SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Analogies

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : User And Tool

Complete this analogy:

Carpenter is to hammer as __________.

Possible Answers:

metalworker is to welding torch

baton is to policeman

captain is to boat

bird is to egg

chef is to food

Correct answer:

metalworker is to welding torch

Explanation:

A carpenter uses a hammer to build wooden objects, so we need to find a similar relationship in the analogies. A "metalworker" uses a "welding torch" to build metal objects. "Metalworker" and "welding torch" have the same relationship as carpenter and hammer.

A captain uses a boat, but the boat is not simply a tool for the captain, it is the captain's home. 

Birds hatch from eggs, there is no user or tool in this analogy.

Chefs make food, but food is not the tool of the chef.

The policeman is not the tool of the baton, but vice versa. Analogies must match conceptually, so if you have a user paired with a tool, you need to find an answer that also has a user and a tool.

 

Example Question #3 : User And Tool

Complete the analogy:

Mechanic is to car as __________.

Possible Answers:

cowboy is to horses

driver is to limo

plumber is to toilet

filmmaker is to movies

salesman is to car

Correct answer:

plumber is to toilet

Explanation:

Mechanics repair cars. Similarly, "plumbers" fix "toilets."

None of the other analogies have this relationship:

Drivers drive limos but typically do not repair them. Filmmakers make movies. Cowboys ride horses. A salesman sells cars.

Example Question #4 : User And Tool

Complete the analogy:

Chauffeur is to car as __________.

Possible Answers:

lawyer is to court

painter is to photography

pilot is to plane

oarsman is to steamship

runner is to race

Correct answer:

pilot is to plane

Explanation:

"Chauffeurs" drive "cars" as their occupation. Similarly, "pilots" fly "planes" as their occupation. 

None of the other analogies have this relationship:

A lawyer works in the court, but does not operate the court in the same way that a pilot or a chauffeur operate a plane or a car. Painters paints pictures, while photography is the art of taking pictures with a camera. Runners run races; there are no tools in this analogy. An oarsman rows a boat, but a steamship has no oarsmen as it is steam-powered, thus the oarsman does not operate the steamship as his profession.

Example Question #5 : User And Tool

Complete this analogy.

Pen is to author as __________.

Possible Answers:

mother is to baby

hotdog is to bun

ornament is to Christmas

chalk is to teacher

plant is to garden

Correct answer:

chalk is to teacher

Explanation:

The correct answer is "chalk is to teacher."

This analogy expresses a user and tool relationship. 

A pen is a tool that an author uses to do his or her job. Therefore, we need to find an identical relationship for the second half of the analogy. 

A teacher uses chalk to perform (specific tasks) his or her job. 

Example Question #2 : User And Tool

Complete this analogy.

Statistician is to __________ as geologist is to rocks.

Possible Answers:

data

geography

history

romance

literature

Correct answer:

data

Explanation:

A "geologist" is someone who studies rocks, someone who examines rocks. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is studied or examined by a "statistician." A "statistician" is primarily concerned with statistics, or "data." To provide extra help, "data" is facts collected and analyzed.

Example Question #6 : User And Tool

Complete this analogy.

Mason is to __________ as grocer is to food.

Possible Answers:

wood

water

money

iron

stone

Correct answer:

stone

Explanation:

A "grocer" is someone who sells food, and other household products for a living. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a product made or sold by a "mason." The correct answer is "stone." A "mason" is someone who cuts and shapes stone and marble for a living.

Example Question #7 : User And Tool

Complete this analogy.

Chiropractic is to __________ as acupuncturist is to needles.

Possible Answers:

massage

vaccination

surgeon

hospital

sorcery

Correct answer:

massage

Explanation:

An "acupuncturist" is someone who uses "needles" to treat a patient. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something at a "chiropractor" might use. Well, a "chiropractor" is someone who treats back problems. So, the correct answer is "massage." Additionally, a "surgeon" is a doctor operates on people; "sorcery" is magic; "vaccination" is inoculation, treating someone with a small amount of a disease to prevent them from contracting a more serious version of the disease.

Example Question #8 : User And Tool

Complete the analogy.

Doctor is to thermometer as __________.

Possible Answers:

actor is to script

lion is to prey

wind is to blow

singer is to sing

screwdriver is to repair

Correct answer:

actor is to script

Explanation:

The correct answer is "actor is to script."

This analogy expresses a user/tool relationship. A doctor uses a thermometer to perform his or her job. An actor uses a script to perform his or her job.

Example Question #9 : User And Tool

Complete this analogy.

Clippers is to barber as _______________.

Possible Answers:

computer is to student

mattress is to bed

picture is to wall

flash is to camera 

paintbrush is to artist

Correct answer:

paintbrush is to artist

Explanation:

The correct answer is "paintbrush is to artist."

This analogy explores the relationship of a tool and the user of the tool. Clippers are used by a barber to perform the task of cutting hair; likewise, a paintbrush is used by an artist to paint.

Example Question #1 : Subject And Object

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Discard is to trash as consume is to __________.

Possible Answers:

emotion 

travel 

rebellion

food 

sleep 

Correct answer:

food 

Explanation:

"Trash" is a noun, and "discard" (which means to throw away) is an action that one typically does with that noun. To complete this analogy, you have to determine which object matches with the action "consume." To "consume" means take in or eat, so the correct answer is “food," because just as one typically discards trash, one typically consumes food.

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