All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
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.
cleaning
steering
running
破坏
cutting
steering
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.
lose
tie
uproot
plan
alert
alert
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__________。
comfort
delusion
genius
secrecy
idiocy
secrecy
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.
volume
flavor
color
appearance
emotion
volume
"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.
microwave
periscope
microscope
barometer
thermometer
microscope
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.
haul
harangue
replete
perspire
repose
haul
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.
warn
cook
draw
hear
count
count
“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__________。
laziness
sweat
headaches
pain
emotion
sweat
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__________。
sing
work
smile
heal
hear
heal
"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.
begrime
devastate
electricity
illuminate
masticate
illuminate
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。