SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Determining Meaning from Type of Relationship
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Example Question #71 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Sailboat is to mast as __________.
airplane is to wing
skateboard is to roller blades
passenger is to car
train is to track
bike is to road
airplane is to wing
To complete the analogy, you first need to determine the relationship between the initial pairing. A "mast" is a part of a sailboat. Therefore the answer must be in the form of "'whole' is to 'part.'" A "wing" is a part of a "plane," so that must be the correct answer.
Example Question #72 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy.
Light bulb is to lamp as __________.
chair is to book
page is to book
lamp is to outlet
room is to door
light is to dark
page is to book
To complete the analogy, you first need to determine the relationship between the initial pairing. A "light bulb" is a part of a lamp. Therefore the answer must be in the form of "'part' is to 'whole.'" A "page" is a part of a book, so that must be the correct answer.
Example Question #73 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Centaur is to horse as mermaid is to __________.
magic
sailor
fish
ocean
woman
fish
A "centaur" is a mythological creature that is half-human and half-horse. So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what a "mermaid" is made up of. The correct answer is that a "mermaid" is half-human and half-"fish."
Example Question #84 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Loaf is to bread as __________ is to grapes.
bunch
healthy
toast
fruit
apples
bunch
A collection of "bread" is known as a "loaf," as in "a loaf of bread." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a group of "grapes" is called. The correct answer is a "bunch," as in "a bunch of grapes."
Example Question #71 : Part/Whole, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Complete this analogy.
Leaf is to plant as __________ is to dog.
cat
pet
loyal
tail
tree
tail
A "leaf" is a part of a "plant." So, which of these is a part of a "dog?" The correct answer is a "tail."
Example Question #74 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Part is to whole as _________________.
dark is to night
light is to dark
cup is to gallon
minute is to hour
a few is to most
minute is to hour
Minutes are a fractional unit of an hour, or in other words, a part of a whole.
Example Question #1 : Cause To Effect Or Effect To Cause
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Smile is to happy as frown is to __________.
loud
sad
laugh
joke
silence
sad
A "smile” is an expression we make when we are "happy," just as a "frown" is an expression we make when we are "sad."
Example Question #2 : Cause To Effect Or Effect To Cause
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Anger is to yell as __________.
frustration is to congratulate
tiredness is to sing
happiness is to sleep
sorrow is to cry
joy is to sob
sorrow is to cry
If you are feel anger towards at someone or something, you might yell at him, her, or it. So, to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is an emotion that might cause you to do the second word, an action verb. If you feel sorrow, you might cry, so "sorrow is to cry" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Cause To Effect Or Effect To Cause
Complete this analogy.
Exhausted is to sleep as famished is to __________.
eat
relax
laugh
run
drink
eat
“Exhausted” means very tired, so when you are “exhausted” you need to “sleep." To solve this analogy, you need to figure out what it is that you need to do when you are “famished.” “Famished” means very hungry, so when you are “famished” you need to “eat.”
Example Question #4 : Cause To Effect Or Effect To Cause
Complete this analogy.
Sad is to frown as happy is to __________.
pout
ecstatic
cry
face
smile
smile
When you are sad you frown, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes what expression you make when you are happy. When you are happy, you smile, so "smile" is the correct answer. To help you, "ecstatic" means very happy.
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