SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Example to Category or Category to Example

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Eagle is to bird as truck is to __________.

Possible Answers:

vehicle

van

measure

travel

alarm

Correct answer:

vehicle

Explanation:

An “eagle” is a type of "bird." Similiarly, a "truck" is a type of "vehicle."

Example Question #12 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Literature is to novel as music is to __________.

Possible Answers:

science

art

poetry

dance

song

Correct answer:

song

Explanation:

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 #13 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Vegetable is to corn as __________.

Possible Answers:

tree is to leaf

canoe is to paddle

insect is to bumblebee

apple is to fruit

core is to apple

Correct answer:

insect is to bumblebee

Explanation:

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 #21 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Venus is to planet as soda is to __________.

Possible Answers:

beverage

carbonated

fizz

cup

food

Correct answer:

beverage

Explanation:

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 #22 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Color is to pink as __________.

Possible Answers:

emotion is to happiness

quiet is to loud

dream is to nightmare

fish is to scale

squirrel is to animal

Correct answer:

emotion is to happiness

Explanation:

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 #23 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Ice is to solid as __________.

Possible Answers:

soda is to bubbles

computer is to television

water is to liquid

finger is to hand

brick is to wall

Correct answer:

water is to liquid

Explanation:

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 #24 : Part/Whole, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect

Complete this analogy.

Purple is to lavender as __________.

Possible Answers:

yellow is to sun

green is to checkered

orange is to carrot

black is to white

red is to crimson

Correct answer:

red is to crimson

Explanation:

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 #24 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Carrot is to vegetable as __________.

Possible Answers:

human is to mammal

koala is to eucalyptus

kitten is to canine

whale is to amphibian

lizard is to fish

Correct answer:

human is to mammal

Explanation:

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 #25 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Crocodile is to reptile as penguin is to __________.

Possible Answers:

bird of prey

egg

bird

arctic

fish

Correct answer:

bird

Explanation:

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 #26 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Dinosaur is to brontosaurus as cat is to __________.

Possible Answers:

aquatic

zoo

leopard

tyrannosaurus

nocturnal

Correct answer:

leopard

Explanation:

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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