SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Analogies: Determining Meaning from Type of Relationship
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Example Question #721 : Analogies
Surgeon is scalpel as __________.
samurai is to sword
tutu is to ballerina
baseball bat is to baseball player
barber is to razor
handcuffs are police officer
barber is to razor
The relationship here is one of utility. Surgeons use scalpels. There are a few answer choices that fit this relationship. Baseball bat is to baseball player could work, because baseball players use baseball bats, but they don't really use baseball bats in the same way that surgeons use scalpels. Surgeons use scalpels for cutting. That leaves us with "Samurai is to sword" and "Barber is to razor." The best choice is "Barber is to razor," because barbers use razors to help people. Samurais use them to hurt people, even if they are doing it to protect others.
Example Question #87 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Horse is to zebra as __________.
cat is to tiger
dog is to Dalmatian
whale is to dolphin
wolf is to hyena
monkey is to ape
cat is to tiger
A zebra is a horse-like animal with a striped coat; a tiger is a cat-like animal with a striped coat.
Example Question #7 : Other Analogies
Recommendation is to law as __________.
rights are to Constitution
advice is to legal
prescription is to enforcement
suggest is to order
counselor is to judge
suggest is to order
A recommendation is something someone would suggest that you do (but do not require), while a law is something you are ordered to do.
Example Question #765 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Harp is to trumpet as __________.
halo is to cornet
heaven is to hell
string is to brass
arpeggio is to taps
guitar is to flute
string is to brass
The harp is a string instrument, and the trumpet is a brass instrument. "Guitar is to flute" is a tempting choice, but the flute is a woodwind.
Example Question #722 : Analogies
Crate is to square as __________.
globe is to sphere
triangle is to pyramid
orange is to circle
box is to cube
three is to two
orange is to circle
A crate is a rectangular solid: a three-dimensional object that may be made out squares, a two-dimensional shape. Of the available choices, only the orange is a three-dimensional object, roughly spherical, matched with the corresponding 2D shape (a circle). "Triangle is to pyramid" gets the relationship backwards, moving from a two-dimensional to a three-dimensional object.
Example Question #12 : Other Analogies
A yield traffic sign is to three as __________.
yellow is to red
traffic is to jam
stop is to eight
green is to go
caution is to five
stop is to eight
A yield traffic sign has three sides: it's a triangle. A stop traffic sign has eight sides: it's an octagon.
Example Question #13 : Other Analogies
Design is to clothes as __________.
type is to font
runway is to hangar
style is to hair
fashion is to dress
create is to graphics
style is to hair
Designing is the what you call creating fashionable or attractive clothing, while styling is what you call creating fashionable or attractive haircuts.
Example Question #723 : Analogies
Mispronunciation is to pronunciation as misnomer is to __________.
arrangement
volume
meal
spelling
name
name
A mispronunciation is an incorrect pronunciation, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what is incorrect in the case of a misnomer. While “name” and “spelling” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “misnomer” is a noun that means either “a wrong name” or “an inaccurate use of a name or term,” so “name” is the correct answer.
Example Question #724 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Bourgeois is to middle class as proletarian is to __________.
Nobility
Upper class
Royalty
Working class
Media
Working class
"Bourgeois" means of or relating to the middle class or capitalist values so to solve this analogy you have to determine which group of people is described by the word “proletarian.” Proletarian means of or relating to the working class.
Example Question #725 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Malaise is to discomfort as lethargy is to __________.
Mirth
Clandestine
Transient
Exhaustion
Happiness
Exhaustion
Malaise is a feeling of discomfort, so to solve this analogy you have to determine what lethargy is a feeling of. Lethargy is a feeling of exhaustion. For clarification, transient means fleeting or passing; clandestine means secret; mirth is a synonym for happiness.
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