SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Qualities, Features, Abilities, and Other Analogies

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #582 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Tadpole is to frog as __________.

Possible Answers:

addition is to division

batter is to cake

imagination is to creativity

water is to pool

paper is to drawing

Correct answer:

batter is to cake

Explanation:

In this problem, a tadpole is the stage that a frog is in before it becomes a frog. Similarly, batter is the stage that a cake is in before it becomes a cake. While a tadpole must grown and develop, a cake must bake. In both cases, there is a developmental stage that has to happen between each of the two pairs of words. 

A tempting wrong answer is "addition is to division." While division is more complex than addition, there is not a stage of growth causes addition to become division.

Example Question #591 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Final is to competition as finale is to __________.

Possible Answers:

auction

sport

performance

book

companionship 

Correct answer:

performance

Explanation:

A “final” is the last match in a competition, so a “final” ends a “competition.” To solve this analogy, you have to determine which of these answers is ended by a “finale.” The best answer of the five is a “performance,” as a “finale” is the last part of a performance or the last in a series of events. To provide further help, “companionship” is friendship; and an “auction” is an event where things are sold to various people who place bids to buy things and compete to pay the least money possible for something.

Example Question #592 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Fall is to fell as __________.

Possible Answers:

run is to runned

swim is to swimmed

draw is to drawed

jump is to jumped

leave is to leaved

Correct answer:

jump is to jumped

Explanation:

The relationship between the words "fall" and "fell" is that "fell" is the past tense of "fall."

Of the answer choices, all the past tense forms of the first word are incorrect except for "jump is to jumped." It is therefore the correct answer.

Example Question #593 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Loyal is to traitor as brave is to __________.

Possible Answers:

nurse

champion

knight

soldier

coward

Correct answer:

coward

Explanation:

A "traitor" is someone who is not loyal or, in other words, someone who betrays someone else. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of the nouns given answer choices describes someone who is not brave. The correct answer is therefore "coward," which means someone who is scared and not brave.

Example Question #593 : Analogies

The following questions requires that you find relationships between words. Select the answer that best matches the meaning of the sentence.

Voice is to loud as strike is to __________.

Possible Answers:

now

fast

high

well

hard

Correct answer:

hard

Explanation:

A voice at its highest intesity is loud. A strike at its highest intensity is hard.

Example Question #31 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Desert is to dry as mountain is to __________.

Possible Answers:

Rock 

Little 

Hill 

Tall

Wet

Correct answer:

Tall

Explanation:

A quality associated with a "desert" is that it is "dry," so to solve this analogy, you have to determine which answer choice is a quality generally associated with a "mountain." Mountains are generally “tall," so "tall" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are qualities that describe a mountain: a "hill" is a smaller land formation than a mountain, a mountain is made of "rock," a mountain is not usually thought of as being "little," and mountains are not usually assumed to be "wet."

Example Question #32 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Blood is to red as grass is to __________.

Possible Answers:

Blue 

Green 

Plant 

Color 

Crimson 

Correct answer:

Green 

Explanation:

The color of blood is red, so to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an adjective that describes the color of grass. Grass is green, so "green" is the correct answer. ("Crimson" is a dark shade of red.)

Example Question #35 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Snow is to cold as water is to __________.

Possible Answers:

drink 

wet

warm 

ocean 

rain 

Correct answer:

wet

Explanation:

A characteristic of snow is that it is cold, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes water. A characteristic of water is that it is wet, so "wet" is the correct answer. While "warm" might look like a potentially correct answer because water can be warm, "wet" is the better answer because while water can be warm, it can also be cold, but it is always wet.

Example Question #36 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Elephant is to big as chipmunk is to __________.

Possible Answers:

small 

animal 

bigger 

monkey 

large 

Correct answer:

small 

Explanation:

A characteristic of an elephant is that it is big; conversely, a characteristic of a chipmunk is to be “small.”

Example Question #37 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Fire is to hot as freezer is to __________.

Possible Answers:

food 

cold 

storage 

burning 

fridge 

Correct answer:

cold 

Explanation:

A quality of a fire is that it is hot; on the other hand, a quality of a freezer is to be “cold.” To help you, "storage" is a place where things are stored, and "burning," when used as an adjective, means very hot or on fire.

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