All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Mare is to horse as ewe is to __________.
Sheep
Male
Female
Duck
Cow
Sheep
A "mare" is a female horse, so to solve this analogy, you need to figure out which animal "ewe" is a name for the female of. A "ewe" is a female sheep, so the correct answer is a “sheep.”
Example Question #1 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Buck is to male as doe is to __________.
Female
Dear
Male
Animal
Baby
Female
A "buck" is a male deer, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the gender of a "doe." A "doe" is a female deer, so "female" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Cow is to milk as chicken is to __________.
mammal
farm
bird
eggs
feathers
eggs
Milk is a product produced by cows, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is a product that chickens produce. Eggs are a product produced by chickens, so "eggs" are the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Sheep is to herd as fish is to __________.
pride
family
tribe
school
pack
school
A group of sheep is called a “herd;” a group of fish is called a “school.”
Example Question #2 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Lion is to mammal as alligator is to __________.
bird
shell
reptile
crocodile
gazelle
reptile
“Mammal” and "reptile" are both classes of animals.” “Lions” belong to the class “mammals” because they have hair, are warm-blooded, and give birth to live young. “Alligaotrs” belong to the class “reptiles” beacuse they have scaly skin, are cold blooded, and lay eggs.
Example Question #2 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Flock is to flamingos as __________.
reptiles are to snakes
bears are to hibernate
goats are to milk
lions are to pride
fish are to pack
lions are to pride
A group of flamingos is called a flock. So, to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice in which the first word is a name for a group of the second word. A group of lions is called a "pride," so "pride is to lions" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Bear is to cub as __________.
deer is to doe
boy is to man
goose is to gosling
hawk is to bird
lion is to deer
goose is to gosling
A baby bear is called a "cub," so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice in which the first word is an animal and the second word is a name for a baby animal of the first word's kind. A baby goose is called a "gosling," so "goose is to gosling" is the correct answer.
Example Question #4 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Feline is to cat as equine is to __________.
Crow
Monkey
Horse
Lion
Dog
Horse
"Feline" means having to do with cats or cat-like, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is the animal described by the word "equine." "Equine" means having to do with horses or horse-like, so "horse" is the correct answer. "Equine" doesn't have to do with any of the other animals listed.
Example Question #311 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Beaver is to dam as spider is to __________.
web
spin
arachnid
jungle
fly
web
Beavers build dams, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes something that spiders build. “Web,” “fly,” and “spin” might each look like a potentially correct answer; however, while spiders spin webs, spiders don’t build “spins,” so “spin” cannot be the correct answer. Similarly, while spiders use webs to catch flies, spiders don’t make flies, so “fly” cannot be the correct answer. Spiders do spin webs, however, just as beavers make dams, so “web” is the correct answer.
Example Question #361 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Foal is to horse as __________.
dog is to puppy
kitten is to cat
mouse is to cheese
ant is to anthill
wings are to bee
kitten is to cat
Since a "foal" is a young horse, we need to find another pair of words where the first word is the name for the young version of the animal that the second word represents. While "dog is to puppy" might seem like a good answer, the words are not in the same order as they are in "foal is to horse"; "foal is to horse" begins with the younger animal, whereas "dog is to puppy" ends with the younger animal, so it can't be the correct answer. "Kitten is to cat," however, has its words in the correct order, with the word for the younger animal coming first, and since a "kitten" is a young cat, "kitten is to cat" is the correct answer.
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