All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #131 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Typhoon is to __________ as typhoid is to disease.
storm
medicine
ethnicity
government
occupation
storm
"Typhoid" is an example of a "disease," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these a "typhoon" is an example of. Well, a "typhoon" is a hurricane or a violent "storm."
Example Question #132 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Biped is to __________ as quadruped is to cow.
spider
shark
ant
elephant
human
human
It would be easiest to solve this problem if you knew that "quadruped" means animal with four legs and that "biped" means animal with two legs. If you did not know this you would have to consider the meaning of their prefixes. So, the prefix quad- means four and the prefix bi- means two. A "cow" is a "quadruped" because it has four legs, which of these animals is a "biped" because it has two legs? A "human."
Example Question #131 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Androgynous is to gender as __________ is to ethnicity.
foreign
biracial
diverse
banal
familiar
biracial
To solve this analogy you first need to know that "androgynous" means having both male and female anatomy, being both male and female. So, if "androgynous" relates to something or someone being both "genders" then you are looking for a word that relates to someone having two "ethnicities." The correct answer is therefore "biracial" which means belonging to two races, belonging to two ethnicities. Additionally, "diverse" means varied; "banal" means monotone, boring.
Example Question #134 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Proton is to molecule as __________ is to element.
vermilion
mercantilism
sodium
sophism
milliner
sodium
A "proton" is a type of elemental matter (like an electron or a neutron), a "molecule." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an example of an "element." The correct answer is "sodium." Additionally, "vermilion" is a color; a "milliner" is an occupation; "mercantilism" is a system of economics; "sophism" is a philosophy.
Example Question #135 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Color is to __________ as vocation is to nurse.
teal
hovercraft
paint
doctor
moose
teal
To begin with a "vocation" is a job, an occupation. So, a "nurse" is an example of a "vocation." Which of these is an example of a "color?" The correct answer is "teal," which means a dark blue color.
Example Question #132 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Baron is to aristocracy as bishop is to __________.
affluent
oligarchy
deity
clergy
nobility
clergy
A "baron" is a member of the "aristocracy" (also known as the "nobility"). To solve this analogy you therefore need to determine which of these groups a "bishop" belongs to. A "bishop" is a high ranking figure in certain Christian faiths. And "bishops" belong to the "clergy" which is the entire body of religious leaders in the Catholic faith (and other Christian denominations). Additionally, an "oligarchy" is a system of government where a few wealthy businessmen and landowners have absolute power; a "deity" is a God; "affluent" means wealthy, prosperous, rich.
Example Question #137 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Falcon is to bird as whale is to __________.
krill
fish
ocean
water
mammal
mammal
A "falcon" is a type of "bird," so to solve this analogy you merely need to determine to which of these groups "whales" belong. The correct answer is "mammals." Additionally, "krill" are little pieces of plankton, and other small, floating creatures, which many whales consume in immense quantities.
Example Question #178 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Property is to __________ as gluttony is to sin.
adage
aspersion
sinecure
asset
commode
asset
"Gluttony" is excessive greed, particularly concerning the excessive intake of food. "Gluttony" is an example of a "sin." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices "property" is an example of. The correct answer is "asset" which means object of value, something owned and worth money to someone. Additionally, an "adage" is an old-saying meant to impart some lesson; "aspersion" is defamation, an attack on the reputation or morality of someone; a "sinecure" is an easy job; a "commode" is a room, usually a bathroom.
Example Question #133 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Prose is to __________ as sonata is to music.
literature
acoustic
performance
peer
audible
literature
A "sonata" is an example of a type of "music," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these "prose" is an example of. The correct answer is "literature." "Prose" is written language without meter or poetic structure. Additionally, "audible" means able to be heard; a "peer" is someone who is equal in societal value to someone else; "acoustic" means (of an instrument) not electric, (in general) related to music.
Example Question #139 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Fedora is to hat as ______________.
fashion is to runway
vase is to flower
campfire is to log
comb is to hair
knife is to utensil
knife is to utensil
A "fedora" is a type of hat. The correct answer will demonstrate a relationship of example and category. A "fedora" is a type of hat. A comb is a tool used to arrange hair. Fashion is something that is demonstrated on a runway, a runway is not an example of fashion. Vases hold flowers, they are not an example of flowers.
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