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Example Questions
Example Question #293 : Analogies
Pretty is to exquisite as ugly is to __________.
plain
similar
safe
grotesque
attractive
grotesque
"Pretty" and "exquisite" are synonyms, but the relationship is one of a heightened degree. Something that is exquisite is very pretty. Likewise, "grotesque" refers to something that is very ugly.
Example Question #343 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Cottage is to house as sapling is to __________.
mountain
tree
person
store
train
tree
A "cottage" is a small, usually rural, house. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "sapling" is a smaller version of. The correct answer is that a "sapling" is a small "tree."
Example Question #344 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete the analogy.
Clean is to spotless as ______________.
dirty is to filthy
laundry is to washer
trashcan is to trash
mop is to floor
pen is to writing
dirty is to filthy
To complete the analogy, you must determine the relationship between the first two words. "Clean" and "spotless" are synonyms of increasing intensity, so the answer must be two synonyms of increasing intensity. "Filthy" is a more intense version of dirty, so that must be the correct answer.
Example Question #345 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete the analogy.
Wet is to soaked as _______________.
car is to carwash
desert is to barren
ocean is to beach
yellow is to green
dry is to arid
dry is to arid
What is the relationship between the given words? "Wet" and "soaked" are synonyms of increasing intensity, so the answer must be two synonyms of increasing intensity. "Arid" is a more intense version of dry, so that must be the correct answer.
Example Question #341 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Strong is to strongest as ___________________.
quiet is to whisper
weak is to weaker
loud is to loudest
tough is to inflexible
bright is to light
loud is to loudest
Since strongest is the greatest intensity of the word "strong," we are looking for an answer choice that has one word (e.g., strong) and the other word functions as the greatest intensity of that first word (e.g., strongest). The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "Loud is to loudest."
"Weak is to weaker" is not the best answer choice because weaker is not the greatest intensity of the word "weak," weakest would make this answer choice correct.
Example Question #21 : Changes In Intensity
Complete this analogy.
Loud is to louder as ________________.
part is to hole
big is to bigger
mop is to bucket
scream is to whisper
quiet is to shrill
big is to bigger
Louder is a more intense version of loud, so we are looking for an answer choice that includes words of varying intensities. The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "big is to bigger."
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