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SSAT Elementary Level Verbal › Product to Producer or Producer to Product

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1

Complete this analogy.

Storm is to lightning as blizzard is to __________.

snow

rain

heat

fog

fire

Explanation

A storm produces lightning, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what a blizzard produces. “Blizzard,” when used as a noun, means “a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility,” so blizzards produce snow like storms produce lightning, making “snow” the correct answer.

2

Complete this analogy.

Light is to light bulb as music is to __________.

radio

text

electricity

refrigerator

blender

Explanation

Since a light bulb emits light, we need to pick out an answer choice that refers to something that emits music. Of the three answer choirs that are devices ("blender," "electricity," and "radio"), only a radio emits music. Because a radio emits music just like a light bulb emits light, "radio" is the correct answer.

3

Complete this analogy.

Lumberjack is to timber as baker is to __________.

bread

oven

sugar

sawdust

duster

Explanation

Since a lumberjack chops down trees to produce timber, or "wood prepared for use in building and carpentry," we need to pick out another word that describes the product that a baker produces. While "bread," "oven," and "sugar" are all nouns that have to do with baking, "bread" is the best answer. This is because while a baker may use an oven to bake and use sugar as an ingredient, he produces bread as a product to sell, just like a lumberjack produces timber. So, "bread" is the correct answer.

4

Complete this analogy.

Actress is to film as __________.

writer is to book

painting is to painter

courtroom is to lawyer

nest is to bird

bark is to tree

Explanation

An actress’s job is to make movies, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a noun that describes an occupation that makes or creates the second word, another noun. While “painting is to painter” and “writer is to book” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “painting is to painter” cannot be correct, because while “painting” can be used as a noun, it does not indicate the profession of someone who makes paintings—that would be “painter.” So, because it’s not the job of a painting to create painters, “painting is to painter” cannot be the correct answer. Some writers make their living by writing books, however, just as actresses make their livings by making films, so “writer is to book” is the correct answer.

5

Complete this analogy.

Butcher is to meat as tailor is to __________.

clothes

milk

cars

houses

loans

Explanation

A "butcher" is someone who sells "meat." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what it is that a "tailor" produces or sells. The correct answer is "clothes." A "tailor" is someone who makes sure clothes fit, especially things like suits.

6

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Author is to book as poet is to __________.

poem

narrator

tome

storyteller

writer

Explanation

An author writes a book, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out what it is that a poet writes. The correct answer is a “poem.” To help you, a "tome" is a long book, and a "narrator" is the person telling a story.

7

Tailor is to clothes as cobbler is to __________.

shoes

horns

glasses

clocks

jewellery

Explanation

Tailors mend and make adjustments to clothes, while cobblers mend shoes. The relationship is that of a producer to a product.

8

Complete this analogy.

Baker is to bread as ______________.

architect is to house

gardener is to jail

chef is to flowers

police officer is to coffee

time is to watch

Explanation

Since bakers bake bread, we are looking for an answer choice that includes an occupation (e.g., baker) and a product that they help to make (e.g., bread). The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "Architect is to house" because architects help to build houses.

9

Complete this analogy.

Oven is to cake as __________.

factory is to car

knife is to steak

scorn is to hatred

enlist is to flowers

run is to walk

Explanation

Since an oven is where a cake is made, we are looking for an answer choice in which the first word is the place in which the second word is made. The best answer choice is "factory is to car," because a car is made in a factory.

10

Complete this analogy.

Lava is to volcano as __________ is to cloud.

rain

hot

stormy

sky

weather

Explanation

"Lava" is the hot molten rock that comes out of a volcano when it erupts. So, "lava" comes from a "volcano." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that comes from a "cloud." The correct answer is "rain."

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