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SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, and Cause/Effect

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1

Complete this analogy:

Wolf is to pack as                     .

geese is to gaggle

herd is to reptiles

farm is to pig

wolf is to dog

child is to school

Explanation

A group of wolves is called a pack. Similarly, a group of geese is called a gaggle.

None of the other analogies have this specific relationship.

Groups of children are not called a school, although groups of children do go to school.

Wolf and dog are related, but the analogy does not fit the relationship of single animal to group of that animal.

Groups of pigs do live on farms, but the order of the words is incorrect: a group of farms is not called a pig.

A group of reptiles is not called a herd; a herd typically refers to a group of hoofed animals.

2

Complete this analogy.

Knife is to                      as oblong is to shape.

implement

sorcerer

mentor

vagabond

miser

Explanation

An "oblong" is an example of a "shape," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "knife" is an example of. The correct answer is an "implement," which is another word for utensil. Additionally, a "miser" is someone who is not generous with money; a "sorcerer" is someone who performs magic; a "mentor" is someone with experience who provides guidance to a novice; a "vagabond" is a homeless person who wanders from place to place.

3

Complete this analogy.

Leek is to onion as yam is to                     .

potato

farmer

fruit

dinner

meal

Explanation

A "leek" is an example of an "onion," so to solve this analogy you merely need to determine what a "yam" is an example of. The correct answer is "potato."

4

Complete this analogy.

Jaguar is to cat as                      is to dog.

hyena

loyal

quick

hunter

pack

Explanation

A "jaguar" is a type of big "cat" native to South America. So, it is an example of a "cat." To solve this analogy you therefore need to determine which of these is an example of a type of "dog." The correct answer is "hyena."

5

Xylophone is to instrument as                     .

pear is to fruit

game is to chess

wax is to candle

lock is to key

cloud is to sky

Explanation

A xylophone is an example of an instrument, so we need to pick out an answer choice that consists of two nouns, where the first is an example of the second. While “pear is to fruit” and “game is to chess” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “game” is not an example of a “chess,” so “game is to chess” cannot be the correct answer. A pear is an example of a fruit, however, just as a xylophone is an example of an instrument, so “pear is to fruit” is the correct answer.

6

Complete this analogy.

Dinosaur is to pterodactyl as dessert is to                     .

brownie

water

insect

damage

sweetness

Explanation

A pterodactyl is a kind of dinosaur, so we need to pick out an answer choice that consists of a kind of dessert. While both "water" and "brownie" may look like potentially correct answer choices because each can be consumed by humans, "brownie" is the correct answer, because while "water" is not a kind of a desert, "brownie" is.

7

Xylophone is to instrument as                     .

pear is to fruit

game is to chess

wax is to candle

lock is to key

cloud is to sky

Explanation

A xylophone is an example of an instrument, so we need to pick out an answer choice that consists of two nouns, where the first is an example of the second. While “pear is to fruit” and “game is to chess” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “game” is not an example of a “chess,” so “game is to chess” cannot be the correct answer. A pear is an example of a fruit, however, just as a xylophone is an example of an instrument, so “pear is to fruit” is the correct answer.

8

Complete this analogy.

Jaguar is to cat as                      is to dog.

hyena

loyal

quick

hunter

pack

Explanation

A "jaguar" is a type of big "cat" native to South America. So, it is an example of a "cat." To solve this analogy you therefore need to determine which of these is an example of a type of "dog." The correct answer is "hyena."

9

Complete this analogy.

Leek is to onion as yam is to                     .

potato

farmer

fruit

dinner

meal

Explanation

A "leek" is an example of an "onion," so to solve this analogy you merely need to determine what a "yam" is an example of. The correct answer is "potato."

10

Complete this analogy.

Knife is to                      as oblong is to shape.

implement

sorcerer

mentor

vagabond

miser

Explanation

An "oblong" is an example of a "shape," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "knife" is an example of. The correct answer is an "implement," which is another word for utensil. Additionally, a "miser" is someone who is not generous with money; a "sorcerer" is someone who performs magic; a "mentor" is someone with experience who provides guidance to a novice; a "vagabond" is a homeless person who wanders from place to place.

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