SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #341 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Burning is to aflame as drifting is to __________.
ashore
aloft
afloat
soaked
allowed
afloat
If something, like a building, is "burning" than it can also said to be "aflame." The prefix a- in this sense means something like on, as in "aside" - on the side; "ashore" - on the shore. So, "aflame" means on fire. So, something that is "drifting" could also be said to be "adrift," "floating," or "afloat." Just to be clear, "drifting" means to be carried slowly by a current of water. Additionally, "soaked" means drenched, made very wet; "allowed" means permitted, not forbidden; "aloft" means in the air.
Example Question #35 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Blue is to blew as . . .
electricity is to refrigerator
river is to water
whiskers are to cat
green is to grass
buy is to bye
buy is to bye
Since "blue" is pronounced in exactly the same way as "blew," the two words are called homonyms. We need to find another answer choice in which the two words are also homonyms. Because "buy" is pronounced in exactly the same way as "bye," they are homonyms and the correct answer is "buy is to bye."
Example Question #2 : Homonyms
Red is to read as hare is to
none of the other answers
here
heir
oxygen
hair
hair
Red and read are homonyms just as hare and hair are homonyms.
Example Question #1 : Homonyms
Bat is to batt as week is to
none of the other answers
woke
work
wake
weak
weak
Both sets of words are homonyms.
Example Question #36 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Aid is to aide as site is to __________.
assist
help
cite
anage
love
cite
"Aid" and "aide" are two words that sound the same, but mean different things. "Aid" means help, and an "aide" is an assistant. When two words sound the same but have different meanings, we call them homonyms. Which of these answer choices sounds most like "site"? The correct answer is “cite.” "Site," which means location, is a homonym of "cite," which means quote.
Example Question #37 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sale is to sail as weigh is to __________.
Vend
Measure
Demand
Way
Sell
Way
"Sale" and "sail" are homonyms, so to solve this analogy, you have to find the word that sounds most like "weigh." The correct answer is “way.”
Example Question #38 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Some is to sum as plain is to __________.
fly
add
plane
bare
many
plane
"Some" and "sum" are two words that sound the same, but mean different things. So, they are homonyms. To solve this analogy, you have to find the answer choice that sounds like "plain." "Plain" and "plane" are homonyms, so "plane" is the correct answer.
Example Question #342 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Weak is to week as meat is to __________.
pork
strong
meet
shy
introduce
meet
"Weak" and "week" are two words that sound the same, but mean something different. So, they are homonyms. Which answer choice sounds the same as meat? The correct answer is “meet.” Meet and meat are also homonyms.
Example Question #343 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Pour is to poor as weight is to __________.
heavy
rich
dense
wait
scale
wait
"Pour" is a homonym of "poor"; homonyms are words that sound the same, but have different meanings. So, to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that sounds the same as "weight." The only word that sounds like weight is “wait," so "wait" is the correct answer.
Example Question #344 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Eight is to ate as ___________.
queen is to king
door is to handle
song is to lyric
dinner is to seven
sew is to so
sew is to so
"Eight" and "ate" are homophones, or words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. So, we are looking for an answer that has a pair of homophones. Thus, the best answer is "sew is to so"!
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