SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, and Subject/Object

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Example Question #1 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Milliner is to hats as cartographer is to__________.

Possible Answers:

cars

phones

tables

maps

Correct answer:

maps

Explanation:

A "milliner" issomeone who makes hats as an occupationso to solve this analogy you have to determine what it is that a cartographer makes. The correct answer is “maps”; a cartographer isa map-maker.

Example Question #1 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Spider is to web as__________.

Possible Answers:

nest is to bird

wall is to house

musician is to song

spider is to arachnid

grasshopper is to insect

Correct answer:

musician is to song

Explanation:

The relationship between "spider" and "web" is that a spider creates a web. The best choice is "musician is to song" because musicians create songs. Considering the other choices, "nest is to bird" has the same relationship, but is in the incorrect order ofproduct to producer,instead ofproducer to productas the question is worded,which makes "musician is to song" a better choice. In "grasshopper is to insect" the relationship is that a grasshopper is atype ofinsect, in "wall is to house", a wall is apart ofa house, and in "spider is to arachnid", a spider is atype ofarachnid.

Example Question #1 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete the analogy:

Cow is to milk as__________.

Possible Answers:

plant is to chlorophyl

cloth is to clothing

fish is to caviar

wood is to ash

eggs is to bacon

Correct answer:

fish is to caviar

Explanation:

Milk is an edible product produced by the cow. "Caviar" is an edible product produced by "fish." None of the other analogies have this relationship.

Clothing is made from cloth, but clothing is not an edible product, nor does cloth actively produce clothing. Wood becomes ash when burned. Plants produce chlorophyl, but chlorophyl is not an edible product. Eggs and bacon are both food, but one does not produce another.

Example Question #1 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Lantern is to light as furnace is to__________.

Possible Answers:

combustible

electric

fire

heat

safety

Correct answer:

heat

Explanation:

A "lantern" isa lamp, a light, something that is used to produce light. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what is produced by a "furnace." The correct answer is "heat."

Example Question #1 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Broker is to stocks as realtor is to__________.

Possible Answers:

cars

房子s

medicine

furniture

food

Correct answer:

房子s

Explanation:

A "broker" issomeone who helps others to buy and sell stocks. So, which of these is bought and sold by a "realtor?" The correct answer is "houses."

Example Question #1 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Carpenter is to__________as blacksmith is to sword.

Possible Answers:

shoe

wood

hat

table

metal

Correct answer:

table

Explanation:

A "blacksmith" issomeone who shapes iron and other metals for a job. A "sword" is something that is produced by a "blacksmith," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that is produced by a "carpenter." Well, a "carpenter" issomeone who shapes wood into furniture for a job. So, the correct answer is "table."

Example Question #1 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Furnace is to heat as generator is to__________.

Possible Answers:

guidance

cold

narratives

water

electricity

Correct answer:

electricity

Explanation:

The purpose of a "furnace" is to provide "heat." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what the purpose of a "generator" is. Well, a "generator" generates "electricity," so this is the correct answer.

Example Question #1 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Cobbler is to__________as legislator is to laws.

Possible Answers:

furniture

weapons

clocks

shoes

paintings

Correct answer:

shoes

Explanation:

A "legislator" issomeone who works in government and makes "laws."So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an item made by a "cobbler." The correct answer is that "cobblers" make "shoes."

Example Question #2 :Product And Producer

Complete this analogy.

Crater is to collision as__________is to erosion.

Possible Answers:

cliff

cloud

iceberg

房子

forest

Correct answer:

cliff

Explanation:

A "crater" isa hole in the ground formed by the impact of a meteor with the surface of a planet. A "crater" is therefore formed by a "collision." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is formed by "erosion." Well, "erosion" isthe process of wearing something down through constant exposure to wind and water. "Cliffs" are formed by "erosion."

Example Question #1 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Small is to microscope as big is to__________.

Possible Answers:

garrulous

astronomy

macroscope

huge

telescope

Correct answer:

telescope

Explanation:

A "microscope" isa piece of machinery used to look at the small world, so to solve this analogy you have to identify the name of the machine used to look at the much larger world. The correct answer is “telescope.” The prefix,micro-,meanssmall, and the prefix,macro-, meansbig; however in this instance you use the prefix,tele-, which meansat a distance or far away.For clarification, "garrulous" meanstalkative.

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