SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies
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Example Questions
Example Question #415 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Read is to red as __________ is to sighs.
moans
book
pain
color
size
size
"Read" and "red" are two words that have different meanings and yet sound exactly the same. We call these types of words "homonyms." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as, yet has a different meaning to, "sighs." The correct answer is "size."
Example Question #416 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Fore is to __________ as jewel is to joule.
gem
four
energy
behind
after
four
A "jewel" is a precious stone, a gem. And a "joule" is a unit of measurement used to measure energy. These words are "homonyms" because they sound the same but have different meanings. Which of these words sounds the same as, but has a different meaning to, "fore?" The correct answer is "four."
Example Question #417 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Bear is to bare as ________________.
stare is to stairs
dog is to cat
meat is to meet
love is to like
cow is to cough
meat is to meet
Since "bear" and "bare" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "meat is to meet."
"Stare" and stairs are almost homophones, but the plural -s ending in "stairs" makes these two words not exactly alike when spoke aloud.
Example Question #418 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Sea is to see as _________________.
read to is reed
try is to tried
ocean is to lagoon
led is to lead
deed is to dead
read to is reed
Since "sea" and "see" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "read is to reed."
Example Question #419 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Hear is to here as _________________.
diminish is to decrease
dear is to deer
look is to book
eat is to it
lie is to li
dear is to deer
Since "hear" and "here" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "dear is to deer."
Example Question #1 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Author is to book as poet is to __________.
storyteller
tome
writer
poem
narrator
poem
An author writes a book, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out what it is that a poet writes. The correct answer is a “poem.” To help you, a "tome" is a long book, and a "narrator" is the person telling a story.
Example Question #2 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Artist is to painting as musician is to __________.
song
singer
talented
piano
statue
song
An artist produces (makes) a painting, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that describes what a musician produces. A musician produces music, and a song is a form of music, so "song" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Soil is to ground as wood is to __________.
log
house
tree
furniture
lumber
tree
Soil comes from the ground just like wood comes from a tree.
Example Question #4 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Writer is to book as __________.
baker is to bread
table is to carpenter
food is to eating
driver is to drive
fool is to king
baker is to bread
What do "writer" and "book" have in common? A writer can write a book, so look for an answer that demonstrates the relationship someone is to something they make. Here "baker is to bread" works, because a baker makes bread. A "driver" "drives," but he or she does not make "drives." "Table is to carpenter" would work, but it's backwards!
Example Question #5 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Storm is to lightning as blizzard is to __________.
fog
fire
rain
snow
heat
snow
A storm produces lightning, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what a blizzard produces. “Blizzard,” when used as a noun, means “a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility,” so blizzards produce snow like storms produce lightning, making “snow” the correct answer.
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