SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #1 : Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Rustic is to country as cosmopolitan is to __________.
village
hamlet
tribe
desert island
city
city
A quality typically associated with the country is to be rustic. Rustic means a plain and simple lifestyle. To solve this analogy you have to determine what time of community is best described as cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan means culturally diverse and the correct answer is therefore “city.”
Example Question #2 : Other Analogies
November is to January as __________.
December is to October
March is to September
February is to July
January is to September
May is to July
May is to July
January is either two months after November or ten months before it. The only answer choice that has two months with the same relationship, in the correct order, is "May is to July."
Example Question #1 : Other Analogies
Surgeon is scalpel as __________.
handcuffs are police officer
baseball bat is to baseball player
samurai is to sword
tutu is to ballerina
barber is to razor
barber is to razor
The relationship here is one of utility. Surgeons use scalpels. There are a few answer choices that fit this relationship. Baseball bat is to baseball player could work, because baseball players use baseball bats, but they don't really use baseball bats in the same way that surgeons use scalpels. Surgeons use scalpels for cutting. That leaves us with "Samurai is to sword" and "Barber is to razor." The best choice is "Barber is to razor," because barbers use razors to help people. Samurais use them to hurt people, even if they are doing it to protect others.
Example Question #2 : Other Analogies
Horse is to zebra as __________.
monkey is to ape
wolf is to hyena
dog is to Dalmatian
whale is to dolphin
cat is to tiger
cat is to tiger
A zebra is a horse-like animal with a striped coat; a tiger is a cat-like animal with a striped coat.
Example Question #641 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Recommendation is to law as __________.
advice is to legal
counselor is to judge
rights are to Constitution
prescription is to enforcement
suggest is to order
suggest is to order
A recommendation is something someone would suggest that you do (but do not require), while a law is something you are ordered to do.
Example Question #5 : Other Analogies
Harp is to trumpet as __________.
halo is to cornet
guitar is to flute
string is to brass
arpeggio is to taps
heaven is to hell
string is to brass
The harp is a string instrument, and the trumpet is a brass instrument. "Guitar is to flute" is a tempting choice, but the flute is a woodwind.
Example Question #11 : Other Analogies
Crate is to square as __________.
triangle is to pyramid
orange is to circle
three is to two
box is to cube
globe is to sphere
orange is to circle
A crate is a rectangular solid: a three-dimensional object that may be made out squares, a two-dimensional shape. Of the available choices, only the orange is a three-dimensional object, roughly spherical, matched with the corresponding 2D shape (a circle). "Triangle is to pyramid" gets the relationship backwards, moving from a two-dimensional to a three-dimensional object.
Example Question #91 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
A yield traffic sign is to three as __________.
stop is to eight
caution is to five
green is to go
yellow is to red
traffic is to jam
stop is to eight
A yield traffic sign has three sides: it's a triangle. A stop traffic sign has eight sides: it's an octagon.
Example Question #91 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Design is to clothes as __________.
style is to hair
fashion is to dress
runway is to hangar
create is to graphics
type is to font
style is to hair
Designing is the what you call creating fashionable or attractive clothing, while styling is what you call creating fashionable or attractive haircuts.
Example Question #641 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Mispronunciation is to pronunciation as misnomer is to __________.
name
spelling
meal
volume
arrangement
name
A mispronunciation is an incorrect pronunciation, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what is incorrect in the case of a misnomer. While “name” and “spelling” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “misnomer” is a noun that means either “a wrong name” or “an inaccurate use of a name or term,” so “name” is the correct answer.
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