All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #491 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy:
Mechanic is to car as __________.
filmmaker is to movies
driver is to limo
plumber is to toilet
cowboy is to horses
salesman is to car
plumber is to toilet
Mechanics repair cars. Similarly, "plumbers" fix "toilets."
None of the other analogies have this relationship:
Drivers drive limos but typically do not repair them. Filmmakers make movies. Cowboys ride horses. A salesman sells cars.
Example Question #492 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete the analogy:
Chauffeur is to car as __________.
pilot is to plane
oarsman is to steamship
lawyer is to court
painter is to photography
runner is to race
pilot is to plane
"Chauffeurs" drive "cars" as their occupation. Similarly, "pilots" fly "planes" as their occupation.
None of the other analogies have this relationship:
A lawyer works in the court, but does not operate the court in the same way that a pilot or a chauffeur operate a plane or a car. Painters paints pictures, while photography is the art of taking pictures with a camera. Runners run races; there are no tools in this analogy. An oarsman rows a boat, but a steamship has no oarsmen as it is steam-powered, thus the oarsman does not operate the steamship as his profession.
Example Question #493 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Pen is to author as __________.
chalk is to teacher
plant is to garden
ornament is to Christmas
hotdog is to bun
mother is to baby
chalk is to teacher
The correct answer is "chalk is to teacher."
This analogy expresses a user and tool relationship.
A pen is a tool that an author uses to do his or her job. Therefore, we need to find an identical relationship for the second half of the analogy.
A teacher uses chalk to perform (specific tasks) his or her job.
Example Question #494 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Statistician is to __________ as geologist is to rocks.
literature
history
geography
data
romance
data
A "geologist" is someone who studies rocks, someone who examines rocks. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is studied or examined by a "statistician." A "statistician" is primarily concerned with statistics, or "data." To provide extra help, "data" is facts collected and analyzed.
Example Question #495 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Mason is to __________ as grocer is to food.
money
iron
stone
wood
water
stone
A "grocer" is someone who sells food, and other household products for a living. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a product made or sold by a "mason." The correct answer is "stone." A "mason" is someone who cuts and shapes stone and marble for a living.
Example Question #496 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Chiropractic is to __________ as acupuncturist is to needles.
sorcery
surgeon
massage
vaccination
hospital
massage
An "acupuncturist" is someone who uses "needles" to treat a patient. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something at a "chiropractor" might use. Well, a "chiropractor" is someone who treats back problems. So, the correct answer is "massage." Additionally, a "surgeon" is a doctor operates on people; "sorcery" is magic; "vaccination" is inoculation, treating someone with a small amount of a disease to prevent them from contracting a more serious version of the disease.
Example Question #8 : User And Tool
Complete the analogy.
Doctor is to thermometer as __________.
screwdriver is to repair
actor is to script
wind is to blow
lion is to prey
singer is to sing
actor is to script
The correct answer is "actor is to script."
This analogy expresses a user/tool relationship. A doctor uses a thermometer to perform his or her job. An actor uses a script to perform his or her job.
Example Question #9 : User And Tool
Complete this analogy.
Clippers is to barber as _______________.
paintbrush is to artist
mattress is to bed
flash is to camera
computer is to student
picture is to wall
paintbrush is to artist
The correct answer is "paintbrush is to artist."
This analogy explores the relationship of a tool and the user of the tool. Clippers are used by a barber to perform the task of cutting hair; likewise, a paintbrush is used by an artist to paint.
Example Question #497 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Discard is to trash as consume is to __________.
emotion
travel
sleep
food
rebellion
food
"Trash" is a noun, and "discard" (which means to throw away) is an action that one typically does with that noun. To complete this analogy, you have to determine which object matches with the action "consume." To "consume" means take in or eat, so the correct answer is “food," because just as one typically discards trash, one typically consumes food.
Example Question #498 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Teacher is to exam as __________.
doctor is to vaccine
patient is to hospital
army is to soldier
quilt is to fabric
pilot is to plane
doctor is to vaccine
The relationship between "teacher" and "exam" is that a teacher is the person who administers or gives an exam. So, we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word describes a person who administers or gives the second word. "Doctor is to vaccine" and "Pilot is to plane" may each look like potentially correct answer choices because the first word in each choice is an occupation, but since a pilot does not administer or give a plane, but flies it instead, "pilot is to plane" cannot be the correct answer. Because doctors administer or give vaccines just like teachers administer or give exams, "doctor is to vaccine" is the correct answer.
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