SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : SSAT Elementary Level Verbal
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Example Question #5 : Other Analogies
The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.
Abacus is to calculator as
car is to garage
bicycle is to motorcycle
slow is to slovenly
cat is to rat
far is to close
bicycle is to motorcycle
A "calculator" can be thought of as a mechanical "abacus," just as a "motorcycle" can be thought of as a mechanical "bicyle."
Example Question #6 : Other Analogies
The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.
Raisin is to grape
Rain is to river
tricycle is to unicycle
jerky is to meat
Cat is to tiger
Strong is to weak
jerky is to meat
A "raisin" is a dried "grape," just as "jerky" is dried "meat."
Example Question #1 : Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Academic is to professor as student is to __________.
metropolis
garrison
apothecary
apprentice
master
apprentice
An “academic” is another name for a “professor,” so to solve this analogy you have to determine the best synonym for “student.” The correct answer is “apprentice,” which means someone who works under and learns from someone else. To provide further help, a “garrison” is a group of troops left behind to defend something; a “metropolis” is a city, the prefix metro- often means related to cities; an “apothecary” is a pharmacy.
Example Question #571 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Clarity is to clear as novelty is to __________.
imitated
mimic
original
expert
neophyte
original
“Clarity” means the ability to be clear and easily understood, and “novelty” means ability to be original and new. To provide further help, “mimic” means copy; “imitated” means copied; a “neophyte” is a beginner, a novice; an “expert” is someone who is very good, or who has a lot of experience in what they do.
Example Question #572 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Read is to book as __________.
bird is to beak
hand is to hold
ball is to kick
sing is to song
scream is to shout
sing is to song
Just as you read a book, you would sing a song.
Example Question #573 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Jacket is to winter as __________.
flowers are to spring
fork is to knife
leaves are to autumn
shorts are to summer
skiing is to snowboarding
shorts are to summer
Jackets are typically worn in the winter, so we are looking for an answer choice in which the first word is a clothing item that is often worn during the second word's season. The best answer choice is "shorts are to summer" because shorts are commonly worn in the summer.
Example Question #574 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Thirst is to beverage as __________.
hot is to water
height is to fall
smile is to laugh
sick is to medicine
cold is to cough
sick is to medicine
Drinking a beverage eliminates one's thirst, so to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word eliminates the first word. Just as drinking a beverage eliminates one's thirst, taking medicine eliminates one's sickness. So, "medicine is to sickness" is the correct answer.
Example Question #575 : Analogies
The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. Select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.
Drink is to drunk as __________.
go is to gone
run is to tired
thirst is to water
eat is to full
study is to smart
go is to gone
"(Have) Drunk" is the past participle of drink.
"(Have) Gone" is the past participle of go.
Example Question #576 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Sunset is to evening as sunrise is to __________.
evening
day
noon
nighttime
morning
morning
Since "sunset" describes the action of the sun during evening, we need to pick out a noun describing a time of day during which "sunrise" occurs. While the sun is up during "morning,""day," and "noon," "morning" is the best answer, as the sun rises in the morning.
Example Question #581 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Trudge is to slow as sprint is to __________.
dash
slower
start
stop
fast
fast
If you "trudge," it means you walk slowly, so you need to pick out an answer choice that describes your speed when you "sprint." If you sprint, it means that you run very quickly, so as trudged is to slow, sprinted is to “fast.”
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