Scale Relationship Analogies - SSAT Middle Level Verbal
- What is the scale relationship between "drizzle" and "downpour"?
- Downpour is much heavier rain than drizzle. Downpour represents a more intense and heavier form of precipitation than drizzle.
- What is the scale relationship between "warm" and "hot"?
- Hot is a stronger degree of warmth. Hot represents an escalation in temperature intensity from warm on the heat scale.
- What is the scale relationship between "annoyed" and "furious"?
- Furious is a much stronger degree of annoyed. Furious denotes a more extreme level of anger than being merely annoyed.
- Which option best completes the scale analogy: "tiny" is to "minute" as "angry" is to ____?
- Furious. Furious completes the analogy by representing a more intense form of anger, similar to how minute is a more extreme smallness than tiny.
- Choose the word that is stronger in degree: "irritated" or "enraged".
- Enraged. Enraged reflects a higher intensity of anger compared to irritated.
- What is the scale relationship between "content" and "ecstatic"?
- Ecstatic is a much stronger degree of content. Ecstatic expresses a higher level of joy than the mild satisfaction of content.
- What is the scale relationship between "jog" and "sprint"?
- Sprint is faster and more intense than jog. Sprint involves higher speed and effort than the leisurely pace of jogging.
- Identify the scale relationship between "possible" and "certain".
- Certain is a stronger level of likelihood than possible. Certain denotes a higher degree of probability on the likelihood scale compared to possible.
- Which option best completes the scale analogy: "glance" is to "stare" as "sip" is to ____?
- Gulp. Gulp matches by being a more substantial intake, akin to stare being more prolonged than glance.
- What is the scale relationship between "pebble" and "boulder"?
- Boulder is much larger than pebble. Boulder is significantly larger in size than a small pebble.
- What is the scale relationship between "sip" and "gulp"?
- Gulp is a larger, faster intake than sip. Gulp entails consuming a larger quantity more rapidly than sipping.
- What is the scale relationship between "smirk" and "grin"?
- Grin is a broader, more open smile than smirk. Grin displays a wider and more expressive facial gesture than the subtle smirk.
- Choose the word that indicates greater speed: "amble" or "dash".
- Dash. Dash implies a quicker movement than the slow, relaxed amble.
- What is the scale relationship between "cool" and "cold"?
- Cold is a stronger degree of coolness. Cold indicates a greater degree of low temperature compared to cool.
- Which option best completes the scale analogy: "breeze" is to "gale" as "shower" is to ____?
- Downpour. Downpour fits as a heavier form of rain, paralleling gale as a stronger wind than breeze.
- Choose the word that indicates greater intensity: "tired" or "exhausted".
- Exhausted. Exhausted conveys a greater degree of fatigue than simply being tired.
- Identify the scale relationship between "suspect" and "know".
- Know indicates greater certainty than suspect. Know represents a stronger certainty in belief than the tentative nature of suspect.
- What is the scale relationship between "murmur" and "yell"?
- Yell is much louder than murmur. Yell produces a much higher volume of sound than the quiet murmur.
- What is the scale relationship between "scratch" and "gash"?
- Gash is a deeper, more severe cut than scratch. Gash implies a deeper and more serious wound than a superficial scratch.
- Choose the word that indicates smaller size: "droplet" or "puddle".
- Droplet. Droplet refers to a smaller volume of liquid than a puddle.
- Which option best completes the scale analogy: "murmur" is to "yell" as "drizzle" is to ____?
- Downpour. Downpour corresponds as an intensified rain, just as yell is louder than murmur.
- What is the scale relationship between "breeze" and "gale"?
- Gale is a much stronger wind than breeze. Gale signifies a stronger and more forceful wind compared to a gentle breeze.
- What is the scale relationship between "whisper" and "shout"?
- Shout is much louder than whisper. Shout amplifies the volume of vocalization far beyond that of a whisper.
- Choose the word that is weaker in degree: "terrified" or "nervous".
- Nervous. Nervous indicates a milder level of anxiety than the extreme fear of terrified.