All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #5 : Location, Time, Or Context
Complete this analogy.
After is to guilt as before is to _________.
complicit
misgivings
remorse
confounded
pride
misgivings
Guilt is something you might experience after an event, so to solve this analogy, you have to identify a negative feeling of concern before an event. This should lead you to the correct answer, “misgivings,” which describes concerns about not wanting to do something or participate in an approaching event. For clarification, "confounded" means puzzled, and "complicit" means involved in something bad.
Example Question #603 : Analogies
Bowl is to pin as dart is to __________.
throw
target
board
rings
aim
board
When you go bowling, the pins are your target. When you play darts, the board is your target.
Example Question #3 : Location, Time, Or Context
Basketball is to free throw as __________.
swimming is to pool
tennis is to racket
chess is to chessboard
football is to touchdown
baseball is to inning
football is to touchdown
One scores points in basketball by making successful free throws, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a noun conveying a sport and the second word a noun conveying the way one might score points or win when playing that sport. While “baseball is to inning” and “football is to touchdown” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “inning” is defined as “a single turn at bat for a team until three outs are made” in the context of baseball, so a baseball game is divided into innings, but one does not necessarily score points by completing innings. So, “baseball is to inning” cannot be the correct answer. “Touchdown,” however, is a noun that means “a six-point score made by carrying or passing the ball into the end zone of the opposing side” in the context of football, so one scores points in football by completing touchdowns, just as one scores points in basketball by completing free throws, making “football is to touchdown” the correct answer.
Example Question #7 : Location, Time, Or Context
Complete this analogy.
Skyscraper is to city as wharf is to __________.
mountain
seaside
forest
cave
village
seaside
A skyscraper is something that one would expect to find in a city, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes a location in which one would expect to find a wharf. “Wharf” is a noun defined as “a dock; a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored,” so the correct answer is “seaside,” because it is the only answer choice which is located on the border between water and land.
Example Question #8 : Location, Time, Or Context
Complete this analogy.
Brochure is to museum as __________.
map is to vacation
money is to groceries
newspaper is to news
movie is to video
document is to law
map is to vacation
A brochure is something you use to guide you when you go to a museum; similarly, a map is something you use to guide you when you go on a vacation.
Example Question #9 : Location, Time, Or Context
Complete this analogy.
Nocturnal is to night as __________ is to day.
eternal
rural
urban
diurnal
cosmopolitan
diurnal
"Nocturnal" means (of an animal) awake at night, asleep during the day. So, to solve this analogy you are looking for the answer choice that means (of an animal) awake during the day, asleep at night. The correct answer is therefore "diurnal." Additionally, "eternal" means lasting forever; "rural" means related to the countryside; "urban" means related to the city; "cosmopolitan" means worldly, sophisticated.
Example Question #651 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Convict is to prison as __________ is to abbey.
essayist
demigod
pilot
monk
student
monk
A "convict" is a prisoner. So, if a "convict" lives in a prison, which of these answer choices might live in an "abbey?" Well, an "abbey" is like a monastery, so the correct answer is a "monk." Additionally, an "essayist" is a writer of essay's; a "demigod" is a lower tier God.
Example Question #652 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Till is to __________ as study is to exam.
harvest
strut
sinecure
bereavement
aesthetic
harvest
One generally "studies" to prepare for an "exam." So, which of these is something that one might "till" in preparation for? Well, to "till" is to cultivate the land, to plant crops that will one day need to be "harvested." The correct answer is thus, of course, "harvest." Additionally, a "strut" is an exaggerated and cocky walk; "bereavement" is a period of mourning after a loss; a "sinecure" is an easy job; "aesthetic" means related to beauty.
Example Question #653 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Barracks is to soldier as __________ is to baby.
monastery
nursery
dormitory
university
commode
nursery
A "barracks" is a place where soldiers are housed. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is a place where "babies" might be found. The correct answer is a "nursery." Additionally, a "dormitory" is a place where people, usually students, sleep; a "commode" is a room, usually a bathroom; a "monastery" is a place where monks or other religious adherents live.
Example Question #654 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Foresight is to future as __________ is to past.
descendant
insight
hindsight
prudence
forethought
hindsight
"Foresight" is the ability to see or predict future developments. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words relates to the past in the same way that "foresight" relates to the future. The correct answer is therefore "hindsight" which means an understanding of something that emerges after it has happened. Additionally, "insight" means understanding about the present; "forethought" and "prudence" are synonyms of "foresight"; a "descendant" is someone in one's family who comes after oneself, like a grandson.
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