Measurement - SSAT Middle Level Verbal

“Weigh” is a verb that means determine the weight of something, while “weight” is a noun that means heaviness. One weighs someone or something to find out its weight, and we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what information one learns when one counts something. “Veracity,” which means truthfulness, “demolition,” a synonym of destruction, and “emotion” each have nothing to do with counting things, so none of those words can be the correct answer. While both “quantity” and “quality” might look like a potentially correct answer, “quality” means how excellent something is in comparison to other things, while “quantity” means the number of things in a group. So, because one counts something to determine its quantity just as one weighs something to determine its weight, “quantity” is the correct answer.

Ice cream is often served in scoops, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes a unit in which grapes can be served. While “vine,” “press,” and “bunch” might each look like a potentially correct answer, only “bunch” describes a unit in which grapes are served. Because grapes can be served in bunches just like ice cream can be served in scoops, “bunch” is the correct answer.

Single means solitary, alone, or just the one. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which answer choice matches up in a similar manner with the word "triple." "Triple" means to increase three-fold or of or regarding three of something, so the correct answer is “three."

A century is one hundred years, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine how many years are in a millennium. Prefixes can help you solve this analogy, as "cent-" means one hundred and "mili-" means one thousand. There are one thousand years in a millenium, so the correct answer is one “thousand.”

If you make a circle three-dimensional, you get a sphere, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what name is given to the shape that you get when you make a square three-dimensional. The correct answer is “cube.” For clarification, "round" describes something curved or spherical, and "hue" is another word for shade or color.

A "globe" is in the shape of a "sphere," so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that describes what shape a "map" usually takes. Maps are usually flat and rectangular, so "rectangle" is the correct answer. Even if you were not sure what shape a map comes in, “rectangle” is the only answer choice that is a shape.

A "thermometer" is a device used to measure temperature. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "fathometer" measures. The correct answer is that a "fathometer" is used to measure depth, especially the depth of water. A "fathom" is a unit of measurement for measuring the depth of water. Additionally, "validity" means how much truth there is in something; "acidity" means how acidic something is.

"Fahrenheit" is a unit of measurement used to measure temperature. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is measured using "decibels." The correct answer is that "decibels" are used to measure how loud something is. Making the correct answer "loudness."

A "fortnight" is an old-fashioned unit of measurement (still in common usage in Britain) that means two weeks. It is therefore a measurement of "time." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "furlong" is a measurement of. Well, a "furlong" is a measurement of "distance" equal to one-eighth of a mile. So, the correct answer is "distance."

"Celsius" is a unit of measurement used to measure "temperature." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "gallon" is used to measure. The correct answer is that a "gallon" is a unit of measurement used to measure the "volume" of a liquid.

"Fahrenheit" is a unit of measurement used to measure "temperature." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a unit of measurement used to measure "weight." The correct answer is "ounce." Additionally, "meter" and "mile" are units of measurement used to measure length; "liter" is a unit of measurement used to measure liquid volume; "Celsius" is another unit of measurement used to measure "temperature," like "Fahrenheit."

A "quart" is a measurement of "liquid" capacity, equal to two pints or one-quarter of a gallon. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "volt" measures. The correct answer is that a "volt" is a measurement of electrical "force."

Since a sundial measures time, we need to pick out an answer that represents a device that measures wind direction. While "compass" and "weathervane" may both look like correct answers because they both measure direction, only a weathervane specifically measures the direction in which the wind is blowing, so "weathervane" is the correct answer.

“Weigh” is a verb that means determine the weight of something, while “weight” is a noun that means heaviness. One weighs someone or something to find out its weight, and we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what information one learns when one counts something. “Veracity,” which means truthfulness, “demolition,” a synonym of destruction, and “emotion” each have nothing to do with counting things, so none of those words can be the correct answer. While both “quantity” and “quality” might look like a potentially correct answer, “quality” means how excellent something is in comparison to other things, while “quantity” means the number of things in a group. So, because one counts something to determine its quantity just as one weighs something to determine its weight, “quantity” is the correct answer.

Ice cream is often served in scoops, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes a unit in which grapes can be served. While “vine,” “press,” and “bunch” might each look like a potentially correct answer, only “bunch” describes a unit in which grapes are served. Because grapes can be served in bunches just like ice cream can be served in scoops, “bunch” is the correct answer.

Single means solitary, alone, or just the one. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which answer choice matches up in a similar manner with the word "triple." "Triple" means to increase three-fold or of or regarding three of something, so the correct answer is “three."

A century is one hundred years, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine how many years are in a millennium. Prefixes can help you solve this analogy, as "cent-" means one hundred and "mili-" means one thousand. There are one thousand years in a millenium, so the correct answer is one “thousand.”

If you make a circle three-dimensional, you get a sphere, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what name is given to the shape that you get when you make a square three-dimensional. The correct answer is “cube.” For clarification, "round" describes something curved or spherical, and "hue" is another word for shade or color.

A "globe" is in the shape of a "sphere," so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that describes what shape a "map" usually takes. Maps are usually flat and rectangular, so "rectangle" is the correct answer. Even if you were not sure what shape a map comes in, “rectangle” is the only answer choice that is a shape.