All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #511 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Apostate is to _______________ as deserter is to army.
vehicle
navy
religion
general
party
religion
A "deserter" is the name given to someone who leaves the "army" against the wishes of the "army." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these has been abandoned by someone described as an "apostate." The correct answer is that an "apostate" is someone who abandons their religion. The term is applied most often in contemporary society to someone who has left Islam, but it can describe someone who has left any religious or personal belief.
Example Question #512 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Hypochondriac is to health as megalomaniac is to ________________.
fear
work
time
love
power
power
A "hypochondriac" is someone who is overly concerned with their "health," someone who thinks they are sick all the time. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "megalomaniac" is overly concerned with. The correct answer is that a "megalomaniac" is someone who is deeply concerned with their own "power" and will do anything to appear or feel powerful.
Example Question #513 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Genuflect is to God as ________________ is to superior.
dismiss
apprehend
decimate
kowtow
abscond
kowtow
To "genuflect" means to kneel before "God" in a show of religious devotion. So, which of these means to kneel before one's "superior?" The correct answer is to "kowtow." It is worth noting that "kowtow" carries a connotation of being weak and obsequious. Additionally, "abscond" means run away with, to leave in a hurried manner; "apprehend" means catch, as in to capture a criminal; "decimate" means kill and destroy a large proportion of.
Example Question #514 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Nautical is to sailors as astral is to _____________.
food
stars
organs
waves
books
stars
"Nautical" means of or related to the sea or "sailors." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is related to the term "astral." Well, as you may have guessed by the prefix astr-, "astral" means of or related to the "stars."
Example Question #515 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Green is to _____________ as blue is to depressed.
inexperienced
retired
peaceful
somber
irate
inexperienced
The word "blue" is often used as a synonym for "depressed" or "upset," as in "she was feeling awfully blue." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "green" is often used as a synonym for. Well, sometimes it is used for "envious" or "jealous," but these options are not available. So, the correct answer must be "inexperienced," as in "He is pretty green, but we will soon get him trained up."
Example Question #516 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Epidemiology is to __________ as hagiography is to saints.
parenting
politics
disease
medicine
motion
disease
"Hagiography" is the study of "saints" and the lives of "saints." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "epidemiology" is the study of. Well, "epidemiology" is the study of "disease," particularly the spread of disease.
Example Question #517 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Avuncular is to uncle as municipal is to _____________.
mother
weather
town
religion
income
town
"Avuncular" means of or related to "uncles" or a quality of "uncles." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is described by the word "municipal." Well, "municipal" means of or related to a "town" or city, particularly to the governing of a "town" or city.
Example Question #518 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Simian is to ______________ as temporal is to time.
similarity
blizzard
ape
construction
space
ape
"Temporal" means of or related to "time." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is described by the word "simian." Well, "simian" means of or related to "apes."
Example Question #519 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Porcine is to ______________ as seismic is to earthquakes.
swindle
pig
ceramics
sheep
clay
pig
The word "seismic" is used to refer to "earthquakes." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what the word "porcine" is used to refer to. The correct answer is that "porcine" means of or related to or affected by "pigs." Additionally, "swindle" means trick out of money, cheat; "ceramics" is pottery.
Example Question #520 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Hedonism is to pleasure as stoicism is to __________.
solitude
charity
survival
companionship
reason
reason
"Hedonism" is the doctrine or belief that the primary purpose of life is "pleasure." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is at the heart of "Stoicism." Well, "Stoicism" is the doctrine or belief that the primary purpose of life is knowledge and the application of "reason."