All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #33 : Qualities And Features
Complete this analogy.
Employee is to inferior as __________ is to superior.
boss
better
medicine
convict
career
boss
To begin with it is necessary to define "inferior" and "superior." "Inferior" means worse than, in a lower position than and "superior" means better than, in a higher position than. Also, an "employee" is a worker, someone who works for someone else. If an "employee" is "inferior," which of these could be described as "superior?" The correct answer is "boss." Additionally, a "convict" is a prisoner; "medicine" is something given to cure a sick person; a "career" is a job someone does for a large period of their lives, like teaching or nursing or accounting.
Example Question #34 : Qualities And Features
Complete this analogy.
Antler is to deer as __________ is to elephant.
hand
mammoth
feathers
tusk
fin
tusk
An "antler" is a feature of a "deer." It is the name given to the branched horns on a deer's head. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a feature of an "elephant." The correct answer is "tusk."
Example Question #35 : Qualities And Features
Complete this analogy.
Sugar is to sweet as __________.
lime is to sour
soft is to hard
bitter is to lemon
green is to blue
apple is to red
lime is to sour
Sugar has the characteristic of being sweet. The only option here that has this same relationship is "lime is to sour," as a lime has the characteristic of being sour.
A tempting wrong answer is "bitter is to lemon." However, it is incorrect because bitter does not have the characteristic of being a lemon.
Example Question #71 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Thief is to steal as __________.
musician is to instrument
charity is to donate
hawk is to talon
room is to house
chef is to cook
chef is to cook
A thief is someone who steals, so to solve this analogy, we need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word is a verb that the first word, a noun, does. While "donate is to charity" and "chef is to cook" may both look like correct answer choices, a "charity" does not "donate"—people donate to charities. While "chef" and "cook" can be seen as synonyms, "cook" can also be used as a verb meaning to prepare food. So, because chefs cook just as thieves steal, "chef is to cook" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Abilities
Complete this analogy.
Play is to game as eat is to __________.
lose
meal
nap
hungry
drink
meal
A “game” is something that you “play,” so to solve this analogy, you need to determine which of these answer choices is something that you “eat.” The correct answer is a “meal.”
Example Question #2 : Abilities
Complete this analogy.
Boxer is to fighting as vocalist is to __________.
defending
singing
laughing
dancing
speaking
singing
“Fighting” is an action associated with “boxers,” so to solve this analogy, you need to determine which answer choice is associated with a “vocalist.” Well, a “vocalist” is someone who sings, so the correct answer is “singing.”
Example Question #3 : Abilities
Complete this analogy.
Butterfly is to flutter as spider is to __________.
scary
crawl
fly
swim
spin
crawl
"Flutter" means flap your wings and hover in the air or fly around. Fluttering is something that butterflies do to move around, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of these words is something that spiders do to move around. The correct answer is therefore "crawl." While spiders do "spin" webs, they do not "spin" to move around—"crawl" better describes how they move around.
Example Question #4 : Abilities
Complete the analogy.
Kangaroo is to jump as __________.
drive is to car
ride is to bike
lemonade is to drink
baby is to child
lawnmower is to cut
lawnmower is to cut
One ability of kangaroos is to jump. Since "kangaroo" is first and the ability is second, the answer needs to follow the same format. "Lemonade" is a type of "drink" and "baby" is a type of "child," so these answers can be eliminated. While a car can be driven and a biken can be riden, the order is incorrect. The only answer that fits is that a "lawnmower" can "cut."
Example Question #5 : Abilities
Complete this analogy.
Bark is to dog as __________ is to wolf.
puppy
hunt
pack
cat
howl
howl
"Bark" is the sound made by a "dog," so to solve this analogy you simply need to determine what sound a "wolf" makes. The correct answer is "howl." When solving analogies your first step is always to figure out the relationship between the words in the question - in this case the relationship was the sound a "dog" makes is a "bark," what is the sound a wolf makes?
Example Question #6 : Abilities
Complete this analogy.
Feather is to fly as fin is to __________.
bird
breathe
walk
fish
swim
swim
A "feather" is used by birds to help them to "fly." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which action is helped by the use of a "fin." Well, a "fin" is part of the body of a fish that is used to help fish to "swim."