All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #240 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Hungry is to full as malicious is to __________.
disappointing
excited
surprising
hateful
affectionate
affectionate
"Hungry" and "full" are antonyms of one another because they have opposite meanings, so to solve this analogy, you need to determine the best available antonym of “malicious.” “Malicious” means is spiteful or done out of hatred, so the best antonym is "affectionate," a word that means fond or done out of fondness for someone.
Example Question #31 : Antonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Pleasure is to pain as __________.
tree is to plant
kindness is to meanness
glitter is to decorate
wool is to hat
thief is to steal
kindness is to meanness
"Pleasure" and "pain" are opposites, just as "kindness" and "meanness" are opposites, so "kindness is to meanness" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices consist of words that are opposites, so none of them can be the correct answer.
Example Question #32 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Backward is to forward as __________.
wish is to desire
never is to always
famished is to hungry
small is to little
protect is to defend
never is to always
“Backward” and “forward” are opposites, or antonyms, so we need to pick out an answer choice that also consists of a pair of antonyms. While “famished is to hungry” and “never is to always” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “famished” is an adjective that means “extremely hungry,” so “famished” and “hungry” are actually synonyms, not antonyms, so “famished is to hungry” cannot be the correct answer; however, “never” and “always” are opposites, just like “backward” and “forward” are opposites, so “never is to always” is the correct answer.
Example Question #259 : Analogies
Dog is to bite as bee is to
none of the other answers.
hive
smart
sting
ache
sting
Both sets are antonyms.
Example Question #33 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Dynamic is to static as hearty is to __________.
dominant
alert
brave
terse
feeble
feeble
“Dynamic” means moving and “static” means standing still or not moving. These two words are opposites of one another, which means that to solve this analogy, you need to determine which of these words is the opposite of “hearty.” “Hearty” means loud, lively, and happy, so the best antonym is “feeble,” which means weak and pathetic. To provide further help, “dominant” means leading and in charge; “terse” means brief; and “alert” means watchful.
Example Question #34 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Urban is to rural as __________.
finger is to hand
glass is to shatter
left is to right
tennis is to racket
sorry is to regretful
left is to right
Since "urban" means "in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town," and "rural" means "in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town," the two words are opposites. So, we need to pick out an answer choice which includes two words that are opposites. Two answer choices include two adjectives, "left is to right" and "sorry is to apologetic," and "sorry is to regretful" cannot be the correct answer because "sorry" means the same thing as "regretful." "Left is to right" is the correct answer because just like urban is the opposite of rural, left is an opposite of right.
Example Question #35 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Big is to small as __________.
domestic is to foreign
wide is to narrow
good is to funny
young is to old
pink is to white
wide is to narrow
"Big and small" discuss the size of something, with the larger description first and the smaller one second. The only choice that matches this is "Wide and narrow."
Example Question #263 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Appearance is to disappearance as champion is to __________.
disappear
win
victor
match
loser
loser
Appearance is an opposite, or antonym, of disappearance, which you can infer from the negative prefix "dis-" in "disappearance." An "appearance" is an instance of someone or something showing up, while a "disappearance" is an instance of someone vanishing or not being able to be found. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine the best antonym of "champion." A "champion" is a winner, so the answer choice that is an antonym of "champion" is “loser.” As for the other answers, "vanish" means disappear suddenly, but we need to pick out a noun for the blank, because "champion" is a noun. So, "vanish" cannot be the correct answer. "Victor" means champion, but because "appearance" and "disappearance" are opposites, not synonyms, we need to pick out an opposite, or antonym, for the blank. So, "victor" cannot be the correct answer either. "Match" and "win" are each words that can be used as nouns and can be used to describe competitions which might choose a "champion," but neither word is an opposite of "champion," so neither of them can be the correct answer.
Example Question #36 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Rare is to common as fun is to __________.
unusual
boring
pleasant
everyday
unique
boring
"Rare" means difficult to find or not often occuring, and "common" means easy to find or occurring often. So, "rare" and "common" are opposites, or antonyms, and you need to pick out an answer choice that is an antonym, or opposite, of "fun." "Boring" is an opposite of "fun," so "boring" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, "pleasant" means enjoyable or nice and isn't the opposite of "fun," "unique" and "unusual" mean the same thing as "rare," and "everyday" means the same thing as "common."
Example Question #37 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Continuous is to broken as distribute is to __________.
give
seize
papers
collect
interrupted
collect
Both sets of words are antonyms.
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