All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Eagle is to bird as truck is to __________.
alarm
van
measure
travel
vehicle
vehicle
An “eagle” is a type of "bird." Similiarly, a "truck" is a type of "vehicle."
Example Question #32 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Literature is to novel as music is to __________.
art
song
poetry
dance
science
song
A "novel" is a work of "literature," just as a "song" is a work of "music."
"Art" and "dance" may be attractive answer choices because literature and music are often considered forms of art, and dancing is (usually) done in response to music, but neither represent works of music in the same sense that a novel is a work of literature. "Poetry" may be attractive because it is associated with "literature," but poetry is not a work of music. "Science" is not a work of music either.
Example Question #33 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Vegetable is to corn as __________.
insect is to bumblebee
core is to apple
tree is to leaf
apple is to fruit
canoe is to paddle
insect is to bumblebee
Corn is an example of a vegetable, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a category and the second word an example of something that falls into that category. While “insect is to bumblebee” and “apple is to fruit” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “apple is to fruit” cannot be the correct answer because a fruit is not an example of an apple; however, a bumblebee is an example of an insect, just as corn is an example of a vegetable, so “insect is to bumblebee” is the correct answer.
Example Question #31 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Venus is to planet as soda is to __________.
cup
carbonated
beverage
food
fizz
beverage
Since Venus is a planet (it fits into the category of "planet"), we need to pick out an answer choice that describes a category into which "soda" fits. Of the three answer choices which are nouns ("food," "beverage," and "cup"), soda is not a kind of food or cup, but it is a kind of beverage, so "beverage" is the correct answer.
Example Question #32 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Color is to pink as __________.
dream is to nightmare
fish is to scale
quiet is to loud
emotion is to happiness
squirrel is to animal
emotion is to happiness
Pink is an example of a color, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word is an example of the first. While “squirrel is to animal” and “emotion is to love” might each look like a potentially correct answer, an animal is not an example of a squirrel, so “squirrel is to animal” cannot be the correct answer. Happiness is an example of an emotion, however, just as pink is an example of a color, so “emotion is to happiness” is the correct answer.
Example Question #33 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Ice is to solid as __________.
finger is to hand
water is to liquid
soda is to bubbles
brick is to wall
computer is to television
water is to liquid
To answer this question, we need to know that ice is the solid form of water. To solve the analogy, we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a substance and the second word identifies what physical state that substance is in. "Water is to liquid" is the only answer choice that fits this format, so the correct answer is "water is to liquid."
Example Question #21 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Purple is to lavender as __________.
black is to white
green is to checkered
orange is to carrot
yellow is to sun
red is to crimson
red is to crimson
Lavender is a shade of purple, so we are looking for an answer choice in which the second answer is a shade of the first answer. The best answer choice is "red is to crimson," since crimson is a shade of red.
Example Question #41 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Carrot is to vegetable as __________.
whale is to amphibian
lizard is to fish
koala is to eucalyptus
human is to mammal
kitten is to canine
human is to mammal
Since carrots are a popular type of vegetable, we should look for an answer choice in which the first word belongs in the second answer's group. The best answer choice is "human is to mammal," because humans are one example of mammals.
Example Question #42 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Crocodile is to reptile as penguin is to __________.
egg
bird of prey
fish
bird
arctic
bird
A crocodile is a kind of reptile, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes a category that a penguin would fall into. While “bird” and “bird of prey” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “bird of prey” specifically means “a predatory bird; a raptor,” and because a penguin does not fall into this specific category of birds, but is still a bird, “bird” is the correct answer.
Example Question #43 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Dinosaur is to brontosaurus as cat is to __________.
nocturnal
aquatic
zoo
leopard
tyrannosaurus
leopard
Since a brontosaurus is a kind of dinosaur, we need to pick out an answer choice which is a kind of cat. Of the answer choices that are nouns ("leopard," "tyrannosaurus," and "zoo"), only two are animals ("leopard" and "tyrannosaurus") and only "leopard" is a kind of cat. Because a leopard is a type of cat, just like a brontosaurus is a type of dinosaur, "leopard" is the correct answer.
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