All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #6 :Action And Object Acted Upon
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Mitigate is to dispute as alleviate is to__________.
crisis
display
庆祝活动
meeting
performance
crisis
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__________.
basketball
baseball
plate
kick
goal
basketball
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__________.
jackhammer is to cement
axe is to lumberjack
factory is to car
school is to education
saw is to chair
jackhammer is to cement
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.
paint
replicate
perform
mend
demolish
paint
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.
desist
plagiarize
surmount
maim
resume
plagiarize
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.
alcohol
gambling
football
music
books
alcohol
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.
playing
eating
laughing
driving
flying
driving
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.
pope
captain
friend
king
despot
king
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__________.
market
park
gym
beach
college
college
"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__________________.
wetland
tree
mill
harvest
axe
tree
A barber cuts hair, so the correct answer would demonstrate a similar relationship. Just as a barber cuts hair, a lumberjack cuts trees.