SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Subject and Object
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Example Question #11 : Subject And Object
Complete this analogy.
Teacher is to students as __________.
principal is to classroom
manager is to employees
salesperson is to cars
ocean is to water
chef is to food
manager is to employees
A teacher leads and directs the activities of his or her students. In the same way, a manager leads and directs the activities of his or her employees. The two relationships are analogous.
Example Question #12 : Subject And Object
Complete this analogy.
Massacre is to human as __________ is to animal.
autopsy
genocide
cadaver
cull
carrion
cull
A deliberate killing of a group of humans is known as a "massacre," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words refers to a deliberate and organized killing of animals. The correct answer is "cull." Additionally, "genocide" is the deliberate and premeditated killing of an ethnic group; "carrion" is dead animal flesh; a "cadaver" is a corpse; an "autopsy" is an investigation into the medical cause of someone's death.
Example Question #13 : Subject And Object
Complete this analogy.
Epithet is to describe as libel is to _________________.
defame
accrue
prune
imbue
jettison
defame
An "epithet" is a word or phrase used to "describe" a group of people, usually in a negative way. So, the purpose of an "epithet" is to "describe." To solve this analogy you need to determine what the purpose of "libel" is. Well, "libel" is false information published with the intent of damaging the reputation of someone. The purpose of "libel" is to "defame" (ruin the reputation of). Additionally, "imbue" means fill with; "prune" means trim, cut; "accrue" means accumulate, gather money through interest or investment, grow in wealth or value; "jettison" means discard, get rid of unwanted waste.
Example Question #54 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Coroner is to death as pilgrim is to __________.
loyalty
worship
emotion
ownership
truth
worship
A "coroner" is someone who investigates the causes of a "death." So, a "coroner" is concerned with "death," what is a "pilgrim" concerned with? Well, a "pilgrim" is someone who goes on a journey for religious purposes. So, a "pilgrim" is concerned with "worship."
Example Question #55 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Excavate is to fossil as cauterize is to __________.
sibling
song
cathedral
fabric
wound
wound
"Excavate" means to dig a hole for the purposes of removing something. So, one can "excavate" a "fossil." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that one might "cauterize." Well, "cauterize" means to burn the skin to help a "wound" to heal.
Example Question #56 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Lactate is to milk as ovulate is to _____________.
hair
sperm
solutions
currency
eggs
eggs
To "lactate" means to produce "milk," usually for the purposes of sustaining one's offspring. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is produced by someone who is "ovulating." Well, to "ovulate" means (of a female) to produce "eggs" for reproduction.
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