SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #462 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Phone is to talking as television is to __________.

Possible Answers:

forbidding 

laughing 

sharing 

speaking 

watching 

Correct answer:

watching 

Explanation:

A “phone” is an object that you use for “talking,” so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what it is that you use a “television” for. The correct answer, of course, is “watching.”

Example Question #463 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

House is to sheltering as truck is to __________

Possible Answers:

Shipping 

Vehicle 

Wheels

Driveway

Highway 

Correct answer:

Shipping 

Explanation:

A “house” is something used for “sheltering.” To “shelter” someone or something means to give him, her, or it protection from dangerous things. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine what a “truck” is used for. The correct answer is “shipping,” which means moving things from one place to another.

Example Question #464 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Eye is to see as mouth is to __________

Possible Answers:

eat

hear

lips

smell

teeth

Correct answer:

eat

Explanation:

You use your eyes to see things, so, to solve this analogy, you have to determine what it is that you use your mouth to do. The correct answer is therefore "eat" because you use your mouth to eat things.

Example Question #465 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Breakfast is to morning as dinner is to __________.

Possible Answers:

evening 

food 

restaurant 

chef 

lunchtime 

Correct answer:

evening 

Explanation:

Breakfast is a meal consumed in the morning, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine at what time of day dinner is consumed. The correct answer is “evening.” For analogy questions it is very important to figure out the relationship between the words before attempting to answer. The question often becomes very easy once you figure out the relationship between the first two words.

Example Question #16 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool

Complete this analogy.

Piano is to __________ as microwave is to food.

Possible Answers:

cook

guitar

play

instrument

music

Correct answer:

music

Explanation:

You use a "microwave" to make "food," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "piano" for. The correct answer, of course, is to make "music."

Example Question #17 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool

Complete this analogy.

Crosswalk is to road as __________ is to river.

Possible Answers:

stream

ship

traffic

yacht

bridge

Correct answer:

bridge

Explanation:

A "crosswalk" is a pathway one uses to cross the road. So, which of these is something one might use to cross a "river?" The correct answer is a "bridge." Additionally, a "yacht" is a sailboat; a "stream" is a very small, narrow river.

Example Question #18 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool

Complete this analogy.

Brick is to build as flashlight is to __________.

Possible Answers:

light

see

heavy

eyes

torch

Correct answer:

see

Explanation:

You use "bricks" to "build" things, so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "flashlight" for. The correct answer is to "see" things. Additionally, "torch" is another word for "flashlight."

Example Question #466 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Broth is to __________ as champagne is to drink.

Possible Answers:

eat

borrow

complete

destroy

lie

Correct answer:

eat

Explanation:

"Champagne" is sparkling wine, it is something one "drinks." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what one does with a "broth." Well, a "broth" is much like a soup. So, the correct answer is that you "eat" it. Additionally, "complete" means finish.

Example Question #511 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Castle is to defend as telephone is to __________.

Possible Answers:

communicate

elevate

irritate

cook

barter

Correct answer:

communicate

Explanation:

The purpose of a "castle" is to "defend" people from attacks. So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these answer choices describes the purpose of a "telephone." The correct answer is "communicate" which means to talk to, share information. Additionally, "elevate" means rise up, lift up; "barter" means trade, exchange, argue about the price of something; "irritate" means annoy.

Example Question #471 : Analogies

Complete the analogy.

Oven is to cook _______________.

Possible Answers:

knife is to cut

eggs are to boil

cake is to bake

chocolate is to eat

microwave is to sink 

Correct answer:

knife is to cut

Explanation:

"Oven" and "cook" are a tool and its use, so the answer must be a tool and its use. You use an oven to cook food (or clay, or whatever you want to really), just as you use a knife to cut (often but not always food), so that must be the correct answer.

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