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Grade 5 English Language - Verbal Reasoning - Closest Meaning
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Closest meaning words are words which are most alike.

Example: Think about these three words: tall, big and large. Which two are CLOSEST in meaning? big and large are closer than tall and big or tall and large. Tall means big only in terms of how high something is. 

big, large
big, mean
rest, large
small, large
Answer: big, large
big, large is the correct answer because big and large mean the same thing, of considerable size, and the others are unrelated."

Grade 5 English Language - Verbal Reasoning - Closest Meaning
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25 Questions

1. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

mug, saucer, cup, glass, teaspoon
2. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

write, scribble, color, paint, doodle
3. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

eat, chew, devour, gobble, munch
4. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

clean, dirty, spotless, tidy, hygienic
5. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

stumble, limp, trip, tumble, jump
6. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

scrub, brush, clean, wash, tidy
7. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

shout, whisper, chat, explain, exclaim
8. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

slim, stout, underweight, overweight, thin
9. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

early, timely, late, punctual, last
10. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

discuss, explain, lecture, converse, talk
11. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

far, near, away, distant, around
12. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

calm, unreasonable, fair, angry, furious
13. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

heavy, light, bulky, massive, weighty
14. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

find, reveal, explore, discover, hide
15. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

highest, largest, smallest, lowest, tallest
16. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

jog, sprint, amble, stroll, march
17. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

pup, baby, caterpillar, cub, young
18. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

seconds, time, year, sundial, clock
19. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

apple, citrus, fruit, grape, seed
20. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

touch, know, believe, smell, sense
21. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

rude, impolite, forward, cheeky, smart
22. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

yellow, brownish, orangey, green, tanned
23. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

sweating, boiling, scorched, scalding, hot
24. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

young, immature, undeveloped, youthful, fresh
25. Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

bowler, fielder, referee, umpire, batsman