SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : SSAT Elementary Level Verbal
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Example Question #611 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete the analogy.
Daughter is to mother as ________________ is to father.
son
nephew
uncle
grandfather
cousin
son
Since the relationship between daughter and mother is a same-gender child-parent relationship, we must find the answer that completes the same-gender child-parent relationship where the parent is the father. Since a son is a male-gender child and a father is a male-gender parent, the correct answer is "son."
Example Question #612 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete the analogy.
Nucleus is to atom as _____________ is to solar system.
black hole
space shuttle
asteroid
sun
planet
sun
Since the nucleus is at the center of an atom, with all other components revolving around it, we must find the answer that states the center of a solar system, around which all else revolves. Since the sun is the center of the solar system, with planets revolving around it, the correct answer is "sun."
Example Question #613 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete the analogy.
Tour guide is to museum as ______________ is to zoo.
docent
patron
habitat
tourist
animal
docent
Since a tour guide is a professional trained to give information about a museum's exhibits, the answer must be a professional trained to give information about a zoo's exhibits, or animals. Since a docent is trained to give patrons tours and information about a zoo's animals, the correct answer is "docent."
Example Question #611 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Professor is to teach as driver is to __________.
Automobile
Job
School
Drive
Car
Drive
A professor is someone who teaches, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out which of these answer choice is an action done by a driver. The answer is to “drive.” To help you, "automobile" is another word for car.
Example Question #1 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Car is to drive as plane is to __________.
Fly
Sky
Travel
Road
Vehicle
Fly
When you operate a car, you drive it, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb that describes what you do to a plane when you operate a plane. When you operate a plane, you “fly” it, so "fly" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Plane is to flying as __________.
boat is to steering
cheetah is to devouring
helicopter is to hovering
walking is to human
car is to driving
car is to driving
Planes fly, so we are looking for an answer in which the first word depicts a mode of transportation, and the second word how that transportation moves. The best answer choice is "car is to driving" because cars are driven!
Example Question #2 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Microphone is to speak as __________.
computer is to electronic
chair is to metal
car is to drive
bird is to wing
steal is to treasure
car is to drive
You speak into a microphone, just as you drive a car, so "car is to drive" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sunrise is to day as sunset is to ___________.
light
sun
moon
stars
night
night
Sunrise begins the day, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out a word that describes what sunset begins. Sunset begins the night, so "night" is the correct answer.
Example Question #612 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Bicycle is to two as ___________.
unicycle is to four
tricycle is to three
octocycle is to seven
car is to twelve
quadrilateral is to five
tricycle is to three
The question refers to the fact that bicycles have two wheels. So, we are looking for an answer choice in which the second answer describes the number of wheels that the first answer has. Thus, the best answer choice is "tricycle is to three" because tricycles have three wheels!
Example Question #4 : Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sing is to sung as __________.
ate is to eight
try is to trial
speak is to spoke
function is to functioning
danced is to dance
speak is to spoke
Sing and sung are different forms of the verb "to sing," with "sing" being the present tense form, and "sang" being the past tense form. So, we are looking for an answer choice in which the first blank is a present tense verb, and the second blank is that same verb, only conjugated to be in the past tense. So, the best answer choice is "speak is to spoke"!
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