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

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Handlebar is to__________as microwave is to cooking.

Possible Answers:

cleaning

steering

running

破坏

cutting

Correct answer:

steering

Explanation:

A "microwave" is a tool used for "cooking." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "handlebar" is used for. Well, a "handlebar" isthe piece of a bicycle that allows one to change the direction of the wheels。It is therefore used for "steering."

Example Question #22 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Flare is to__________as lens is to magnify.

Possible Answers:

lose

tie

uproot

plan

alert

Correct answer:

alert

Explanation:

A "lens" isan optic device used to make something easier to see by either making it clearer or larger。A purpose of a "lens" is therefore to "magnify" (make larger). So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is the purpose of a "flare." Well, a "flare" isa device used to fire a light into the sky as a signal。It is therefore used to "alert." Additionally, "uproot" meansmove from one place to another, usually forcefully

Example Question #23 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Foxhole is to protection as password is to__________

Possible Answers:

comfort

delusion

genius

secrecy

idiocy

Correct answer:

secrecy

Explanation:

A "foxhole" isa hole in the ground used by troops for "protection" from enemy fire during a battle。The purpose of a "foxhole" then is to provide "protection." Which of these describes the purpose of a "password?" The correct answer is "secrecy," orthe ability to be secret。Additionally, "delusion" ishaving a false understanding of things

Example Question #24 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Megaphone is to__________as spectacles is to clarity.

Possible Answers:

volume

flavor

color

appearance

emotion

Correct answer:

volume

Explanation:

"Spectacles" areglassesand you use glasses to improve the "clarity" (clearness) of something. So, for what purpose might you use a "megaphone?" The correct answer is to improve the "volume" of something.

Example Question #25 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Hammock is to resting as__________is to enlarging.

Possible Answers:

microwave

periscope

microscope

barometer

thermometer

Correct answer:

microscope

Explanation:

The purpose of a "hammock" is for "resting." So, to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these is used for "enlarging" something. "Enlarging" meansto make larger。The correct answer is that a "microscope" is used to "enlarge" something to make it easier to see. Additionally, a "periscope" isused by a submarine to see above the water; a "barometer" is used to measure pressure and a "thermometer" is used to measure temperature.

Example Question #26 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Airlift is to plane as__________is to truck.

Possible Answers:

haul

harangue

replete

perspire

repose

Correct answer:

haul

Explanation:

When something is transported by "plane" we use the term "airlift." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a verb that is used when transporting something by "truck." The correct answer is "haul." Additionally, "harangue" meanscriticize, scold; "replete" meansfilled with; "perspire" meanssweat; "repose" meansrest, lie down.

Example Question #27 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Abacus is to__________as beacon is to signal.

Possible Answers:

warn

cook

draw

hear

count

Correct answer:

count

Explanation:

“灯塔”issomething, like a lighthouse, used to pass a message or warning。“灯塔”is used to "signal." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you might use an "abacus" for. An "abacus" isan outdated instrument used for counting。The correct answer is therefore "count."

Example Question #28 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Antiseptic is to infection as antiperspirant is to__________

Possible Answers:

laziness

sweat

headaches

pain

emotion

Correct answer:

sweat

Explanation:

An "antiseptic" issomething used to prevent "infection。" So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "antiperspirant" is used for. The correct answer is that it is used to prevent "sweating."

Example Question #29 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Hypnosis is to sleep as ointment is to__________

Possible Answers:

sing

work

smile

heal

hear

Correct answer:

heal

Explanation:

"Hypnosis" isa technique used to put someone to "sleep."So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an action that is helped by "ointment." "Ointment" iscream applied to a wound in order to help with "healing."So, the correct answer is "heal."

Example Question #30 :Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object

Complete this analogy.

Lantern is to__________as padlock is to secure.

Possible Answers:

begrime

devastate

electricity

illuminate

masticate

Correct answer:

illuminate

Explanation:

The purpose of a "padlock" isto keep something safe, to lock something away, to "secure" something。So, to solve this analogy you merely need to determine what the purpose of a "lantern" is. Well, a "lantern" isa light, a torch。So, the correct answer is to "illuminate," which meansto light up, to shed light upon。Additionally, "masticate" meanschew; "begrime" meansblacken, make dirty; "devastate" meanscompletely destroy, ruin

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