SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : SSAT Elementary Level Verbal
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Example Question #22 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete the analogy.
Chair is to sit as ______________.
table is to wooden
bed is to lie down.
bed is to bedroom
bed is to pillow
sofa is to cushion
bed is to lie down.
We use a "chair" to "sit." The chair is a tool that facilitates your ability to become seated, and thus the relationship is that of a tool and a use. Of the given options, only a "bed" relates to lying down in this way. A "pillow" is often a part of a "bed," but a bed never uses a pillow.
Example Question #23 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Chopsticks is to eating as money is to __________.
throwing
dollar
spending
cash
job
spending
The purpose, or use, of a "chopstick" is for "eating." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what is the purpose of "money." The correct answer is "spending."
Example Question #24 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Pajamas is to sleep as __________ is to work.
job
boss
office
rest
suit
suit
"Pajamas" are clothes that you might wear to "sleep." So, which of these are clothes that you might wear to go to "work?" The correct answer is a "suit."
Example Question #521 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Javelin is to throw as soccer ball is to __________.
kick
sport
lose
team
play
kick
In order to use a "javelin" you have to "throw" it, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is an action that applies to using a "soccer ball." The correct answer is "kick."
Example Question #41 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Fork is to eating as pen is to __________.
cooking
writing
book
bored
meal
writing
A "fork" is something that is used in "eating." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "pen" is used for. The correct answer is that a "pen" is used for "writing."
Example Question #42 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Archery is to bow as surfing is to __________.
ride
ocean
shoot
wave
board
board
"Archery" is a sport that you need a "bow" in order to take part in. So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these is an object that you need in order to practice "surfing." The correct answer is that you need a "board."
Example Question #28 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Jar is preserve as key is to __________.
lock
door
wait
jam
crucial
lock
The purpose of a "jar" is to "preserve" (save to be used or eaten later) something. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answers describes the purpose of a "key." The correct answer is that a "key" is used to "lock" things. Additionally, "crucial" is an adjective that means very important, needed, vital.
Example Question #29 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Junction is to connect as napkin is to __________.
clean
tissue
kitchen
market
messy
clean
A "junction" is a place where two or more things are joined together. The purpose of a "junction" is to "connect" (join). To solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these describes the purpose of a "napkin." The correct answer is to "clean."
Example Question #30 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Grill is to cooking as __________ is to climbing.
oven
shower
ladder
plane
carpet
ladder
A "grill" is something that is used for "cooking." So, which of these is something that is used for "climbing?" The correct answer is a "ladder."
Example Question #31 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool
Complete this analogy.
Crayon is to coloring as ____________________.
pillow is to eating
marker is to galloping
knife is to cutting
hand is to foot
rain is to rainbow
knife is to cutting
Since we "color" with "crayons," we are looking for an answer choice that includes a tool (e.g., crayon) and how it is used (e.g., coloring). The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "knife is to cutting" because we use knives to cut up food!
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