SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Example and Category

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Example Questions

Example Question #47 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Parade is to celebration as __________.

Possible Answers:

glitter is to decorating

chocolate is to pastries

play is to performance

death is to funeral

family is to house

Correct answer:

play is to performance

Explanation:

In the same way that a parade is a type of celebration, a play is a type of performance.

Example Question #48 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete the analogy.

To _____________ is to revise as to watercolor is to illustrate.

Possible Answers:

innovate

omit

edit

draft

substitution

Correct answer:

omit

Explanation:

To "watercolor" is to produce a type of illustration, indicating the relationship of the analogy is an example or part of a broader category. All of the words used in the analogy are also verbs, meaning the answer should be as well.

The correct choice is "omit" (verb), which means to lay aside or take out. This is an action and a mode of revision.

"Innovation" (noun) is something that has been renewed or made better than before. This is closer to revise as a synonym.

"Draft" (noun) is the name for the piece of work that is being revised or changed.

"Edit" (verb) means to revise or correct, implying a synonymous relationship.

"Substitution" (noun) means a replacement, and is a type of revision. This would fit the analogy if it was not a noun.

Example Question #49 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Elegy is to poem as __________ is to song.

Possible Answers:

biped

epoch

pinnacle

ditty

courier

Correct answer:

ditty

Explanation:

An "elegy" is a type of poem, usually in memory of someone. So, to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is a type of song. The correct answer is "ditty" which is a lighthearted song, a well-known song. Additionally, "courier" means messenger; the "pinnacle" is the height of achievement, the peak; a "biped" is a two-legged creature; an "epoch" is an era of history, a period of time.

Example Question #50 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Fallacious is to argument as __________ is to story.

Possible Answers:

tangential

inexorable

apocryphal

munificent

supercilious

Correct answer:

apocryphal

Explanation:

The adjective "fallacious" means (of an argument) false and misleading. So, a "fallacious argument" is a false argument, a deceptive argument. Which of these answer choices means a false story, a misleading story? The correct answer is "apocryphal" which means (of a story) most likely untrue and misleading. Additionally, "munificent" means generous; "supercilious" means arrogant, haughty; "tangential" means unrelated or only loosely related; "inexorable" means unstoppable, relentless.

Example Question #171 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Typhoon is to __________ as typhoid is to disease.

Possible Answers:

ethnicity

storm

government

medicine

occupation

Correct answer:

storm

Explanation:

"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 #172 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Biped is to __________ as quadruped is to cow.

Possible Answers:

elephant

shark

spider

human

ant

Correct answer:

human

Explanation:

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 #173 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Androgynous is to gender as __________ is to ethnicity. 

Possible Answers:

biracial

familiar

diverse

banal

foreign

Correct answer:

biracial

Explanation:

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 #174 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Proton is to molecule as __________ is to element.

Possible Answers:

milliner

mercantilism

sophism

vermilion

sodium

Correct answer:

sodium

Explanation:

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 #175 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Color is to __________ as vocation is to nurse.

Possible Answers:

teal

paint

doctor

moose

hovercraft

Correct answer:

teal

Explanation:

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 #176 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Baron is to aristocracy as bishop is to __________.

Possible Answers:

clergy

deity

nobility

affluent

oligarchy

Correct answer:

clergy

Explanation:

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.

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