All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #51 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Foul is to __________ as him is to hymn.
song
church
offense
fowl
chicken
fowl
"Hymn" (song sung in church) and "him" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "foul." The correct answer is "fowl," which means poultry, birds that are eaten, chickens.
Example Question #52 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Knew is to new as meat is to __________.
carnivore
meet
eat
fruit
beef
meet
"Knew" and "new" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "meat." The correct answer is "meet," which means encounter, run into, come across, be introduced to. Additionally, a "carnivore" is a meat-eater.
Example Question #53 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Cell is to __________ as facts is to fax.
sell
uproot
transmit
transfer
vend
sell
"Facts" (true statements, something that is certainly true) and "fax" (an outdated machine used to send documents) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds like "cell" (basic structural unit of the human body). The correct answer is "sell." Additionally, "uproot" means force to move; "vend" means sell; "transmit" means broadcast, send out; "transfer" means move from one place to another.
Example Question #54 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Throne is to __________ as waist is to waste.
garbage
stomach
king
crown
thrown
thrown
A "waist" is a part of the human body, a tummy. To "waste" means to not make good use of. These two words are "homonyms" because they have different meanings, but sound the same. Which of these words sounds the same as "throne" (a chair that a monarch sits in). The correct answer is "thrown," which is the past tense of throw.
Example Question #55 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Weather is to whether as __________ is to your.
yore
yuletide
ours
theirs
mine
yore
"Weather" and "whether" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds like "your." The correct answer is "yore," which means of former times, happening a long time ago. Additionally, "yuletide" is Christmas time.
Example Question #56 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Miner is to minor as rain is to __________.
coal
king
pour
reign
water
reign
"Minor" means of small importance and "miner" means person who goes into mines, person who mines minerals for a living. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this problem you need to determine which of these words sounds most like "rain." The correct answer is "reign" which means rule over, be king of. Additionally, "pour" means cause liquid to flow out of something.
Example Question #57 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Find is to fined as __________ is to idol.
lost
friend
lord
hero
idle
idle
"Find" means locate and "fined" means charged money for something done wrong. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the most like "idol" (icon, image of worship, hero, superstar). The correct answer is "idle," which means lazy, inactive, not moving.
Example Question #58 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Faux is to __________ as hear is to here.
foe
enemy
fake
authentic
genuine
foe
"Hear" and "here" are "homonyms" because they have different meanings and yet sound the same. Which of these answer choices sounds the most like "faux"? The correct answer is "foe." To help you, "faux" means fake, not real, inauthentic, not genuine and "foe" means enemy.
Example Question #59 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
One is to __________ as real is to reel.
won
fake
two
number
lost
won
"Real" (not fake, genuine) and "reel" (pull in a fish when fishing) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same as "one." The correct answer is, of course, "won."
Example Question #60 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Pain is to pane as __________ is to write.
essay
read
paper
right
pencil
right
"Pain" and "pane" (a sheet of glass like a door or a window) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the most like "write." The correct answer is "right."
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