All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #41 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Ornithology is to __________ as Sinology is to China.
birds
America
grass
humans
farming
birds
"Zoology" means the study of animals." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "ornithology" is the study of. The correct answer is "birds." The prefix ornitho- means "bird."
Example Question #42 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Visceral is ____________ as visual is to eye.
home
feeling
body
relationship
moon
body
"Visual" refers to things relating to visual perception, which is done through the "eye." "Visceral" means that something is related to viscera, which only comes from a "body."
Example Question #43 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Egalitarian is to equality as prurient is to __________.
sexuality
occupation
ethnicity
healthcare
faith
sexuality
An "egalitarian" is a person who believes that all people are "equal" and who advocates for fairness and "equality" in society. So, an "egalitarian" is concerned with "equality," what is a "prurient" concerned with? Well, the correct answer is that a "prurient" is someone who is excessively concerned with "sexual" affairs, someone who is voyeuristic. So, the correct answer is "sexuality."