SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Changes in Intensity

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Changes In Intensity

Complete this analogy.

Loud is to louder as ________________.

Possible Answers:

scream is to whisper

mop is to bucket

quiet is to shrill

big is to bigger

part is to hole

Correct answer:

big is to bigger

Explanation:

Louder is a more intense version of loud, so we are looking for an answer choice that includes words of varying intensities. The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "big is to bigger."

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