All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #261 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Urban is to rural as __________.
tennis is to racket
left is to right
finger is to hand
glass is to shatter
sorry is to regretful
left is to right
Since "urban" means "in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town," and "rural" means "in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town," the two words are opposites. So, we need to pick out an answer choice which includes two words that are opposites. Two answer choices include two adjectives, "left is to right" and "sorry is to apologetic," and "sorry is to regretful" cannot be the correct answer because "sorry" means the same thing as "regretful." "Left is to right" is the correct answer because just like urban is the opposite of rural, left is an opposite of right.
Example Question #37 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Big is to small as __________.
wide is to narrow
young is to old
pink is to white
domestic is to foreign
good is to funny
wide is to narrow
"Big and small" discuss the size of something, with the larger description first and the smaller one second. The only choice that matches this is "Wide and narrow."
Example Question #262 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Appearance is to disappearance as champion is to __________.
loser
win
disappear
match
victor
loser
Appearance is an opposite, or antonym, of disappearance, which you can infer from the negative prefix "dis-" in "disappearance." An "appearance" is an instance of someone or something showing up, while a "disappearance" is an instance of someone vanishing or not being able to be found. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine the best antonym of "champion." A "champion" is a winner, so the answer choice that is an antonym of "champion" is “loser.” As for the other answers, "vanish" means disappear suddenly, but we need to pick out a noun for the blank, because "champion" is a noun. So, "vanish" cannot be the correct answer. "Victor" means champion, but because "appearance" and "disappearance" are opposites, not synonyms, we need to pick out an opposite, or antonym, for the blank. So, "victor" cannot be the correct answer either. "Match" and "win" are each words that can be used as nouns and can be used to describe competitions which might choose a "champion," but neither word is an opposite of "champion," so neither of them can be the correct answer.
Example Question #263 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Rare is to common as fun is to __________.
everyday
pleasant
unusual
unique
boring
boring
"Rare" means difficult to find or not often occuring, and "common" means easy to find or occurring often. So, "rare" and "common" are opposites, or antonyms, and you need to pick out an answer choice that is an antonym, or opposite, of "fun." "Boring" is an opposite of "fun," so "boring" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, "pleasant" means enjoyable or nice and isn't the opposite of "fun," "unique" and "unusual" mean the same thing as "rare," and "everyday" means the same thing as "common."
Example Question #261 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Continuous is to broken as distribute is to __________.
give
papers
seize
collect
interrupted
collect
Both sets of words are antonyms.
Example Question #41 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Messy is to organized as awake is to __________.
bewildered
asleep
dreary
poignant
tired
asleep
Since "messy" is the opposite of "organized," we need to pick out an answer choice that is the opposite of "awake." While "asleep" and "tired" may both look like potentially correct answers, "asleep" is the better answer, because the opposite of tired would be a word like "energetic," not "asleep." Since "asleep" is an antonym of "awake," just like "messy" is an antonym of "organized," "asleep" is the correct answer.
Example Question #262 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Love is to hate as __________.
boy is to man
friend is to enemy
cold is to temperature
small is to medium
cruel is to weak
friend is to enemy
"Love" and "hate" are opposites, meaning that they are completely different from each other. An "enemy" is someone with whom there is antagonism, while a "friend" is someone with whom there is a shared closeness. Therefore, a "friend" is the opposite of an "enemy." Hence, "friend is to enemy" is the correct answer.
Example Question #263 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Wide is to narrow as brief is to __________.
paper
certain
lengthy
slim
large
lengthy
"Wide" and "narrow" are opposites, or antonyms, so you need to pick out a word that means the opposite of "brief." "Brief" means lasting for a short amount of time, or short when referring to a written work. So, the answer choice that means the opposite of "brief" is "lengthy," which means lasting for a long time, or long when referring to a written work.
Example Question #264 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Harsh is to kind as repulsive is to __________.
descending
outlawed
sudden
attractive
embarrassing
attractive
Someone who is "harsh" is not kind, so, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of these answer choices is the antonym (which means the opposite) of "repulsive." "Repulsive" means disgusting or pushing or driving things away, so the best antonym is "attractive," which mean pretty or appealing.
Example Question #43 : Antonyms
Complete the analogy.
Distracted is to attentive as grimy is to __________.
clean
happy
gritty
funny
dirty
clean
"Distracted" and "attentive" are antonyms. "Grimy" means dirty, and the opposite of dirty is "clean."