SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Cause to Effect or Effect to Cause

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #81 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Clumsy is to broken as forgetful is to __________.

Possible Answers:

found

destroyed

lost

fixed

graded

Correct answer:

lost

Explanation:

Someone who is clumsy is someone who falls over and drops things often, and therefore someone who might cause something to break. To solve this analogy, you have to determine what someone who is forgetful might cause to happen to something. Being forgetful means you often forget things or lose them, so the correct answer is "lost." To provide further help, "repaired" means fixed, and "destroyed" means broken.

Example Question #103 : Analogies

Engagement is to fiancé as wedding is to ____________.

Possible Answers:

child 

parent 

priest 

spouse 

guest 

Correct answer:

spouse 

Explanation:

When one has an "engagement," one becomes a "fiancé." Likewise, when one has "a wedding," one becomes "a spouse."

Example Question #82 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete the analogy.

Writer is to novel as __________.

Possible Answers:

sculpture is to sculptor

painting is to painter

bread is to baker

newspaper is to article

runner is to race

Correct answer:

runner is to race

Explanation:

To complete the analogy, you first need to determine the relationship between the initial pairing. A "writer" writes a novel; a writer completes a novel. There is a sense of cause and effect. You should therefore look for that type of relationship in the possible answers. A runner runs a race; a runner completes a race. No other answers fulfill the relationship in this way.

Example Question #83 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Circus is to __________ as decoy is to distract.

Possible Answers:

pity

refrain

entertain

relent

deplore

Correct answer:

entertain

Explanation:

A "decoy" is something used to mislead, distract, or trap someone. So, the purpose of a "decoy" is to "distract." What is the purpose of a "circus?" The correct answer is to "entertain" (provide fun, laughter, and amusement). Additionally, "deplore" means hate; "pity" means feel sorry for; "refrain" means stop oneself from doing, not allow oneself to do; "relent" means give up

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