All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Insulin is to diabetes as penicillin is to __________.
infection
insanity
paralysis
psychopathy
cancer
infection
"Insulin" is something that is used to treat "diabetes." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "penicillin" is used to treat. The correct answer is that "penicillin" treats bacterial "infection." Additionally, "paralysis" is the inability to move or feel sensation; "psychopathy" is a mental illness defined by a lack of empathy and a desire to defeat others in all areas of life.
Example Question #32 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Austral is to __________ as dorsal is to back.
front
wet
foreign
native
south
south
The term "dorsal" means of or relating to the "back" of an animal or organ. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is related to "austral." The correct answer, as you may have guessed from "Australia," is that "austral" means of or relating to the "south."
Example Question #33 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Gynecology is to women geriatrics is to __________.
the elderly
children
pets
men
teenagers
the elderly
To begin with the prefix gyno- means of or related to "women." So, "gynecology" is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of "women." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is related to the branch of medicine known as "geriatrics." The correct answer is that "geriatrics" is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of, and care for, the "elderly."
Example Question #34 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Ethics is to morality as __________ is to naming.
adage
digression
cynicism
megalomania
nomenclature
nomenclature
"Ethics" is defined as a system of "morality." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is defined as a system of "naming" things. The correct answer is "nomenclature." Additionally, "megalomania" is the state of being power-mad; an "adage" is an old-saying meant to impart some lesson; a "digression" is a distraction from the main point, straying from the issue under discussion; "cynicism" is skepticism and mistrust, a belief system based around selfishness and pessimism.
Example Question #491 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Arable is to __________ as pluvial is to rainfall.
cleaning
heating
forbidding
farming
buying
farming
"Pluvial" means related to, or characterized by, "rainfall." So, to solve this analogy you simply need to determine which of these is related to the word "arable." Well, "arable" means (of land) fit for "farming."
Example Question #492 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Gastric is to __________ as pulmonary is to lungs.
brain
stomach
breathing
thinking
digesting
stomach
"Pulmonary" means of or related to "lungs." So, to solve this analogy you simply need to determine what "gastric" is related to. The correct answer is that "gastric" means of or related to the "stomach."
Example Question #493 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Hepatic is to liver as sartorial is to _____________.
housing
traveling
soul
mind
clothing
clothing
"Hepatic" means of or related to the "liver." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is described by the word "sartorial." The correct answer is that "sartorial" means of or related to "clothing."
Example Question #494 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Argent is to __________ as quicksilver is to mercury.
coal
iron
diamond
silver
oil
silver
"Quicksilver" is another term for "mercury." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is another term for "argent." The correct answer is that "argent" means of, related to, "silver."
Example Question #495 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Nautical is to sailors as phonetic is to ______________.
nurses
bankers
sounds
taste
soldiers
sounds
The term "nautical" means related to sailing or "sailors." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is described by the word "phonetic." The correct answer is that "phonetic" means of or related to speech and "sounds."
Example Question #496 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Sylvan is to woods as vinous is to __________.
coffee
tea
wine
milk
water
wine
"Sylvan" means of or related to the "woods," having the quaint qualities of a forest. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what the word "vinous" describes. The correct answer is that "vinous" means related to, having the taste of, "wine."
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