SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Determining Meaning from Type of Relationship

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #23 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Visual is to see as aural is to __________.

Possible Answers:

hear

touch

taste

mouth

eye

Correct answer:

hear

Explanation:

"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 #24 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Aviation is to flying as maritime is to __________.

Possible Answers:

playing

running

climbing

sailing

driving

Correct answer:

sailing

Explanation:

"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 #25 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Jabber is to talk as ______________.

Possible Answers:

perplexed is to understanding

run is to track

train is to track

drink is to water

scrawl is to write

Correct answer:

scrawl is to write

Explanation:

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 #26 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Husbandry is to __________ as forestry is to trees.

Possible Answers:

ideas

animals

machines

inventions

children

Correct answer:

animals

Explanation:

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 #27 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Sonic is to _____________ as tactile is to touch.

Possible Answers:

light

truth

taste

sound

sight 

Correct answer:

sound

Explanation:

"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 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Milliner is to hats as cartographer is to __________.

Possible Answers:

cars

maps 

phones 

carts

tables 

Correct answer:

maps 

Explanation:

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 : Product And Producer

Complete this analogy.

Spider is to web as __________.

Possible Answers:

wall is to house

spider is to arachnid 

grasshopper is to insect

nest is to bird

musician is to song

Correct answer:

musician is to song

Explanation:

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 #3 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete the analogy:

Cow is to milk as __________.

Possible Answers:

fish is to caviar

cloth is to clothing

wood is to ash

eggs is to bacon

plant is to chlorophyl

Correct answer:

fish is to caviar

Explanation:

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 __________.

Possible Answers:

electric

combustible

fire

heat

safety

Correct answer:

heat

Explanation:

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 __________.

Possible Answers:

houses

food

cars

furniture

medicine

Correct answer:

houses

Explanation:

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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