All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 :Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Complete this analogy.
Orthodox is to heterodox as dormant is to__________.
Quiescent
Latent
虔诚的
Active
Pious
Active
The root "dox" meansrelated to established thought or opinion, and the root "ortho" meansstraightorcorrect, so someone who is “orthodox”accepts traditions or the established account of things. On the other hand, the prefix "hetero" meansotherordifferent, so someone who is “heterodox”challenges traditions and accepts other accounts of things besides the established one. The two words are opposites of another, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out the best antonym for “dormant.” “Dormant” meanshidden,asleeporinactive, so the best antonym is “active.” To provide further help, “latent” meanshiddenand “quiescent” meansdormant, while “pious” and “devout” both describe someone who isdeeply religious.
Example Question #1 :Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Complete this analogy.
Polychromatic is to monochromatic as___________.
prince is to king
actor is to emoting
ascending is to descending
lungs are to breathing
forgetful is to misplace
ascending is to descending
"Polychromatic" meanshaving many different colors, while the term "monochromatic" meanshaving only one color or shades of white, grey, and black. You can infer these definitions because of the words' prefixes and root: "poly-" meansmany, "mono-" meansone, and the root "chrom" meanshaving to do with color; it is derived from the Greek wordchroma, which means "color." So, "polychromatic" and "monochromatic" are antonyms, or opposites, and to solve the analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice which consists of antonyms. "Ascending" meansgoing or rising up,而“下行”的意思going or sinking down, so just as "polychromatic" and "monochromatic" are opposites, so are "ascending" and "descending," making "ascending is to descending" the correct answer.
Example Question #1 :Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Complete this analogy.
对恐惧症和男性恐怖症是恐惧__________.
men
machines
technology
ghosts
women
men
To begin with the suffix-phobiaimmediately tells you that you are dealing with afear. So, "anglophobia" isfear of the English. "Phobophobia" is thereforefear of fear itself. To solve this analogy you need to determine what "androphobia" is the fear of. To do this you need to consider the meaning of the Greek prefixandro-which meansman. So, "androphobia" isfear of man, fear of men.
Example Question #1 :Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Complete this analogy.
Ornithophobia is to birds as xenophobia is to__________.
heights
silence
death
foreigners
darkness
foreigners
The prefixornith-meansbirds,所以“ornithophobia" meansfear of birds. To solve this analogy you need to determine what "xenophobia" is the fear of. To do this you will need to rely on your knowledge of Greek prefixes. The prefixxen-meansforeign,所以“xenophobia" isfear of foreigners.
Example Question #1 :Prefixes From Greek
Complete this analogy.
Bibliophile is to book as cinephile is to__________.
band
computer
lesson
song
movie
movie
To begin with the suffix-philemeanslover of. So, an "anglophile" isa lover of English things. A "bibliophile" isa lover of Books. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "cinephile" is a lover of. The correct answer is "movies." The Greek prefixcine-/kine-meansrelated to movement, motion,as in "kinetic" and "cinema."
Example Question #1 :Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Complete this analogy.
Paedophobia is to children as photophobia is to__________.
pictures
light
movies
phones
angels
light
To begin with the suffix-phobiameansfear of. Also, the prefixpaed-meanschildren, as in "pediatrician" (children's doctor). So, "paedophobia" isfear of children. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "photophobia" is the fear of. Well, the prefixphoto-meanslight,所以“photophobia" isthe fear of light.