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
goal
stick
hoop
sport
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 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Active is to running as lazy is to __________.
racing
dancing
napping
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 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
California is to state as Canada is to __________.
continent
state
city
island
country
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 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Farming is to agriculture as __________ is to architecture.
fishing
studying
fixing
buildings
speaking
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 #1 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Burning is to aflame as drifting is to __________.
aloft
ashore
allowed
afloat
soaked
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 #2 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Professor is to teach as driver is to __________.
Drive
Automobile
Job
Car
School
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 __________.
Vehicle
Road
Fly
Travel
Sky
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 #1 : Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Plane is to flying as __________.
helicopter is to hovering
car is to driving
cheetah is to devouring
walking is to human
boat is to steering
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 #3 : Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Microphone is to speak as __________.
bird is to wing
car is to drive
steal is to treasure
chair is to metal
computer is to electronic
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 #4 : Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sunrise is to day as sunset is to ___________.
light
moon
stars
night
sun
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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