Measurement

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SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Measurement

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1

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Globe is to sphere as map is to __________.

rectangle

lost

cartographer

atlas

continent

Explanation

A "globe" is in the shape of a "sphere," so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that describes what shape a "map" usually takes. Maps are usually flat and rectangular, so "rectangle" is the correct answer. Even if you were not sure what shape a map comes in, “rectangle” is the only answer choice that is a shape.

2

Complete this analogy.

Furlong is to __________ as fortnight is to time.

distance

height

weight

volume

shade

Explanation

A "fortnight" is an old-fashioned unit of measurement (still in common usage in Britain) that means two weeks. It is therefore a measurement of "time." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "furlong" is a measurement of. Well, a "furlong" is a measurement of "distance" equal to one-eighth of a mile. So, the correct answer is "distance."

3

Complete this analogy.

Gallon is to __________ as Celsius is to temperature.

volume

weight

height

depth

distance

Explanation

"Celsius" is a unit of measurement used to measure "temperature." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "gallon" is used to measure. The correct answer is that a "gallon" is a unit of measurement used to measure the "volume" of a liquid.

4

Complete this analogy

Century is to hundred as millennium is to __________.

thousand

million

ten

billion

hundred

Explanation

A century is one hundred years, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine how many years are in a millennium. Prefixes can help you solve this analogy, as "cent-" means one hundred and "mili-" means one thousand. There are one thousand years in a millenium, so the correct answer is one “thousand.”

5

Complete this analogy.

Ice cream is to scoop as grapes are to __________.

bunch

press

vine

vineyard

jam

Explanation

Ice cream is often served in scoops, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes a unit in which grapes can be served. While “vine,” “press,” and “bunch” might each look like a potentially correct answer, only “bunch” describes a unit in which grapes are served. Because grapes can be served in bunches just like ice cream can be served in scoops, “bunch” is the correct answer.

6

Complete this analogy

Single is to one as triple is to __________.

Three

Four

Five

Alone

Triplets

Explanation

Single means solitary, alone, or just the one. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which answer choice matches up in a similar manner with the word "triple." "Triple" means to increase three-fold or of or regarding three of something, so the correct answer is “three."

7

Complete this analogy.

Fahrenheit is to temperature as __________ is to weight.

ounce

liter

meter

mile

Celsius

Explanation

"Fahrenheit" is a unit of measurement used to measure "temperature." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a unit of measurement used to measure "weight." The correct answer is "ounce." Additionally, "meter" and "mile" are units of measurement used to measure length; "liter" is a unit of measurement used to measure liquid volume; "Celsius" is another unit of measurement used to measure "temperature," like "Fahrenheit."

8

Complete this analogy.

Decibel is to __________ as Fahrenheit is to temperature.

loudness

length

width

depth

energy

Explanation

"Fahrenheit" is a unit of measurement used to measure temperature. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is measured using "decibels." The correct answer is that "decibels" are used to measure how loud something is. Making the correct answer "loudness."

9

Complete this analogy.

Quart is to liquid as volt is to __________.

force

time

distance

duration

temperature

Explanation

A "quart" is a measurement of "liquid" capacity, equal to two pints or one-quarter of a gallon. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "volt" measures. The correct answer is that a "volt" is a measurement of electrical "force."

10

Complete this analogy.

Weigh is to weight as count is to __________.

quantity

quality

veracity

demolition

emotion

Explanation

“Weigh” is a verb that means determine the weight of something, while “weight” is a noun that means heaviness. One weighs someone or something to find out its weight, and we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what information one learns when one counts something. “Veracity,” which means truthfulness, “demolition,” a synonym of destruction, and “emotion” each have nothing to do with counting things, so none of those words can be the correct answer. While both “quantity” and “quality” might look like a potentially correct answer, “quality” means how excellent something is in comparison to other things, while “quantity” means the number of things in a group. So, because one counts something to determine its quantity just as one weighs something to determine its weight, “quantity” is the correct answer.

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