Tool to Use or Use to Tool - SSAT Elementary Level Verbal
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Complete this analogy.
Crayon is to coloring as .
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Crayon is to coloring as .
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Since we "color" with "crayons," we are looking for an answer choice that includes a tool (e.g., crayon) and how it is used (e.g., coloring). The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "knife is to cutting" because we use knives to cut up food!
Since we "color" with "crayons," we are looking for an answer choice that includes a tool (e.g., crayon) and how it is used (e.g., coloring). The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "knife is to cutting" because we use knives to cut up food!
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Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Ear is to hearing as hand is to .
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Ear is to hearing as hand is to .
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An "ear" is the part of the body used to hear, so to complete the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes what a hand is used to do. A hand is something you use for “touching" things, so "touching" is the correct answer.
An "ear" is the part of the body used to hear, so to complete the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes what a hand is used to do. A hand is something you use for “touching" things, so "touching" is the correct answer.
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Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Clothes are to wear as food is to .
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Clothes are to wear as food is to .
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"Wear" is a verb that describes how you use clothes, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is a verb that describes how you use food. The correct answer is “eat.” To help you, "demolish" means tear down or destroy.
"Wear" is a verb that describes how you use clothes, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is a verb that describes how you use food. The correct answer is “eat.” To help you, "demolish" means tear down or destroy.
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Complete this analogy.
Piano is to as microwave is to food.
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Piano is to as microwave is to food.
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You use a "microwave" to make "food," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "piano" for. The correct answer, of course, is to make "music."
You use a "microwave" to make "food," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "piano" for. The correct answer, of course, is to make "music."
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Complete this analogy.
Crosswalk is to road as is to river.
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Crosswalk is to road as is to river.
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A "crosswalk" is a pathway one uses to cross the road. So, which of these is something one might use to cross a "river?" The correct answer is a "bridge." Additionally, a "yacht" is a sailboat; a "stream" is a very small, narrow river.
A "crosswalk" is a pathway one uses to cross the road. So, which of these is something one might use to cross a "river?" The correct answer is a "bridge." Additionally, a "yacht" is a sailboat; a "stream" is a very small, narrow river.
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Complete this analogy.
Brick is to build as flashlight is to .
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Brick is to build as flashlight is to .
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You use "bricks" to "build" things, so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "flashlight" for. The correct answer is to "see" things. Additionally, "torch" is another word for "flashlight."
You use "bricks" to "build" things, so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "flashlight" for. The correct answer is to "see" things. Additionally, "torch" is another word for "flashlight."
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Complete this analogy.
Broth is to as champagne is to drink.
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Broth is to as champagne is to drink.
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"Champagne" is sparkling wine, it is something one "drinks." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what one does with a "broth." Well, a "broth" is much like a soup. So, the correct answer is that you "eat" it. Additionally, "complete" means finish.
"Champagne" is sparkling wine, it is something one "drinks." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what one does with a "broth." Well, a "broth" is much like a soup. So, the correct answer is that you "eat" it. Additionally, "complete" means finish.
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Complete this analogy.
Grill is to cooking as is to climbing.
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Grill is to cooking as is to climbing.
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A "grill" is something that is used for "cooking." So, which of these is something that is used for "climbing?" The correct answer is a "ladder."
A "grill" is something that is used for "cooking." So, which of these is something that is used for "climbing?" The correct answer is a "ladder."
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Book is to read as song is to . . .
Book is to read as song is to . . .
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Since you read a book, we need to pick out a verb that describes what you do to a song. Since one sings a song just as one reads a book, "sing" is the correct answer.
Since you read a book, we need to pick out a verb that describes what you do to a song. Since one sings a song just as one reads a book, "sing" is the correct answer.
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Complete this analogy.
Cook is to stove as .
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Cook is to stove as .
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One uses a stove to cook things, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word is an object or tool that is used to do the first verb to things. While “washer is to wash” might look like a potentially correct answer, its two words are in an incorrect order compared to our example (“wash” is not used to “washer” things), so it cannot be the correct answer. Refrigerators are used to chill things, though, just like stoves are used to cook things, so “chill is to refrigerator” is the correct answer.
One uses a stove to cook things, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word is an object or tool that is used to do the first verb to things. While “washer is to wash” might look like a potentially correct answer, its two words are in an incorrect order compared to our example (“wash” is not used to “washer” things), so it cannot be the correct answer. Refrigerators are used to chill things, though, just like stoves are used to cook things, so “chill is to refrigerator” is the correct answer.
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Complete this analogy.
Pen is to draw as .
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Pen is to draw as .
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One uses a pen to draw, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is an object and the second word a verb which one uses that object to do. While “keyboard is to type,” “click is to mouse,” and “wood is to saw” might each look like a potentially correct answer, one does not use a click to mouse or wood to saw, so neither “click is to mouse” nor “wood is to saw” can be the correct answer. One can use a keyboard to type, however, just as one can use a pen to draw, so “keyboard is to type.”
One uses a pen to draw, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is an object and the second word a verb which one uses that object to do. While “keyboard is to type,” “click is to mouse,” and “wood is to saw” might each look like a potentially correct answer, one does not use a click to mouse or wood to saw, so neither “click is to mouse” nor “wood is to saw” can be the correct answer. One can use a keyboard to type, however, just as one can use a pen to draw, so “keyboard is to type.”
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Complete this analogy.
Breakfast is to morning as dinner is to .
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Breakfast is to morning as dinner is to .
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Breakfast is a meal consumed in the morning, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine at what time of day dinner is consumed. The correct answer is “evening.” For analogy questions it is very important to figure out the relationship between the words before attempting to answer. The question often becomes very easy once you figure out the relationship between the first two words.
Breakfast is a meal consumed in the morning, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine at what time of day dinner is consumed. The correct answer is “evening.” For analogy questions it is very important to figure out the relationship between the words before attempting to answer. The question often becomes very easy once you figure out the relationship between the first two words.
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Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Hunt is to gun as .
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Hunt is to gun as .
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A gun is used to hunt, just as a pen is used to write, so "pen is to write" is the correct answer.
A gun is used to hunt, just as a pen is used to write, so "pen is to write" is the correct answer.
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Complete this analogy.
Keyboard is to typing as .
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Keyboard is to typing as .
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What does a computer have to do with typing? A keyboard can be used for typing, so look for an answer that represents the relationship something is to something you can do with it. "Pencil is to writing" is the best choice, because a pencil is used for writing. A hole can be covered, but it is not itself used to cover.
What does a computer have to do with typing? A keyboard can be used for typing, so look for an answer that represents the relationship something is to something you can do with it. "Pencil is to writing" is the best choice, because a pencil is used for writing. A hole can be covered, but it is not itself used to cover.
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Complete this analogy.
Pen is to write as scissors are to .
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Pen is to write as scissors are to .
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You use scissors to cut things, just as you would use a pen to write.
You use scissors to cut things, just as you would use a pen to write.
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Complete this analogy.
Game is to play as .
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Game is to play as .
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A game is played just as a book is read.
A game is played just as a book is read.
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Complete this analogy.
Phone is to call as book is to .
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Phone is to call as book is to .
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A "phone" is used for "calling" (making phone calls) just as a "book" is used for "reading," so "read" is the correct answer. Regarding incorrect answers, although you can "see" a book, this is not a description of its use, and "clean," "water," and "fly" have nothing to do with how books are used either.
A "phone" is used for "calling" (making phone calls) just as a "book" is used for "reading," so "read" is the correct answer. Regarding incorrect answers, although you can "see" a book, this is not a description of its use, and "clean," "water," and "fly" have nothing to do with how books are used either.
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Complete this analogy.
Needle is to sew as pencil is to .
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Needle is to sew as pencil is to .
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A “needle” is a tool used to “sew” things, so to solve this analogy, you need to determine for what purpose you use a “pencil.” You use a “pencil” to “write," so "write" is the correct answer.
A “needle” is a tool used to “sew” things, so to solve this analogy, you need to determine for what purpose you use a “pencil.” You use a “pencil” to “write," so "write" is the correct answer.
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Complete this analogy.
Phone is to talking as television is to .
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Phone is to talking as television is to .
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A “phone” is an object that you use for “talking,” so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what it is that you use a “television” for. The correct answer, of course, is “watching.”
A “phone” is an object that you use for “talking,” so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what it is that you use a “television” for. The correct answer, of course, is “watching.”
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Complete this analogy.
House is to sheltering as truck is to .
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House is to sheltering as truck is to .
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A “house” is something used for “sheltering.” To “shelter” someone or something means to give him, her, or it protection from dangerous things. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine what a “truck” is used for. The correct answer is “shipping,” which means moving things from one place to another.
A “house” is something used for “sheltering.” To “shelter” someone or something means to give him, her, or it protection from dangerous things. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine what a “truck” is used for. The correct answer is “shipping,” which means moving things from one place to another.
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