SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Specific Terminology and Homonyms
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Example Question #31 : Animal Related Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Nose is to cat as ________________.
dog is to puppy
tree is to bird
snout is to pig
eyelid is to eye
nostril is to nose
snout is to pig
Since cats have noses, we are looking for an answer choice that includes a body part (e.g., nose) and animal that has that body part (e.g., cat). The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "Snout is to pig" because pigs have snouts!
Example Question #1 : Gendered Terminology
Complete this analogy.
God is to goddess as actor is to __________.
actress
actoress
bible
acting
movie
actress
A “goddess” is a female god; often in the English language when we take a male form of something and make it female we add the suffix -ess. The same rule can be applied to turn “actor” into “actress.” An “actress” is a female actor. An "actoress" is not a word.
Example Question #2 : Gendered Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Host is to hostess as duke is to __________.
heiress
queen
witch
crown
duchess
duchess
A "host" is a male person who throws a party, and a "hostess" is a female person who throws a party. A "duke" is a title for a male person who may or may not rule a small area of land. So, to solve this analogy, we need to figure out which word has the same meaning as "duke" but is used to describe the same sort of title for a female person. The correct answer is thus "duchess."
Example Question #3 : Gendered Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Nephew is to boy as __________ is to girl.
family
uncle
aunt
niece
woman
niece
A "nephew" is the name given to the son of one's brother or sister. Only "boys" are called "nephews." To solve this analogy you need to determine what name is given to the daughter of one's brother or sister. The correct answer is "niece."
Example Question #1 : Homonyms
Blue is to blew as . . .
river is to water
electricity is to refrigerator
buy is to bye
green is to grass
whiskers are to cat
buy is to bye
Since "blue" is pronounced in exactly the same way as "blew," the two words are called homonyms. We need to find another answer choice in which the two words are also homonyms. Because "buy" is pronounced in exactly the same way as "bye," they are homonyms and the correct answer is "buy is to bye."
Example Question #2 : Homonyms
Red is to read as hare is to
heir
oxygen
none of the other answers
here
hair
hair
Red and read are homonyms just as hare and hair are homonyms.
Example Question #3 : Homonyms
Bat is to batt as week is to
none of the other answers
woke
work
wake
weak
weak
Both sets of words are homonyms.
Example Question #2 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Aid is to aide as site is to __________.
love
assist
help
cite
anage
cite
"Aid" and "aide" are two words that sound the same, but mean different things. "Aid" means help, and an "aide" is an assistant. When two words sound the same but have different meanings, we call them homonyms. Which of these answer choices sounds most like "site"? The correct answer is “cite.” "Site," which means location, is a homonym of "cite," which means quote.
Example Question #3 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sale is to sail as weigh is to __________.
Measure
Sell
Way
Vend
Demand
Way
"Sale" and "sail" are homonyms, so to solve this analogy, you have to find the word that sounds most like "weigh." The correct answer is “way.”
Example Question #2 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Some is to sum as plain is to __________.
plane
bare
fly
many
add
plane
"Some" and "sum" are two words that sound the same, but mean different things. So, they are homonyms. To solve this analogy, you have to find the answer choice that sounds like "plain." "Plain" and "plane" are homonyms, so "plane" is the correct answer.
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