All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #441 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Actress is to film as __________.
nest is to bird
bark is to tree
painting is to painter
writer is to book
courtroom is to lawyer
writer is to book
An actress’s job is to make movies, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a noun that describes an occupation that makes or creates the second word, another noun. While “painting is to painter” and “writer is to book” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “painting is to painter” cannot be correct, because while “painting” can be used as a noun, it does not indicate the profession of someone who makes paintings—that would be “painter.” So, because it’s not the job of a painting to create painters, “painting is to painter” cannot be the correct answer. Some writers make their living by writing books, however, just as actresses make their livings by making films, so “writer is to book” is the correct answer.
Example Question #442 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Light is to light bulb as music is to __________.
radio
text
refrigerator
blender
electricity
radio
Since a light bulb emits light, we need to pick out an answer choice that refers to something that emits music. Of the three answer choirs that are devices ("blender," "electricity," and "radio"), only a radio emits music. Because a radio emits music just like a light bulb emits light, "radio" is the correct answer.
Example Question #443 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Oven is to cake as __________.
scorn is to hatred
run is to walk
enlist is to flowers
knife is to steak
factory is to car
factory is to car
Since an oven is where a cake is made, we are looking for an answer choice in which the first word is the place in which the second word is made. The best answer choice is "factory is to car," because a car is made in a factory.
Example Question #444 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Lumberjack is to timber as baker is to __________.
sugar
duster
bread
sawdust
oven
bread
Since a lumberjack chops down trees to produce timber, or "wood prepared for use in building and carpentry," we need to pick out another word that describes the product that a baker produces. While "bread," "oven," and "sugar" are all nouns that have to do with baking, "bread" is the best answer. This is because while a baker may use an oven to bake and use sugar as an ingredient, he produces bread as a product to sell, just like a lumberjack produces timber. So, "bread" is the correct answer.
Example Question #445 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Artist is to mural as baker is to __________.
bread
ambulance
soda
factory
bakery
bread
A "mural" is a work of art painted on a wall. So, an artist might produce a mural. To solve this analogy, then, you have to determine which of the nouns presented as answer choices a baker might produce. The correct answer is therefore "bread."
Example Question #445 : Analogies
Complete the analogy.
Musician is to song as artist is to __________.
entertainment
creator
stage
book
sculpture
sculpture
A musician produces songs. The answer, then, is what an artist produces. There are many options for what an artist may produce, but the only one listed is "sculpture." This is a better option than either "book" or "entertainment." "Author" or "writer" would have been used for "book." "Entertainment" is not very specific, but the first example, "musician" and "songs," is very specific.
Example Question #444 : Analogies
Tailor is to clothes as cobbler is to __________.
shoes
glasses
clocks
horns
jewellery
shoes
Tailors mend and make adjustments to clothes, while cobblers mend shoes. The relationship is that of a producer to a product.
Example Question #431 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Butcher is to meat as tailor is to __________.
milk
clothes
cars
houses
loans
clothes
A "butcher" is someone who sells "meat." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what it is that a "tailor" produces or sells. The correct answer is "clothes." A "tailor" is someone who makes sure clothes fit, especially things like suits.
Example Question #432 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Lava is to volcano as __________ is to cloud.
rain
stormy
sky
hot
weather
rain
"Lava" is the hot molten rock that comes out of a volcano when it erupts. So, "lava" comes from a "volcano." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that comes from a "cloud." The correct answer is "rain."
Example Question #433 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Baker is to bread as ______________.
time is to watch
chef is to flowers
gardener is to jail
police officer is to coffee
architect is to house
architect is to house
Since bakers bake bread, we are looking for an answer choice that includes an occupation (e.g., baker) and a product that they help to make (e.g., bread). The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "Architect is to house" because architects help to build houses.
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