All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #373 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Molt is to hair as hemorrhage is to __________.
blood
nerves
skin
tissue
air
blood
The verb for to lose hair, to shed hair is "molt." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices would be lost if one was "hemorrhaging." The correct answer is "blood." To "hemorrhage" is to lose blood, to bleed.
Example Question #374 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Rivulet is to river as __________ is to island.
isthmus
peninsula
estuary
stream
islet
islet
A "rivulet" is a small river, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a word for a small island. The correct answer is "islet." This is a reasonably easy problem because of the identical suffixes in "rivulet" and "islet." Additionally, an "isthmus" is a narrow section of land surrounded on both sides by water; a "peninsula" is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on every side; an "estuary" is the tidal mouth of a river, where the river runs into the ocean.
Example Question #501 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Emphysema is to __________ as cardiomyopathy is to heart.
brain
lungs
kidneys
spleen
bladder
lungs
Whenever you see the word "cardio" it means related to heart or exercise of the heart. So, "cardiomyopathy" is a disease that affects the heart, specifically the muscle. To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these parts of the body is primarily affected by the disease "emphysema." "Emphysema" is a disease that affects the "lungs." It is often caused by smoking!
Example Question #4 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Egest is to __________ as depose is to ruler.
food
assistant
labor
employee
partner
food
To begin with "depose" means remove from position of power. A "ruler" is someone who might be "deposed." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these might be "egested." The correct answer is "food," because "egest" means to defecate, to get rid of unused food and energy.
Example Question #502 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Subsequent is to after as __________ is to before.
antecedent
retrogressed
concocted
manifest
undue
antecedent
To begin with "subsequent" means occurring after, coming after something else. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words means occurring before, coming before something else. The correct answer is therefore "antecedent." Additionally, "undue" means inappropriate, excessive; "concocted" means prepared, made-up, assembled, put-together; "manifest" means diverse and varied; "retrogressed" means gone back to an earlier, usually inferior, condition.
Example Question #503 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Anatomy is to body as _____________.
poetry is to rhyme
medic is to hospital
kidney is to organ
captain is to crew
meteorology is to weather
meteorology is to weather
"Anatomy" is the branch of science focused on the human body. The correct answer will exhibit a similar relationship branch and field of study. "Meteorology" is the branch of science focused on weather and atmospheric conditions.
Example Question #504 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Kinetic is to __________ as penal is to punishment.
anger
motion
age
time
distance
motion
"Penal" means of or related to jail or punishment, so to solve this analogy, you need to determine what the word "kinetic" is used in relation to. The correct answer is that "kinetic" means related to motion or movement, so "motion" is the correct answer.
Example Question #505 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Pediatrician is to __________ as veterinarian is to animals.
men
elderly
women
children
blindness
children
A veterinarian is a doctor who specializes in treating animals. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine who or what it is that a "pediatrician" treats. Well, the prefix "ped-" refers to children or kids. So, the correct answer is that a "pediatrician" is a doctor who specializes in treating children, making "children" the correct answer.
Example Question #506 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete the analogy.
Horticulture is to __________ as culinary is to cooking.
judging
attacking
protesting
defending
gardening
gardening
"Culinary" means related to cooking or associated with the art of cooking. To solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "horticulture" relates to the art of. "Horticulture" means related to the art of gardening, so "gardening" is the correct answer.
Example Question #507 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Natal is to birth as nuptial is to __________________.
money
death
sport
marriage
illness
marriage
The term "natal" means of or related to "birth" or giving "birth." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words described by the term "nuptial." Well, "nuptial" means of or related to "weddings" or "wedding" vows.