All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Changes In Intensity
Complete this analogy.
Hound is to pursue as _______________.
rat is to edge
efface is to approach
faze is to mollify
badger is to harass
bug is to defeat
badger is to harass
To "hound" means to pursue relentlessly. ("The criminal was hounded across the country by law enforcement and finally captured.")
Is to "badger" to harass relentlessly? Yes, by definition, that’s exactly what it means. ("James badgered me every day for a week until I paid him the five dollars I owed him.") So, "badger is to harass" is the correct answer.
Does "efface" mean to approach relentlessly? No. To "efface" means to erase or to make seem insignificant. It has nothing to do with approaching someone or something.
Does “to bug” mean to defeat relentlessly? Nope. To "bug" is to annoy.
Is “to faze” to mollify relentlessly? No. To "faze" means “to disturb or unsettle” someone, whereas "mollify" means to reduce the anger of someone. They are basically antonyms, so they have a connection, but it isn’t the connection that the stem words have.
Lastly, "rat" does not mean to edge relentlessly.
Example Question #341 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Gale is to wind as _____________.
downpour is to rain
pane is to window
sleet is to winter
humidity is to atmosphere
roof is to house
downpour is to rain
A "gale" is a very strong wind. A "downpour" is a very heavy rainfall. This question asks you to identify a change, in this case an increase, in intensity.
Example Question #342 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Breeze is to gale as trickle is to __________.
gust
weather
torrent
wind
drizzle
torrent
A "breeze" is a light wind and a "gale" is a very strong and powerful wind. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a more intense version of a "trickle." Well, a "trickle" is a slow-moving stream of water. So, the correct answer is "torrent," which means a very powerful and fast-moving stream of water. Additionally, "gust" refers to a sudden and powerful flow of wind; "drizzle" means (of rain) to fall slowly and weakly.