SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #415 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Read is to red as __________ is to sighs.
book
moans
pain
color
size
size
"Read" and "red" are two words that have different meanings and yet sound exactly the same. We call these types of words "homonyms." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as, yet has a different meaning to, "sighs." The correct answer is "size."
Example Question #416 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Fore is to __________ as jewel is to joule.
four
energy
after
behind
gem
four
A "jewel" is a precious stone, a gem. And a "joule" is a unit of measurement used to measure energy. These words are "homonyms" because they sound the same but have different meanings. Which of these words sounds the same as, but has a different meaning to, "fore?" The correct answer is "four."
Example Question #417 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Bear is to bare as ________________.
love is to like
cow is to cough
dog is to cat
meat is to meet
stare is to stairs
meat is to meet
Since "bear" and "bare" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "meat is to meet."
"Stare" and stairs are almost homophones, but the plural -s ending in "stairs" makes these two words not exactly alike when spoke aloud.
Example Question #418 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Sea is to see as _________________.
read to is reed
ocean is to lagoon
deed is to dead
try is to tried
led is to lead
read to is reed
Since "sea" and "see" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "read is to reed."
Example Question #419 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Hear is to here as _________________.
dear is to deer
lie is to li
look is to book
diminish is to decrease
eat is to it
dear is to deer
Since "hear" and "here" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "dear is to deer."
Example Question #1 : Product To Producer Or Producer To Product
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Author is to book as poet is to __________.
storyteller
tome
poem
narrator
writer
poem
An author writes a book, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out what it is that a poet writes. The correct answer is a “poem.” To help you, a "tome" is a long book, and a "narrator" is the person telling a story.
Example Question #2 : Product To Producer Or Producer To Product
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Artist is to painting as musician is to __________.
song
talented
piano
singer
statue
song
An artist produces (makes) a painting, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that describes what a musician produces. A musician produces music, and a song is a form of music, so "song" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Product To Producer Or Producer To Product
Complete this analogy.
Soil is to ground as wood is to __________.
house
log
tree
furniture
lumber
tree
Soil comes from the ground just like wood comes from a tree.
Example Question #3 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Writer is to book as __________.
fool is to king
baker is to bread
food is to eating
driver is to drive
table is to carpenter
baker is to bread
What do "writer" and "book" have in common? A writer can write a book, so look for an answer that demonstrates the relationship someone is to something they make. Here "baker is to bread" works, because a baker makes bread. A "driver" "drives," but he or she does not make "drives." "Table is to carpenter" would work, but it's backwards!
Example Question #4 : Product To Producer Or Producer To Product
Complete this analogy.
Storm is to lightning as blizzard is to __________.
rain
heat
fire
fog
snow
snow
A storm produces lightning, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what a blizzard produces. “Blizzard,” when used as a noun, means “a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility,” so blizzards produce snow like storms produce lightning, making “snow” the correct answer.
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