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Example Questions
Example Question #171 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Elegy is to poem as __________ is to song.
courier
pinnacle
biped
ditty
epoch
ditty
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 #172 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Fallacious is to argument as __________ is to story.
tangential
apocryphal
munificent
inexorable
supercilious
apocryphal
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 #51 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Typhoon is to __________ as typhoid is to disease.
ethnicity
occupation
medicine
storm
government
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 #131 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Biped is to __________ as quadruped is to cow.
ant
human
shark
spider
elephant
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 #132 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Androgynous is to gender as __________ is to ethnicity.
familiar
foreign
banal
diverse
biracial
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 #54 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Proton is to molecule as __________ is to element.
mercantilism
sophism
milliner
vermilion
sodium
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 #133 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Color is to __________ as vocation is to nurse.
paint
hovercraft
moose
doctor
teal
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 #134 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Baron is to aristocracy as bishop is to __________.
deity
oligarchy
affluent
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 #135 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Falcon is to bird as whale is to __________.
ocean
fish
water
krill
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 #136 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Property is to __________ as gluttony is to sin.
asset
sinecure
commode
adage
aspersion
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.