All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #391 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Cede is to seed as flea is to __________.
insect
bite
mosquito
grow
flee
flee
"Seed" and "cede" (give up) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same as "flea" (small, bloodsucking insect). The correct answer is "flee," which means run away from.
Example Question #392 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Foul is to __________ as him is to hymn.
fowl
song
offense
chicken
church
fowl
"Hymn" (song sung in church) and "him" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "foul." The correct answer is "fowl," which means poultry, birds that are eaten, chickens.
Example Question #393 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Knew is to new as meat is to __________.
meet
fruit
eat
carnivore
beef
meet
"Knew" and "new" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "meat." The correct answer is "meet," which means encounter, run into, come across, be introduced to. Additionally, a "carnivore" is a meat-eater.
Example Question #394 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Cell is to __________ as facts is to fax.
transfer
transmit
vend
uproot
sell
sell
"Facts" (true statements, something that is certainly true) and "fax" (an outdated machine used to send documents) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds like "cell" (basic structural unit of the human body). The correct answer is "sell." Additionally, "uproot" means force to move; "vend" means sell; "transmit" means broadcast, send out; "transfer" means move from one place to another.
Example Question #395 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Throne is to __________ as waist is to waste.
garbage
thrown
stomach
crown
king
thrown
A "waist" is a part of the human body, a tummy. To "waste" means to not make good use of. These two words are "homonyms" because they have different meanings, but sound the same. Which of these words sounds the same as "throne" (a chair that a monarch sits in). The correct answer is "thrown," which is the past tense of throw.
Example Question #396 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Weather is to whether as __________ is to your.
mine
theirs
ours
yuletide
yore
yore
"Weather" and "whether" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds like "your." The correct answer is "yore," which means of former times, happening a long time ago. Additionally, "yuletide" is Christmas time.
Example Question #397 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Miner is to minor as rain is to __________.
reign
water
pour
king
coal
reign
"Minor" means of small importance and "miner" means person who goes into mines, person who mines minerals for a living. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this problem you need to determine which of these words sounds most like "rain." The correct answer is "reign" which means rule over, be king of. Additionally, "pour" means cause liquid to flow out of something.
Example Question #398 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Find is to fined as __________ is to idol.
hero
lord
friend
lost
idle
idle
"Find" means locate and "fined" means charged money for something done wrong. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the most like "idol" (icon, image of worship, hero, superstar). The correct answer is "idle," which means lazy, inactive, not moving.
Example Question #399 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Faux is to __________ as hear is to here.
foe
authentic
enemy
genuine
fake
foe
"Hear" and "here" are "homonyms" because they have different meanings and yet sound the same. Which of these answer choices sounds the most like "faux"? The correct answer is "foe." To help you, "faux" means fake, not real, inauthentic, not genuine and "foe" means enemy.
Example Question #400 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
One is to __________ as real is to reel.
lost
won
two
number
fake
won
"Real" (not fake, genuine) and "reel" (pull in a fish when fishing) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same as "one." The correct answer is, of course, "won."
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