SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #531 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Gynecology is to women geriatrics is to __________.

Possible Answers:

children

pets

teenagers

men

the elderly

Correct answer:

the elderly

Explanation:

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 #532 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Ethics is to morality as __________ is to naming.

Possible Answers:

megalomania

adage

nomenclature

cynicism

digression

Correct answer:

nomenclature

Explanation:

"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 #411 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Arable is to __________ as pluvial is to rainfall.

Possible Answers:

heating

farming

cleaning

buying

forbidding

Correct answer:

farming

Explanation:

"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 #412 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Gastric is to __________ as pulmonary is to lungs.

Possible Answers:

digesting

thinking

breathing

brain

stomach

Correct answer:

stomach

Explanation:

"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 #413 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Hepatic is to liver as sartorial is to _____________.

Possible Answers:

clothing

soul 

housing 

mind 

traveling 

Correct answer:

clothing

Explanation:

"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 #414 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Argent is to __________ as quicksilver is to mercury.

Possible Answers:

iron

oil

diamond

coal

silver

Correct answer:

silver

Explanation:

"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 #415 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Nautical is to sailors as phonetic is to ______________.

Possible Answers:

sounds

bankers

taste

soldiers

nurses

Correct answer:

sounds

Explanation:

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 #416 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete this analogy.

Sylvan is to woods as vinous is to __________.

Possible Answers:

coffee

milk

tea

wine

water

Correct answer:

wine

Explanation:

"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."

Example Question #71 : Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Ornithology is to __________ as Sinology is to China.

Possible Answers:

grass 

birds

farming 

humans 

America 

Correct answer:

birds

Explanation:

"Zoology" means the study of animals." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "ornithology" is the study of. The correct answer is "birds." The prefix ornitho- means "bird."

Example Question #72 : Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Visceral is ____________ as visual is to eye.

Possible Answers:

feeling 

moon 

body

home 

relationship 

Correct answer:

body

Explanation:

"Visual" refers to things relating to visual perception, which is done through the "eye." "Visceral" means that something is related to viscera, which only comes from a "body."

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