SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, and Subject/Object
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Example Question #451 : Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Hunt is to gun as __________.
cold is to ice
wet is to water
write is to pen
city is to state
ball is to helmet
write is to pen
A gun is used to hunt, just as a pen is used to write, so "pen is to write" is the correct answer.
Example Question #452 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Phone is to call as book is to __________.
fly
water
clean
read
see
read
A "phone" is used for "calling" (making phone calls) just as a "book" is used for "reading," so "read" is the correct answer. Regarding incorrect answers, although you can "see" a book, this is not a description of its use, and "clean," "water," and "fly" have nothing to do with how books are used either.
Example Question #452 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Game is to play as __________.
wet is to dry
clean is to burnish
fun is to boring
red is to pink
book is to read
book is to read
A game is played just as a book is read.
Example Question #453 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Pen is to write as scissors are to __________.
cut
sharpen
dull
drop
mend
cut
You use scissors to cut things, just as you would use a pen to write.
Example Question #454 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Keyboard is to typing as __________.
typewriter is to paper
hole is to cover
pencil is to writing
sock is to foot
brain is to head
pencil is to writing
What does a computer have to do with typing? A keyboard can be used for typing, so look for an answer that represents the relationship something is to something you can do with it. "Pencil is to writing" is the best choice, because a pencil is used for writing. A hole can be covered, but it is not itself used to cover.
Example Question #21 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Needle is to sew as pencil is to __________.
write
pen
paper
eraser
book
write
A “needle” is a tool used to “sew” things, so to solve this analogy, you need to determine for what purpose you use a “pencil.” You use a “pencil” to “write," so "write" is the correct answer.
Example Question #462 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Phone is to talking as television is to __________.
watching
sharing
forbidding
laughing
speaking
watching
A “phone” is an object that you use for “talking,” so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what it is that you use a “television” for. The correct answer, of course, is “watching.”
Example Question #463 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
House is to sheltering as truck is to __________.
Highway
Driveway
Shipping
Vehicle
Wheels
Shipping
A “house” is something used for “sheltering.” To “shelter” someone or something means to give him, her, or it protection from dangerous things. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine what a “truck” is used for. The correct answer is “shipping,” which means moving things from one place to another.
Example Question #464 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Eye is to see as mouth is to __________.
lips
smell
hear
eat
teeth
eat
You use your eyes to see things, so, to solve this analogy, you have to determine what it is that you use your mouth to do. The correct answer is therefore "eat" because you use your mouth to eat things.
Example Question #465 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Breakfast is to morning as dinner is to __________.
food
evening
restaurant
chef
lunchtime
evening
Breakfast is a meal consumed in the morning, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine at what time of day dinner is consumed. The correct answer is “evening.” For analogy questions it is very important to figure out the relationship between the words before attempting to answer. The question often becomes very easy once you figure out the relationship between the first two words.
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