SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Analogies

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #73 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Gape is to wonder as __________ is to fear.

Possible Answers:

stare

leap

monitor

sprint

tremble

Correct answer:

tremble

Explanation:

To "gape" means to stare in wonder or amazement. So, it is a physical manifestation of the feeling of "wonder." Which of these is a physical manifestation of the feeling of "fear?" The correct answer is to "tremble," which means to shake with fear or anxiety. Additionally, "sprint" means run fast; "leap" means jump high or far; "monitor" means watch, observe.

Example Question #73 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Basketball is to sport as _________.

Possible Answers:

tiger is to jungle

bulb is to light

toy is to child

Jazz is to genre

bird is to sky

Correct answer:

Jazz is to genre

Explanation:

The correct answer is "jazz is to genre."

The first part of the analogy shows that basketball is a type of sport. 

Jazz is a specific genre of music, making it the correct answer to complete the analogy.

Example Question #74 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Asphyxiation is to __________ as malnutrition is to food.

Possible Answers:

water

lungs

meal

warmth

oxygen

Correct answer:

oxygen

Explanation:

"Malnutrition" is a condition that results from too little "food," it is the lack of proper nutrition, an inadequate supply of food. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what the condition "asphyxiation" results from too little of. "Asphyxiation" is choking and it results from a lack of "oxygen."

Example Question #76 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Counterfeit is to __________ as feint is to attack.

Possible Answers:

equitable

lawyer

money

ailing

legal

Correct answer:

money

Explanation:

A fake attack is known as a "feint." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what fake "money" is known as. The correct answer is "counterfeit" which means a reproduced copy of something valuable, like money or property, designed to trick others into believing it is the real thing. Additionally, "equitable" means fair and equal; "ailing" means sick, unhealthy, unwell.

Example Question #75 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Ignorant is to __________ as naked is to clothes.

Possible Answers:

family

emotion

energy

education

money

Correct answer:

education

Explanation:

Someone without "clothes" is "naked." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that someone is lacking if they are described as "ignorant." Well, "ignorant" means not having knowledge of something. So, the correct answer is "education."

Example Question #781 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Classroom is to teacher as ________________.

Possible Answers:

highway is to car

play is to director 

house is to family

clerk is to register

ballet is to dancers

Correct answer:

play is to director 

Explanation:

The correct answer is "play is to director."

This analogy discloses the relationship of an individual and leadership. A classroom is led by/directed by a teacher; a play is led by/directed by a director.

Example Question #1 : Action And Object Acted Upon

Bake is to pie as sauté is to __________.

Possible Answers:

potato

stew

ice cream

soup

water

Correct answer:

potato

Explanation:

One cooks a pie by baking it, so we need to pick out an answer choice that one might cook by sautéing. “Sauté,” when used as a verb, means “fry quickly in fat or grease,” so we can infer that only solid foods can be sautéed. So neither “soup” nor “stew,” or “water” can be the correct answer, because they either involve or are liquids. In choosing between “ice cream” and “potato,” one can infer that if one attempted to fry ice cream with a little hot fat, it would melt, so “potato” is the correct answer, because just as pies can be baked, potatoes can be sautéed.

Example Question #2 : Action And Object Acted Upon

Complete this analogy.

Fire is to extinguish as flood is to __________.

Possible Answers:

burn 

river 

water

dam 

drown 

Correct answer:

dam 

Explanation:

"Extinguish" is an action you take to prevent or eliminate a fire, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is an action you take when you need to prevent or eliminate a flood. The correct answer is “dam.” To "dam" something means to block or impede it.

Example Question #3 : Action And Object Acted Upon

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Money is to spend as food is to __________.

Possible Answers:

Consume 

Absorb 

Mock 

Purify 

Elicit 

Correct answer:

Consume 

Explanation:

"Money" is an object and "spend" is an action involving the use of that object. Therefore, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of the answer choices is an action related to the use of the object "food." The correct answer is “consume.” Consume means to eat or to take in. For clarification, "mock" means ridicule or make fun of, "purify" means make pure or clean, and "elicit" means to extract or to obtain.

Example Question #4 : Action And Object Acted Upon

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Ship is to sail as plane is to ___________.

Possible Answers:

Pilot 

Fly 

Founder 

Sink 

Flew 

Correct answer:

Fly 

Explanation:

One sails a ship, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what action one can do to a plane to control the direction in which it goes. The correct answer is “fly.” Be wary of words in the incorrect tense, like "flew." For clarification, "founder" means sink and often refers to ships.

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