SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, and Subject/Object
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Example Question #466 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Piano is to __________ as microwave is to food.
music
instrument
cook
guitar
play
music
You use a "microwave" to make "food," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "piano" for. The correct answer, of course, is to make "music."
Example Question #467 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Crosswalk is to road as __________ is to river.
bridge
yacht
traffic
ship
stream
bridge
A "crosswalk" is a pathway one uses to cross the road. So, which of these is something one might use to cross a "river?" The correct answer is a "bridge." Additionally, a "yacht" is a sailboat; a "stream" is a very small, narrow river.
Example Question #468 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Brick is to build as flashlight is to __________.
see
torch
light
heavy
eyes
see
You use "bricks" to "build" things, so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "flashlight" for. The correct answer is to "see" things. Additionally, "torch" is another word for "flashlight."
Example Question #469 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Broth is to __________ as champagne is to drink.
lie
borrow
eat
complete
destroy
eat
"Champagne" is sparkling wine, it is something one "drinks." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what one does with a "broth." Well, a "broth" is much like a soup. So, the correct answer is that you "eat" it. Additionally, "complete" means finish.
Example Question #470 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Castle is to defend as telephone is to __________.
irritate
elevate
communicate
barter
cook
communicate
The purpose of a "castle" is to "defend" people from attacks. So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these answer choices describes the purpose of a "telephone." The correct answer is "communicate" which means to talk to, share information. Additionally, "elevate" means rise up, lift up; "barter" means trade, exchange, argue about the price of something; "irritate" means annoy.
Example Question #451 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Oven is to cook _______________.
eggs are to boil
chocolate is to eat
cake is to bake
microwave is to sink
knife is to cut
knife is to cut
"Oven" and "cook" are a tool and its use, so the answer must be a tool and its use. You use an oven to cook food (or clay, or whatever you want to really), just as you use a knife to cut (often but not always food), so that must be the correct answer.
Example Question #452 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Chair is to sit as ______________.
bed is to pillow
table is to wooden
bed is to lie down.
bed is to bedroom
sofa is to cushion
bed is to lie down.
We use a "chair" to "sit." The chair is a tool that facilitates your ability to become seated, and thus the relationship is that of a tool and a use. Of the given options, only a "bed" relates to lying down in this way. A "pillow" is often a part of a "bed," but a bed never uses a pillow.
Example Question #453 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Chopsticks is to eating as money is to __________.
job
spending
throwing
dollar
cash
spending
The purpose, or use, of a "chopstick" is for "eating." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what is the purpose of "money." The correct answer is "spending."
Example Question #454 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Pajamas is to sleep as __________ is to work.
boss
job
office
rest
suit
suit
"Pajamas" are clothes that you might wear to "sleep." So, which of these are clothes that you might wear to go to "work?" The correct answer is a "suit."
Example Question #455 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Javelin is to throw as soccer ball is to __________.
kick
team
sport
play
lose
kick
In order to use a "javelin" you have to "throw" it, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is an action that applies to using a "soccer ball." The correct answer is "kick."
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