All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #451 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Visual is to see as aural is to __________.
eye
hear
taste
touch
mouth
hear
"Visual" means related to sight or seeing. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "aural" relates to. The correct answer is "hearing."
Example Question #452 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Aviation is to flying as maritime is to __________.
climbing
driving
playing
sailing
running
sailing
"Aviation" means related to aircraft or the act of "flying" a plane. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these actions is connected to the word "maritime." Well, "maritime" means related to the sea or to ships. So, the correct answer is "sailing."
Example Question #453 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Jabber is to talk as ______________.
drink is to water
scrawl is to write
perplexed is to understanding
run is to track
train is to track
scrawl is to write
The correct answer is "scrawl is to write."
When someone "jabbers," he or she is talking hurriedly, but not making much sense (careless talking/speech).
When an individual "scrawls," he or she is writing rapidly and carelessly.
Example Question #454 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Husbandry is to __________ as forestry is to trees.
machines
children
ideas
animals
inventions
animals
The term "forestry" means related to the science or practice of planting for or caring for "trees." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is related to "husbandry." Well, "husbandry" refers to the science or practice of raising and caring for farm "animals."
Example Question #455 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Sonic is to _____________ as tactile is to touch.
taste
sound
sight
truth
light
sound
"Tactile" means of or related to the sense of "touch." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is described by the word "sonic." The correct answer is that "sonic" means of or related to "sound."
Example Question #1 : Product And Producer
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Milliner is to hats as cartographer is to __________.
cars
carts
maps
tables
phones
maps
A "milliner" is someone who makes hats as an occupation so to solve this analogy you have to determine what it is that a cartographer makes. The correct answer is “maps”; a cartographer is a map-maker.
Example Question #1 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Spider is to web as __________.
nest is to bird
musician is to song
spider is to arachnid
wall is to house
grasshopper is to insect
musician is to song
The relationship between "spider" and "web" is that a spider creates a web. The best choice is "musician is to song" because musicians create songs. Considering the other choices, "nest is to bird" has the same relationship, but is in the incorrect order of product to producer, instead of producer to product as the question is worded, which makes "musician is to song" a better choice. In "grasshopper is to insect" the relationship is that a grasshopper is a type of insect, in "wall is to house", a wall is a part of a house, and in "spider is to arachnid", a spider is a type of arachnid.
Example Question #2 : Product And Producer
Complete the analogy:
Cow is to milk as __________.
wood is to ash
cloth is to clothing
fish is to caviar
eggs is to bacon
plant is to chlorophyl
fish is to caviar
Milk is an edible product produced by the cow. "Caviar" is an edible product produced by "fish." None of the other analogies have this relationship.
Clothing is made from cloth, but clothing is not an edible product, nor does cloth actively produce clothing. Wood becomes ash when burned. Plants produce chlorophyl, but chlorophyl is not an edible product. Eggs and bacon are both food, but one does not produce another.
Example Question #4 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Lantern is to light as furnace is to __________.
safety
electric
fire
combustible
heat
heat
A "lantern" is a lamp, a light, something that is used to produce light. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what is produced by a "furnace." The correct answer is "heat."
Example Question #5 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Broker is to stocks as realtor is to __________.
houses
furniture
medicine
food
cars
houses
A "broker" is someone who helps others to buy and sell stocks. So, which of these is bought and sold by a "realtor?" The correct answer is "houses."
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