SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Measurement, Storage, Location, and Material Composition
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Example Question #41 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Airfield is to plane as harbor is to __________.
car
pet
money
child
boat
boat
An "airfield" is a place where planes are stored, take off from, and land at. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is found in a "harbor." The correct answer is a "boat."
Example Question #42 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Garage is to car as closet is to ________.
wear
drive
house
clothes
bicycle
clothes
A "garage" is somewhere that you might keep your "car," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is kept in a "closet." The correct answer is "clothes."
Example Question #43 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Kennel is to dog as __________ is to bird.
wings
feathers
fly
jail
cage
cage
A "kennel" is a place where "dogs" are kept. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a place where "birds" are kept. The correct answer is a "cage."
Example Question #541 : Analogies
Cloud is to sky as fish is to . . .
goldfish
air
sea
land
scales
sea
You find clouds in the sky, so we're looking for a noun that describes a place where you might find fish. Of the three answer choices describing environments ("sea," "land," and "air") "sea" is the best answer, as it's where one is most likely to find fish.
Example Question #1 : Location Or Situation
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Drive is to highway as park is to __________.
driveway
car
transportation
vehicle
parking
driveway
You drive on a highway, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out where you park. The correct answer is that you park in a “driveway.”
Example Question #2 : Location Or Situation
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Basketball is to court as soccer is to _________.
field
helmet
track
grass
stadium
field
Just as basketball is played on a court, soccer is played on a field, so "field" is the correct answer.
Example Question #44 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Surf is to water as __________.
swim is to lava
zoo is to animals
jewel is to shiny
fuzzy is to soft
ski is to snow
ski is to snow
“Surf,” when used as verb, means “ride on the crest of a wave, typically while riding on a surfboard.” So, one surfs on the surface of water, and we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is an activity, and the second word is the environment in or surface on which that activity typically takes place. While “ski is to snow” and “swim is to lava” might each look like a potentially correct answer, one does not usually swim in lava, and would not be advised to, so “swim is to lava” cannot be the correct answer. However, one can ski on snow, just as one can surf on water, so “ski is to snow” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Location Or Situation
Complete this analogy.
Teacher is to school as __________.
principal is to detention
music is to performance
homework is to student
athlete is to business
chef is to restaurant
chef is to restaurant
The first relationship demonstrates that teachers work in schools, so we need to find an answer in which the first word works at the second word. Thus, the best answer choice is "chef is to restaurant," since chefs typically work at restaurants!
Example Question #4 : Location Or Situation
Complete this analogy.
Principal is to school as __________.
mayor is to town
student is to teacher
nurse is to hospital
office is to worker
professor is to preschool
mayor is to town
A principal is typically the leader of his or her school, so we are looking for an answer choice in which the first answer is the leader of the second answer. The best answer is "mayor is to town" because mayors are the authority figures and leaders of towns across the country!
Example Question #5 : Location Or Situation
Complete this analogy.
Chef is to restaurant as doctor is to __________.
cook
medicine
hospital
nurse
food
hospital
A chef works in a restaurant, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that describes the place where a doctor works. A doctor works in a hospital, so "hospital" is the correct answer.
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