SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Hear is to here as __________

Possible Answers:

read is to reed

card is to deck

look is to book

card is to cord

tour is to torn

Correct answer:

read is to reed

Explanation:

"Hear" and "here" are homophones, or words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. So, we are looking for an answer that has a pair of homophones. Thus, the best answer is "read is to reed"!

Example Question #11 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Son is to sun as __________.

Possible Answers:

dare is to dear

truth is to lie

card is to cash

feel is to heel

hair is to hare

Correct answer:

hair is to hare

Explanation:

"Son" and "sun" are homophones—they are pronounced the same, but have different definitions. So, we should look for another pair of homophones. Thus, the best answer choice is "hair is to hare"!

Example Question #12 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Four is to for as allowed is to __________.

Possible Answers:

forbidden 

denied 

aloud

five 

permitted

Correct answer:

aloud

Explanation:

"Four" and "for" are two words that sound the same, but mean different things, so they are homonyms. To solve this analogy, you have to figure out which answer choice is the best homonym of "allowed." The correct answer is “aloud" because "allowed" and "aloud" sound the same but mean different things.

Example Question #13 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Ate is to eight as fair is to __________.

Possible Answers:

fare 

equal

eat

kind 

honest 

Correct answer:

fare 

Explanation:

Ate and eight are homonyms, or words that sound the same, but have different meanings. So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out a word that is pronounced like "fair." The only answer choice that sounds the same as "fair" is "fare," so "fare" is the correct answer.

Example Question #14 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Bare is to bear as knew is to __________.

Possible Answers:

learn 

animal

study 

know 

new 

Correct answer:

new 

Explanation:

"Bare" and "bear" sound the same but have different meanings, so "bare" is a homonym of "bear." So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out a word that sounds like "knew." The only word that sounds like knew is “new,” so that is the correct answer.

Example Question #15 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Whole is to hole as made is to __________.

Possible Answers:

part

cleaner 

maid 

fragment 

forced 

Correct answer:

maid 

Explanation:

"Whole" and "hole" are two words that sound the same, but have different meanings; so, they are homonyms of one another. To solve this analogy, you have to determine which answer choice sounds like (is a homonym of) "made." The correct answer is “maid.”

Example Question #16 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Waist is to waste as __________.

Possible Answers:

pro is to professional

hole is to whole

garbage is to trash

bold is to bowl

hips are to torso

Correct answer:

hole is to whole

Explanation:

"Waist" and "waste" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. So, we need to look for an answer choice that also consists of a pair of homophones. So, the best answer choice is "hole is to whole"!

Example Question #17 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Stairs are to stares as __________.

Possible Answers:

seven is to lucky

hold is to hole

eye is to I

fitness is to gym

we'll is to we will

Correct answer:

eye is to I

Explanation:

"Stairs" and "stares" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. So, we need to look for an answer choice that also consists of a pair of homophones. So, the best answer choice is "eye is to I"!

Example Question #18 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Sale is to sail as __________.

Possible Answers:

or is to score

putty is to puddle

test is to quiz

zero is to hero

sea is to see

Correct answer:

sea is to see

Explanation:

"Sale" and "sail" are homophones, which means that they are pronounced the same way, but have different definitions. Thus, we are looking for a pair of homophones as our answer, making "sea is to see" the best answer choice!

Example Question #19 : Homonyms

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Loan is to lone as __________.

Possible Answers:

earn is to urn

shark is to shack

line is to square

date is to gate

far is to fore

Correct answer:

earn is to urn

Explanation:

"Loan" and "lone" are homophones, which means that they are pronounced the same way, but have different definitions. Thus, we are looking for a pair of homophones as our answer, making "earn is to urn" the best answer choice!

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