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

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Example Question #6 :Action And Object Acted Upon

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Mitigate is to dispute as alleviate is to__________.

Possible Answers:

crisis

display

庆祝活动

meeting

performance

Correct answer:

crisis

Explanation:

A "dispute" is adisagreement. To "mitigate" means试图解决两个或铁道部之间的分歧e parties. So, mitigate is an action taken when there is a dispute. To solve this analogy, you have to determine what situation is taking place if the action of alleviating occurs. "Alleviate" meansto make betterorto pacify, so it is an action that would be taken during a "crisis," a word which meansemergencyordisaster. So, "crisis" is the correct answer.

Example Question #7 :Action And Object Acted Upon

Complete this analogy.

Swing is to bat as dribble is to__________.

Possible Answers:

basketball

baseball

plate

kick

goal

Correct answer:

basketball

Explanation:

One uses a bat by swinging it, so we need to pick out an answer choice that conveys the object that one uses by dribbling it. While all of the answer choices might look like they could be potentially correct because each is a noun that relates to a sport, “dribble,” when used as a verb, can mean “to take a ball forward past opponents with slight touches,” usually when used to describe soccer, field hockey, and basketball. So, because “dribble” refers to how one might interact with a basketball, just as “swing” refers to how one might interact with a bat, “basketball” is the correct answer.

Example Question #8 :Action And Object Acted Upon

Complete this analogy:

Chainsaw is to tree as__________.

Possible Answers:

jackhammer is to cement

axe is to lumberjack

factory is to car

school is to education

saw is to chair

Correct answer:

jackhammer is to cement

Explanation:

A chainsaw is a tool primarily used to cut down or disassemble a tree. Similarly, a jackhammer is a tool primarily used to break (or disassemble) cement.

None of the other analogies have this relationship:

Lumberjacks use axes, an axe is not a tool used to disassemble a lumberjack. A lumberjack is the profession of cutting down trees for lumber.

School is the location where education takes place. The relationship between school and education is different than chainsaw to tree.

Factories produce cars. While cars may be disassembled at factories, factories are not specifically tools to disassemble cars.

A saw can disassemble a chair, however a saw's primary purpose is not disassembling chairs.

Example Question #9 :Action And Object Acted Upon

Complete this analogy.

Inscribe is to book as__________is to mural.

Possible Answers:

paint

replicate

perform

mend

demolish

Correct answer:

paint

Explanation:

To begin with "inscribe" meanswrite, so one "inscribes" a "book." What does one do to a "mural?" Well, a "mural" isa large painting usually on a wall or the side of a building. So, the correct answer is "paint." Additionally, "mend" meansfix; "demolish" meansdestroy, tear down; "replicate" meanscopy, reproduce.

Example Question #10 :Action And Object Acted Upon

Complete this analogy.

Annex is to land as__________is to idea.

Possible Answers:

desist

plagiarize

surmount

maim

resume

Correct answer:

plagiarize

Explanation:

To take land from another countryis to "annex" it. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is called when you take an "idea" from someone else. The correct answer is "plagiarize." To "plagiarize" isto steal someone else's idea or work and claim it as your own. Additionally, "surmount" meansovercome, defeat; "maim" meanscripple, injure, wound, cause to be wounded; "desist" meansstop; "resume" meanscontinue.

Example Question #791 :Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Temperance is to__________as fast is to food.

Possible Answers:

alcohol

gambling

football

music

books

Correct answer:

alcohol

Explanation:

To go without "food"is to "fast." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is abstained from if one is practicing "temperance." The correct answer is "alcohol." "Temperance" isnot partaking in alcohol, not allowing oneself to drink alcohol.

Example Question #792 :Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Boulevard is to__________as canal is to sailing.

Possible Answers:

playing

eating

laughing

driving

flying

Correct answer:

driving

Explanation:

A "canal" isa man-made body of water that connects two or more natural bodies of water. "Canals" are used for "sailing." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "boulevard" is used for. A "boulevard" isa wide avenue in a city that is lined with trees. "Boulevards" are therefore used for "driving."

Example Question #793 :Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Coronation is to__________as inauguration is to president.

Possible Answers:

pope

captain

friend

king

despot

Correct answer:

king

Explanation:

An "inauguration" isan event where the "president" is sworn into office.So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these assumes power during a "coronation." Well, a "coronation" iswhen a "king" or queen is crowned. Additionally, a "despot" isan autocrat, a tyrant, a person who rules a country with absolute power.

Example Question #794 :Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Commute is to work as matriculate is to__________.

Possible Answers:

market

park

gym

beach

college

Correct answer:

college

Explanation:

"Commute" is a verb that meansto go to "work," to journey to or from "work."So, which of these places do you go to if you are "matriculating?" The correct answer is that "matriculate" meansgo to college, enroll at college.

Example Question #81 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Barber is to hair as lumberjack is to__________________.

Possible Answers:

wetland

tree

mill

harvest

axe

Correct answer:

tree

Explanation:

A barber cuts hair, so the correct answer would demonstrate a similar relationship. Just as a barber cuts hair, a lumberjack cuts trees.

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