All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #141 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Startled is to surprised as triumphant is to __________.
victorious
guilty
defeated
vanquished
innocent
victorious
"Startled" means the same thing as "surprised," so the two words are synonyms. So, to solve this analogy, you have to find the best available synonym of "triumphant." "Triumphant" means victorious, so "victorious" is the correct answer. To help you, "vanquished" means the same thing as "defeated," and "guilty" is the opposite of "innocent," so "guilty" and "innocent" are antonyms of one another.
Example Question #142 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Stop is to discontinue as begin is to __________.
commence
commend
conclude
terminate
end
commence
"Discontinue" is a synonym of "stop," so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out which of these answer choices is a synonym of "begin." “Commence" means start or begin, so "commence" is the correct answer. To help you, "commend" means to praise someone, and "end," "terminate," and "conclude" are all synonyms that each mean finish or stop.
Example Question #143 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Rude is to impolite as dejected is to __________.
charitable
happy
tingy
hateful
sad
sad
"Rude" and "impolite" mean the same thing, so they are synonyms of one another. So, to solve this analogy, you have to figure out the best synonym of "dejected." "Dejected" means feeling sad, so "sad" is the correct answer. To help you, someone who is "generous" is lavish in giving, whereas someone who is "stingy" is not generous in donating money. "Stingy" and "charitable" are antonyms of one another.
Example Question #144 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Collect is to gather as crave is to __________.
desire
percieve
destroy
create
employ
desire
"Collect" is a synonym of "gather," as both words mean to bring things together into a group. So, to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that is closest in meaning to "crave." "Crave" means want or desire, so "desire" is the correct answer. To help you, "employ" means hire to work for, and "perceive" means realize or notice.
Example Question #145 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Calm is to relaxed as terrified is to __________.
proud
brave
meek
afraid
shy
afraid
"Calm" means the same thing as "relaxed," so the two words are synonyms. So, to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that is closest in meaning to "panicked" "Terrified" means experiencing terror or extremely fearful, so "afraid" is the correct answer. To help you, "meek" and "shy" mean the same thing, so they are synonyms of one another.
Example Question #146 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Enlarge is to bigger as reduce is to __________.
smaller
big
elongate
short
lengthen
smaller
"Enlarge" means to make larger or to make bigger. So, to solve this analogy, you need to figure out how you would describe something that you have reduced. "Reduced" means to make smaller, so "smaller" is the correct answer. To help you, "elongate" means to make longer.
Example Question #147 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Challenging is to difficult as sad is to __________.
frustrated
worried
afraid
gleeful
downhearted
downhearted
"Challenging" means the same thing as "difficult"; both words mean not easily accomplished. So, "challenging" and "difficult" are synonyms, and to solve the analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that is a synonym of "sad." "Downhearted" means sad, so "downhearted" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "sad": "gleeful" means full of glee or happy; "frustrated" means angry or annoyed; "worried" means concerned or apprehensive; and "fearful" means afraid.
Example Question #148 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Proceed is to continue as respond is to __________.
display
refuse
exhibit
defy
answer
answer
"Proceed" means the same thing as "continue," so the two words are synonyms. Both words mean to keep going in the same direction. So, to solve this analogy, you need to find the best synonym of "respond." To "respond" means to reply or answer, so "answer" is the correct answer. To help you, "display" and "exhibit" both mean show or present something, and "defy" means to not listen to someone in charge and do something they do not want you to do.
Example Question #149 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Despise is to hate as revere is to __________.
suspect
remedy
dislike
supplant
respect
respect
If you "despise" someone or something, you hate that person or thing, so "despise" and "hate" are synonyms of one another. So, that means that to solve the analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that is the best synonym of "revere." "Revere" means respect, so "respect" is the correct answer. "Revere" means respect, so "respect" is the correct answer. To help you, "supplant" means replace, "suspect" means believe someone to be guilty, and "remedy" means fix.
Example Question #150 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Persistent is to relentless as adequate is to __________.
awake
unacceptable
acceptable
enamored
furious
acceptable
"Persistent" and "relentless" both mean not stopping even when something becomes difficult or people try to dissuade you, so the two words are synonyms of one another. So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that means the same thing as "adequate." "Adequate" means good enough, so the best available synonym of "adequate" is "acceptable," which also means good enough. To help you, "furious" means very angry and "enamored" means in love with.
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