All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #131 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
District is to city as hour is to __________.
time
moment
measure
portion
day
day
A district is a part of a given city. For instance, a city might have a “market district” in which a number of food salespeople have shops for selling bulk quantities to potential restaurants in town. There might be an “Italian district” in which a number of Italians live and have set up shops and restaurants, giving the area a distinctive Italian appearance and character. The analogy could thus be rewritten, “As a district is part of a city, so too is an hour part of X.” An hour is part of a day. While it is a period of time, a measure of time, a moment (in the grand scheme, at least), and even “a portion” (of a longer time), it is only part of a day. The analogy requires a part-whole relationship.
Example Question #132 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Yolk is to egg as __________.
boil is to steam
finger is to hand
page is to book
ball is to sport
tree is to soil
page is to book
Since a yolk is part of an egg, we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word describes a part of the second word. Either "page is to book" or "finger is to hand" could be the correct answer. Since a yolk is contained within an egg and a page is contained within a book, but a finger is not contained within a hand, "page is to book" is the better answer of the two choices and the correct answer.
Example Question #133 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Atom is to molecule as minute is to __________.
hour
tiny
century
stopwatch
clock
hour
An atom is the basic part from which molecules are constructed; therefore, this is a part-whole analogy. A minute is part of a larger measure of time. Here, you have to be careful. Two options are justifiably tempting, namely “hour” and “century.” Now, “molecules” are the “first rung” of combined atoms. We could, of course, say that organs are made up of atoms; however, this could be stated as “organs are made up of tissues, which are made up of cells, which are made up of molecules, which are made up of atoms.” Notice that “molecule” is the immediate product of atoms, not a distant one (as in the case of organs in relation to elements). This means that “hour” is a better option than “century.”
Example Question #134 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Corn is to kernel as __________.
pumpkin is to pie
carrot is to orange
head is to lettuce
sunflower is to sunflower seed
turnip is to leaf
sunflower is to sunflower seed
Since kernels are the edible seeds of corn, we need to pick out another set of words in which the second word describes the edible seeds of the plant the first word represents. While many of the answers have to do with vegetables, "sunflower is to sunflower seed" is the best answer, because sunflower seeds are the edible seeds of sunflowers.
Example Question #135 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Pocket is to shirt as lace is to __________.
plait
tie
shoe
knot
seasoning
shoe
This analogy is relatively simple. A pocket is part of a shirt, so you are looking for the that of which a lace is part. While lace can be a type of plaited fabric, here, the best option is to understand it as meaning the long string used in things like shoes. The lace is part of a shoe as a pocket is part of a shirt.
Example Question #136 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Link is to chain as chapter is to __________.
division
book
portion
meeting
topic
book
A "link" is one of the small metal pieces in a longer chain. It also can mean any portion of a long “chain” of things (understood metaphorically). Hence, we speak of the “missing link” between apes and men—that is, the missing intermediary stage / being in the great chain of beings. The analogy could be written, “As a link is part of a chain, so is a chapter a part of X.” “Book” is the only option of something of which a chapter is a portion. (A chapter, of course, could be a part of a thesis, a novel, a report, etc.).
Example Question #41 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Citizen is to nation as branch is to __________.
offshoot
external
photosynthesis
unfurl
tree
tree
A citizen is a member of a nation and could justly be called a part thereof. Our bridge sentence could thus be written, “As a citizen is a part of a nation, so is a branch a part of a X.” Among the options provided, only “tree” gives the larger thing of which a branch is a part.
Example Question #11 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Door is to hinge as __________.
window is to pane
portal is to latch
knock is to oil
lever is to fulcrum
knob is to swing
lever is to fulcrum
The hinge is the part of the door that lets it swing. Similarly, the fulcrum is the part of the lever that lets the lever arm swing.
Example Question #12 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Tea is to dregs as coffee is to __________.
milk
beans
grounds
mugs
caffeine
grounds
“Dregs” are defined as either “the remnants of a liquid left in a container; sediment, grounds” or “the most worthless parts of something.” So, the bits left in the bottom of a glass after one drinks tea are called “dregs,” and we need to pick out an answer choice that is a noun conveying what might be left in the bottom of a glass after drinking coffee. While “grounds” and “beans” are both words associated with coffee, coffee is made from beans, but one does not find “beans” in the bottom of one’s empty coffee mug, so “beans” cannot be the correct answer. “Grounds,” however, is a noun that can mean “solid particles, especially of ground coffee, that form a residue; sediment.” So, because tea might leave dregs in the bottom of a glass while coffee might leave grounds in the bottom of a glass, “grounds” is the correct answer.
Example Question #137 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Animal is to skin as __________.
fabric is to dress
house is to drywall
scales are to alligator
circus is to tent
orange is to peel
orange is to peel
The outer "framework" of an animal's body is its skin, which protects its insides. A similar relationship exists between an orange and its peel, since the peel is the outer part of the fruit which protects the inside.
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