SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #83 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Rustic is to country as cosmopolitan is to __________.
desert island
tribe
city
village
hamlet
city
A quality typically associated with the country is to be rustic. Rustic means a plain and simple lifestyle. To solve this analogy you have to determine what time of community is best described as cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan means culturally diverse and the correct answer is therefore “city.”
Example Question #635 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
November is to January as __________.
May is to July
December is to October
February is to July
January is to September
March is to September
May is to July
January is either two months after November or ten months before it. The only answer choice that has two months with the same relationship, in the correct order, is "May is to July."
Example Question #84 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Surgeon is scalpel as __________.
baseball bat is to baseball player
tutu is to ballerina
barber is to razor
samurai is to sword
handcuffs are police officer
barber is to razor
The relationship here is one of utility. Surgeons use scalpels. There are a few answer choices that fit this relationship. Baseball bat is to baseball player could work, because baseball players use baseball bats, but they don't really use baseball bats in the same way that surgeons use scalpels. Surgeons use scalpels for cutting. That leaves us with "Samurai is to sword" and "Barber is to razor." The best choice is "Barber is to razor," because barbers use razors to help people. Samurais use them to hurt people, even if they are doing it to protect others.
Example Question #87 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Horse is to zebra as __________.
cat is to tiger
dog is to Dalmatian
whale is to dolphin
wolf is to hyena
monkey is to ape
cat is to tiger
A zebra is a horse-like animal with a striped coat; a tiger is a cat-like animal with a striped coat.
Example Question #85 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Recommendation is to law as __________.
rights are to Constitution
counselor is to judge
suggest is to order
prescription is to enforcement
advice is to legal
suggest is to order
A recommendation is something someone would suggest that you do (but do not require), while a law is something you are ordered to do.
Example Question #721 : Analogies
Harp is to trumpet as __________.
heaven is to hell
arpeggio is to taps
string is to brass
guitar is to flute
halo is to cornet
string is to brass
The harp is a string instrument, and the trumpet is a brass instrument. "Guitar is to flute" is a tempting choice, but the flute is a woodwind.
Example Question #86 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Crate is to square as __________.
box is to cube
triangle is to pyramid
orange is to circle
globe is to sphere
three is to two
orange is to circle
A crate is a rectangular solid: a three-dimensional object that may be made out squares, a two-dimensional shape. Of the available choices, only the orange is a three-dimensional object, roughly spherical, matched with the corresponding 2D shape (a circle). "Triangle is to pyramid" gets the relationship backwards, moving from a two-dimensional to a three-dimensional object.
Example Question #12 : Other Analogies
A yield traffic sign is to three as __________.
yellow is to red
traffic is to jam
stop is to eight
green is to go
caution is to five
stop is to eight
A yield traffic sign has three sides: it's a triangle. A stop traffic sign has eight sides: it's an octagon.
Example Question #721 : Analogies
Design is to clothes as __________.
create is to graphics
runway is to hangar
type is to font
style is to hair
fashion is to dress
style is to hair
Designing is the what you call creating fashionable or attractive clothing, while styling is what you call creating fashionable or attractive haircuts.
Example Question #91 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Mispronunciation is to pronunciation as misnomer is to __________.
volume
arrangement
name
spelling
meal
name
A mispronunciation is an incorrect pronunciation, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what is incorrect in the case of a misnomer. While “name” and “spelling” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “misnomer” is a noun that means either “a wrong name” or “an inaccurate use of a name or term,” so “name” is the correct answer.
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