All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Action And Object Acted Upon
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Mitigate is to dispute as alleviate is to __________.
meeting
display
crisis
celebration
performance
crisis
A "dispute" is a disagreement. To "mitigate" means to try and solve a disagreement between two or more parties. So, mitigate is an action taken when there is a dispute. To solve this analogy, you have to determine what situation is taking place if the action of alleviating occurs. "Alleviate" means to make better or to pacify, so it is an action that would be taken during a "crisis," a word which means emergency or disaster. So, "crisis" is the correct answer.
Example Question #82 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Swing is to bat as dribble is to __________.
basketball
plate
kick
baseball
goal
basketball
One uses a bat by swinging it, so we need to pick out an answer choice that conveys the object that one uses by dribbling it. While all of the answer choices might look like they could be potentially correct because each is a noun that relates to a sport, “dribble,” when used as a verb, can mean “to take a ball forward past opponents with slight touches,” usually when used to describe soccer, field hockey, and basketball. So, because “dribble” refers to how one might interact with a basketball, just as “swing” refers to how one might interact with a bat, “basketball” is the correct answer.
Example Question #83 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy:
Chainsaw is to tree as __________.
saw is to chair
factory is to car
jackhammer is to cement
school is to education
axe is to lumberjack
jackhammer is to cement
A chainsaw is a tool primarily used to cut down or disassemble a tree. Similarly, a jackhammer is a tool primarily used to break (or disassemble) cement.
None of the other analogies have this relationship:
Lumberjacks use axes, an axe is not a tool used to disassemble a lumberjack. A lumberjack is the profession of cutting down trees for lumber.
School is the location where education takes place. The relationship between school and education is different than chainsaw to tree.
Factories produce cars. While cars may be disassembled at factories, factories are not specifically tools to disassemble cars.
A saw can disassemble a chair, however a saw's primary purpose is not disassembling chairs.
Example Question #6 : Action And Object Acted Upon
Complete this analogy.
Inscribe is to book as __________ is to mural.
paint
mend
demolish
perform
replicate
paint
To begin with "inscribe" means write, so one "inscribes" a "book." What does one do to a "mural?" Well, a "mural" is a large painting usually on a wall or the side of a building. So, the correct answer is "paint." Additionally, "mend" means fix; "demolish" means destroy, tear down; "replicate" means copy, reproduce.
Example Question #84 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Annex is to land as __________ is to idea.
maim
desist
plagiarize
resume
surmount
plagiarize
To take land from another country is to "annex" it. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is called when you take an "idea" from someone else. The correct answer is "plagiarize." To "plagiarize" is to steal someone else's idea or work and claim it as your own. Additionally, "surmount" means overcome, defeat; "maim" means cripple, injure, wound, cause to be wounded; "desist" means stop; "resume" means continue.
Example Question #791 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Temperance is to __________ as fast is to food.
alcohol
football
music
books
gambling
alcohol
To go without "food" is to "fast." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is abstained from if one is practicing "temperance." The correct answer is "alcohol." "Temperance" is not partaking in alcohol, not allowing oneself to drink alcohol.
Example Question #12 : Action And Object Acted Upon
Complete this analogy.
Boulevard is to __________ as canal is to sailing.
driving
laughing
playing
eating
flying
driving
A "canal" is a man-made body of water that connects two or more natural bodies of water. "Canals" are used for "sailing." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "boulevard" is used for. A "boulevard" is a wide avenue in a city that is lined with trees. "Boulevards" are therefore used for "driving."
Example Question #13 : Action And Object Acted Upon
Complete this analogy.
Coronation is to __________ as inauguration is to president.
captain
pope
friend
despot
king
king
An "inauguration" is an event where the "president" is sworn into office. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these assumes power during a "coronation." Well, a "coronation" is when a "king" or queen is crowned. Additionally, a "despot" is an autocrat, a tyrant, a person who rules a country with absolute power.
Example Question #14 : Action And Object Acted Upon
Complete this analogy.
Commute is to work as matriculate is to __________.
market
gym
park
beach
college
college
"Commute" is a verb that means to go to "work," to journey to or from "work." So, which of these places do you go to if you are "matriculating?" The correct answer is that "matriculate" means go to college, enroll at college.
Example Question #15 : Action And Object Acted Upon
Complete this analogy.
Barber is to hair as lumberjack is to __________________.
harvest
axe
wetland
mill
tree
tree
A barber cuts hair, so the correct answer would demonstrate a similar relationship. Just as a barber cuts hair, a lumberjack cuts trees.
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