All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #17 : Tool And Use
Complete this analogy.
Airlift is to plane as __________ is to truck.
repose
harangue
replete
perspire
haul
haul
When something is transported by "plane" we use the term "airlift." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a verb that is used when transporting something by "truck." The correct answer is "haul." Additionally, "harangue" means criticize, scold; "replete" means filled with; "perspire" means sweat; "repose" means rest, lie down.
Example Question #18 : Tool And Use
Complete this analogy.
Abacus is to __________ as beacon is to signal.
cook
draw
count
hear
warn
count
A "beacon" is something, like a lighthouse, used to pass a message or warning. A "beacon" is used to "signal." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you might use an "abacus" for. An "abacus" is an outdated instrument used for counting. The correct answer is therefore "count."
Example Question #19 : Tool And Use
Complete this analogy.
Antiseptic is to infection as antiperspirant is to __________.
pain
emotion
headaches
laziness
sweat
sweat
An "antiseptic" is something used to prevent "infection." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "antiperspirant" is used for. The correct answer is that it is used to prevent "sweating."
Example Question #20 : Tool And Use
Complete this analogy.
Hypnosis is to sleep as ointment is to __________.
work
heal
sing
smile
hear
heal
"Hypnosis" is a technique used to put someone to "sleep." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an action that is helped by "ointment." "Ointment" is cream applied to a wound in order to help with "healing." So, the correct answer is "heal."
Example Question #21 : Tool And Use
Complete this analogy.
Lantern is to __________ as padlock is to secure.
illuminate
masticate
devastate
electricity
begrime
illuminate
The purpose of a "padlock" is to keep something safe, to lock something away, to "secure" something. So, to solve this analogy you merely need to determine what the purpose of a "lantern" is. Well, a "lantern" is a light, a torch. So, the correct answer is to "illuminate," which means to light up, to shed light upon. Additionally, "masticate" means chew; "begrime" means blacken, make dirty; "devastate" means completely destroy, ruin.
Example Question #22 : Tool And Use
Complete this analogy.
Crank is to turning as __________ is to mooring.
hearth
scowl
anchor
tirade
harbor
anchor
A "crank" is a device used to facilitate the "turning" of something. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a device used for "mooring." Well, you first need to know that "mooring" means to fix a boat in place in a harbor so that it cannot be moved by the water. The correct answer is therefore "anchor." Additionally, a "harbor" is where boats are docked; a "tirade" is a long and impassioned verbal attack against someone or something; a "hearth" is a fireplace or a home; a "scowl" is an angry frown.
Example Question #23 : Tool And Use
Complete this analogy.
Charcoal is to fuel as detergent is to __________.
cook
practice
clean
vend
lend
clean
"Charcoal" is a material used to provide "fuel" or heat energy. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "detergent" is used for. The correct answer is to "clean." Additionally, "vend" means to sell and "lend" means allow to borrow.
Example Question #24 : Tool And Use
Complete this analogy.
Pyre is to __________ as scaffolding is to reinforcing.
reimbursing
hoarding
cremating
abstaining
drenching
cremating
"Scaffolding" is some temporary structure erected during construction to help with "reinforcing" the building. So, "scaffolding" is used for "reinforcing," what is a "pyre" used for? The correct answer is that a "pyre," is a pile of flammable material used in a funeral burning. So, it is used for "cremating," (burning a dead body). Additionally, "abstaining" means not participating it, not taking part; "drenching" means soaking, making very wet; "reimbursing" means paying someone back money they are owed; "hoarding" means collecting items or money and hiding them or refusing to use them.
Example Question #481 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Sculptor is to clay as __________.
paint is to canvas
painter is to paint
melody is to musician
writer is to typewriter
water is to watercolor
painter is to paint
Since a sculptor creates works of art out of clay, we need to pick out another set of words in which the first word describes someone who creates art using the second word as their medium. While "painter is to paint" and "writer is to typewriter" may both look like good answers, a typewriter is not a writer's medium, but the tool they use to write. (Words or text would be a writer's medium.) "Painter is to paint" is the correct answer because a painter creates works of art out of paint (and canvas), just like a sculptor creates works of art out of clay.
Example Question #482 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy:
Carpenter is to hammer as __________.
chef is to food
metalworker is to welding torch
baton is to policeman
captain is to boat
bird is to egg
metalworker is to welding torch
A carpenter uses a hammer to build wooden objects, so we need to find a similar relationship in the analogies. A "metalworker" uses a "welding torch" to build metal objects. "Metalworker" and "welding torch" have the same relationship as carpenter and hammer.
A captain uses a boat, but the boat is not simply a tool for the captain, it is the captain's home.
Birds hatch from eggs, there is no user or tool in this analogy.
Chefs make food, but food is not the tool of the chef.
The policeman is not the tool of the baton, but vice versa. Analogies must match conceptually, so if you have a user paired with a tool, you need to find an answer that also has a user and a tool.
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