All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #321 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Bear is to cub as __________.
goose is to gander
buck is to doe
cow is to calf
plow is to snow
chuck is to throw
cow is to calf
A young bear is called a "cub." So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice in which the first word is an animal and the second word is the name given to a young animal of that type. A young cow is called a "calf," so "cow is to calf" is the correct answer. (A "gander" is a name given to a male goose, and a "buck" is a male deer, while a "doe" is a female deer.)
Example Question #322 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Puppy is to dog as __________.
child is to adult
up is to down
wet is to dry
red is to yellow
rich is to poor
child is to adult
"Puppy and dog" discuss the juvenile and grown stages of a living thing, with the younger discription first and the older one second. The only choice that matches this is "child is to adult."
Example Question #323 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Cow is to calf as lion is to __________.
duckling
fledgling
kitten
puppy
cub
cub
Baby cows are called calves, so to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes what one calls a baby lion. Baby lions are called "cubs," so "cub" is the correct answer.
Example Question #22 : Animal Related Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Sow is to pig as __________.
hoe is to horse
shear is to sheep
rake is to snake
plough is to cow
doe is to deer
doe is to deer
Do not get confused when answering this analogy: it does not relate farm work to farm animals, as you might guess based on the answer choices. Instead, it relates a term used to refer to a specific animal with a term used to refer to a female animal of that species. A "sow" is a female pig.
Therefore, "shear is to sheep," "hoe is to horse," and "plough is to cow" are all convincing but incorrect answers. What gives this away is that they could all be correct answers if the given phrase was indeed analogous to any one of them. However, there is only one correct answer.
A "sow" is a female pig just as a "doe" is a female deer. "Doe is to deer" is the correct answer choice.
Example Question #324 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Snake is to slither as __________.
cheetah is to gazelle
bee is to hive
elk is to antlers
elephant is to tusks
bat is to fly
bat is to fly
Snakes move by slithering, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a noun conveying an animal and the second word a verb describing how that animal moves. While “bat is to fly” and “bee is to hive” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “hive” is not a verb that describes how bees move, but a noun describing where bees live. So, “bee is to hive” cannot be the correct answer. Bats, however, move around by flying, just as snakes move around by slithering, so “bat is to fly” is the correct answer.
Example Question #324 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Cat is to feline as dog is to __________.
equine
canine
reptilian
animal
mammalian
canine
The word "feline" means related to cats, so, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of these answer choices means related to dogs. The correct answer is therefore "canine." While dogs are animals, and mammalian, other animals could be described by these words. "Feline" is specific to cats, so "canine" is the best answer because it is is specific to dogs.
Example Question #325 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Cow is to milk as sheep is to __________.
beef
hay
ram
wool
farm
wool
A cow produces milk, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what sort of product a sheep produces. While “wool” and “beef” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “beef” specifically describes the meat of a cow, not a sheep, so “beef” cannot be the correct answer. “Wool,” however, is a noun that means “ the fine soft hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal.” So, because sheep can produce wool just as cows can produce milk, “wool” is the correct answer.
Example Question #321 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Cat is to curious as dog is to __________.
kennel
volatile
potent
harmful
loyal
loyal
To be "curious" means to be interested in other things, to want to find something out. This is a characteristic commonly associated with a cat, so to answer this analogy you have to determine which of these is a characteristic commonly associated with a dog. The correct answer is that dogs are commonly described as being "loyal." To provide further help, a "kennel" is somewhere dogs live; "volatile" means unstable, dangerous; "potent" means strong.
Example Question #323 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Cattle is to cows as swine is to __________.
sheep
pigs
chickens
wheat
fish
pigs
"Cattle" is the collective name for "cows" and other "bovine" creatures. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these animals is described by the collective name "swine." The correct answer is "pigs." So, a "swineherd" is a farmer who keeps pigs.
Example Question #322 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Lamb is to sheep as __________ is to cow.
calf
cattle
goat
beef
farm
calf
A "lamb" is a baby "sheep." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is the name given to a baby "cow." The correct answer is "calf." Additionally, "cattle" is the name given to a group of cows.
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