SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Qualities and Features
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Example Question #624 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Deaf is to hear as __________ is to see.
ears
glasses
blind
touch
eyes
blind
If someone is "dear" it means they cannot "hear." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is used to describe someone who cannot "see." The correct answer is "blind."
Example Question #625 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Fiction is to fake as biography is to __________.
spoken
uninteresting
long
true
depressing
true
"Fiction" refers to stories that are made up, stories that are not real. So, a quality of "fiction" is to be "fake." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a quality of a "biography." A "biography" tells the story of someone's life. So, a quality of a "biography" is to be "true." Additionally, "uninteresting" means boring and "depressing" means makes you sad.
Example Question #626 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Jock is to __________ as genius is to smart.
sports
school
study
athletic
old
athletic
A "genius" is someone who is very intelligent. So, a quality of a "genius" is to be "smart." Which of these is a quality often associated with a "jock?" The correct answer is to be "athletic" or good at sports.
Example Question #627 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Employee is to inferior as __________ is to superior.
medicine
convict
career
boss
better
boss
To begin with it is necessary to define "inferior" and "superior." "Inferior" means worse than, in a lower position than and "superior" means better than, in a higher position than. Also, an "employee" is a worker, someone who works for someone else. If an "employee" is "inferior," which of these could be described as "superior?" The correct answer is "boss." Additionally, a "convict" is a prisoner; "medicine" is something given to cure a sick person; a "career" is a job someone does for a large period of their lives, like teaching or nursing or accounting.
Example Question #628 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Antler is to deer as __________ is to elephant.
fin
tusk
hand
mammoth
feathers
tusk
An "antler" is a feature of a "deer." It is the name given to the branched horns on a deer's head. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a feature of an "elephant." The correct answer is "tusk."
Example Question #629 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Sugar is to sweet as __________.
apple is to red
bitter is to lemon
soft is to hard
lime is to sour
green is to blue
lime is to sour
Sugar has the characteristic of being sweet. The only option here that has this same relationship is "lime is to sour," as a lime has the characteristic of being sour.
A tempting wrong answer is "bitter is to lemon." However, it is incorrect because bitter does not have the characteristic of being a lemon.
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