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Example Question #481 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Fore is to __________ as jewel is to joule.
four
after
behind
energy
gem
four
A "jewel" is a precious stone, a gem. And a "joule" is a unit of measurement used to measure energy. These words are "homonyms" because they sound the same but have different meanings. Which of these words sounds the same as, but has a different meaning to, "fore?" The correct answer is "four."
Example Question #482 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Bear is to bare as ________________.
dog is to cat
meat is to meet
love is to like
stare is to stairs
cow is to cough
meat is to meet
Since "bear" and "bare" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "meat is to meet."
"Stare" and stairs are almost homophones, but the plural -s ending in "stairs" makes these two words not exactly alike when spoke aloud.
Example Question #483 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Sea is to see as _________________.
deed is to dead
try is to tried
read to is reed
ocean is to lagoon
led is to lead
read to is reed
Since "sea" and "see" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "read is to reed."
Example Question #484 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Hear is to here as _________________.
look is to book
dear is to deer
eat is to it
lie is to li
diminish is to decrease
dear is to deer
Since "hear" and "here" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "dear is to deer."
Example Question #1 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Author is to book as poet is to __________.
storyteller
tome
writer
poem
narrator
poem
An author writes a book, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out what it is that a poet writes. The correct answer is a “poem.” To help you, a "tome" is a long book, and a "narrator" is the person telling a story.
Example Question #2 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Artist is to painting as musician is to __________.
song
singer
talented
piano
statue
song
An artist produces (makes) a painting, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that describes what a musician produces. A musician produces music, and a song is a form of music, so "song" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Soil is to ground as wood is to __________.
log
house
tree
furniture
lumber
tree
Soil comes from the ground just like wood comes from a tree.
Example Question #4 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Writer is to book as __________.
baker is to bread
table is to carpenter
food is to eating
driver is to drive
fool is to king
baker is to bread
What do "writer" and "book" have in common? A writer can write a book, so look for an answer that demonstrates the relationship someone is to something they make. Here "baker is to bread" works, because a baker makes bread. A "driver" "drives," but he or she does not make "drives." "Table is to carpenter" would work, but it's backwards!
Example Question #421 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Storm is to lightning as blizzard is to __________.
fog
snow
heat
fire
rain
snow
A storm produces lightning, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what a blizzard produces. “Blizzard,” when used as a noun, means “a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility,” so blizzards produce snow like storms produce lightning, making “snow” the correct answer.
Example Question #422 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Actress is to film as __________.
nest is to bird
painting is to painter
writer is to book
bark is to tree
courtroom is to lawyer
writer is to book
An actress’s job is to make movies, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a noun that describes an occupation that makes or creates the second word, another noun. While “painting is to painter” and “writer is to book” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “painting is to painter” cannot be correct, because while “painting” can be used as a noun, it does not indicate the profession of someone who makes paintings—that would be “painter.” So, because it’s not the job of a painting to create painters, “painting is to painter” cannot be the correct answer. Some writers make their living by writing books, however, just as actresses make their livings by making films, so “writer is to book” is the correct answer.
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