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Example Question #462 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Phone is to talking as television is to __________.
speaking
forbidding
laughing
watching
sharing
watching
A “phone” is an object that you use for “talking,” so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what it is that you use a “television” for. The correct answer, of course, is “watching.”
Example Question #463 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
House is to sheltering as truck is to __________.
Driveway
Vehicle
Shipping
Highway
Wheels
Shipping
A “house” is something used for “sheltering.” To “shelter” someone or something means to give him, her, or it protection from dangerous things. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine what a “truck” is used for. The correct answer is “shipping,” which means moving things from one place to another.
Example Question #461 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Eye is to see as mouth is to __________.
eat
teeth
lips
hear
smell
eat
You use your eyes to see things, so, to solve this analogy, you have to determine what it is that you use your mouth to do. The correct answer is therefore "eat" because you use your mouth to eat things.
Example Question #462 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Breakfast is to morning as dinner is to __________.
food
chef
restaurant
evening
lunchtime
evening
Breakfast is a meal consumed in the morning, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine at what time of day dinner is consumed. The correct answer is “evening.” For analogy questions it is very important to figure out the relationship between the words before attempting to answer. The question often becomes very easy once you figure out the relationship between the first two words.
Example Question #31 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Piano is to __________ as microwave is to food.
music
cook
instrument
play
guitar
music
You use a "microwave" to make "food," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "piano" for. The correct answer, of course, is to make "music."
Example Question #32 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Crosswalk is to road as __________ is to river.
bridge
traffic
ship
yacht
stream
bridge
A "crosswalk" is a pathway one uses to cross the road. So, which of these is something one might use to cross a "river?" The correct answer is a "bridge." Additionally, a "yacht" is a sailboat; a "stream" is a very small, narrow river.
Example Question #33 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Brick is to build as flashlight is to __________.
torch
see
light
eyes
heavy
see
You use "bricks" to "build" things, so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you use a "flashlight" for. The correct answer is to "see" things. Additionally, "torch" is another word for "flashlight."
Example Question #34 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Broth is to __________ as champagne is to drink.
eat
borrow
lie
complete
destroy
eat
"Champagne" is sparkling wine, it is something one "drinks." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what one does with a "broth." Well, a "broth" is much like a soup. So, the correct answer is that you "eat" it. Additionally, "complete" means finish.
Example Question #511 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Castle is to defend as telephone is to __________.
elevate
barter
irritate
cook
communicate
communicate
The purpose of a "castle" is to "defend" people from attacks. So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these answer choices describes the purpose of a "telephone." The correct answer is "communicate" which means to talk to, share information. Additionally, "elevate" means rise up, lift up; "barter" means trade, exchange, argue about the price of something; "irritate" means annoy.
Example Question #512 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete the analogy.
Oven is to cook _______________.
chocolate is to eat
knife is to cut
cake is to bake
eggs are to boil
microwave is to sink
knife is to cut
"Oven" and "cook" are a tool and its use, so the answer must be a tool and its use. You use an oven to cook food (or clay, or whatever you want to really), just as you use a knife to cut (often but not always food), so that must be the correct answer.
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