All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3 :Analogies
Above is to beneath as __________.
mile is to distance
in is to out
flower is to tulip
附近是联合国der
flying is to airborne
in is to out
“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 __________.
bellow
run
think
reach
sing
reach
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 __________.
quart
summer
cone
straw
sprinkles
sprinkles
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 __________.
fortunate is to unlucky
fuzzy is to soft
determination is to willful
silence is to loud
animal is to organism
silence is to loud
“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__________.
Death
Love
People
Animals
Outings
Animals
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__________.
biologist
zoologist
animals
biology
zoo
zoologist
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__________.
light
heave
heavy
weight
lightness
heavy
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__________.
engine
motherboard
abacus
motorize
car
motorize
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__________.
gift
other
generous
separable
selfish
separable
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__________.
sound
classical
reality
untrue
mythical
mythical
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.