SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Determining Meaning from Type of Relationship

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #22 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Visual is to see as aural is to __________.

Possible Answers:

eye

touch

hear

mouth

taste

Correct answer:

hear

Explanation:

"Visual" means related to sight or seeing. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "aural" relates to. The correct answer is "hearing."

Example Question #23 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Aviation is to flying as maritime is to __________.

Possible Answers:

sailing

driving

running

playing

climbing

Correct answer:

sailing

Explanation:

"Aviation" means related to aircraft or the act of "flying" a plane. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these actions is connected to the word "maritime." Well, "maritime" means related to the sea or to ships. So, the correct answer is "sailing."

Example Question #24 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Jabber is to talk as ______________.

Possible Answers:

run is to track

train is to track

drink is to water

perplexed is to understanding

scrawl is to write

Correct answer:

scrawl is to write

Explanation:

The correct answer is "scrawl is to write." 

When someone "jabbers," he or she is talking hurriedly, but not making much sense (careless talking/speech). 

When an individual "scrawls," he or she is writing rapidly and carelessly.

Example Question #25 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Husbandry is to __________ as forestry is to trees.

Possible Answers:

animals

inventions

ideas

machines

children

Correct answer:

animals

Explanation:

The term "forestry" means related to the science or practice of planting for or caring for "trees." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is related to "husbandry." Well, "husbandry" refers to the science or practice of raising and caring for farm "animals." 

Example Question #26 : Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Sonic is to _____________ as tactile is to touch.

Possible Answers:

truth

sight 

sound

taste

light

Correct answer:

sound

Explanation:

"Tactile" means of or related to the sense of "touch." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is described by the word "sonic." The correct answer is that "sonic" means of or related to "sound."

Example Question #451 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Milliner is to hats as cartographer is to __________.

Possible Answers:

phones 

maps 

carts

cars

tables 

Correct answer:

maps 

Explanation:

A "milliner" is someone who makes hats as an occupation so to solve this analogy you have to determine what it is that a cartographer makes. The correct answer is “maps”; a cartographer is a map-maker.

Example Question #452 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Spider is to web as __________.

Possible Answers:

wall is to house

nest is to bird

spider is to arachnid 

musician is to song

grasshopper is to insect

Correct answer:

musician is to song

Explanation:

The relationship between "spider" and "web" is that a spider creates a web. The best choice is "musician is to song" because musicians create songs. Considering the other choices, "nest is to bird" has the same relationship, but is in the incorrect order of product to producer, instead of producer to product as the question is worded, which makes "musician is to song" a better choice. In "grasshopper is to insect" the relationship is that a grasshopper is a type of insect, in "wall is to house", a wall is a part of a house, and in "spider is to arachnid", a spider is a type of arachnid.

Example Question #453 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete the analogy:

Cow is to milk as __________.

Possible Answers:

fish is to caviar

plant is to chlorophyl

cloth is to clothing

eggs is to bacon

wood is to ash

Correct answer:

fish is to caviar

Explanation:

Milk is an edible product produced by the cow. "Caviar" is an edible product produced by "fish." None of the other analogies have this relationship.

Clothing is made from cloth, but clothing is not an edible product, nor does cloth actively produce clothing. Wood becomes ash when burned. Plants produce chlorophyl, but chlorophyl is not an edible product. Eggs and bacon are both food, but one does not produce another.

Example Question #571 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Lantern is to light as furnace is to __________.

Possible Answers:

heat

combustible

electric

safety

fire

Correct answer:

heat

Explanation:

A "lantern" is a lamp, a light, something that is used to produce light. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what is produced by a "furnace." The correct answer is "heat."

Example Question #581 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Broker is to stocks as realtor is to __________.

Possible Answers:

houses

cars

medicine

furniture

food

Correct answer:

houses

Explanation:

A "broker" is someone who helps others to buy and sell stocks. So, which of these is bought and sold by a "realtor?" The correct answer is "houses."

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