All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #17 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Complete this analogy:
Wolf is to pack as __________.
geese is to gaggle
herd is to reptiles
farm is to pig
wolf is to dog
child is to school
geese is to gaggle
A group of wolves is called a pack. Similarly, a group of geese is called a gaggle.
None of the other analogies have this specific relationship.
Groups of children are not called a school, although groups of children do go to school.
Wolf and dog are related, but the analogy does not fit the relationship of single animal to group of that animal.
Groups of pigs do live on farms, but the order of the words is incorrect: a group of farms is not called a pig.
A group of reptiles is not called a herd; a herd typically refers to a group of hoofed animals.
Example Question #141 : Analogies
Complete this analogy:
Triangle is to pyramid as circle is to __________.
sphere
globe
round
oval
cube
sphere
A pyramid is a three-dimensional version of the triangle. Similarly, a sphere is the three-dimensional version of the circle.
None of the other analogies have this relationship.
Globes are spherical, but refer specifically to spheres upon which three-dimensional maps of the Earth are depicted.
An oval is simply an elongated circle, also known as an ellipse.
Round is the quality of being non-linear, for either three-dimensional or two dimensional.
Cube is the three-dimensional version of the square.
Example Question #142 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Singer is to choir as player is to ____________.
shoe
uniform
team
bat
bar
team
This analogy shows a part to whole relationship.
A singer is part of a larger unit (the choir).
The correct answer is "player is to team." A player is part of a team (the team being the whole).
Example Question #143 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Museum is to __________ as orchard is to trees.
vocations
artifacts
weapons
pestilence
sailors
artifacts
An "orchard" is a group of "trees," particularly fruit "trees." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is found in a "museum." The correct answer is "artifacts." A collection of "artifacts" is known as a "museum." An "artifact" is a man-made object of historical of cultural interest. Additionally, "pestilence" is disease; a "vocation" is an occupation, a job.
Example Question #144 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Midshipman is to navy as __________ is to army.
aviator
cartographer
mine
private
tank
private
A "midshipman" is a low ranking member of the "navy." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a low ranking member of the "army." The correct answer is "private." Additionally, an "aviator" is a pilot of planes; a "cartographer" is a mapmaker.
Example Question #145 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Armada is to __________ as infantry is to soldiers.
politicians
pedestrians
warships
airplanes
passengers
warships
"Infantry" is a term that can be used to describe a group of "soldiers." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these an "armada" is made up of. The correct answer is that an "armada" is a fleet, a group of "warships." Additionally, "pedestrians" are people walking, as opposed to people in cars.
Example Question #146 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Peanut is to shell as __________________.
refrigerator is to kitchen
poultry is to meat
flour is to dough
apple is to tree
banana is to peel
banana is to peel
A peanut's outermost layer is its shell. The correct answer will demonstrate a similar relationship. A banana's outermost layer is its peel, so that is the correct answer.
Example Question #147 : Analogies
Xylophone is to instrument as __________.
wax is to candle
lock is to key
pear is to fruit
cloud is to sky
game is to chess
pear is to fruit
A xylophone is an example of an instrument, so we need to pick out an answer choice that consists of two nouns, where the first is an example of the second. While “pear is to fruit” and “game is to chess” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “game” is not an example of a “chess,” so “game is to chess” cannot be the correct answer. A pear is an example of a fruit, however, just as a xylophone is an example of an instrument, so “pear is to fruit” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Example And Category
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Scull is to boat as hamlet is to __________.
Town
Lake
Forest
Carriage
Mountain
Town
A scull is a small boat, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of the answer choices is a bigger version of a hamlet. A hamlet is a small community, like a village, so the correct answer is “town.”
Example Question #148 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Virtue is to honesty as vice is to __________.
consideration
kindness
intelligence
mendacity
generosity
mendacity
A "virtue" is a good or righteous attribute in a person, and a "vice" is the opposite, a negative or bad attribute in a person. "Honesty" is a example of a virtue, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is an example of a vice. "Mendacity" means dishonesty and is the best example of a vice that is available.
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