greater physical elevation or figurative level (C). To shirk is to evade; greater means more or larger (D).

 

20. A: A braggart lacks modesty; a fledgling (neophyte or inexperienced individual) lacks experience. An embezzler, who steals money from an employer or client, does not lack greed (B). A wallflower or shy person does not lack timidity (fearfulness or shyness). An invalid or ill person does not lack a malady, i.e. illness. A candidate or competitor does not lack ambition (E).

 

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Q 15

 MASSIVE : BULK

A. ULTIMATE : MAGNITUDE

B. TRIVIAL : IMPORTANCE

C. ANONYMOUS : LUSTER

D. INTERMINABLE : LEGACY

E. GIGANTIC : SIZE

Q 16

 ENTICE : REPEL

A. GERMINATE : SPROUT

B. FLOURISH : FADE

C. OFFICIATE : PRESIDE

D. LUBRICATE : GREASE

E. IMPLORE : ENTREAT

 

Q 17

HUMDRUM : BORE

A. GRIM : AMUSE

B. NUTRITIOUS : SICKEN

C. STODGY : EXCITE

D. HEARTRENDING : MOVE

E. PENDING : WORRY

Q 18

 HOSPITABLE : COURTESY

A. MORBID : CHEERFULNESS

B. VINDICTIVE : SPITE

C. LEISURELY : HASTE

D. INFAMOUS : HONOR

E. DESPONDENT : GLEE

Q 19

 REINFORCE : STRONGER

A. ABOUND : LESSER

B. DISMANTLE : LONGER

C. WILT : HIGHER

D. SHIRK : GREATER

E. ERODE : WEAKER

Q 20

 BRAGGART : MODESTY

A. FLEDGLING : EXPERIENCE

B. EMBEZZLER : GREED

C. WALLFLOWER : TIMIDITY

D. INVALID : MALADY

E. CANDIDATE : AMBITITON