All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #51 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Frog is to amphibian as cow is to __________.
fish
bird
horse
reptile
mammal
mammal
A "frog" is an example of an animal that fits into the category of "amphibian." An "amphibian" is an animal that can live on land or in water. To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a category that includes "cows." The correct answer is "mammal." Other examples of "mammals" include humans, horses, dogs, lions, whales, and cats. What do you think it is that all "mammals" have in common?
Example Question #51 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Football is to sport as __________ is to fruit.
tennis
fridge
banana
eat
catch
banana
"Football" is an example of a "sport," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these is an example of a "fruit." The correct answer is "banana."
Example Question #52 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Country is to United States as __________.
Mexico is to Canada
Los Angeles is to New York
town is to city
ocean is to continent
capital is to Washington, D.C
capital is to Washington, D.C
To complete the analogy, you first need to determine the relationship between the initial pairing. The "United States" is an example of a country. Therefore the answer must be in the form of "'category' is to 'example.'" "Washington, D.C." is an example of a "capital," so that must be the correct answer.
Example Question #69 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Dictionary is to words as magazine is to __________.
books
colors
articles
bookmarks
photography
articles
A dictionary is a book that contains words, so you need to pick out an answer choice that describes what material a magazine consists of. Magazines are made up of articles, so "articles" is the correct answer.
Example Question #71 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Minute is to hour as __________.
week is to day
year is to month
century is to millennium
weekend is to weekday
millisecond is to acrosecond
century is to millennium
Both minutes and hours are units of time, with a minute being shorter than an hour. So, we need to look for an answer choice in which the first word depicts a shorter length of time than the second word. Thus, the best answer choice is "century is to millennium" because there are multiple centuries in one millennium!
Example Question #72 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Bicycle is to handlebars as car is to __________.
brakes
steering wheel
wheels
radio
cup holder
steering wheel
Since handlebars are the part of a bicycle which one uses to steer it, we need to pick out an answer choice that describes the part of a car used to steer it. While all the answer choices are nouns that represent parts of a car, "steering wheel" is the correct answer because one uses a car's steering wheel to steer it, just like one uses a bicycle's handlebars to steer it.
Example Question #73 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Month is to year as __________.
second is to minute
noise is to silence
cow is to calf
sage is to page
child is to adult
second is to minute
Months are smaller divisions of a year, so to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice in which the first answer is a smaller division of the second answer. Seconds are smaller divisions of a minute just as months are smaller divisions of a year, so "second is to minute" is the correct answer. Considering the other answer choices, a baby "cow" is called a "calf" and "cows" give birth to "calves," a "child" develops into an "adult," "sage" and "page" are words that rhyme, and "noise" and "silence" are opposites, so none of the other answer choices are related in the same way that "month" is related to "year."
Example Question #74 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Bicycle is to handlebars as car is to __________.
windows
dashboard
steering wheel
radio
brakes
steering wheel
When riding a bicycle, one uses the handlebars to steer, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes which part of a car one uses to steer when driving it. One uses the steering wheel of a car to steer it, just as one uses the handlebars of a bicycle to steer it, so “steering wheel” is the correct answer.
Example Question #75 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Snake is to scales as tree is to __________.
bark
grass
flower
fur
nest
bark
Snakes are covered by scales, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes what covers trees. Many trees are covered by bark, so "bark" is the correct answer.
Example Question #76 : 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.
Bear is to claw as
water is to pool
glass is to lens
man is to nail
big is to small
high is to low
man is to nail
"Claws" grow from the digits of a "bear," just as "nails" grow from the fingers of a "man."