All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #58 : Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
After is to postpone as before is to __________.
permit
determine
remember
reply
prevent
prevent
To solve this analogy you have to rely on you understanding of prefixes. The prefix post- means after, so to "postpone" something is to delay something to be done later. To solve this analogy then you have to determine which one of these words is something that you do "before" something else. The prefix pre- means before, so the correct answer is "prevent." "Prevent" means to stop something from happening before it happens. To provide further help, "permit" means to allow; "determine" means to figure out.
Example Question #59 : Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Psychology is to mind as astronomy is to __________.
technology
city
star
ocean
jungle
star
To solve this analogy you are going to need to rely on your understanding of prefixes. The prefix psych- means mind, to do with the human mind. So, "psychology" is the study of the mind. To solve this analogy then you have to determine what "astronomy" is, to do this you need to use the prefix astro-, which means star, or space. "Astronomy" is the study of stars and outer space.
Example Question #60 : Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Complete this analogy.
Octagon is to eight as triangle is to __________.
nine
shape
square
four
three
three
The prefix oct- means eight, so an "octagon" is a shape with eight sides. To solve this analogy you need to consider the meaning of the prefix tri-. It means three. So, a "triangle" is a shape with three sides.
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