SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #351 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Hear is to here as __________.
card is to cord
look is to book
read is to reed
card is to deck
tour is to torn
read is to reed
"Hear" and "here" 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 "read is to reed"!
Example Question #352 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Son is to sun as __________.
feel is to heel
card is to cash
dare is to dear
truth is to lie
hair is to hare
hair is to hare
"Son" and "sun" are homophones—they are pronounced the same, but have different definitions. So, we should look for another pair of homophones. Thus, the best answer choice is "hair is to hare"!
Example Question #353 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Four is to for as allowed is to __________.
denied
forbidden
aloud
permitted
five
aloud
"Four" and "for" are two words that sound the same, but mean different things, so they are homonyms. To solve this analogy, you have to figure out which answer choice is the best homonym of "allowed." The correct answer is “aloud" because "allowed" and "aloud" sound the same but mean different things.
Example Question #354 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Ate is to eight as fair is to __________.
equal
kind
fare
eat
honest
fare
Ate and eight are homonyms, or words that sound the same, but have different meanings. So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out a word that is pronounced like "fair." The only answer choice that sounds the same as "fair" is "fare," so "fare" is the correct answer.
Example Question #355 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Bare is to bear as knew is to __________.
learn
study
animal
know
new
new
"Bare" and "bear" sound the same but have different meanings, so "bare" is a homonym of "bear." So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out a word that sounds like "knew." The only word that sounds like knew is “new,” so that is the correct answer.
Example Question #356 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Whole is to hole as made is to __________.
cleaner
fragment
forced
maid
part
maid
"Whole" and "hole" are two words that sound the same, but have different meanings; so, they are homonyms of one another. To solve this analogy, you have to determine which answer choice sounds like (is a homonym of) "made." The correct answer is “maid.”
Example Question #357 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Waist is to waste as __________.
hole is to whole
pro is to professional
hips are to torso
bold is to bowl
garbage is to trash
hole is to whole
"Waist" and "waste" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. So, we need to look for an answer choice that also consists of a pair of homophones. So, the best answer choice is "hole is to whole"!
Example Question #51 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Stairs are to stares as __________.
we'll is to we will
eye is to I
seven is to lucky
fitness is to gym
hold is to hole
eye is to I
"Stairs" and "stares" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. So, we need to look for an answer choice that also consists of a pair of homophones. So, the best answer choice is "eye is to I"!
Example Question #52 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sale is to sail as __________.
sea is to see
or is to score
putty is to puddle
test is to quiz
zero is to hero
sea is to see
"Sale" and "sail" are homophones, which means that they are pronounced the same way, but have different definitions. Thus, we are looking for a pair of homophones as our answer, making "sea is to see" the best answer choice!
Example Question #53 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Loan is to lone as __________.
earn is to urn
far is to fore
date is to gate
shark is to shack
line is to square
earn is to urn
"Loan" and "lone" are homophones, which means that they are pronounced the same way, but have different definitions. Thus, we are looking for a pair of homophones as our answer, making "earn is to urn" the best answer choice!
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