Location, Time, or Context

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SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Location, Time, or Context

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1

Complete this analogy.

Emaciated is to food as __________ is to education.

ignorant

school

teacher

hungry

homework

Explanation

To solve this analogy you first need to know that "emaciated" means starving, extremely skinny due to lack of food. So, if someone who is denied "food" becomes "emaciated" what does someone become who is denied "education?" The correct answer is "ignorant," which means lacking in knowledge, not understanding something.

2

Complete this analogy.

Hospice is to __________ as morgue is to dead.

sick

young

thin

brilliant

untidy

Explanation

A "morgue" is a place where the "dead" are kept before being buried. To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these might be kept or found in a "hospice." The correct answer is "sick" people. A "hospice" is a place where sick or old people are cared for.

3

Complete this analogy.

Mosque is to Islam as __________ is to Judaism.

synagogue

church

prayer

hymn

monastery

Explanation

A "mosque" is a place of holy worship in the "Islamic" faith. So, to solve this analogy you simply need to determine which of these is a place of holy worship in the "Jewish" faith. The correct answer is "synagogue." Additionally, a "hymn" is a religious song; a "monastery" is a place where monks live and study.

4

Complete this analogy.

Malnourished is to __________ as dehydrated is to water.

food

love

help

money

work

Explanation

"Dehydrated" means dried, deprived of "water," thirsty, in need of "water." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these one might require if one were "malnourished." Well, "malnourished" means not supplied with enough "food" to be healthy, starving.

5

Complete this analogy.

Metropolitan is to city as __________ is to countryside.

agrarian

farmer

urban

suburban

commute

Explanation

"Metropolitan" means related to the city, urban. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words means related to the countryside, rural. The correct answer is "agrarian."

6

Complete this analogy.

Pond is to bullfrog as __________.

ocean is to whale

glacier is to toucan

mosquito is to bite

fish is to worm

cow is to milk

Explanation

A bullfrog would likely live in a pond, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word is an animal and the first word that animal’s likely habitat. While “ocean is to whale” and “glacier is to toucan” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “toucan” is defined as a colorful tropical bird notable for its large bill, and because it is “tropical,” it lives in rain forests and would not likely live on a glacier. Whales, however, live in the ocean, just as bullfrogs can live in ponds, so “ocean is to whale” is the correct answer.

7

Tree is to timber as golf ball is to __________.

fore

ahoy

avast

hooray

darn

Explanation

“Timber” is a noun that can mean “wood prepared for use in building and carpentry,” but when used as an exclamation, it can also mean “used to warn that a tree is about to fall after being cut.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that either indicates something that is made from golf balls, or a word that is used to warn someone about a golf ball. All of the answer choices are words that someone might exclaim in different contexts, but “fore” is specifically a word that when used as an exclamation means “a warning to people in the path of a golf ball.” So, because one would logically shout “fore” to warn people in the path of a golf ball just as someone would logically shout “timber” to warn people near a falling tree, “fore” is the correct answer.

8

Complete this analogy.

Insomnia is to __________ as anorexia is to food.

sleep

work

sports

friends

education

Explanation

"Anorexia" is a medical condition that arises from a lack of food. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "insomnia" arises from a lack of. The correct answer is "sleep."

9

Complete this analogy.

Milk is to dairy as bread is to __________.

bakery

toast

sandwich

harvest

edible

Explanation

Milk is produced by cows at a dairy, but "dairy" could also refer to the group of food items to which milk belongs, as milk is a "dairy product." To figure out which of these analogies is at work, we should consider the answer choices through each lens to see in which way the correct answer relates to "bread." None of the answer choices describe a category to which bread belongs (like in the "milk is to dairy product" relationship), so we need to find an answer choice that describes the location at which bread is produced. Bread is produced at a bakery, just as milk is produced at a dairy, so "bakery" is the correct answer.

10

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Teacher is to classroom as scientist is to __________.

laboratory

biology

experiment

lavatory

labyrinth

Explanation

A "teacher" works inside a "classroom," similar to how a "scientist" works inside a "laboratory." A scientist may study "biology" or perform "experiments," but he does not work inside either of them. To further help you, a "lavatory" is a washroom or bathroom; a "labyrinth" is a complex maze.

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