All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #4 : Example To Category Or Category To Example
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Strawberry is to fruit as __________.
lettuce is to grain
carrot is to vegetable
milk is to condiment
pepper is to dairy
ribbon is to gift
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 #5 : Example To Category Or Category To Example
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Baseball is to game as __________.
dictionary is to book
color is to crayon
near is to far
young is to old
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 #11 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Eagle is to bird as truck is to __________.
vehicle
van
measure
travel
alarm
vehicle
An “eagle” is a type of "bird." Similiarly, a "truck" is a type of "vehicle."
Example Question #12 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Literature is to novel as music is to __________.
science
art
poetry
dance
song
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 #13 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Vegetable is to corn as __________.
tree is to leaf
canoe is to paddle
insect is to bumblebee
apple is to fruit
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 #21 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Venus is to planet as soda is to __________.
beverage
carbonated
fizz
cup
food
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 #22 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Color is to pink as __________.
emotion is to happiness
quiet is to loud
dream is to nightmare
fish is to scale
squirrel is to animal
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 #23 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Ice is to solid as __________.
soda is to bubbles
computer is to television
water is to liquid
finger is to hand
brick is to wall
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 #24 : Part/Whole, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Complete this analogy.
Purple is to lavender as __________.
yellow is to sun
green is to checkered
orange is to carrot
black is to white
red is to crimson
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 #24 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Carrot is to vegetable as __________.
human is to mammal
koala is to eucalyptus
kitten is to canine
whale is to amphibian
lizard is to fish
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.
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