All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #19 : Part And Whole
Complete the analogy.
Compass is to navigation as __________ is to gemstone.
entombed
bauble
facet
scarce
peridot
facet
A "compass" is used to find direction in the act of navigation (the plotting or directing of a course for a ship or vessel). While this may seem like a tool-user relationship, it is not. The compass is part of the whole subject of navigation. Likewise, the answer will be part of a gemstone. As all the words in the analogy set have been nouns, the answer should also be a noun.
The correct choice is "facet" (noun), which is one side of a multi-sided thing. Think of it as one of the flat sides of a jewel. Its root "face" literally means face, appearance, or side. This is similar to how sides of 3D geometric shapes are often called "faces."
"Bauble" (noun) is a trinket or piece of jewelry, which makes it more a synonym of a gemstone.
"Peridot" (noun) is a type of gemstone, olive-green colored.
"Scarce" (adj) means uncommon, special, or rare. This describes the gemstone, rather than relating a part of one.
"Entombed" (adj) means buried, generally with a body, like in a grave or tomb. It was a common practice to bury wealth and treasures with someone of importance, but again, the word does not relate an example of a part of a gem.
Example Question #101 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Battalion is to army as __________ is to company.
general
employee
private
committee
branch
branch
A "battalion" is a group of soldiers within a larger army, something like a "regiment" or a "corps." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a group of individuals who are collectively a part of a "company." The correct answer is a "branch" which means a regional department of a large company.
Example Question #102 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Epilogue is to book as _______________.
chapter is to division
soap is to dishwasher
coda is to song
typewriter is to novel
ritual is to dance
coda is to song
An "epilogue" is a part of a book that appears at the end. The correct answer will demonstrate a relationship of part and whole. A "coda" is a musical segment that appears at the end of a song.
Example Question #103 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Archipelago is to __________ as bouquet is to flowers.
books
rocks
humans
islands
animals
islands
A "bouquet" is a group of flowers, particularly flowers that are held together in a bunch for the purpose of being given to someone. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine what an "archipelago" is a group of. The correct answer is "islands."
Example Question #104 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Fuselage is to _________________ as hull is to ship.
flying
sailing
aircraft
car
captain
aircraft
The "hull" is the name given to the main body of a "ship." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these a "fuselage" is the main body of. The correct answer is that a "fuselage" is the name given to the main body of an "aircraft."
Example Question #105 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Borough is to city as __________ is to dossier.
utensil
vote
money
house
document
document
A "city" is often comprised of "boroughs" (districts within a city). So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "dossier" is comprised of. Well, a "dossier" is a collection of "documents" pertaining to a certain subject.
Example Question #1 : Example And Category
Theft is to crime as __________.
procrastination is to laziness
ship is to navigation
prisoner is to cell
disbelief is to obliviousness
sleep is to exhaustion
procrastination is to laziness
Theft is a form of crime; similarly, procrastination (putting things off) is a form of laziness.
Example Question #2 : Example And Category
Complete this analogy
Virtue is to kindness as vice is to __________.
Selfishness
Generosity
Serendipity
Caring
Verbosity
Selfishness
Kindness is an example of a virtue. A virtue is a morally positive attribute which is opposite in definition to a vice. To solve this analogy you must identify which of the answer choices is an example of a vice. The only morally negative attribute is “selfishness” so this is the correct answer. For clarification serendipity means the accidental discovery of something fortunate; verbosity describes long-winded speech or writing.
Example Question #1 : Example And Category
Complete this analogy.
Altercation is to conversation as tirade is to __________.
essay
speech
misgiving
nonsense
situation
speech
An "altercation" is a form of negative, or hostile, conversation, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which answer choice relates to "tirade" in the same manner. "Tirade" means long and angry speech, so the correct answer is “speech.”
Example Question #4 : Example And Category
Complete this analogy.
Homicide is to crime as tome is to __________.
Musical
Book
Essay
Portrait
Movie
Book
Homicide is a type of crime defined as the act of killing somebody, so to solve this analogy you have to determine into which category a tome belongs. A tome is a particularly long and heavy book so the correct answer is “book.”
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