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Example Question #599 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Archive is to records as cookbook is to __________.
food
ingredients
chef
prepare
recipes
recipes
An “archive” is “a collection of historical documents or records.” So, because an archive is a collection of records, we need to pick out a noun that describes what constitutes a cookbook, or in other words, of what a cookbook is a collection. While “recipes,” “food,” and “ingredients” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “cookbook” is defined as “a book containing recipes,” so “recipes” is the correct answer.
Example Question #600 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Pallet is to straw as featherbed is to __________.
flat
cotton
mattress
down
springs
down
A pallet is a thin, flat bed, usually filled with straw. A featherbed is filled with feathers, of which eiderdown is considered the best type for filling bedding.
Example Question #1 : Storage And Containers
Complete this analogy.
Synonym is to thesaurus as __________.
antonym is to dictionary
homework is to English
recipe is to cookbook
novel is to story
stone is to mountain
recipe is to cookbook
The relationship between "synonym" and "thesaurus" is that a thesaurus is a compilation of synonyms. We see a parallel relationship in the correct answer: a cookbook is a compilation of recipes.
Example Question #31 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Tome is to library as tree is to __________.
isthmus
peninsula
arboretum
estuary
marina
arboretum
A "tome" is a long and ponderous book. A library is the sort of place where one might find a "tome," where might one find a "tree"? The correct answer is an "arboretum" which means place where trees are grown. To provide further help, the Latin prefix arbor- means tree. Additionally, a "marina" is a harbor, a dockyard; an "estuary" is a mouth of a river, where the river meets the ocean; a "peninsula" is an area of land mostly surrounded by water; an "isthmus" is a narrow strip of land that connects two large landmasses, i.e. 'the Isthmus of Panama.'
Example Question #3 : Storage And Containers
Complete this analogy.
Reservoir is to water as __________ is to food.
palace
monastery
granary
sanctuary
auditorium
granary
A "reservoir" is a place where water is stored for future use. So, which of these is a place where food is stored for future use? The correct answer is a "granary." Additionally, an "auditorium" is the part of a theater reserved for the audience; a "sanctuary" is an asylum, a haven, a safe place; a "monastery" is a place where monks and other religious adherents live and practice their faith.
Example Question #524 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Flagon is to wine as perambulator is to __________.
tissue
sand
baby
glass
handgun
baby
A "flagon" is a large container in which liquid is held and drunk from, typically something like beer or "wine." So, if a "flagon" holds "wine, what does a "perambulator" hold? Well, there is a clue in the word, the root -ambul- means walk, take steps. So, a "perambulator" is a "baby" carriage, a pram for short.
Example Question #641 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Law is to court as medicine is to __________.
school
hospital
medication
library
doctor
hospital
Since law is practiced in courts, we need to pick out an answer that describes a kind of building in which medicine is practiced. While "hospital," "doctor," and "medication" all have to do with medicine, only "hospital" refers to a building in which medicine is practiced, so "hospital" is the correct answer.
Example Question #32 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Future is to prognosticate as past is to __________.
prepare
delegate
symbolize
remember
forget
remember
“Prognosticate” is a verb that means foretell. So, “prognosticate” is a verb that is associated with knowing information that has to do with the future, and we need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb that is associated with knowing information that has to do with the past. While “forget” and “remember” might each look like potentially correct answer choices, only “remember” has to do with obtaining information about the past, so “remember” is the correct answer.
Example Question #33 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Car is to highway as __________.
movie is to theatre
scooter is to bicycle
boat is to ocean
runner is to marathon
traffic is to accident
boat is to ocean
A car is a mode of transportation that can travel via the highway. We see a parallel relationship in the correct answer: a boat is a mode of transportation that can travel via the ocean.
Example Question #642 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Launch pad is to shuttle as __________.
moon is to orbit
flame is to hot air balloon
car is to gas
bus is to highway
dock is to boat
dock is to boat
Since a shuttle takes off from a launch pad, we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a noun indicating the location from which where the second word begins traveling. While "flame is to hot air balloon" might look like a good answer choice because hot air balloons can get nowhere without a flame, "dock is to boat" is the better answer because both launch pads and docks are locations, while a flame is not. Similarly, a flame is a component part of a hot air balloon that is present when the balloon is in motion, but launch pads are not part of shuttles after they are launched and boats do not bring their docks with them. Since boats embark from docks just like shuttles embark from launch pads, "dock is to boat" is the correct answer.
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