SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #761 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Rustic is to country as cosmopolitan is to __________.
city
village
tribe
hamlet
desert island
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 #762 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
November is to January as __________.
December is to October
May is to July
January is to September
February is to July
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 #763 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Surgeon is scalpel as __________.
baseball bat is to baseball player
barber is to razor
tutu is to ballerina
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 #764 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Horse is to zebra as __________.
dog is to Dalmatian
monkey is to ape
wolf is to hyena
whale is to dolphin
cat is to tiger
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 #765 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Recommendation is to law as __________.
suggest is to order
counselor is to judge
rights are to Constitution
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 #766 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Harp is to trumpet as __________.
halo is to cornet
guitar is to flute
arpeggio is to taps
string is to brass
heaven is to hell
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 #767 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Crate is to square as __________.
box is to cube
triangle is to pyramid
three is to two
globe is to sphere
orange is to circle
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 #91 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
A yield traffic sign is to three as __________.
stop is to eight
green is to go
traffic is to jam
yellow is to red
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 #92 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Design is to clothes as __________.
create is to graphics
style is to hair
fashion is to dress
type is to font
runway is to hangar
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 __________.
meal
arrangement
name
volume
spelling
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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