SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Actor and Action

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Actor And Action

Complete this analogy.

Interlocutor is to talk as __________ is to peregrinate.

Possible Answers:

conspirator

mendicant

sorcerer

neophyte

wanderer

Correct answer:

wanderer

Explanation:

An "interlocutor" is a person involved in a conversation. So, an action undertaken by a "interlocutor" is to "talk." To solve this analogy then you have to determine which of these would be likely to "peregrinate." Well, "peregrinate" means to wander or travel around. So, the correct answer is "wanderer." Additionally, a "neophyte" is a beginner; a "conspirator" is someone who participates in a plot or scheme with others; a "sorcerer" is a magician, a wizard, someone who does magic; a "mendicant" is a beggar, especially one of religious persuasion.

Example Question #12 : Actor And Action

Complete this analogy.

Founder is to __________ as permute is to computer.

Possible Answers:

pencil 

ship

zoo 

watch 

phone 

Correct answer:

ship

Explanation:

"Permute" means to calculate, to take many variables and come to a calculation. Something that "permutes" is a "computer," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these might "founder." Well, "founder" means (of a "ship) to fill with water and subsequently sink

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