All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #32 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Strawberry is to fruit as __________.
pepper is to dairy
ribbon is to gift
lettuce is to grain
carrot is to vegetable
milk is to condiment
carrot is to vegetable
Since strawberries are a popular type of fruit, we are looking for an answer choice in which the first word is a type of the second word's food group. The best answer choice is "carrot is to vegetable," because carrots are a type of vegetable.
Example Question #31 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Baseball is to game as __________.
young is to old
near is to far
color is to crayon
dictionary is to book
woman is to female
dictionary is to book
Baseball is a specific type of game, just as a dictionary is a specific type of book, so "dictionary is to book" is the correct answer.
Example Question #32 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Eagle is to bird as truck is to __________.
measure
vehicle
travel
alarm
van
vehicle
An “eagle” is a type of "bird." Similiarly, a "truck" is a type of "vehicle."
Example Question #34 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Literature is to novel as music is to __________.
science
art
poetry
song
dance
song
A "novel" is a work of "literature," just as a "song" is a work of "music."
"Art" and "dance" may be attractive answer choices because literature and music are often considered forms of art, and dancing is (usually) done in response to music, but neither represent works of music in the same sense that a novel is a work of literature. "Poetry" may be attractive because it is associated with "literature," but poetry is not a work of music. "Science" is not a work of music either.
Example Question #31 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Vegetable is to corn as __________.
apple is to fruit
canoe is to paddle
insect is to bumblebee
tree is to leaf
core is to apple
insect is to bumblebee
Corn is an example of a vegetable, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a category and the second word an example of something that falls into that category. While “insect is to bumblebee” and “apple is to fruit” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “apple is to fruit” cannot be the correct answer because a fruit is not an example of an apple; however, a bumblebee is an example of an insect, just as corn is an example of a vegetable, so “insect is to bumblebee” is the correct answer.
Example Question #31 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Venus is to planet as soda is to __________.
fizz
food
carbonated
cup
beverage
beverage
Since Venus is a planet (it fits into the category of "planet"), we need to pick out an answer choice that describes a category into which "soda" fits. Of the three answer choices which are nouns ("food," "beverage," and "cup"), soda is not a kind of food or cup, but it is a kind of beverage, so "beverage" is the correct answer.
Example Question #34 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Color is to pink as __________.
emotion is to happiness
dream is to nightmare
fish is to scale
squirrel is to animal
quiet is to loud
emotion is to happiness
Pink is an example of a color, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word is an example of the first. While “squirrel is to animal” and “emotion is to love” might each look like a potentially correct answer, an animal is not an example of a squirrel, so “squirrel is to animal” cannot be the correct answer. Happiness is an example of an emotion, however, just as pink is an example of a color, so “emotion is to happiness” is the correct answer.
Example Question #35 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Ice is to solid as __________.
finger is to hand
computer is to television
water is to liquid
brick is to wall
soda is to bubbles
water is to liquid
To answer this question, we need to know that ice is the solid form of water. To solve the analogy, we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a substance and the second word identifies what physical state that substance is in. "Water is to liquid" is the only answer choice that fits this format, so the correct answer is "water is to liquid."
Example Question #36 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Purple is to lavender as __________.
black is to white
red is to crimson
orange is to carrot
green is to checkered
yellow is to sun
red is to crimson
Lavender is a shade of purple, so we are looking for an answer choice in which the second answer is a shade of the first answer. The best answer choice is "red is to crimson," since crimson is a shade of red.
Example Question #81 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Carrot is to vegetable as __________.
koala is to eucalyptus
lizard is to fish
kitten is to canine
whale is to amphibian
human is to mammal
human is to mammal
Since carrots are a popular type of vegetable, we should look for an answer choice in which the first word belongs in the second answer's group. The best answer choice is "human is to mammal," because humans are one example of mammals.