SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #36 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete the analogy.
Oven is to cook _______________.
cake is to bake
microwave is to sink
eggs are to boil
knife is to cut
chocolate is to eat
knife is to cut
"Oven" and "cook" are a tool and its use, so the answer must be a tool and its use. You use an oven to cook food (or clay, or whatever you want to really), just as you use a knife to cut (often but not always food), so that must be the correct answer.
Example Question #37 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete the analogy.
Chair is to sit as ______________.
bed is to pillow
bed is to lie down.
sofa is to cushion
bed is to bedroom
table is to wooden
bed is to lie down.
We use a "chair" to "sit." The chair is a tool that facilitates your ability to become seated, and thus the relationship is that of a tool and a use. Of the given options, only a "bed" relates to lying down in this way. A "pillow" is often a part of a "bed," but a bed never uses a pillow.
Example Question #38 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Chopsticks is to eating as money is to __________.
dollar
spending
cash
throwing
job
spending
The purpose, or use, of a "chopstick" is for "eating." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what is the purpose of "money." The correct answer is "spending."
Example Question #39 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Pajamas is to sleep as __________ is to work.
office
job
suit
boss
rest
suit
"Pajamas" are clothes that you might wear to "sleep." So, which of these are clothes that you might wear to go to "work?" The correct answer is a "suit."
Example Question #40 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Javelin is to throw as soccer ball is to __________.
lose
team
play
sport
kick
kick
In order to use a "javelin" you have to "throw" it, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is an action that applies to using a "soccer ball." The correct answer is "kick."
Example Question #21 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Fork is to eating as pen is to __________.
meal
cooking
writing
book
bored
writing
A "fork" is something that is used in "eating." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "pen" is used for. The correct answer is that a "pen" is used for "writing."
Example Question #22 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Archery is to bow as surfing is to __________.
ocean
wave
shoot
ride
board
board
"Archery" is a sport that you need a "bow" in order to take part in. So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these is an object that you need in order to practice "surfing." The correct answer is that you need a "board."
Example Question #23 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Jar is preserve as key is to __________.
door
lock
jam
crucial
wait
lock
The purpose of a "jar" is to "preserve" (save to be used or eaten later) something. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answers describes the purpose of a "key." The correct answer is that a "key" is used to "lock" things. Additionally, "crucial" is an adjective that means very important, needed, vital.
Example Question #24 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Junction is to connect as napkin is to __________.
kitchen
clean
messy
tissue
market
clean
A "junction" is a place where two or more things are joined together. The purpose of a "junction" is to "connect" (join). To solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these describes the purpose of a "napkin." The correct answer is to "clean."
Example Question #25 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Grill is to cooking as __________ is to climbing.
shower
plane
oven
carpet
ladder
ladder
A "grill" is something that is used for "cooking." So, which of these is something that is used for "climbing?" The correct answer is a "ladder."
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