All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #41 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Frees is to freeze as __________ is to night.
day
knight
dark
moon
gnat
knight
"Frees" means set free and "freeze" means make frozen. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds like "night." The correct answer is "knight." Additionally, a "gnat" is an insect.
Example Question #42 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Heal is to heel as __________ is to nun.
noon
monk
convent
none
priest
none
"Heal" means make better, make no longer sick and "heel" refers to the back of a foot. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same as "nun." The correct answer is "none." Additionally, "noon" means midday; "monk" and "priest" are two types of religious practitioners; a "convent" is a place where nuns live.
Example Question #43 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Loot is to lute as plain is to __________.
plane
dynamic
intense
prosperous
mild
plane
A "lute" is a musical instrument and "loot" is stolen goods. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds like "plain" (simple, clear, ordinary). The correct answer is "plane." Additionally, "mild" means plain, not intense, simple, basic; "intense" means extreme, not calm; "prosperous" means wealthy and successful; "dynamic" means forceful, energetic, powerful.
Example Question #44 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Patience is to __________ as sail is to sale.
regret
virtue
hospital
vice
patients
patients
"Sail" and "sale" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "patience" (being able to wait for something). The correct answer is "patients" (people being helped at a hospital). Additionally, "virtue" is goodness, morality, whereas "vice" is sin, immorality; "regret" is feeling bad about something you did wrong.
Example Question #45 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Soar is to __________ as team is to teem.
sore
sick
frail
ailing
infirm
sore
"Teem" means to be full of, to be swarming with. "Team" and "teem" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these sounds the same as "soar" which means to fly high. The correct answer is "sore" which means in pain, hurting, painful due to overuse. Additionally, all the other answer choices mean sick, unwell, weakened due to illness.
Example Question #46 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Peak is to __________ as scene is to seen.
obstacle
peek
mountain
summit
mimic
peek
"Scene" (setting, place where something happens) and "seen" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "peak" (summit, highest point of). The correct answer is "peek" which means quickly look at, secretively glance at. Additionally, "mimic" means copy, imitate; "obstacle" means hindrance, object in the way that prevents one from getting to wherever one wants to go.
Example Question #47 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Bye is to buy as __________ is to duel.
establish
dual
fight
sell
vend
dual
"Bye" and "buy" are "homonyms" of one another, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same as "duel" (a formal fight between two disagreeing parties). The correct answer is "dual" which means made up of two parts, shared and paired, coupled. Additionally, "establish" means set up, form.
Example Question #48 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Cue is to __________ as eight is to ate.
number
queue
sign
seven
signal
queue
"Eight" and "ate" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "cue" (signal that something is ready, sign telling you to begin). The correct answer is "queue," which means line for, line up for.
Example Question #49 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
__________ is to cache as dear is to deer.
Buck
Cash
Antler
Moose
Cause
Cash
In this set of problems we are going to practice "homonyms." "Homonyms" are words that sound the same, or are spelled the same, but which have different meanings. An example of a "homonym" is "bye and buy." These two words have different meanings, yet sound exactly the same. In this problem "dear" and "deer" are homonyms, so which of these words sounds the same as "cache?" The correct answer is "cash." Additionally, a "buck" is a male deer.
Example Question #50 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Cede is to seed as flea is to __________.
bite
insect
mosquito
grow
flee
flee
"Seed" and "cede" (give up) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same as "flea" (small, bloodsucking insect). The correct answer is "flee," which means run away from.
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