SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Part/Whole, Example/Category, and Cause/Effect
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Example Questions
Example Question #4 : Example To Category Or Category To Example
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Zebra is to animal as boat is to __________.
vehicle
sail
ocean
engine
captain
vehicle
A zebra is a type of animal; a boat is a type of “vehicle.”
Example Question #26 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Pacific is to ocean as Mississippi is to __________.
meander
sea
river
America
water
river
The Pacific is a specific ocean; the Mississippi is a specific “river,” so "river" is the correct answer. To help you, "meander" means move in a squiggly, indirect way, like a river.
Example Question #27 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Jupiter is to planet as Chicago is to __________.
residence
suburb
America
space
city
city
Jupiter is a specific planet, so to solve this analogy, you have to identify what category of things Chicago falls under. Chicago is a city, so "city" is the correct answer. To help you, a "suburb" is a primarily residential area surrounding a city. "Residence" is another word for home.
Example Question #28 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Ohio is to state as Canada is to __________.
country
south
county
city
government
country
Ohio is a state, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the category into which Canada fits. Canada is a "country," so "country" is the correct answer.
Example Question #14 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Golden retriever is to dog as seagull is to __________.
fish
bird
mammal
dinosaur
reptile
bird
A golden retriever is a type of dog, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes a category in which a "seagull" is included. A seagull is a type of bird, so "bird" is the correct answer.
Example Question #15 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Strawberry is to fruit as __________.
pepper is to dairy
milk is to condiment
ribbon is to gift
lettuce is to grain
carrot is to vegetable
carrot is to vegetable
Since strawberries are a popular type of fruit, we are looking for an answer choice in which the first word is a type of the second word's food group. The best answer choice is "carrot is to vegetable," because carrots are a type of vegetable.
Example Question #16 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Baseball is to game as __________.
dictionary is to book
young is to old
woman is to female
color is to crayon
near is to far
dictionary is to book
Baseball is a specific type of game, just as a dictionary is a specific type of book, so "dictionary is to book" is the correct answer.
Example Question #31 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Eagle is to bird as truck is to __________.
alarm
van
measure
travel
vehicle
vehicle
An “eagle” is a type of "bird." Similiarly, a "truck" is a type of "vehicle."
Example Question #32 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Literature is to novel as music is to __________.
art
song
poetry
dance
science
song
A "novel" is a work of "literature," just as a "song" is a work of "music."
"Art" and "dance" may be attractive answer choices because literature and music are often considered forms of art, and dancing is (usually) done in response to music, but neither represent works of music in the same sense that a novel is a work of literature. "Poetry" may be attractive because it is associated with "literature," but poetry is not a work of music. "Science" is not a work of music either.
Example Question #33 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Vegetable is to corn as __________.
insect is to bumblebee
core is to apple
tree is to leaf
apple is to fruit
canoe is to paddle
insect is to bumblebee
Corn is an example of a vegetable, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a category and the second word an example of something that falls into that category. While “insect is to bumblebee” and “apple is to fruit” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “apple is to fruit” cannot be the correct answer because a fruit is not an example of an apple; however, a bumblebee is an example of an insect, just as corn is an example of a vegetable, so “insect is to bumblebee” is the correct answer.
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