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 #9 : Subject To Object Or Object To Subject

Complete this analogy.

Dehydrate is to __________ as deforest is to trees.

Possible Answers:

animals

snow

heat

plants

water

Correct answer:

water

Explanation:

To begin with the prefix de- means away from, take from. So, to "deforest" means to remove "trees." Which of these is removed when you "dehydrate" something? Well, the root -hydra- means related to water. So, to "dehydrate" is to remove water.

Example Question #10 : Subject To Object Or Object To Subject

Complete this analogy.

Janitor is to clean as mechanic is to __________.

Possible Answers:

cook

repair

create

protect

teach

Correct answer:

repair

Explanation:

A "janitor" is someone who cleans for a living. So, "clean" is an action that a "janitor" might undertake. Which of these is an action that a "mechanic" might undertake? Well, a "mechanic" is someone who fixes machines for a living. So, "repair" is the correct answer. "Repair" means fix, mend, make something no longer broken.

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