SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Other Specific Terminology

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Example Question #1 :Other Specific Terminology

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Government is to tax as church is to__________

Possible Answers:

Devout

Tithe

Nomadic

Pious

God

Correct answer:

Tithe

Explanation:

"Tax" is money collected from citizens by the government, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine the name given to the money that a church collects from its members. The correct answer is “tithe.” A tithe is traditionallyaten-percentdonation to the church.For clarification, "nomadic" meanswanderingorwithout a home, and "devout" and "pious" are synonyms that meandeeply religious

Example Question #2 :Other Specific Terminology

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Brother is to fraternal as uncle is to__________

Possible Answers:

maternal

familial

sororal

avuncular

paternal

Correct answer:

avuncular

Explanation:

"Uncle" is a noun, while "avuncular" is an adjective meaningof, relating to, or characteristic of an uncle."Brother" is also a noun, while "fraternal" is an adjective meaningof, relating to, or characteristic of a brother."Familial" meanshaving to do with families, "sororal" meanshaving to do with sisters, "maternal" meanshaving to do with mothers, and paternal meanshaving to do with fathers

Example Question #3 :Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Legal is to law as fiscal is to__________

Possible Answers:

国家

cities

money

governmental

news

Correct answer:

money

Explanation:

"Legal" is an adjective that meanshaving to do with the law, so we need to pick out a noun that describes what something fiscal is concerned with. Since "fiscal" meanshaving to do with finances, especially of businesses or the government, "governmental" might sound like a good answer; however, "governmental" cannot be correct because it is an adjective and "law" is a noun. So, because fiscal things have to do with money just like legal things have to do with law, "money" is the correct answer.

Example Question #4 :Other Specific Terminology

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Oceanography is to oceans as geology is to__________

Possible Answers:

rocks

architecture

human history

space

animals

Correct answer:

rocks

Explanation:

"Oceanography" isthe study of oceans and ocean-life, which you can infer from the word being a combination of the word "ocean" and the suffix "-ography," which meansthe study of.为了解决这个类比,你必须确定卫生大会t "geology" is the study of. The prefix "geo-" in "geography" might help you to pick out the correct answer. "Geo-" meansof or relating to the earth, and appears in other words like "geographic" and "geode." It makes sense, then, that "geology" is the study of rocks, so "rocks" is the correct answer.

Example Question #5 :Other Specific Terminology

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Sun is to solar as moon is to__________

Possible Answers:

night

sky

earth

lunar

space

Correct answer:

lunar

Explanation:

"Solar" meansfrom or related to the sun,所以为了解决这个安娜logy, you need to pick out a word that meansfrom or related to the moon"Lunar" meansfrom or related to the moon, so it is the correct answer.

Example Question #6 :Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Solar is to sun as lunar is to__________

Possible Answers:

planet

Mars

space

asteroid

moon

Correct answer:

moon

Explanation:

"Solar" is an adjective that means either "of, relating to, or determined by the sun," or "relating to or denoting energy derived from the sun's rays." So, "solar" describes things related to the sun, and we need to pick out the answer choice that consists of a noun that "lunar" describes. While all of the answer choices have to do with astronomical phenomena, "lunar" specifically means "of, determined by, relating to, or resembling the moon," so "moon" is the correct answer because just as "solar" describes things that relate to the sun, "lunar" describes things that relate to the moon.

Example Question #7 :Other Specific Terminology

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Quick is to quickly as fast is to__________

Possible Answers:

Slowly

Fast

None of these answers

Slow

Fastly

Correct answer:

Fast

Explanation:

"Quick" is an adjective that meansfast."Quickly" is an adverb that meansto do something fast.Although "quick" adds an “-ly” when it changes from an adjective to an adverb, "fast" does not; "fast" can be both an adjective and an adverb. So, the correct answer is "fast."

Example Question #8 :Other Specific Terminology

Complete this analogy.

Heresy is to church as sedition is to__________

Possible Answers:

newspapers

government

aliens

businesspeople

charities

Correct answer:

government

Explanation:

"Heresy" isrebellion against the church,所以为了解决这个安娜logy, you have to determine which organization "sedition" rebels against. "Sedition" isactions or words intended to incite rebellion against a governmental authority, so the correct answer is the “government.”

Example Question #9 :Other Specific Terminology

Throne is to abdicate as__________

Possible Answers:

president is to impeach

offer is to reject

building is to vacate

position is to resign

reject is to offer

Correct answer:

position is to resign

Explanation:

“Abdicate” is a verb that meansto give up power or responsibility, usually in the context of royalty. Since “throne” is a noun that meansa chair occupied by royalty,used to indicate power, we’re looking for a pair of words with an object-verb relationship in which the first word is a role and the second word is a verb that means to give up that role.

“Vacate” is a verb that can mean eitherto leaveorto give up a position.Since “building” is a place and not a position, we can rule out this choice.

“Impeach” is a verb meansto charge with misconduct, sometimes forcing an official out of office as a result. Since, in this case, power is taken and not given up, we can rule out this choice.

“Reject” is a verb that meansto dismiss as inadequateorto refuse to agree.And since an “offer” is only a proposal and not an actual role, we can rule out this choice.

“Resign” is a verb that meansto give up a position

Of the answer choices, “POSITION is to RESIGN” is the best choice.

Example Question #10 :Other Specific Terminology

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Heretic is to religion as anarchist is to__________

Possible Answers:

friendship

legislative

government

literature

nomadic

Correct answer:

government

Explanation:

A heretic issomeone who goes against religious orthodoxyorsomeone who tries to overthrow the established religious order.So, to solve this analogy, you therefore have to determine what it is that an anarchist wishes to overthrow or go against. The correct answer is the “government,” because an "anarchist" issomeone who believes in and fights for the abolition of government.While "legislative" might look like a potentially correct answer because the word is used to describe the part of the govenrmentdealing with the creation of laws,"religion" is a noun in the example, so we need to pick out an answer that is also a noun, and "legislative" is an adjective.

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