All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #51 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Prone is to standing as __________.
up is to down
toast is to bread
chicken is to egg
seedling is to tree
likely is to probable
up is to down
Since one meaning of "prone" is "lying flat, especially face downward," the first pair of words is a pair of antonyms, since "lying flat" and "standing" are opposites. We need to pick out another pair of words that form a pair of opposites. Since "up is to down" is the only answer choice that consists of a pair of opposites, it is the correct answer.
Example Question #52 : Antonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Paltry is to significant as harangue is to __________.
Notorious
Detrimental
Praise
Pompous
Permit
Praise
"Paltry" means insignificant or very small. To solve this analogy, you have to determine the best antonym of "harangue." "Harangue" means rebuke or scold, so “praise" is the best antonym and the correct answer. For clarification, "detrimental" means harmful, "notorious" means infamous, "pompous" means arrogant and pretentious, and "permit" means allow.
Example Question #53 : Antonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Graceful is to clumsy as irredeemable is to ___________.
Outlawed
Itinerant
Determined
Curable
Radical
Curable
"Graceful" means possessing good balance or elegant, and "clumsy" means not having good balance or uncoordinated. To solve this analogy, you have to identify the best available antonym of "irredeemable." "Irredeemable" means not able to be saved or forgiven, and as such, the word that is its best antonym is “curable.” For clarification, "outlawed" means banned, "itinerant" means wandering or without a home, "radical" means total or revolutionary, and "determined" means strong-willed or resolute.
Example Question #54 : Antonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Dawn is to dusk prologue is to ___________.
index
synopsis
glossary
epilogue
rewind
epilogue
“Dawn” is means sunrise and “dusk” means sunset, so they are opposites. The opposite of a “prologue” is an “epilogue.” A “prologue” is an introduction to a piece of literature and an “epilogue” is a conclusion. To clarify, a “glossary” is where you find explanations to terms within a book; an “index” is where you can search for terms or items which occur in a book; a “synopsis” is the short description found on the back cover of a book and is often called a "blurb."
Example Question #55 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Product is to knockoff as innovator is to __________.
mentor
copycat
rival
predecessor
fan
copycat
“Knockoff” is a noun that means a less-expensive imitation of a specific product, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes someone who is an imitator of an innovator. While both “fan” and “copycat” might look like potentially correct answers, “fan” in this context means admirer or devotee, and makes no mention of the fan copying the person they admire, whereas “copycat,” when used as a noun, means a person who copies something, especially someone else's mannerisms. So, because a copycat imitates an innovator just as a knockoff is an imitation of a product, “copycat” is the correct answer.
Example Question #56 : Antonyms
Plain is to decorated as stark is to __________.
opulent
ornate
luxurious
pretty
delicate
ornate
“Plain” is an adjective that means not decorated or elaborate, so the words are antonyms. “Stark” is an adjective that means bare or without decoration, so we’re looking for the word that has the closest meaning to “decorated.” While things that are “decorated” may also be “pretty” or “delicate,” the words aren’t close synonyms. The same applies to “luxurious” and “opulent.” “Ornate” is an adjective that means elaborately decorated.
Of the answer choices, “ornate” is the best choice.
Example Question #57 : Antonyms
False is to true as fake is to __________.
accurate
honest
authentic
moral
original
authentic
As we all know, “true” and “false” are direct antonyms. “Fake” is an adjective that means not genuine, so we’re looking for the word that has the closest meaning to “genuine.” “Authentic” is an adjective that means genuine and true, not fake.
Of the answer choices, “authentic” is the best choice.
Example Question #462 : Analogies
Physical is to intangible as __________.
simple is to complex
None of these options accurately reflects the relationship.
real is to fake
concrete is to abstract
substantial is to unimportant
concrete is to abstract
“Intangible” is an adjective that means not able to be touched or sensed. Since “physical” is an adjective that means perceived through the senses, the words are antonyms. We’re looking for a pair of words that are antonyms, and that have the closest meaning to “physical” and “intangible.”
“Real” is an adjective that means actually existing, not imagined or supposed. “Fake” is an adjective that means not genuine. Neither word relates specifically to the senses. We can rule out this choice.
“Simple” and “complex” aren't specifically related to the senses either, so we can rule out this choice.
“Substantial” is an adjective that can mean either real and tangible or of considerable importance, size, or worth. Since the second word in this pair is “unimportant,” we can rule out this choice.
“Concrete” is an adjective that means existing in material or physical form. “Abstract” is an adjective that means not having a physical existence.
Of the answer choices, “CONCRETE is to ABSTRACT” is the best choice.
Example Question #58 : Antonyms
Complete the analogy:
Emaciated is to obese as __________.
towering is to dwarf
water is to dry
messy is to dirty
tall is to short
clever is to absent-minded
tall is to short
"Emaciated" and "obese" are both physical descriptions, and they are opposites. "Emaciated" means unhealthily thin, while "obese" means unhealthily fat. "Tall" and "short" are both physical descriptions, and they are opposites.
None of the other analogies have a similar relationship:
Clever and absent-minded are both personality descriptions, but they are not directly opposed in meaning. Dirty and messy are both states of cleanliness, and they are not opposites. Water is not a physical description, although dry is; water and dry are not opposites, wet and dry are opposites. Towering is a physical description, but dwarf is a noun that means a mythical creature who is short.
Example Question #59 : Antonyms
Complete the analogy:
Agitated is to calm as __________.
joyful is to miserable
joyful is to scared
anger is to passion
empty is to full
lake is to ocean
joyful is to miserable
"Agitated" and "calm" are both mental states of being, and they are opposites. "Joyful" and "miserable" are both mental states of being, and they are opposites as well.
None of the other analogies have this relationship:
Anger and Passion are both mental states of being, but they are not opposites.
Similarly, joyful and scared are both mental states of being, but they are not opposites.
Lake and ocean are not mental states of being.
Empty and full are opposites, but are not mental states of being.
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