SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, and Subject/Object

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #421 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Complete the analogy.

Musician is to song as artist is to __________.

Possible Answers:

book

entertainment

creator

stage

sculpture

Correct answer:

sculpture

Explanation:

A musician produces songs. The answer, then, is what an artist produces. There are many options for what an artist may produce, but the only one listed is "sculpture." This is a better option than either "book" or "entertainment." "Author" or "writer" would have been used for "book." "Entertainment" is not very specific, but the first example, "musician" and "songs," is very specific.

Example Question #12 : Product To Producer Or Producer To Product

Tailor is to clothes as cobbler is to __________.

Possible Answers:

horns

shoes 

glasses 

jewellery 

clocks 

Correct answer:

shoes 

Explanation:

Tailors mend and make adjustments to clothes, while cobblers mend shoes. The relationship is that of a producer to a product. 

Example Question #444 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Butcher is to meat as tailor is to __________.

Possible Answers:

cars

clothes

loans

houses

milk

Correct answer:

clothes

Explanation:

A "butcher" is someone who sells "meat." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what it is that a "tailor" produces or sells. The correct answer is "clothes." A "tailor" is someone who makes sure clothes fit, especially things like suits.

Example Question #445 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Lava is to volcano as __________ is to cloud.

Possible Answers:

rain

weather

sky

hot

stormy

Correct answer:

rain

Explanation:

"Lava" is the hot molten rock that comes out of a volcano when it erupts. So, "lava" comes from a "volcano." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that comes from a "cloud." The correct answer is "rain."

Example Question #446 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Baker is to bread as ______________.

Possible Answers:

time is to watch

chef is to flowers

architect is to house

police officer is to coffee

gardener is to jail

Correct answer:

architect is to house

Explanation:

Since bakers bake bread, we are looking for an answer choice that includes an occupation (e.g., baker) and a product that they help to make (e.g., bread). The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "Architect is to house" because architects help to build houses.

Example Question #491 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Ear is to hearing as hand is to __________.

Possible Answers:

Foot 

Sensing

Arm 

Touching 

Smelling 

Correct answer:

Touching 

Explanation:

An "ear" is the part of the body used to hear, so to complete the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that describes what a hand is used to do. A hand is something you use for “touching" things, so "touching" is the correct answer.

Example Question #434 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Clothes are to wear as food is to __________.

Possible Answers:

demolish 

create 

drink 

eat 

wash 

Correct answer:

eat 

Explanation:

"Wear" is a verb that describes how you use clothes, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is a verb that describes how you use food. The correct answer is “eat.” To help you, "demolish" means tear down or destroy.

Example Question #1 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool

Complete this analogy.

Pen is to draw as __________.

Possible Answers:

keyboard is to type

thread is to needle

click is to mouse

tail is to cat

wood is to saw

Correct answer:

keyboard is to type

Explanation:

One uses a pen to draw, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is an object and the second word a verb which one uses that object to do. While “keyboard is to type,” “click is to mouse,” and “wood is to saw” might each look like a potentially correct answer, one does not use a click to mouse or wood to saw, so neither “click is to mouse” nor “wood is to saw” can be the correct answer. One can use a keyboard to type, however, just as one can use a pen to draw, so “keyboard is to type.”

Example Question #2 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool

Complete this analogy.

Cook is to stove as __________.

Possible Answers:

saw is to wood

washer is to wash

word is to sentence

chill is to refrigerator

idea is to consider

Correct answer:

chill is to refrigerator

Explanation:

One uses a stove to cook things, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word is an object or tool that is used to do the first verb to things. While “washer is to wash” might look like a potentially correct answer, its two words are in an incorrect order compared to our example (“wash” is not used to “washer” things), so it cannot be the correct answer. Refrigerators are used to chill things, though, just like stoves are used to cook things, so “chill is to refrigerator” is the correct answer.

Example Question #5 : Tool To Use Or Use To Tool

Book is to read as song is to . . .

Possible Answers:

sing

paddle

walk

run

dream

Correct answer:

sing

Explanation:

Since you read a book, we need to pick out a verb that describes what you do to a song. Since one sings a song just as one reads a book, "sing" is the correct answer.

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