SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #545 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Ceiling is to floor as sky is to ___________________.
ground
weather
bird
airplane
cloud
ground
The ceiling is the upper limit of a room and the floor is the lower limit of a room. Since the sky is the upper limit of our environment, our answer must be the lower limit. The ground is the lower limit of our environment, therefore "ground" is the correct answer.
Example Question #546 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Daughter is to mother as ________________ is to father.
grandfather
son
cousin
nephew
uncle
son
Since the relationship between daughter and mother is a same-gender child-parent relationship, we must find the answer that completes the same-gender child-parent relationship where the parent is the father. Since a son is a male-gender child and a father is a male-gender parent, the correct answer is "son."
Example Question #547 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Nucleus is to atom as _____________ is to solar system.
asteroid
planet
space shuttle
black hole
sun
sun
Since the nucleus is at the center of an atom, with all other components revolving around it, we must find the answer that states the center of a solar system, around which all else revolves. Since the sun is the center of the solar system, with planets revolving around it, the correct answer is "sun."
Example Question #548 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Tour guide is to museum as ______________ is to zoo.
tourist
animal
patron
habitat
docent
docent
Since a tour guide is a professional trained to give information about a museum's exhibits, the answer must be a professional trained to give information about a zoo's exhibits, or animals. Since a docent is trained to give patrons tours and information about a zoo's animals, the correct answer is "docent."
Example Question #561 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Professor is to teach as driver is to __________.
Car
Drive
Automobile
Job
School
Drive
A professor is someone who teaches, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out which of these answer choice is an action done by a driver. The answer is to “drive.” To help you, "automobile" is another word for car.
Example Question #562 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Car is to drive as plane is to __________.
Sky
Fly
Road
Travel
Vehicle
Fly
When you operate a car, you drive it, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb that describes what you do to a plane when you operate a plane. When you operate a plane, you “fly” it, so "fly" is the correct answer.
Example Question #563 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Plane is to flying as __________.
helicopter is to hovering
car is to driving
boat is to steering
walking is to human
cheetah is to devouring
car is to driving
Planes fly, so we are looking for an answer in which the first word depicts a mode of transportation, and the second word how that transportation moves. The best answer choice is "car is to driving" because cars are driven!
Example Question #564 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Microphone is to speak as __________.
bird is to wing
car is to drive
computer is to electronic
chair is to metal
steal is to treasure
car is to drive
You speak into a microphone, just as you drive a car, so "car is to drive" is the correct answer.
Example Question #565 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sunrise is to day as sunset is to ___________.
stars
night
sun
light
moon
night
Sunrise begins the day, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out a word that describes what sunset begins. Sunset begins the night, so "night" is the correct answer.
Example Question #566 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Bicycle is to two as ___________.
octocycle is to seven
quadrilateral is to five
tricycle is to three
car is to twelve
unicycle is to four
tricycle is to three
The question refers to the fact that bicycles have two wheels. So, we are looking for an answer choice in which the second answer describes the number of wheels that the first answer has. Thus, the best answer choice is "tricycle is to three" because tricycles have three wheels!
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