SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Determining Part of Speech
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Example Question #11 : Determining Part Of Speech
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Wend is to stationary as dock is to __________.
depart
herb
pier
enclosure
doctor
depart
To “wend” is to move from one place to another,whereas “stationary” is the opposite: staying in one place or position. To “dock” is to haul or guide into or alongside a usually wooden pier used as a landing place or moorage for boats;the opposite of this is to “depart” or to set sail. An “enclosure” is like a fence, something used to contain something else. A “pier” is another work for “dock.”
Example Question #11 : Determining Part Of Speech
Complete this analogy.
Summon is to dismiss as well is to __________.
worry
tears
scary
water
amiss
amiss
“Summon” and “dismiss” are opposites of each other. If you “summon” someone, you ask him or her to come to your location, whereas if you “dismiss” someone, you tell them that they are free to leave your location. “Well” has many meanings, such as a pit that you get water from. To solve the analogy, we need to find a word that is the opposite of one of the meanings of “well.” One meaning of “well” is in good health or in a state in which everything is all right. An opposite of this meaning of “well” is “amiss.” If there is something “amiss,” there is something wrong or not all right. The other words are not opposites of any of the meanings of "well."
Example Question #13 : Determining Part Of Speech
Complete this analogy.
Frighten is to scare as sink is to __________.
flounder
bowl
founder
hole
rise
founder
"Frighten" and "scare" are synonyms, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is a synonym of "sink." “Founder” has many meanings, but in this case its meaning of sink makes it the correct answer. If you chose "bowl," you may have been thinking of "sink" in the sense of a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture. However, "bowl" and "sink" have different meanings and are not synonyms. The incorrect answer choice “flounder” means struggle to move or obtain footing.
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