SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #3 :Analogies

Above is to beneath as __________.

Possible Answers:

mile is to distance

in is to out

flower is to tulip

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flying is to airborne

Correct answer:

in is to out

Explanation:

“Above” is a preposition that means “ in extended space over and not touching,” while “beneath” is a preposition that means “extending or directly underneath, typically with close contact.” So, that means that we need to pick out an answer choice that consists of a pair of prepositions which are antonyms of each other. While “in is to out” and “far is to under” both consists of a pair of prepositions, “far” is not the opposite of “under,” so “far is to under” cannot be the correct answer. “In” is the opposite of “out,” however, just like “above” is the opposite of “beneath,” so “in is to out” is the correct answer.

Example Question #4 :Analogies

Hand is to grasp as arm is to __________.

Possible Answers:

bellow

run

think

reach

sing

Correct answer:

reach

Explanation:

One uses one’s hand to grasp things, or “seize and hold firmly,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb that one might use one’s arms to do. While all of the potential answer choices are verbs that one might do with the various parts of one’s body, only “reach,” a verb that means “stretch out an arm to touch or grasp something,” is something that one would do with one’s arm. So, because one reaches for things using one’s arm just as one grasps things with one’s hand, “reach” is the correct answer.

Example Question #5 :Analogies

Pizza is to pepperoni as ice cream is to __________.

Possible Answers:

quart

summer

cone

straw

sprinkles

Correct answer:

sprinkles

Explanation:

与意大利辣香肠比萨饼可能超过,所以我们所需要的to pick out an answer choice that describes what might top ice cream. While “sprinkles” and “cone” might each look like a potentially correct answer, ice cream is often served in a cone, not topped with a cone, so “cone” cannot be the correct answer. Ice cream can be topped with sprinkles, however, just as a pizza can be topped with pepperoni, so “sprinkles” is the correct answer.

Example Question #6 :Analogies

War is to pacific as __________.

Possible Answers:

fortunate is to unlucky

fuzzy is to soft

determination is to willful

silence is to loud

animal is to organism

Correct answer:

silence is to loud

Explanation:

“太平洋”是一个形容词,意思是“豌豆ceful in character or intent,” or when capitalized, “of or relating to the Pacific Ocean.” So, because the “pacific” in the question is not capitalized, we will need to assume that it means “peaceful in character or intent.” War is something that is definitely not pacific, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a noun and the second word an adjective that describes the opposite of the noun. While “silence is to loud” and “determination is to willful” might each look like a potentially correct answer choice, “determination is to willful” cannot be the correct answer because “determination” is a noun that means “firmness of purpose,” and “willful” is an adjective that can mean “stubborn.” So, because “willful” might describe someone who has determination, not its opposite, “determination is to willful” cannot be the correct answer. “Loud,” however, describes something that is the opposite of silence, just as “pacific” describes something that is the opposite of war, so “silence is to loud” is the correct answer.

Example Question #7 :Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Xenophobia is to foreigners as zoophobia is to__________.

Possible Answers:

Death

Love

People

Animals

Outings

Correct answer:

Animals

Explanation:

The suffix "-phobia" meansrelated to a fear. "Xenophobia" isthe fear of foreigners, which one can infer from the presence of the prefix "xeno-," which meanshaving to do with foreigners, in the word. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine what "zoophobia" is the fear of. The prefix "zoo-" meanshaving to do withanimals,所以“zoophobia" isthe fear of animalsand "animals" is the correct answer.

Example Question #8 :Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Chemistry is to chemist as zoology is to__________.

Possible Answers:

biologist

zoologist

animals

biology

zoo

Correct answer:

zoologist

Explanation:

The suffix "-ist" meanssomeone who practicesthe first part of the word. Therefore, "chemist" meansone who practices chemistry. For the answer, we need something that means "one who practices zoology," which would be "zoologist."

Example Question #9 :Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Darkness is to dark as heaviness is to__________.

Possible Answers:

light

heave

heavy

weight

lightness

Correct answer:

heavy

Explanation:

This analogy makes a relationship using the suffix "-ness." This suffix changes an adjective, like "dark" or "heavy" into a noun that expresses the quality of that adjective. The noun "darkness" expressesthe quality of being dark, and the noun "heaviness" expressesthe quality of heavy.

Example Question #10 :Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Computer is to computerize as motor is to__________.

Possible Answers:

engine

motherboard

abacus

motorize

car

Correct answer:

motorize

Explanation:

The relationship here has to do with the suffix "-ize." This suffix takes an adjective or noun (such as "motor" or "computer") and makes it into a verb that meansconvert into that thing.If youadd computers tosomething, you "computerize" it. If youadd motorstosomething, you "motorize" it.

Example Question #11 :Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Present is to presentable as separate is to__________.

Possible Answers:

gift

other

generous

separable

selfish

Correct answer:

separable

Explanation:

The relationship here has to do with the suffix "-able." This suffix takes an a verb (such as "present" or "separate") and makes it into an adjective meaningable to be [verb]ed.Similar to how "presentable" meansable to be presented, "separable" meansable to be separated.

Example Question #12 :Analogies

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Music is to musical as myth is to__________.

Possible Answers:

sound

classical

reality

untrue

mythical

Correct answer:

mythical

Explanation:

The relationship has to do with the suffix "-ical." This suffix takes a noun (such as "music" or "myth") and creates an adjective meaningcharacterized by [noun].Just like "musical" meanscharacterized by music, "mythical" meanscharacterized by myth.

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