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 #531 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Mechanic is to wrench as farmer is to __________.

Possible Answers:

drought

plow 

agriculture 

crops 

hammer 

Correct answer:

plow 

Explanation:

A “wrench” is a tool used by a “mechanic,” so to solve this analogy, you need to determine which of these answer choices is a tool often used by a farmer. The correct answer is a “plow”; a “farmer” uses a “plow” to break up soil and allow seeds to be planted. It might be reasonable to assume that a farmer uses a “hammer” as well, but it is not anywhere near as closely associated with the profession of farming as a “plow” is. Other professions, like carpenters, might use hammers, but only farmers are associated with plows. To provide further help, another name for the profession of farming is “agriculture.” 

Example Question #532 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Airplane is to pilot as ship is to __________.

Possible Answers:

ocean

captain

teacher

principal

helm

Correct answer:

captain

Explanation:

Just as a pilot flies a plane, a captain steers a ship, so "captain" is the correct answer.

Example Question #533 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Hose is to firefighter as __________.

Possible Answers:

easel is to artist

plunger is to electrician

blueprint is to curator

stethoscope is to meteorologist

frying pan is to doctor

Correct answer:

easel is to artist

Explanation:

Since firefighters often use hoses while doing their job, we are looking for an answer in which the first word is an item that the occupation in the second word uses while working. The best answer choice is "easel is to artist," because artists often paint or sketch their creations on easels.

Example Question #1 : User To Tool Or Tool To User

Complete this analogy.

Artist is to brush as __________.

Possible Answers:

soldier is to comb

dancer is to phone

lawyer is to ball

surgeon is to scalpel

chef is to drum

Correct answer:

surgeon is to scalpel

Explanation:

The analogy in question relates a profession to a tool associated with that profession. "Lawyer is to ball," "soldier is to comb," "dancer is to phone," and "chef is to drum" do not represent the given relationship. Artists often uses paintbrushes just as surgeons use scalpels, so "surgeon is to scalpel" is the correct answer.

Example Question #5 : User To Tool Or Tool To User

Complete the analogy.

Wood is to carpenter as _____________.

Possible Answers:

shoe is to businessman

banker is to teacher

stone is to mason

book is to magazine

swimmer is to diver

Correct answer:

stone is to mason

Explanation:

A "carpenter" works with "wood," by definition, so the answer be a tool followed by its user. A mason similarly works with stone.

Example Question #6 : User To Tool Or Tool To User

Complete the analogy.

Electrician is to light bulb as _____________.

Possible Answers:

cup is to water

plumber is to toilet

taxi is to limousine

doctor is to nurse

book is to author

Correct answer:

plumber is to toilet

Explanation:

The key here is determining how the kind of person given relates to the given object. An "electrician" works with "light bulbs," or user to tool, so the answer must be a user and his tool. A "plumber" works with "toilets," so that must be the correct answer. None of the other answers describe a user-tool relationship. A "book" is a product made by an "author." A "cup" is a vessel for "water." "Nurses" are people, and thus cannot be a part of a user tool relationship.

Example Question #531 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Teachers are to students as doctors are to __________

Possible Answers:

patients

helpers

workers

sick

medicines

Correct answer:

patients

Explanation:

Doctors work with patients just as teachers work with students, so "patients" is the correct answer.

Example Question #472 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Fan is to air as hose is to __________.

Possible Answers:

ice

electricity

power

water

handle

Correct answer:

water

Explanation:

A fan moves air by blowing it around, so you need to pick out an answer choice that describes what a hose moves. A hose moves water, so "water" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are things that are moved by hose, so none of them can be the correct answer.

Example Question #532 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Animal is to veterinarian as person is to __________.

Possible Answers:

hotel

businessperson

banker

hospital

doctor

Correct answer:

doctor

Explanation:

Since veterinarians help animals when they are sick or hurt, we need to pick out a word that represents an occupation whose practitioners help out people when they are sick or hurt. While both "doctor" and "hospital" may look like correct answers, "hospital" can't be the correct answer because it is the name of the place where people go when they are sick or hurt, and not the job title of the people who help them. "Doctor" is the correct answer because just like veterinarians help animals when they are injured, doctors help people when they are injured.

Example Question #533 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Firefighter is to fire as __________.

Possible Answers:

waiter is to food

business is to businessperson

policewoman is to crime

librarian is to books

doctor is to healthy

Correct answer:

policewoman is to crime

Explanation:

Since firefighters fight fires, we need to pick out another pair of words in which the first word is a job, and the second word is the thing that people who work that job try to stop. While "policeman," "librarian," "doctor," and "waiter" are all occupations, but "healthy" can't be the correct answer because it's an adjective, not a noun, and "librarian is to books" can't be correct either because a librarian doesn't try to stop books, he or she distributes them and helps people find them. Since a policewoman's job is to stop crime, just like a firefighter's job is to stop fires, "policewoman is to crime" is the correct answer.

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