SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Measurement, Storage, Location, and Material Composition

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition

Complete this analogy. 

Star is to constellation as _______________ is to class.

Possible Answers:

chalkboard

teacher

student

parent

principal

Correct answer:

student

Explanation:

Since a star is a single unit that, when combined with other stars, forms a constellation, we need to find a single unit that, when combined with others, creates a whole class. Since many students make up a class, the correct answer would be "student." At first glance, the answer may appear to be teacher, as every class is led by a teacher, but a class is made up by a body of students and has only one or two teachers. In addition, a teacher is the head of the class but is not part of the class itself.

Example Question #12 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition

Complete the analogy. 

Ceramic is to mug as glass is to ________________.

Possible Answers:

sidewalk

hosue

window

car

table

Correct answer:

window

Explanation:

Since a mug is typically made of ceramic material, we need to find an object that is typically made of glass material. Windows are primarily made of glass, therefore the correct answer is "window."

Example Question #13 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition

Complete the analogy.

Hay is to haystack as _______________ is to igloo.

Possible Answers:

building

fire

ice

eskimo

lake

Correct answer:

ice

Explanation:

Since hay is the material that comprises a haystack, we must find that material that comprises an igloo. Since igloos are made of ice, the correct answer is "ice."

Example Question #511 : Analogies

The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.

Gram is to weight as

Possible Answers:

bread is to cheese

goat is to milk

coin is to bill

meter is to height

laugh is to cry

Correct answer:

meter is to height

Explanation:

A "gram" is a measure of "weight," just as a "meter" is a measure of "height."

Example Question #512 : Analogies

Yesterday is to past as today is to . . .

Possible Answers:

yearly

tomorrow

present

future

yesterday

Correct answer:

present

Explanation:

Since "yesterday" means "the day before yesterday," it is referring to a day in the past. We need to pick out a word that temporally describes "today." Since "present" means "existing or occurring now," and "today" means "this present day," "present" is the correct answer, because just as yesterday is thought of as being in the past, today is thought of as being in the present.

Example Question #513 : Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Twelve is to dozen as two is to __________.

Possible Answers:

a few 

many 

none 

a couple 

several 

Correct answer:

a couple 

Explanation:

"Dozen" is a noun that means a group of twelve, so you need to pick out an answer choice that is a word that means a group of two "Couple" is a noun that can mean a group of two, so "couple" is the correct answer.

Example Question #511 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Compass is to direction as watch is to __________.

Possible Answers:

time

month

race

clocktower

foot

Correct answer:

time

Explanation:

Since a compass is a device that displays directions, we need to pick out an answer that represents what a watch displays or measures. While "month" may look like the correct answer because it is a unit of time, it is too specific to be the right answer, as watches measure units smaller than months. Since watches display the time like compasses display direction, the correct answer is "time."

Example Question #5 : Measurement

Complete this analogy.

Century is to one hundred as decade is to __________.

Possible Answers:

one thousand 

years 

days 

ten 

twenty 

Correct answer:

ten 

Explanation:

There are one hundred years in a century, as you might infer from the word's use of the prefix "cent-," which means hundred; just think of how a "cent," or a penny, is one-onehundredth of a dollar. So, to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes how many years there are in a decade. There are ten years in a decade, which you might infer from the word's use of the prefix "dec-," which means ten and appears in other words like "decagon" (a ten-sided shape).

Example Question #6 : Measurement

Complete this analogy.

Triangle is to three as __________.

Possible Answers:

pentagon is to one

diamond is to two

square is to four

hexagon is to three

metal is to iron

Correct answer:

square is to four

Explanation:

A triangle is a shape that has three sides, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a shape and the second word is a number conveying the number of sides that shape has. While all of the potential answer choices except for “metal is to iron” fall into this pattern, only “square is to four” correctly matches the number of sides to the shape indicated. Because a square has four sides just like a triangle has three sides, “square is to four” is the correct answer.

Example Question #512 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Weight is to pound as amount of fluid is to ___________.

Possible Answers:

gallon

yard

size

meter

height

Correct answer:

gallon

Explanation:

You can measure weight in pounds, so to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes a unit of measurement that you can use to measure an amount of liquid. Both "meters" and "yards" measure length or distance, and "height" and "size" aren't units of measurement at all. You can measure an amount of liquid in "gallons," so "gallon" is the correct answer.

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