SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Cause to Effect or Effect to Cause
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Example Question #81 : Part/Whole, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Complete this analogy.
Clumsy is to broken as forgetful is to __________.
found
destroyed
fixed
lost
graded
lost
Someone who is clumsy is someone who falls over and drops things often, and therefore someone who might cause something to break. To solve this analogy, you have to determine what someone who is forgetful might cause to happen to something. Being forgetful means you often forget things or lose them, so the correct answer is "lost." To provide further help, "repaired" means fixed, and "destroyed" means broken.
Example Question #87 : Part/Whole, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Engagement is to fiancé as wedding is to ____________.
spouse
priest
guest
child
parent
spouse
When one has an "engagement," one becomes a "fiancé." Likewise, when one has "a wedding," one becomes "a spouse."
Example Question #82 : Part/Whole, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Complete the analogy.
Writer is to novel as __________.
newspaper is to article
runner is to race
bread is to baker
painting is to painter
sculpture is to sculptor
runner is to race
To complete the analogy, you first need to determine the relationship between the initial pairing. A "writer" writes a novel; a writer completes a novel. There is a sense of cause and effect. You should therefore look for that type of relationship in the possible answers. A runner runs a race; a runner completes a race. No other answers fulfill the relationship in this way.
Example Question #83 : Part/Whole, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Complete this analogy.
Circus is to __________ as decoy is to distract.
refrain
entertain
pity
relent
deplore
entertain
A "decoy" is something used to mislead, distract, or trap someone. So, the purpose of a "decoy" is to "distract." What is the purpose of a "circus?" The correct answer is to "entertain" (provide fun, laughter, and amusement). Additionally, "deplore" means hate; "pity" means feel sorry for; "refrain" means stop oneself from doing, not allow oneself to do; "relent" means give up.
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