All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #421 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Musician is to song as artist is to __________.
entertainment
book
creator
stage
sculpture
sculpture
A musician produces songs. The answer, then, is what an artist produces. There are many options for what an artist may produce, but the only one listed is "sculpture." This is a better option than either "book" or "entertainment." "Author" or "writer" would have been used for "book." "Entertainment" is not very specific, but the first example, "musician" and "songs," is very specific.
Example Question #442 : Analogies
Tailor is to clothes as cobbler is to __________.
jewellery
clocks
shoes
glasses
horns
shoes
Tailors mend and make adjustments to clothes, while cobblers mend shoes. The relationship is that of a producer to a product.
Example Question #431 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Butcher is to meat as tailor is to __________.
clothes
cars
milk
loans
houses
clothes
A "butcher" is someone who sells "meat." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what it is that a "tailor" produces or sells. The correct answer is "clothes." A "tailor" is someone who makes sure clothes fit, especially things like suits.
Example Question #432 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Lava is to volcano as __________ is to cloud.
hot
sky
rain
stormy
weather
rain
"Lava" is the hot molten rock that comes out of a volcano when it erupts. So, "lava" comes from a "volcano." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that comes from a "cloud." The correct answer is "rain."
Example Question #433 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Baker is to bread as ______________.
police officer is to coffee
chef is to flowers
gardener is to jail
architect is to house
time is to watch
architect is to house
Since bakers bake bread, we are looking for an answer choice that includes an occupation (e.g., baker) and a product that they help to make (e.g., bread). The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "Architect is to house" because architects help to build houses.
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