All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #401 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Pain is to pane as __________ is to write.
right
read
paper
essay
pencil
right
"Pain" and "pane" (a sheet of glass like a door or a window) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the most like "write." The correct answer is "right."
Example Question #402 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Sight is to site as __________ is to dye.
vision
die
hearing
ink
color
die
In this set of problems we are going to practice "homonyms." "Homonyms" are words that sound the same, or are spelled the same, but which have different meanings. An example of a "homonym" is "weigh and way." These two words have different meanings, yet sound exactly the same. In this problem "sight" and "site" sound the same but have different meanings, the first refers to seeing, vision and the second refers to location, a place. So, which of these words sounds the same as "dye?" The correct answer is "die."
Example Question #403 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Some is to __________ as tide is to tied.
loose
all
shape
math
sum
sum
"Tied" means joined together with something (like string) and "tide" means the pattern of the rising and falling of the sea. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same as "some." The correct answer is "sum," which means total amount when all parts are added up, product when the numbers are added together. Additionally, "loose" means not tight.
Example Question #404 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Stair is to stare as __________ is to vein.
artery
vessel
aqueduct
defiant
vain
vain
"Stare" (to look at intently, to look at for a long time) and "stair" are "homonyms," because they sound the same. So, which of these words sounds the same as "vein" (vessel used to carry blood around the body)? The correct answer is "vain," which means self-absorbed, obsessed with one's own appearance. Additionally, an "artery" is another vessel used to transport blood around the body; an "aqueduct" is a pipe used to carry water; "defiant" means not cooperative, resistant, not giving up in the face of difficulty.
Example Question #405 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Coarse is to __________ as gild is to guild.
rough
course
loud
silent
delicate
course
A "guild" is an organization of people with a shared trade or interest. To "gild" is to cover with gold, to give gold to. So, these two words are "homonyms" because they have different meanings, but sound the same. Which of these words sounds the same as "coarse" (rough, not fine, prickly)? The correct answer is "course," which means route, direction, expected path something is going to take. Additionally, "delicate" means soft, fine, easily harmed or broken.
Example Question #406 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Council is to counsel as __________ is to feet.
feat
advice
shoes
warning
goals
feat
A "council" is a meeting to discuss issues or give advice, whereas to "counsel" means to give advice to. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "feet." The correct answer is "feat," which means accomplishment, something succeeded in doing.
Example Question #407 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Baron is to __________ as hart is to heart.
knight
earl
lord
duke
barren
barren
A "hart" is a male deer. "Hart" and "heart" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "baron." Well, a "baron" is a member of the aristocracy, a nobleman. The correct answer is "barren" which means empty, not producing life. Additionally, the other answer choices are all other titles within the aristocratic system.
Example Question #408 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Currant is to current as gait is to __________.
obsolete
style
walk
gate
modern
gate
A "currant" is a small dried fruit and "current" means modern, belonging to this time period, contemporary. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "gait" (a person's manner of walking). The correct answer is, of course, "gate." Additionally, "obsolete" means outdated, replaced by something newer and better.
Example Question #409 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Fair is to fare as __________ is to hey.
value
hay
price
greeting
hello
hay
"Fair" means equal, balanced and "fare" means how much something costs. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "hey" (a greeting, hello). The correct answer is "hay" (grass, straw).
Example Question #410 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Leak is to leek as manner is to __________.
character
polite
manor
vegetable
soak
manor
A "leek" is a type of vegetable, to "leak" is to allow liquid or gas to get out, to allow something to seep out through a hole. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine the best available homonym for "manner" (how someone carries themselves, their behavior and character). The correct answer is "manor," which is a lord's house. Additionally, "soak" means make wet, drench; "polite" means not rude, well-mannered.
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