All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #21 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Soda is to cup as __________.
bottle is to salad dressing
quiet is to silence
board game is to box
spy is to sneaky
friend is to enemy
board game is to box
A cup can be used to hold soda, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word describes a substance or object that the second word can be used as a container for. While "bottle is to salad dressing" and "board game is to box" may each look like potentially correct answers, "bottle is to salad dressing" has its nouns in the wrong order; salad dressing is not used to contain bottles, so "bottle is to salad dressing" cannot be the correct answer. "Board game is to box" is the correct answer because just like cups can contain soda, boxes can contain board games.
Example Question #22 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Car is to garage as ship is to __________.
ocean
vessel
harbor
sail
water
harbor
A car is kept or stored in a "garage," so to solve this analogy you have to determine where it is that a ship is kept. The correct answer is “harbor.” For clarification, one synonym of harbor that is commonly tested on the SSAT is “port.” This bears remembering.
Example Question #23 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Books are to backpack as water is to __________.
ice
bucket
drought
ocean
molecule
bucket
Since a backpack can hold and transport books, we need to pick out a word that describes something that can hold water. While "ocean" and "bucket" might both look like correct answers, "bucket" is the better answer because while an ocean is full of water, it is not something that transports water. A bucket, however, can hold and transport water, just like a backpack can hold and transport books, so "bucket" is the correct answer.
Example Question #672 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Paint is to brush as ink is to __________.
write
paper
pencil
draw
pen
pen
A brush is used as a vehicle for paint, so we need to pick out an answer choice which is an object used as a vehicle for ink. While “pen,” “pencil,” and “paper” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “paper” cannot be the correct answer because it does not carry ink, but is a medium on which one draws or writes with ink. “Pencil” cannot be the correct answer either, because pencils write with lead or graphite, not with ink. Pens, however, are vehicles for ink just like brushes are vehicles for paint, so “pen” is the correct answer.
Example Question #25 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Bookshelf is to books as wallet is to __________.
bank
cash
school
library
purse
cash
A "bookshelf" is a place to put "books." Similarly, a "wallet" is a place to put "cash."
Example Question #26 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Hangar is to __________ as granary is to food.
aircraft
animals
water
prisoners
money
aircraft
A "granary" is a place where food, particularly grain, is stored. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is stored in a "hangar." The correct answer is "aircraft."
Example Question #27 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Kennel is to dog as hutch is to __________.
rabbit
bee
cat
human
goldfish
rabbit
A place where a "dog" is kept is usually called a "kennel." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is usually kept in a "hutch." The correct answer is a "rabbit."
Example Question #1 : Storage And Containers
Complete this analogy.
Paddock is to horse as penitentiary is to __________.
bachelor
widow
student
felon
infant
felon
A "paddock" is an enclosure for certain animals, like a "horse." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is kept in a "penitentiary." Well, a "penitentiary" is a jail for people who have committed serious crimes. So, the correct answer is "felon," which means convicted criminal. Additionally, a "bachelor" is an unmarried man; a "widow" is a woman whose husband has died; an "infant" is a baby.
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