All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
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__________.
cars
phones
车
tables
maps
maps
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__________.
nest is to bird
wall is to house
musician is to song
spider is to arachnid
grasshopper is to insect
musician is to song
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__________.
plant is to chlorophyl
cloth is to clothing
fish is to caviar
wood is to ash
eggs is to bacon
fish is to caviar
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__________.
combustible
electric
fire
heat
safety
heat
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__________.
cars
房子s
medicine
furniture
food
房子s
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.
shoe
wood
hat
table
metal
table
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__________.
guidance
cold
narratives
water
electricity
electricity
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.
furniture
weapons
clocks
shoes
paintings
shoes
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.
cliff
cloud
iceberg
房子
forest
cliff
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__________.
garrulous
astronomy
macroscope
huge
telescope
telescope
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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