All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #191 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Pretty is to exquisite as ugly is to __________.
safe
grotesque
attractive
plain
similar
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 #192 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Complete this analogy.
Cottage is to house as sapling is to __________.
train
store
tree
mountain
person
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 #193 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Complete the analogy.
Clean is to spotless as ______________.
laundry is to washer
mop is to floor
dirty is to filthy
trashcan is to trash
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 #194 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Complete the analogy.
Wet is to soaked as _______________.
desert is to barren
car is to carwash
yellow is to green
dry is to arid
ocean is to beach
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 #195 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Complete this analogy.
Strong is to strongest as ___________________.
loud is to loudest
bright is to light
quiet is to whisper
weak is to weaker
tough is to inflexible
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 #196 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Complete this analogy.
Loud is to louder as ________________.
quiet is to shrill
scream is to whisper
big is to bigger
part is to hole
mop is to bucket
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."