SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Qualities, Features, Abilities, and Other Analogies
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Example Question #1 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Tennis is to racket as hockey is to __________.
bat
sport
stick
goal
hoop
stick
A “racket” is something that you use to play “tennis,” so to solve this analogy, you need to determine which object is something that you use to play “hockey.” The correct answer is a “stick,” as you use a “hockey stick” to play hockey.
Example Question #2 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Active is to running as lazy is to __________.
napping
dancing
racing
sprinting
waking
napping
Running is an active thing to do. "Active" means full of energy, not staying still, or moving. So, to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is often considered a "lazy" thing to do. The correct answer is therefore "napping."
Example Question #3 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
California is to state as Canada is to __________.
state
island
country
continent
city
country
California is an example of a state, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of the answer choices describes Canada. Canada is a country," so "country" is the correct answer.
Example Question #4 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Farming is to agriculture as __________ is to architecture.
buildings
speaking
fixing
studying
fishing
buildings
"Agriculture" means related to the study of or practice of farming. So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what "architecture" is related to. The correct answer is that "architecture" is related to the study or practice of designing "buildings."
Example Question #2 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Burning is to aflame as drifting is to __________.
soaked
aloft
ashore
afloat
allowed
afloat
If something, like a building, is "burning" than it can also said to be "aflame." The prefix a- in this sense means something like on, as in "aside" - on the side; "ashore" - on the shore. So, "aflame" means on fire. So, something that is "drifting" could also be said to be "adrift," "floating," or "afloat." Just to be clear, "drifting" means to be carried slowly by a current of water. Additionally, "soaked" means drenched, made very wet; "allowed" means permitted, not forbidden; "aloft" means in the air.
Example Question #1 : Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Professor is to teach as driver is to __________.
Automobile
School
Car
Job
Drive
Drive
A professor is someone who teaches, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out which of these answer choice is an action done by a driver. The answer is to “drive.” To help you, "automobile" is another word for car.
Example Question #2 : Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Car is to drive as plane is to __________.
Travel
Fly
Sky
Road
Vehicle
Fly
When you operate a car, you drive it, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb that describes what you do to a plane when you operate a plane. When you operate a plane, you “fly” it, so "fly" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Plane is to flying as __________.
car is to driving
boat is to steering
cheetah is to devouring
helicopter is to hovering
walking is to human
car is to driving
Planes fly, so we are looking for an answer in which the first word depicts a mode of transportation, and the second word how that transportation moves. The best answer choice is "car is to driving" because cars are driven!
Example Question #4 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Microphone is to speak as __________.
chair is to metal
car is to drive
steal is to treasure
computer is to electronic
bird is to wing
car is to drive
You speak into a microphone, just as you drive a car, so "car is to drive" is the correct answer.
Example Question #5 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sunrise is to day as sunset is to ___________.
moon
night
stars
sun
light
night
Sunrise begins the day, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out a word that describes what sunset begins. Sunset begins the night, so "night" is the correct answer.
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