All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Green is to blue as sad is to__________.
angry
tears
frown
smile
blue
angry
The relationship between "green" and "blue" is an uncommon one: they areboth types ofcolors. Since "sad" is an emotion, we must look for another word that is an emotion. The only choice that shares this relationship with "sad" is "angry." "Blue" is a color and unrelated in this regard. "Smile" and "frown" are facial expressions that accompany certain emotions. "Tears" can also be considered an expression of sadness, but is not an appropriate choice because "tears" are not an emotion themselves.
Example Question #1 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Complete this analogy.
Fog is to hail as red is to__________.
stop
color
cherry
read
blue
blue
“雾”和“冰雹”两种天气,we're looking for a word which fits into the same category as "red." While both "blue" and "color" may look like potentially correct answers, "color" is the category into which "blue" and "red" both fit, and "blue" an example of something that fits into that category along with "red," so "blue" is the correct answer, because as fog and hail are both types of weather, red and blue are both colors.
Example Question #1 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Complete this analogy.
Gold is to silver as oxygen is to__________.
gas
nitrogen
metal
atmosphere
breathe
nitrogen
“黄金”和“银”都是元素和珍贵metals, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out which answer choice is grouped with "oxygen" in a similar fashion. Oxygen is an elemental gas, so the answer choice should also be a gas. The correct answer is therefore “nitrogen.” The answer cannot be "gas," "atmosphere," or "breathe," because although these words are related to oxygen, their relationship is not comparable to the relationship between "gold" and "silver."
Example Question #1 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Sailboat is to sail as carriage is to . . .
axle
door
driver
horse
stagecoach
horse
因为帆是推动帆船的一部分s it forward, we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what part of a carriage propels it forward. While "horse," "door," and "axle" are each components of a carriage, it is a horse that propels a carriage forward by pulling it, so "horse" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Word is to sentence as __________.
calm is to worried
letter is to word
needle is to thread
paragraph is to sentence
book is to page
letter is to word
词是句子的组成部分,所以we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is the constituent part of the second. While "paragraph is to sentence" and "book is to page" might each look potentially correct, sentences make up paragraphs and pages make up books, not the other way around as the answer choices are listed, so neither of those answers can be correct. Letters make up words just as words make up sentences, however, so "letter is to word" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Tennis shoe is to shoelace as __________.
reptile is to cold-blooded
beak is to bird
color is to colorful
computer is to keyboard
blubber is to walrus
computer is to keyboard
A shoelace is part of a tennis shoe, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word is a part of the first word. Of the potential answer choices, "beak is to bird" and "blubber is to walrus" might each look like potentially correct answers, but because each of those answers's words are in the wrong order, neither can be the correct answer—birds are not part of beaks, but the other way around, and neither are walruses part of blubber. "Computer is to keyboard," however, is the correct answer, because just as shoelaces are part of tennis shoes, keyboards are part of computers.
Example Question #2 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Chapter is to book as __________.
sweep is to broom
day is to hour
tube is to toothpaste
week is to month
celebrate is to holiday
week is to month
A chapter is a subdivision of a book, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a subdivision of the second. While “week is to month” and “day is to hour” might each look like a potentially correct answer, a day is not a subdivision of an hour, so “day is to hour” cannot be the correct answer. A week is a subdivision of a month, however, just as a chapter is a subdivision of a book, so “week is to month” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Complete this analogy
Army is to general as team is to__________.
football
soldier
play
war
captain
captain
An "army" isa group of soldiers lead by a general, so to solve the analogy, we need to pick out an answer choice that describes the person who leads a "team." A "captain" leads a "team," so "captain" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sleeve is to shirt as__________.
branch is to tree
car is to wheel
human is to mammal
ugly is to hideous
spark is to fire
branch is to tree
The relationship in "sleeve is to shirt" ispart to whole. The best choice is "branch is to tree" because a branch is apart ofa tree. The choice "car is to wheel" demonstrates the same relationship, but the words are in the reverse order ofwhole to partrather than in the order ofpart to wholeas the question is worded. As such, it is an inappropriate answer. Remember, the order of the words in the answer must appear in the same way as the question. Considering the other choices, "human is to mammal" has acategoricalrelationship in which humans are atype ofmammal. "Spark is to fire" holds acause and effectrelationship and "ugly is to hideous" represents anincrease in degree.
Example Question #1 :Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Engine is to plane as window is to__________.
glass
clear
drapes
wood
wall
wall
An engine is apart ofan airplane. Likewise, a window is a part of a wall, making the choice "wall" the best answer. The choice "glass" would make the relationshipwhole to partorcharacteristicof,as you can think of glass as being a part of a window or describing one type of window. A "window" isan opening in a walland does not necessarily need to have glass in it, though it usually does. Another word for "drapes" is "curtains," both of which cover a window. "Clear" is anothercharacteristicof a glass window. "Wood" is unrelated unless you consider that a frame for a window may be made out of wood. In that case the relationship would bewhole to part.
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