HSPT Verbal : Part and Whole
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Example Question #41 : Analogies
Nucleus is to cell as core is to __________.
receding
fruit
curriculum
marrow
central
fruit
The word “nucleus” comes from the Latin for “kernel” or “nut.” In general, it can mean anything that is central in a given object. As you likely know from biology class, the nucleus is the name for the center of a cell. (It is, at least, “central” in a general manner. It does not necessarily need to be in exact center, of course). Just as a nucleus is the center of the cell, so is the “core” the center part of fruit, often containing the seeds.
Example Question #141 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Knob is to door as burner is to __________.
heat
cooking
blaze
prepare
stove
stove
A knob is a part of a door; therefore, you could translate this analogy as, “Just as a knob is part of a door, so is a burner a part of a X.” A burner is the heating surface on a stove. This is the only option that functions as a whole of which the burner is a part.
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