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

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This means The Miller Analogies Test.

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Free Printable MAT test Sample Questions 31-40

Choose the analogy that best matches the example provided.

Q 31

 HAVOC: DEVASTATION

A. CLARIFICATION : MYSTIFICATION

B. SURPLUS : SHORTAGE

C. FARCE : SHAM

D. TURMOIL : ORDER

E. TIMIDITY : AUDACITY

Q 32

INFAMOUS : UNFAVORABLE

A. MELLOW : FAVORABLE

B. HOSPITABLE : UNFAVORABLE

C. VINDICTIVE : FAVORABLE

D. GIGANTIC : UNFAVORABLE

E. LAX : FAVORABLE

Q 33

LETHARGIC : ENERGY

A. DESPONDENT : MELANCHOLY

B. LEISURELY : RELAXATION

C. NOTORIOUS : INFAMY

D. MELLOW : WRATH

E. LAVISH : EXTRAVAGANCE

Q 34

 BELLOW : FURY

A. SNICKER : HATRED

B. HISS : JOY

C. GIGGLE : DREAD

D. YAWN : EXCITEMENT

E. GASP : SURPRISE

Q 35

 DISMANTLE : ASSEMBLE

A. SHIRK : MALINGER

B. PAMPER : MISTREAT

C. MAR : DISFIGURE

D. RANT : RAVE

E. ABOUND : TEEM

Q 36

 DIALOGUE : PLAYWRIGHT

A. FARCE : BUFFOON

B. NARRATIVE : CHARACTER

C. OVERTURE : COMPOSER

D. PACT : HUMORIST

E. CLARIFICATION : BENEFICIARY

Q 37

 FLU : MALADY

A. FINALE : OVERTURE

B. FELONY : MISDEMEANOR

C. FUN : FARCE

D. FLEA : PARASITE

E. FIRE : HEARTH

Q 38

 MEDLEY : MISCELLANEOUS

A. TRUCE : HOSTILE

B. LUSTER : DULL

C. FLEDGLING : EXPERIENCED

D. REMNANT : COMPLETE

E. MALADY : FATAL

Q 39

 BASKETBALL : HOOP

A. POOL : CUE

B. CROQUET : WICKET

C. HOCKEY : PUCK

D. TENNIS : NET

E. BASEBALL : BAT

Q 40

 PLAGUE : MALADY

A. BYSTANDER : PARTICIPANT

B. TIMIDITY : COWARD

C. ANECDOTE : NARRATIVE

D. EMBLEM : DIALOGUE

E. PERJURY : HOMICIDE

Answers sheet with Explanations- Free Printable MAT test Sample Questions 31-40

31. C: Havoc and devastation are synonyms meaning chaos or destruction. Farce and sham likewise are synonyms, meaning travesty, fake, or trick. Clarification (making clear) and mystification (making mysterious or unclear) are antonyms (A). Surplus is too much; shortage is too little; so these are antonyms (B). Turmoil is disturbance or turbulence, the opposite/antonym of order (D). Timidity, or fearfulness; and audacity, or boldness, are antonyms (E).

32. A: Infamous means notorious or disreputable, which is unfavorable; mellow means serene or calm, which is favorable. Hospitable means courteous and is not unfavorable (B). Vindictive means spiteful or vengeful and is not favorable (C). Gigantic means huge or enormous and is not unfavorable (D). Lax means slack or remiss and is not favorable (E).

33. D: Lethargic means without energy: these are antonyms. Likewise, mellow means good-humored; wrath means anger/ire, an opposite. One who is despondent is depressed and feels melancholy (A); these are synonyms. Relaxation is a leisurely state (B); these are synonyms. Someone/something notorious has infamy, i.e. ill repute; these are synonyms. Someone/something doing something lavish, i.e. abundant or excessive, displays extravagance (E), i.e. indulgent and/or excessive/wasteful expense.

34. E: One may bellow, i.e. roar or yell, with fury (rage), as one may gasp with surprise. One would snicker (chuckle) mockingly, but not with hatred (A). One might smile, laugh, or jump, but not hiss, with joy (B). One would giggle with amusement, but not with dread (fear) (C). One would yawn with boredom or fatigue, but not with excitement (D).

35. B: Dismantle (take apart) and assemble (put together) are antonyms, as are pamper (indulge or spoil) and mistreat (abuse or harm). Shirk and malinger (A) are synonyms meaning to evade work. Mar and disfigure (C) are synonyms meaning to deface or damage. Rant and rave (D) are synonyms meaning to yell or talk on wildly. Abound and teem (E) are synonyms, meaning to be abundant or plentiful.

36. C: Dialogue is written by playwrights, overtures by composers. A farce (humorous/ nonsensical play/skit) is not written by a buffoon but contains one (A). A narrative is not written by a character but contains one (B). A pact is an agreement or alliance, written by a diplomat, politician, etc., not a humorist (D) or comedian. A clarification is written by an author or editor, not a beneficiary (E) or recipient of benefits, as from a will or insurance policy.

37. D: Flu is a type of malady (illness) as flea is a type of parasite (opportunistic organism). Finale and overture (A) are respectively the last/ending and first/opening movements of a musical composition. Felony and misdemeanor (B) are crimes of respectively greater and lesser severity. Fun is something one might have attending a humorous play/skit or farce (C). A fire burns in a fireplace; a hearth is in front of a fireplace (E). All incorrect choices are not TYPE: CATEGORY.

38. E: A medley is a combination of things, which may be miscellaneous (various/assorted), as a malady, or illness, may be fatal (deadly). A truce is an agreement to stop war or hostilities and hence is not hostile (A). Luster is shine and hence not dull (B). A fledgling is a beginner who is not experienced (C). A remnant is a small remaining part of something and hence is not complete (D).

39. B: In basketball, one throws a ball through a hoop; in croquet, one hits a ball through a wicket. In pool, one knocks balls into pockets-not into the cue, but using the cue (stick) (A). In hockey, one hits a puck into a goal, not into a puck (C). In tennis, one hits a ball over, not into (one hopes!) a net (D). In baseball, the ball is hit with the bat, not into it (E).

40. C: Plague (epidemic) is a type of malady (illness), as anecdote (C) is a type of narrative (story). Bystander and participant (A) are opposites. Timidity (fearfulness) is a characteristic of cowards (B), not a type of coward. An emblem is a symbol or insignia, unrelated to dialogue (conversation or dramatic lines). Perjury is lying/falsifying courtroom testimony; homicide is murder.