All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #741 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Lottery is to ticket as __________.
scratch is to card
vote is to ballot
poker is to ante
money is to gamble
travel is to voucher
vote is to ballot
You need a ticket to engage in the lottery, and a ballot to make a vote. The second item is the piece of paper that lets you take part in the activity.
Example Question #26 : Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Telephone is to voice as __________.
letter is to writing
flashlight is to bright
television is to movie
walk signal is to button
stroller is to walking
letter is to writing
When we use a telephone, we communicate using our voice. Similarly, when we write a letter, we communicate using our writing.
Example Question #29 : Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Yellow is to caution as red is to __________.
deer
stop
green
tops
read
stop
Yellow is the color of signs that mean caution, and red is the color of signs that mean stop.
Example Question #30 : Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Spa is to asp as stink is to __________.
skink
knits
smell
kinks
snake
knits
This is a word game analogy. The second word in each pair is an anagram of the first. Spa anagrams to asp and stink anagrams to knits.
Example Question #661 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Flora is to plants as __________ is to animals.
mammals
fauna
nature
extinct
evolved
fauna
"Flora" and "fauna" are the scientific names for plants and animals, respectively. So, "flora" are plants and "fauna" are animals. This is the only information you need to solve this analogy.
Example Question #662 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Corroborate is to story as __________ is to testimony.
verify
denigrate
atrophy
vilify
amplify
verify
To begin with "corroborate" means offer evidence in support of a claim made by another person and "testimony" is a formal statement given about how something happened. One can "corroborate" a story, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an action that one can do to "testimony." The correct answer is "verify" which means prove as true, prove to be valid. In the context of this sentence "corroborate" and "verify" are also synonyms of one another. Additionally, "denigrate" means criticize harshly, make fun of unfairly; "atrophy" means weaken due to lack of use; "amplify" means make louder, make more intense; "vilify" means portray as a villain, demonize.
Example Question #663 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Cartography is to maps as seismology is to __________.
religious belief
weather patterns
mathematics
earthquakes
animals
earthquakes
"Cartography" is the science of map-making, the art of making maps. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices "seismology" is concerned with. The correct answer is "earthquakes."
Example Question #664 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Invoice is to delinquent as _______________.
book is to overdue
account is to opened
check is to void
letter is to stamped
bank is to robbed
book is to overdue
An "invoice" is a bill. "Delinquent" means not paid at the desired or directed time. So an invoice that is late is "delinquent." (There is another definition of "delinquent," a person who frequently does illegal or immoral things.)
A "check" that is late is not called "void." (To "void" a check means to render it unpayable, so there is a sort of connection between "check" and "void," but not the best connection out of all the answer choices.)
Is a late account opened? No, that makes no sense. An "account" (as in a checking account) is "opened" (created), but that has nothing to do with being late.
Is a "book" that is late overdue? Yes. If you check out a book from a library and do not turn it in by its due date, it is termed overdue. So "book is to overdue" is the answer.
Example Question #666 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Elucidate is to clarity as ________________.
obfuscate is to confusion
answer is to successful
praise is to truth
sully is to reputation
engage is to end
obfuscate is to confusion
To "elucidate" is to explain clearly. The root is “lucid” which refers to light, both actual light and light meaning wisdom or knowledge. So to "elucidate" is to give clarity to a subject.
The correct answer is "obfuscate is to confusion." "Obfuscate" means to make something unclear or confusing. So to "obfuscate" is to bring confusion to a subject.
To "sully" is to make dirty or impure. It can be a literal meaning, as in “The pollution from the mill sullied the once pure river,” or it can also have a more figurative meaning, as in “The rumors of cheating sullied the soccer player’s good name.” So there is a connection between sully and reputation (to sully is to corrupt one’s reputation) but it isn’t the same connection as elucidate has to clarity.
Engage and end don’t have much of a connection, and surely not “to engage is to give end to something.” To engage is to occupy (“I can’t see the mayor right now because I’m engaged in a meeting.”) or to interest ("His lecture engaged the curiosity of the students.")
Example Question #665 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Stunt is to growth as _______________.
enamor is to affection
expand is to width
migrate is to season
reiterate is to repetition
disinfect is to bacteria
disinfect is to bacteria
To "stunt" means to hinder or lessen growth. (Malnutrition will stunt the growth of children.)
To "disinfect" will hinder or lessen bacteria. (Just as stunting growth doesn’t necessarily mean to stop all growth, to disinfect does not necessarily eliminate all bacteria; have you ever read the packaging that says “Kills 99.9% of germs?”)
To "reiterate" means to say something again, so "reiterate" doesn’t mean to hinder or lessen repetition. To "enamor" means to fill with affection and love, so enamor doesn’t mean to hinder or lessen affection.
"Migrate" means to move to one region, country, etc. from another. Although certain animals migrate in a certain season,migrate doesn’t mean to hinder or lessen a season, so it isn’t the answer.