All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #582 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Tadpole is to frog as __________.
addition is to division
batter is to cake
imagination is to creativity
water is to pool
paper is to drawing
batter is to cake
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 __________.
auction
sport
performance
book
companionship
performance
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 __________.
run is to runned
swim is to swimmed
draw is to drawed
jump is to jumped
leave is to leaved
jump is to jumped
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 __________.
nurse
champion
knight
soldier
coward
coward
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 __________.
now
fast
high
well
hard
hard
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 __________.
Rock
Little
Hill
Tall
Wet
Tall
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 __________.
Blue
Green
Plant
Color
Crimson
Green
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 __________.
drink
wet
warm
ocean
rain
wet
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 __________.
small
animal
bigger
monkey
large
small
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 __________.
food
cold
storage
burning
fridge
cold
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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